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Old thread but I will give 2 thumbs up to Tire Central. I had a flat in a stock Tesla tire and another shop tried to tell me the patch was impossible & wanted to sell me a new tire. Alan took one look at it and said it would be no problem to patch and did it really quickly and got me in and...

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I believe Tesla needs the stock price to go way up in the first half of 2017 because Tesla is almost certainly going to seek another round of funding from the markets to get the Model 3 to market. That's why I believe the short term prospects of this stock are good right now until the next...

And here I thought Mr. Musk was just trying to deflect attention from the ongoing dating rumors by focusing attention back on his car - I mean energy - company.

I want someone to make the argument that we should think of Tesla like a bank. Too big to fail under the right administration. All jokes aside, I think MikingCO is correct. Buying a Tesla car is low risk in terms of buying a car for the reasons mentioned. Bankruptcy in the United States is...

Does anyone here actively keep on top of the Chinese market competitors? We'll all attuned to MBZ and BMW etc but I haven' seen much coverage towards Chinese competitors like BYD and WM Motors and its progeny.

What was up with that interviewer's reaction to his answers? She looked pained and confused.

Months ago, Tesla swapped out my wheels after I voiced the concern it was a delivery issue ( and I honestly think it was). The service center manager and everyone involved that I spoke with (a total of 2 or 3 people) were so pleasant about it and very accommodating. I got the wheels swapped...

Autopilot is a fantastic function and the way of the future; to me, it is hands down the coolest thing about my car. The Autopilot accidents are all so unfortunate, but every Tesla owner understands the inherent risks associated. Telsa owners know what it's like to drive these cars on AP and...

Guess I'm just too used to all the local So Cal shops that create and sell plastic and FRP bumpers for Benz, Lexus, and other sports cars at $300-500 a pop and are still making a strong margin. However Karstyle seems to have no competition so they can set the price at whatever they wish as long...

this was very creatively done. nice work ;)

Fair enough. I hope there is a market for it and they sell enough to make it worthwhile.

Wow that's a lot of money for a front bumper. I doubt the bumper costs more than a couple hundred dollars to produce, if that. Capitalism at its finest! Looks nice though.

Nice job on the dip! Smooth rims. The dip will hold on the plastic lower trim parts?

I agree with the right side hug you mentioned. Got my car 2 weeks ago and AP was hugging the right side like crazy. Family members who I let test drive the car felt the same way. I thought my sensors in the car were off. Good they tweaked that. I will say though this morning, my car did...

It was a bad breaker. Took 5 minutes. Charging now works like a champ. Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Delivery team and service team stepped up for me today very quickly after I expressed some dismay about lack of follow up this morning. WMAC's post got me thinking it was unlikely to be rock chips. Had a chance to go into Service today and a service manager checked things out. He...

Yeah I did not realize that the scratches were evenly spaced between the lugs on all 4 wheels like that till you pointed it out. After realizing that, I can see that it definitely could be during the bolting stage and/or the rock chip scenario. Yeah I barely examined the car when I took...

Haha thanks WMAC. Why'd you have to show me this video???? :confused: I see what you are saying now. I don't want to think negatively and think Tesla could deliver me a car with scratched rims and put polish on there to cover it up when I took delivery. I also have to be honest in that I...

Hmmm i dont recall damage taking delivery. Also i know for certain i looked at the wheels almost everytime after i drove it and only 1 wheel had the scuffs at first. Then it seemed overnight all 4 were scuffed. Guess i had some bad luck. Definitely dont recall driving over anything too crazy.

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Fwiw, i emailed tesla on this a week ago and nobody from Tesla bothered to acknowledge I sent the email to date. So it is what it is. Not sure the other 19 inch or 21s have better coating but keep that in mind. If anyone else with these new wheels have similar issues, would be interesting to...

I dont think the premium interior is necessary. But the wife required the auto lift gate. We sampled both options at the store before buying. She loved that a button touch could open and close the trunk. She was even more convinced after testing both options. Made life easier for her she...

Just got one of these in red. Its a quality plastic product and the sizing dimensions are spot on. Shipping is quick too. The product looks exactly as pictured. Only mistake i made? Not getting the wife's approval on color selection. Oops. If you dont want your umc to hang and want a...

oops meant to say to you and not Edmond that I followed your suggestion and emailed Tesla.

Didn't try to buff it out with any orbital buffer (don't have one). I used some Meguiar's instant detailer I had and used a lot of elbow grease and microfiber towels and those scratches are definitely there on those wheels. Perhaps a few scratches could be buffed out and some clear coat would...

Lets all say thanks to this guy ( I think it's forum member akira2014 from above?): Some instructions above and also in other threads are wrong. You'd break pieces off your car. Edmond's is right but still left a little to the imagination. I suggest doing the removal yourself if you have...

Never thought of doing this, but just did email Tesla per your suggestion! Hopefully I can help future owners avoid the same issues I have had on the wheels. I do think that's a lot of damage on the wheels for one week of ownership.

I have not had the car for long, but on hot days, I feel the sun coming through the panel roof onto my head and ears. I've thought about getting high quality tint for added protection and heat rejection to see if it helps. But the glass is already quite tempered so it may be overkill. That's...

Pictures probably help! I think it's a design flaw where debris gets picked up too easily, or the coating used out the factory is WAY too soft. It'll be interesting to see how beat up these wheels look after 1 year at this rate. Other than this cosmetic issue, the car has been great. At the...

I picked up the car last week and driven it about half those days. I've put on like 300 miles on it I think but nothing too crazy. So today I was taking a look at the car, everything looks great. But then I take a closer look at the 19 inch slipstream wheels. All 4 slipstream wheels have...

Thanks Edmond for the recap on the rocker. Very helpful and useful. I do hope armed with that info that Bob's my uncle. Can anyone confirm that the front bumper and rear bumper must be removed from the car to detach the front and rear lower trim? Looks like to separate the plastic underbody...

Reviving an old thread. Anyone got a manual or guide on this? Maybe i'll be that guy

Thanks to everyone for their replies. Great community and I closely read all the feedback. Totally helpful and I'll update when I've resolved the problem.

So wanted to make sure I update everyone that my AP is actually A-ok. Lane change assist was somehow turned off on my car so I turned it back on. Problem solved. The car does tend to have some issues right now drifting right in the lane at times, but it's nothing terrible and hopefully it does...

Yeah i charge at 2am when nothing else is running. The wires are at least 8 gauge as they were really thick. Running 32amps on a 40amp breaker on 8 gauge should not be tripping. My amp panel is 240... It May be just a bad breaker since it sat unused in the panel for 11 years till now since I...

Haha the wife tells me the same thing. My brother in law is an electrical engineer and he has a Benz B class and loves EVs. Might have him come out to take a look before I get the electrician out.

Newbie here. My home was built in 2005 so it was prewired with a 40AMP Breaker and wiring in place specifically for a future EV vehicle. I installed the NEMA 14-50 outlet myself since the wires were just tucked away ready for future install of an outlet. It took all of 5 minutes. So I...

Took delivery on 3/24 of Model S70. Ordered 2/29 or so. Car has been great, though AP has some issues that need checked out ( no lane change, drifting right within lane). Financed through Alliant with rep. Mark Wooster (773-462-2166; [email protected]) who made the process very...