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Exactly. Its like saying yards are appropriate than meters. If you have Hp, multiply by 0.746 to get kW. If you have kW, divide by 0.746 to get Hp. Since more cars are rated in Hp than kW people in the general population (in the US) have a better sense of Hp than they do kW and will relate...

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If the sprinkler heads go off, you have more to worry about than the "taking it through a car wash" syndrome. Unlike the movies make you think, if one goes off they all don't go off. Nor do they go off if someone pulls a fire alarm, or if there's smoke, etc. The heads are typically held...

I bought one of these tools from Tesla shortly after I got my car in 2010 because I replace my wheels every fall and winter (summer to winter wheels) and at the time Chicago was my nearest service center (430 miles away). It only takes a minute or two to program the car and it is very handy...

the hard top is quieter than the soft top, but it still more noisy than most luxury car interiors.

What car is? I find it amusing the money people spend on high quality sound that can only be fully appreciated in a garage when the car is not moving. Cars are not places to really appreciate good sound systems. I guess if you only want the "Bang Bang" of bass to annoy everyone else at stop...

Electric Blue Roadster 2.5 for Sale (#1094, October 2010) Miles: 26XXX Battery Std Charge: 187-188 miles Battery Range Charge: 239 miles Battery CAC (from Vehicle logs taken 6/28/13): 156.45 Entertainment package (Alpine w/GPS) Interior Carbon fiber (door sills, center console, Inst. cluster...

I think if you have your display in "Diagonstic" mode (something the techs can do), it will report temps.

Agreed, so long as weeks don't turn to months and the SOC when the problem surfaced wasn't low.

Hopefully, they can fix it before your battery bricks itself.

The Ranger is on his way to replace my headlights with the HID upgrade. He said they ordered replacement headlights and got two Right headlights. When they tried to get the left, they were told they don't have anymore, and they're no longer made. So they sent an HID upgrade kit for my...

I wonder if this wouldn't be a better option for out of warranty owners? It should prevent the yellowing. Sylvania Headlight Restoration Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive

A Ranger is coming out this Saturday (7/13/13) to replace my peeling headlights under warranty. I'll let you know if I get the Xenon or not. - - - Updated - - - I was having a hard time getting a response from the service center and was thinking about doing this very thing. Fortunately I...

Tesla needs to be very careful about the quality of their service right now, otherwise the argument that the Dealers are making in states like TX, VA and NC start to gain traction. Their biggest argument seems to be that franchised dealers provide better customer service than a manufacturer...

I was told a couple of days ago that Tesla is no longer accepting Roadsters for Trade In. You have to sell it on your own now.

I don't know, if some are being valued as low as the mid $50k now with life left in the battery, by the time they need a new battery, battery replacement at 40k could total the car. Thus, they become 7yr disposables.

I'm also on my third PEM. The second replacement was a year ago, and no problems since.

You probably have algae growth in your reservoir clogging the outlet. The OEM fluid did not have enough alcohol to prevent growth. This happened to me as well. Simply remove the tank and clean the screen and refill with normal fluid. Prime the pump and you're good to go.

I think to get the Bluetooth setup you need to have the car in park and cycle the handbrake a few times before it is available. I don't know about your phone, but I know the kce400bt needs a firmware update to work with the iPhone 4s, which I don't know it's availability

HJR, Thanks for the leg work. Its good to know that Alpine is working on the upgrade of the KCE-400BT.

I just had my first annual maintenance recently. The Tesla Ranger told me that the car will update the battery calibration if you take the car from approximately 80% charge down to 20% charge. However, this has to be done on a single key cycle, (i.e., do not turn the car off during this...

Alpine's documentation for their KCE-400BT unit says that the latest firmware version (311) is compatible with Iphones up through the 3GS running software version 3.0.1. The date of their latest firmware update is 10/2010, so I would expect we need a new firmware update for the latest iPhone...

I have the same issue. My phone shows its connected, I can access music via Bluetooth but the Alpine Says no telephone. I also can receive calls. If I park and clear paired devices, then pair the phone it then shows up on the Alpine. I've also noticed that the Alpine doesn't see the 4S when...

If they have sold any battery replacement contracts, I doubt you will see replacement batteries for less than 12K to the customer. They can't do that to their customers who bought the contract without some sort of compensation. Wouldn't be a good PR move.

After removing the other paired devices from the iPhone, it seems to work pretty reliably now. Go figure!

I was wondering if I need to cycle my iPhone after the car is turned on and the Alpine is booted up. Basically, once the Alpine is on I would then turn on the iPhone. If you go to the Bluetooth setup menu on the Alpine, and select paired devices, you can force it to connect with the device...

I don't know how much power the battery power blowers have, mine is a plug in blower and it creates a pretty good wind.

I thought they set the life at 70% capacity, not 80%.

I didn't see any rifle scabbards on those bikes. They're going to have to shoot a Sasquatch before they'll definitely convince the world of its existence. Photo and video isn't reliable enough evidence.

kgb, so how long is your entire process and how much time do you think the orbital buffer saves?

S-2000: This is a slight deviation of the topic, but is sounds like you are as up on this configuration as anyone: My Alpine unit does not seem to recognize the BT connection to my iPhone 3G when I try to place a call unless one of two things happens first (note: iPhone not plugged into the...

Yes, I got that error when my PEM died. Not the blower, but the PEM. They replaced my PEM and everything has been fine since

I bought, paid for and took delivery and still don't have that option on my page. Oh well, talked to my sales rep this afternoon and he said they have about 50 custom slots available in addition to the thirty some spec cars.

I still can't find their inventory list on their website (logged on and starting at the My Tesla page). What page do I navigate to?

I'm not seeing it either, so I don't think its regional.

Exactly, you can dry most of the car and get the water out of some hard to reach areas (like around the backup camera if you're not parked on an incline).

I also use the Zaino products to wash/wax my car. One thing I do to minimize how wet my drying towel gets after washing the car is that I use a leaf blower to "blow dry" the car. This gets water out of the channel under the hood as well as other areas where it tends to collect. Then I come...

PEMs are interchange. My non-sport is currently running with a Sport PEM. Hardware is identical. Programming is model specific

PEMs are identical. When my PEM failed (non-sport), the tech replaced it with a Reman PEM that has the Roadster Sport badge. In fact, he made a note to replace the badge with a non-sport during my annual maintenance. He told me the PEMs are identical, however, the firmware setup is different...

1. There are RV websites that show locations of campgrounds, you can then check to see which have 50Amp service. I can't remember the name of the website, but its easy to find with Google. 2. Have Fun :) 3. I've had mine since November, and I hate it when I have to take a different car for...

Grid stability in the US is really pretty good (very reliable). I don't know of any utilities having to resort to Rolling blackouts (brown outs) due to capacity issues. We lose power generally with major weather issues (ice storms that take down power lines or momentary loss due to lightning...

It could be worse...don't get near a Chevy Volt (plugged in or not) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378314/GM-investigate-Chevy-Volt-hybrid-sparks-second-week.html

State Farm in Mid Missouri - $493 every 6 mo.

I don't know about those status codes because when mine shipped,they used different codes and the updating of the website was pretty far behind the actual status. As far as delivery to NY, they will put it on a truck and drive it across country. I live in Missouri and it took the driver 3...

I think the key is that the Nitrogen is dry, so that you don't get pressure variations as the water vapor in the air condenses when the tires cool, or add to the partial pressure when condensed water goes to vapor. Most air stations during the summer will fill your tires with warm moist air.

looks my little Blue Car made the internet :) As far as I know, I'm the only Tesla in mid-Missouri.

I don't think the rear fans have anything to do with battery temp. One is ducted to the PEM, the other to the motor. Its probably a warm PEM that has the fan going at the high speed. When the car wants extra cooling for the battery, the AC and front fans come on.

Zack, What are you driving? Sport/non-sport? Looks good on the acceleration!

The Tesla is my first convertible. I ordered the car with the hardtop (received the car last November). With the weather warming up, I went ahead and put on the soft top. Generally, when I park the car for an extended period of time (several hours) I'll put the soft top on. If I'm just...

I don't think it limits speed to any significant degree (if at all), but it does power limit the car.