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  1. Deep Purple

    Picture of your Model Y - Right Now!

    Prince. It was between that, "Deep Purple", and "Grimace"
  2. Deep Purple

    Picture of your Model Y - Right Now!

    Finally got this back from the wrap
  3. Deep Purple

    TFL checks out the new Silverado EVs

    It's all relative, though. They're used to dropping $100 a tank in fuel. EVs are still a big improvement for traditional truck buyers.
  4. Deep Purple

    Discussion: HW.4 Suite - Availability, retrofit, suitability etc.

    Picked up my Y yesterday. Definitely has HW4, but I haven't gotten to use it because I immediately took it to get the purple wrap treatment.
  5. Deep Purple

    ABRP help (or ABRP is so frustrating)

    It's terrible. At this point, it's like they're not even trying.
  6. Deep Purple

    Tesla complaint. Switching back to State Farm

    Now that State Farm has a Tesla Certified body shop on its list of preferred body shops, I see no reason to switch.
  7. Deep Purple

    Tesla Insurance is cheap but horrible to deal with if you have a claim

    If Tesla wants you to pay your deductible, they should be able to get that money from the other insurance company and give you your deductible back. If they don't do that, drop them.
  8. Deep Purple

    Tesla complaint. Switching back to State Farm

    Yeah, Tesla Insurance is a non-starter for me. It's discriminatory against people who work shifts.
  9. Deep Purple

    Need replacement tires Continental, Michelin, Hankook for Model 3 long range

    Man, your michelins were like 17,000 miles of the warranty. Probably should have gone to Michelin and told them.
  10. Deep Purple

    A hard lesson learned about tires

    Typical story, wrong conclusion. Keep AAA. Buy from Discount Tire. Tesla is not serious enough about stocking tires (usually don't have them available) and they simply aren't as good about servicing as Discount is.
  11. Deep Purple

    PPF Cost?

    Yes. Material prices have increased. That being said, you may get some help because a lot of these shops are struggling and may try to be more competitive.
  12. Deep Purple

    Is now REALLY a good time to buy a new Tesla? [Jan 2023 / April 2023]

    It's usually the fanboys that tag Elon in their twitter posts for the likes.
  13. Deep Purple

    Loud wind noise coming from roof on freeway?

    See, that's unfortunate. Luxury buyers don't often think of fuel range when buying a vehicle. Plus, I don't know that increasing the seal integrity and limiting NVH should add that much weight to the car.
  14. Deep Purple

    Loud wind noise coming from roof on freeway?

    NVH isn't "fixed", it's "improved". Tesla has done a little bit of work on the NVH, but it's not nearly good enough for the price category. The fact that similarly priced ICE vehicles with large engines are so much quieter is something Tesla should work on.
  15. Deep Purple

    Any configuration regrets?

    I leased. That's my regret. Not a huge regret, but I have a few months to consider swapping out a lease. Bought the Model Y, though.
  16. Deep Purple

    MASSIVE TESLA RALLY TO PROTEST BIDEN IGNORING TESLA 4/22/22

    This is total douchechills. "NOTICE MY RICH DEITY!"
  17. Deep Purple

    Has anyone sold their leases Model 3 to a dealer? [as of 10/28/21 not possible any longer]

    Worst part of this? Tesla is giving it to you up the behind because you can't buy out the car either. It's a brilliant move by Tesla, but it also means I'm probably going to have to swap a lease soon than later. I'm not interested in paying down depreciation that doesn't exist.
  18. Deep Purple

    Got Hit n Run in Parking Lot - TeslaCam caught it!

    Go to a good body shop and you'll be made whole. You're going to be just fine. We've had some body shop issues in the past. They're extremely frustrating but you'll be okay.
  19. Deep Purple

    Reaching the Magic $25,000 Price Point, Who First?

    VW or Toyota could take a loss and hit that price point early on.
  20. Deep Purple

    Is ford lightening a winner for ford?

    Agreed with this. People just do not realize how huge the demand for F-150s is. If 10% of sales went electric, that's 70,000 cars. The demand will be insane.
  21. Deep Purple

    polestar? serious competition?

    I like to think that's how I feel, but the Model Y has a fairly serious design flaw (the wheels throw rocks and debris into the door panels) and I still bought it. I PPF'd the whole thing so I can live with that flaw for now.
  22. Deep Purple

    Pic of your Model 3.......RIGHT NOW! [model 3 pictures thread]

    In general, I think I disagree, however the logos add some complexity to my feelings. The black looks better on the white car. I think the chrome definitely looks better on the black. For the red I think black looks better for the most part, but the front emblem does kind of disappear. I'll be...
  23. Deep Purple

    Elon Musk

    His biographers make it sounds like Talulah Riley has his heart and his actions kind of echo that.
  24. Deep Purple

    Tesla Gigafactory

    Seems like they could put at least wind on a ranch. I live here and I'm not sure if that would work or not but it's super flat over there.
  25. Deep Purple

    Pic of your Model 3.......RIGHT NOW! [model 3 pictures thread]

    My car is a lease otherwise I'd do that. Although, I'm thinking I'll probably sell the car before lease end so it won't necessarily matter.
  26. Deep Purple

    Model 3 accident with deer

    is it that long? I think performance is December? Oh, I see, the regular one is June of next year.
  27. Deep Purple

    My experience with mobile service tire rotation

    The company I used to add PPF to both of my cars will rotate the tires at no charge. I'm not paying for rotation unless I have to
  28. Deep Purple

    Car & Driver: The Mach E is simply better than the Model Y

    Far more than the opposite. Don't believe me? Go look. YouTube is full of accounts who "review" Tesla models and drop their referral code. Unless you're one of those people who think concerns about build quality are a plot by TSLAQ 😂😂😂😂😂
  29. Deep Purple

    GM IS DOING WHAT?

    Level 2 is road trip worthy
  30. Deep Purple

    Car & Driver: The Mach E is simply better than the Model Y

    You're really splitting hairs here. He may have missed them in his final words, fine, but seriously in a YouTube full of Stans and TSLAQs, having someone who is an honest EV enthusiast reviewing cars from a fairly non-biased POV is refreshing.
  31. Deep Purple

    M3P - Who switched from a (true) sports car?

    You're going to do just fine. You'll love the M3P
  32. Deep Purple

    Car & Driver: The Mach E is simply better than the Model Y

    He's usually fair with his Tesla reviews. I trust him over most people. I mean, Tesla YouTube is pretty brutal. Most of them have never seriously driven another car.
  33. Deep Purple

    M3P - Who switched from a (true) sports car?

    I would love to see what GM would do with the Corvette. Could be spectacular
  34. Deep Purple

    Anybody come from a mustang gt?

    When I have a passenger and I know I'm going to accelerate, I always say "Head back, face forward"
  35. Deep Purple

    First Road Trip (NJ to Atlanta) - suggestions?

    Only advice I would say that hasn't been said here is *Have an idea where the service centers are on your trip map. If you have serious tire issues, you're going to want to be towed there and Tesla only tows 50 miles.
  36. Deep Purple

    Anybody come from a mustang gt?

    Going from an NA engine to a Tesla is kind of weird. IMHO, the Tesla drives more like a turbocharged car with a boatload of torque and no gears. It drives completely differently than an NA as the immediacy is just other-worldly.
  37. Deep Purple

    M3P - Who switched from a (true) sports car?

    The problem is the LR AWD is just a technologically superior car which is easier to sell across all climates. I can see at this point why they don't over a RWD Model 3 simple to keep the lineup simple but I too love the idea of a RWD beast.
  38. Deep Purple

    On the fence

    I have always wanted a Tesla since I got out of school (in like, 2010). To me, it just felt like the right time. The Audi was super nice, but these Teslas just feel like the future and I love it
  39. Deep Purple

    On the fence

    That makes sense for real body work (say, from an accident). Where it doesn't make sense is stuff like hail. The actual hail removal quote is too high. Tesla has SOME special materials (hood, roof, etc) but replacing those is NOT the majority of the price.
  40. Deep Purple

    On the fence

    The Tesla situation in hit or miss to be honest. On one hand, very few parts to go wrong. ...on the other, cost to repair in case of an accident or hail is outlandish. The few Tesla body shops or their contractors seem to require insane rates. USAA and my body shop (who I like, but were using...
  41. Deep Purple

    On the fence

    Audizine and Acurazine I tend to not post here a bunch but I'm getting a bit more into it. Definitely prefer the experience of my Teslas over either my Acura or my Audi.
  42. Deep Purple

    Wiki Superchargers Visited

    Hit the new Round Rock, TX supercharger today. Pretty good location albeit not the easiest to get to northbound. Guy came up to my car saying something was wrong because he wasn't pulling 250kW at 60% battery. Had to explain to him. He still changed stalls twice.
  43. Deep Purple

    M3P - Who switched from a (true) sports car?

    To be clear, you tried to use sales as a way to justify sub-luxury build quality. Understand the Tesla name has a great deal of hype (think Apple, Rolex). As such, using sales to justify quality issues is not valid. Hype is not a bad thing. I have never said that. I just made it clear that...
  44. Deep Purple

    What would you add to your Tesla M3/MY screen?

    Larger touch targets are critical, IMHO. I feel like I'm going to veer off the road when choosing music.
  45. Deep Purple

    . . . but what do you miss from your old car?

    Audi S4 Sound Build quality CarPlay
  46. Deep Purple

    M3P - Who switched from a (true) sports car?

    Not a good look. I make my Tesla ownership fairly obvious. "Do you own a Tesla?" is not an appropriate response to "I have concerns about my Tesla"
  47. Deep Purple

    Another Price Increase [Oct 2021 & Nov 2021]

    I get what you're saying, but it's disappointing Tesla is completely eating the incentives :(