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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    The way i see it is i dont trust my insurance company to do anything in my best interest without a fight anyway, they are there because the law says they have to be and im required to purchase them. I get the coverage i feel i need and pay them their fee and we move on. ideally i never have to...
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    So you're saying i hit someone and what, they sue.... me? im on the policy as the owner of that car. the title holder of the car is a single member LLC which is me. so what youre thinking happens is insurance tells me "well its owned by an LLC so we're not paying out for you personally since the...
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    its 100% worth the risk to me based on the cost to register/sell a vehicle from 2006 that the state collects sales tax on maybe 10 times over its lifetime. and another 2k a year to keep it with CA plates. Nah, my MT LLC can have it
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    This is what they had me do. Thanks for reminding me
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    What is case closed? Does my state charge "operation" tax for using a motor vehicle on their roads? They charge sales and registration tax if I want to buy/sell it in this state, or have plates provided to me. maybe im misunderstanding your statement as being one that says its easy to show im in...
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    Title of the insurance policy is me. Car owned by LLC. I dont know how i would go about verifying they would pay out if i wrecked it, what exactly are they insuring then at that point? If i call my agent hes just going to tell me they are insuring exactly what i think they are insuring, which is...
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    my 6 month renewal came yesterday it was 1200 for a 170,000 vehicle on 5000 miles a year (their lowest tier, i drive it less) I have no idea what an agent would quote me for a personal policy because i dont personally own the car, i cant imagine it would be too far off though, since both my...
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    No, my car is garaged and used in the state i reside in. insurance is fully aware. they are also aware i am the sole owner of the LCC and sole driver of the vehicle. my agent said its common, a few other companies i quoted didnt have issue either.
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    fighting with ostrichsak is useless. just let it go ps: my lambo has gone up about 50% in value
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    not entirely true, most wont. a few will
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    Montana LLC for sales tax? (Moving to LA which has 10.4% sales tax)

    i do it for my lambo, but i also dont daily drive it so my personally calculated risk was low enough that i was willing to do it.
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    Another boring body damage opinions

    nearly identical damage on mine at 22k. this was in 2015 though, maybe they figured out a better way to fix them
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    Bubble formed on screen ... :(

    I cant believe they agreed to let you source used MCUs and they'd recode them, how the mighty have fallen. Option 3: buy the SCREEN parts on ebay (or buy an mcu whatever, and pull the screen off) and swap the display portion over. No coding needed. Its just like an ipad in a way, a ribbon...
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    2013 Model S Air Suspension - "woosh" sound and discharge from black line coming from the valve unit

    theres also an air dryer component, especially in the winter
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    Need Help: Rear Drive Unit Replacement $6k

    Holy hell QC charge is like walking distance from my house! Amazing!
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    Losing major amounts of mileage while parked

    im not sure, since the failure is more about the inability to charge the 12v, along with the other extra DC converted things... the issues are usually: 12v fails, failing, or fails to maintain a charge heater stops working (something else that i forgot now, i think related to pack coolant pumps)
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    Is there a market for used 2014 MS 85 needing new battery & computer?

    cost of an older car these days is the sum of the drivetrain+working battery. thats all the car really is when you boil it down. a giant battery wrapped in aluminum. If you want to keep the car im sure the above posters 3rd party solutions can get you on the road for less than tesla
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    Are camber correction kits worth it?

    Unless this is a newer firmware/software feature, even when it says "all the time" its never all the time, it returns upon coming to a stop at the bare minimum. I believe on mine the lowest is 55mph, i havent looked in a long time though so i will double check.
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    Are camber correction kits worth it?

    i have 19s, the wear has always been immense before i replaced the rear links.
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    Are camber correction kits worth it?

    Partially true, and partially achievable. I machined my own set for my 2013 after mowing through two sets of tires and my alignment shop unable to do anything about the rears. I drive in low "full time" as well, however when you decrease speed from wherever you are to 0 and you were in low, the...
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    12v emergency replacement

    for 70 bucks id pay that ALL day. but again maybe i was doing something wrong.
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    12v emergency replacement

    it was for me, i think something changed in late 2013 and 2014 and beyond so some people might not have my headache
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    Do I legally need permission from Tesla or the supercharger property owner to conduct Tesla mobile car washes?

    Property owner controls all that happens on their property, and the lease they sign with their tenants contains their rights (outside of other legal rights afforded by their state/county/city/etc) during said lease. So I would start with the property owner, who MIGHT give you permission with...
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    Vehicle fraudulently transferred out of account without permission

    Everyone here needs to keep in mind (newer vs older owners) that there used to ONLY be a manual submission of a form to an email address or local service center to initiate a transfer of ownership within Tesla's system, which was then reflected in the app. I haven't used the app in years, but it...
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    Take out HV batt pack / cut out bad cell? (S P85+)

    I think its also just battery chemistry. I don't mix batteries in my RV, if one fails i have to replace them all, or the new one will just be balanced down to the old ones. I am NOT an EE so... maybe an old wives tale but made sense to me
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    cross post from lambo forums, EV conversion. looks nuts

    I'll give you guys a ring again
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    cross post from lambo forums, EV conversion. looks nuts

    Dang, i guess its been awhile since ive seen an update but i remember the driving video. sounds sick either way. btw i've PM'd/emailed/left a VM on your business line about some parts and questions on support. not sure if you're PM shadowbanned again or something here
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    cross post from lambo forums, EV conversion. looks nuts

    https://www.lamborghini-talk.com/threads/ev-conversion.227601/page-2#post-2175414 @wk057 this one might just top the 3000ev :D
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    Model S P85+

    fascinating. for as long as i can remember around here, regardless of ownership status or length, tesla will tell you nothing
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    Model S P85+

    fyi tesla will NOT give you a full history of anything regardless of vin/request or even if you currently owned the car. Unless thats changed recently. They treat prior repair history like medical records, its quite stupid.
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    Model S P85+

    40k fair in this market. probably closer to 35~ in a normal non-constrained market.
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    Is it ok to share the title and registration photo to a online buyer for auto loan?

    Theres nothing regularly dangerous about sharing photos of titles, people knowing your VINs etc (outside of personal address info). The fear is fraud and duplication of vins, things reported "stolen", etc; in the end you hold the paper, you also hold the vehicle, and can legally prove it all in...
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    12v emergency replacement

    ive done alot of self repair on my car. by far the WORST thing ive ever done is remove my 12v from my 2013 base model S. It was the most knuckle busting piece of work and i almost put it back together and called it quits to tow somewhere. i hated every Fing second of it
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    12v emergency replacement

    i struggled with this when mine basically was dead. and Tesla changed mfg's and had NONE on hand with a multi month wait. I didnt end up having to do this BUT you can just create jumper cables probably 8AWG and flipflop polarity to the top fuse panel. you'll need to obviously leave it off the...
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    Take out HV batt pack / cut out bad cell? (S P85+)

    im just glad you're back in action! :D
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    Take out HV batt pack / cut out bad cell? (S P85+)

    I bet you probably hear less about one off conversions using mismatched tesla packs (as in, the converter doesnt probe forums with basic questions and often expects issues like that so doesnt "complain" about it) I couldnt hold a candle to Jason's knowledge on the topic, but I'd treat each...
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    Is my Model S going to start on fire? ScanMyTesla

    your temps are fine, the car will scream at you when they are not. and even if they were not, theres not much you can personally do, you'd be jumping a zillion hoops trying to prove to tesla that the cell temp went to 141 degrees for a minute on your 3rd party monitoring app.
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    Class Action Lawsuit - Model S - Auto Present Door Handles

    This mostly affects owner #2+ as it was fixed with gen3 handles. As an original owner of a low vin as well i replaced 6 door handles, but havent had an issue since this last round in over two years. Good luck with your suit, i dont think you'll actually recoup the thousands they used to be...
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    An issue which has stumped Tesla Repairs for the last 2 years

    100% grounding issues. if its not simple negative terminal loose or frame connection grounding (which mine was for similar issues that suddenly and randomly popped up) then you're going on an electrical hunt to find the ground that is bad.
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    Is my 2017 S90D Total'd?

    Impossible. Thats 20k bare minimum.
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    Keeping my Model S as she ages

    you're near enough to @wk057 to be worth a visit or a chat about his battery services. I'd likely do the same as you, barring door handles and leaky screens, a battery replacement will put the car "good as new" for another 200k miles for me.
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    Model S jumps into Neutral while driving

    Yes, but it also points to a bad ground elsewhere if the problem persists. I was really panic'ing i was gonna have go through the ENTIRE car and it was just the battery thank god.
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    Model S jumps into Neutral while driving

    I had this problem hopefully it helps you. My negative battery terminal ground was loose and it was causing super weird behavior. It only happened from time to time and worse almost drained the entire battery because the car wouldn’t turn off. I ripped the parking brake apart and made sure...
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    Please help to find pyrofuse on Tesla S 2014

    its under the air filter on top of the 12v battery, if your 12v is under the airfilter. they moved it in later years...
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    Please help to find pyrofuse on Tesla S 2014

    you're gonna need to take stuff apart honestly. its not hard, just an extra 30 mins of panels and screws
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    I'm getting various BMS errors, and my model S won't go into Drive (D) or Reverse (R)

    congrats, did you enjoy the 12v removal? mine was a blast... my knuckles still hurt to this day
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    I'm getting various BMS errors, and my model S won't go into Drive (D) or Reverse (R)

    probably 12v then. 12v and ground faults and pack corruption usually throw all these at once. 12v is an easy start, broken ground stud or some ground fault would be next imo
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    S 60 D Full Charge Battery.

    yes thats not bad, 294 is wrong, not sure where that number came from.
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    Buying a used model s

    with gas and used car prices where they are its hard to say. im not sure id pay that, but i also dont have a good pulse on the market. dont just look locally, the world is small, shipping isnt super expensive. compare used prices to tesla used prices as a barganing chip (carmax too)