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I thought H2O used the ATT network? Anyway, the problem isn't that they deactivated me (as I had forgotten to refill it for a month or two). The problem is that they took away my phone number and made it imossible for me to reactivate that sim card, so I'd need to get another one. That's what...

I have OVMS but no longer have a sim card for it. H20 randomly deactivated my sim card, so I don't want to use them, and TMobile doesn't have a plan cheaper than $40/mo that has data. Is there any company (that operates in Seattle) that provides a small amount of cheap data/text for the OVMS to...

Oh cool! That's a good lookin' car too. But nothing beats the Tesla :)

S-2000? That's quite the nickname... what does it mean?

Whose beautiful orange roadster with black top did i see driving down Fremont ave near the Fremont bridge (In Seattle, WA). Too bad I was driving my ugly backup car. I actually thought it was a Lotus at first, since I've seen an orange Lotus in the area. But when I saw that majestic T, I was...

Beautiful red roadster right outside where I work in Fremont, Seattle I saw this awesome roadster right where I work. My own was charging a few feet away!

I tried doing that but it's so tight down there that I couldn't really get a grip. I also couldn't figure out how to undo the blue connector. The black connector, however, was already kind of loose, and I couldn't figure out how to snap it in all the way. Maybe the loose black connector is part...

Has anybody else experienced the buttons on the console randomly turning off while driving? For me, the heat, ac, recirculation and traction control buttons randomly turn off (about once or twice an hour). This is mostly an annoyance except the traction control, which can be dangerous.

Jimmy, the same thing happened to me using H2O. I had to put my SIM card into an old phone, then go to their website, sign in and view my account. They sent me a text with an activation code. I bought some more minutes and put the SIM back into the module. It worked fine.

It would probably be wise to wait for the gigafactory to make batteries cheaper, right?

Congrats, a really beautiful roadster!

This also happened to me. I replaced the plug just like y'all did and it works great. Apparently it's an exceedingly common problem.

I'm getting that sound with the AX6 brakes, but not these custom rotors. I'm told it's very common, and not a safety concern (just annoying).

I never liked the roadster brakes. They felt no more powerful than the old ones on my '96 Geo Prizm. They were especially bad in the rain. I had a near miss kinda like this. The only difference is that once I realized that I couldn't stop in time, I swerved into the right lane. Luckily there...

Yep, I've had this problem too. Apparently it's common. Eventually the physical key will open it after some fiddling...

Congrats!

26k+ miles on my 1.5. Been my daily driver since I bought it in January. Still love it :) Though I have noticed a bit of anxiety while driving it compared to my old Geo Prizm because I don't care if I scuff up the Geo, but I'm protective of the Roadster. I get nervous when others on the road...

Because there are a lot of car dealerships on Lake City Way, used and new.

I didn't know there was another Roadster around Lake City Way (Seattle), and I was so surprised I don't think I waved properly. If the owner is on this forum, I'm so stoked! I wonder if he was from around there or just passing through. Though it's not exactly a Tesla-friendly neighborhood, which...

I was in Spokane in my Roadster last weekend and needed a full range charge before heading back to Seattle. I found a few charging locations on the map. The first I went to at the parking lot of the Avista corporation was full, so I went to another location close by. It was in the parking lot of...

Have you ever heard of this problem? I opened the trunk using the button in the car. Then, when I tried to close it, both latches didn't catch. The trunk is mostly empty by the way. Only after I put the key in and twisted it around did the latches catch and I was able to close the trunk.

Wow SabrToothSqrl, 999 miles wins! Congrats! I actually took a similar approach. But instead of using mph, I used the small ammeter display below the odometer. When the roadster is charging, I can turn it on to see the "negative draw", as if it's using regen braking. The highest I've seen is...

While driving to Ellensburg from Spokane at 55mph in Max Range mode, I noticed that my estimated range was significantly higher than the ideal range. Something like 170 ideal miles to 200 estimated miles. So now I'm wondering. Can I make it to Seattle from Spokane on a single charge? Maybe at...

I only have adapters for NEMA 14-50, J1772, 120v and of course HPC. I don't really know what CAN is, though it's sometimes mentioned here on the forums. So embarassing! :redface:

Sweet, second-hand info is better than what I had before. Thanks Chad!

Sweet, let me know how I can donate! So now the only issue is that Spokane is just a tad too far away from Ellensburg to make on one charge. I've chosen Ritzville just by looking at charge maps and distances. But I'd appreciate some informed input about that or any better place between...

Hi All! I've been planning a trip from Seattle to Spokane and back. Looking at my range and the available charging locations, I'm going to stop in Ellensburg (probably the Days Inn & EJ RV Park) and then Ritzville at the Cedars Inn RV Park. Does anybody have experience or advice with this trip...

Thank's to ChadS's ingenuity, I just used zip-ties to attach it to the front grille, tucked away to the left.

I would have bought a 2.5 if I could have afforded it. Probably in white, too. Mostly for the backup camera, and because it's quieter. And maybe I'll buy one eventually, but I'm also very happy with my 1.5. The benefits far outweigh the minor annoyances!

Hah! Good one. Does this happen often? I feel like the Roadster HPCs have long enough cables to reach a different space even when ICEd, but supercharger cables seem really short...

Yea there are so many other squeaks, I should just stop worrying and enjoy the car.

Mystery number 1 is a squeaky suspension above the rear left wheel... I guess that's something that can happen in all cars and is most likely harmless. And the gap is perfectly normal, according to some knowledgeable folks! Still have something else rolling around though...

Mystery number 2 solved: The rolling thing was a bunch of coins that I literally shook out of my passenger, haha!

There is the same gap on the other side. I was just hoping somebody here could look under their own roadster 1.5 and see if it's there :)

Hi, Over the weekend I accidentally took some pretty violent bumps while accelerating. I think I may have even caught a bit of air... :eek: Anyway, I've noticed a new squeak that is pretty constant when the car is moving, something is rolling around when I turn, and there's a gap on the bottom...

I bought my roadster with a broken knob. The seller gave me some spare knobs filled with something, but they didn't work. The service center replaced it for 25 bucks.

This. Test driving is free and easy. If you're at the point where you're asking the forums, then this is a no-brainer. I test drove the Model S twice, just for fun. (P85 and P85D). I was also a passenger in it when a service tech mashed the accelerator. Those were awesome experiences and I think...

Hey Chad, thanks for the plate placement idea and the OVMS module! It's going in for a service this Friday, I bet it'll look a lot better after a nice wash :biggrin:

Here's a pic of my new 2008 roadster 1.5 that I took earlier today:

Hah! That literally made me LOL :biggrin:

The funny thing is, they mention Elon as a detractor of "fool cells", but don't give his reason for not liking hydrogen. If Elon is right and the theoretical best case of hydrogen is worse than the current case of batteries, then it's just a matter of economics. The problem is that articles like...

I just saw this article, what do y'all think? If Apple wants to transform cars, it should build this instead of copying Tesla - Yahoo Finance "... the real target for any company that wants to transform the automotive industry isn’t battery-powered electrics, but affordable hydrogen-powered cars."

I was both a passenger and a test driver of the P85D. All I can say is that the acceleration is far more "insane" as the passenger. As the driver, my Roadster feels faster because it's lower and stiffer. As the passenger, the P85D literally made me lose my mind for a few seconds.

Nevermind, I got it to work. It was just that some of the settings were still set to the previous owner's. Once I set everything correctly, everything works perfectly. Next step is mounting :D Thanks for the help y'all!

Fixing the wire didn't change the behavior of the module when connected to the car :( I think it may be time to get a v2 module.

How am I to repair that?

I'm having a bit of a problem with my v1 module. Have you guys ever seen anything like this? Also I don't know if this is a problem, but this green wire is out...

When I was driving my Roadster big distances on the road trip, I found I could reliably use less miles than the "Ideal Miles" indicator by doing a few things: 1) Always using cruise control. This is important because it eliminates all the little accelerations that I -- as an imperfect human --...

Hi Bonnie, Yes I'm new here. Thanks for the link :biggrin: I should have searched around... You could delete my post, but there might be some value in discussing a portable but cheap ad-hoc solution that doesn't even come close to matching the speed of the supercharger when connected to it...

Supercharger to Roadster connector? How difficult would it be to make a connector that allows the roadster to charge at a supercharger? It would be worth it even if it were really big and heavy, and didn't charge at the full power of the supercharger. Honestly it would be worth it even if it...