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I turned in my Model S 90D in about three weeks ago. The residual was $67K. Auction price on the car was between $41K and $53K. I am seeing asks for around $58-60K. Buying out that lease was not a wise option. Since I turned it in, the "buy the performance version and get ludicrous for no...

This helps make my decision for me. I will be Teslaless this summer. My lease is up in July. Ended up being a fantastic deal for me. Running the numbers, a lease on a new car won't be worth doing. I will be purchasing the replacement Model S outright. So, no sense spending a lot of money only to...

That may not have been too far off. Given what you posted, auctions for a 2013 S85 with 108K miles are going between 16K and 19K. That is up here in Washington. Your part of the country may differ. Auction prices are usually what trade in offers are made at. Dealer buys at auction price, sells...

Option #3, the leasing company made a bad bet (a really bad bet), and you win! The best solution here is to finish out the lease, turn the car in, and move on. I leased my 2016 refresh 90D. I have never seen a lease pencil out. Even when told to do it for "tax reasons"... you are just trading...

Check "Black Book" pricing before you trade in. These can be tricky to get, but it is the roughly one week old auction price listings that the dealer uses. It is common for dealers to buy at Black Book and sell at Blue Book, and buyers think they are getting a deal at KBB. I have often seen...

Two thoughts - this is why our Teslas cost more to insure, and I don't expect Volkswagon to have these issues when their EVs start to hit the market in mass.

I have a S 90D now. I plan to get a newer one next summer. This next car will be one I plan to hang on to for a while, 10 years. The Model S and Model X are complicated, and hellishly expensive to fix out of warranty. There is a lot less to go wrong on the 3. Doorhandles, etc. I am seriously...

I am in the Pacific Northwest, where the air quality has been in the suck zone for a few days, and will be for a few days more. The "biohazard defense mode" setting on the AC has gone from a novelty item to something that I am using, and really notice the results. The air really stinks outside...

On my 17.26.17 test drive, I did notice that engaging AP on a local road, the car did wander a bit to each lane edge before behaving "normally". This was on a road type that the directions say not to use AP on. On the highway and freeway, AP works just fine again. I had not experienced this...

17.26.17 resolves the problem I was having. I got the update last night. I took the car on the same route that I drive with Autopilot almost daily. This route showed the problem with 17.24.28 and 17.24.30. The car would pull hard to the left immediately when AP was engaged. 17.26.17 may be...

I don't think y'all are off base on this one. I have a July 2016 S90D with AP1. Something went really weird on 17.24.28, and then got worse on 17.24.30. On 405N through downtown Bellevue, a highway that I almost always kick on Autopilot, the car started pulling to the far left side of the toll...

The breakdown is: Electric Vehicle Registration Renewal $150.00 Registration License - Renewal $30.00 Vehicle Weight $45.00 Personalized License Plate $42.00 Registration Filing $3.00 Registration Service Fee $5.00 License Plate Technology $0.25 Department of Licensing Service...

Anyone gotten their new bill for vehicle tabs yet? 2016 Model S 90D, $1400...

Get the Black Book price for your car. This is a bit of a challenge, but this is what the dealers are using. It uses current auction prices. It is common for dealers to buy cars based on the price in Black Book, and then advertise them at "less than Kelly Blue Book", and the customer thinks they...

Fixed my specific issue. To put login information on Slacker or TuneIn, I had to scroll down to the bottom of the page when the selected media was in full screen mode. Would still be nice to have a manual to read through while not in the car!

For follow up, Tune In was working fine on my commute home. Issue resolved. Had to scroll down to put in my login information for Tune In

Forget about KBB and NADA. You need to find the Black Book price. This is what the dealers use to price cars. It has the current auction prices, or one or two week out prices. This is the number that the dealers use on your trade in. Dealers buy at Black Book, and sell at the higher KBB or NADA...

I got my 8.0 update last night. Tunein is not working as others have descibed. I just sent an email to the support site. Thank y'all for that one! My personal TuneIn login never worked for me on 7.1. Will see if it works when they get it going on 8. Slacker is working fine on me personal account.

Is there an updated user guide, software update guide, user manual; for 8.0? I went to "my Tesla", and still see the one listed for 7.1. My update installed last night. I can always check the manual on the car screen before I drive home. I am hoping there is a web link so I can check into a...

The overall aesthetic. I do not like to call it minimalism. I would call it "we made it nice, but your money went into the drivetrain, battery tech, and future technology; not on features in the interior". What is there is nice. It is quality. If I were going to compare it to other cars at the...

Every time I get into my Tesla I see a stark reminder that they did not spend a lot of money and effort on the interior compared to other cars in the $100K price point. I am satisfied with that because I wanted the technology. Similar scenario with a pre 2000's 911 or exotic sports cars like the...

I think that modern times agree with you. Back in the day when most cars were hand built, the higher priced cars such as Rolls Royce and Aston Martin were arguably better, higher quality, and used better materials. That all changed with the age of robots and the laws of large numbers. Honda...

With the fob in the car (in range), wouldn't touching the handles have them come back out again so that the door could be opened?

Did replacing the seat fix the problem? I have the same issue with a next gen 90D

To be clear, I had disabled TACC when the road changed from a proper highway to one with traffic lights. I think the designation still technically remains a highway. Disabling it with the stalk is why the icons were greyed out. Good to know that it stays steady. I noticed this same behavior with...

running firmware 2.32.23 in a 2016 Model S 90D I was on WA-520 yesterday. My cruise control is set to +9. Everything worked fine. Speed limit icon was showing 60. WA-520 changes to a 45 mile road when it turns into Avondale. I would expect the cruise control icon to drop to 54 (45 + 9). I...

I ride motorcycles quite a bit where the deer are. Hitting one is a huge fear. Here are some things I have learned over the years about dealing with deer - Most deer strikes occur during the "hunting hours" of dawn and dusk. This is when deer are migrating. This is a great time to get off the...

Happened again to me yesterday when backing out of my garage. I will do the "bug report" thing if it happens again.

that happened to me as I was backing out of my garage yesterday. I thought it might have had to do with getting too close to the garage wall while I was backing out.

Do you need to log into the service center's wifi while you are in the geofence? I was definitely inside the geofence while I purchased a power adapter. Took ~30 minutes. I only saw a guest wifi on the list. I am driving a Model S 90D (late June 2016 build), and still on firmware 2.28.19

mobile charge kit, AAA card.

I am driven by the data. The data says that humans (burning fossil fuels and deforrestation) are THE driving factor in the acceleration of climate change. The data that convincingly supports this is relatively recent. I never developed a religion around this. I do not think it is fair to say...

The big issue I have with this article is that it is written in 2012. We have learned a LOT about climate science since 2012. The guys/gals that write the machine learning models we use now were still optimizing search engines and writing video games. Much of this technology is now driving the...

I bought the Tesla because I was impressed with the performance, and liked it better than other cars in its class. I have since become more of a student climate science and social policy. I have seen enough data to believe that things are going in the wrong direction. I think moving consumers...

I thought saw Musk talking about this, and lack of interest was what killed it. Few people did it once. No one did it twice.

I wanted the dark silver. My wife wanted the blue. I went with the blue. I don't regret it at all.

I asked the advisor about tying the user profile to the fob. He told me that Tesla used to do that, but folks would complain as they may grab the wrong fob. I would like to see the feature be something that could be enabled. My Corvette did it. My GMC truck does it. My wife and I never have keys...

Seems to be "controversial" in this forum, as folks are claiming it is outright dangerous. The process works for me, and obviously many others. Worth a try in my book!

I was taught this apparently controversial method of moving the mirrors out when I took the High Performance Driving School at Skip Barber in Leguna Seca. It was a bit unnerving at first, but I swear by it now. I adjusted my Model S mirrors, and I have no rear blind spot. The trick is to...

To the OP, are you incurring any hosting costs or bandwidth charges for this? Is there a way we can throw some cash into the hat to help pay for this if you are?

I ran the numbers on a 36 month scenario, and went with leasing. I compared that to a loan for 36 months, and 72 months. The bet I am making is that the technology will advance enough in the next three years that it will have a depreciation impact on the cars that do not have it. Asking prices...

Having just picked up my new Tesla 90D, I will comment that this is the way that buying a car should be. I get that it is expensive, and that expectations are higher because of that. The entire experience has gone smoothly and on schedule. Communications has been just right. Folks were helpful...

It depends on how long you plan to hold on to it. I ran the numbers several times on the following three scenarios. My plan is to keep the car for three years: (Model 90D, with all options) 1) Buy car outright. Sell on the open market after three years 2) Buy car with Tesla financing, and get...

For trade in, look into Black Book. This is what most of the dealers use. It tends to be substantially lower than Blue Book or NADA. It supposedly reflects auction prices within a week. I did find a few dealers that were willing to take Edmunds TMV trade in. This was a better deal than Black...

Allstate MAY cover your Tesla. By default, they do not cover Tesla models with new customers. This is because it is expensive, not because of high performance. Talking to an old friend who also happens to work for Allstate, he told me this holds true for covering many expensive cars. Seems they...

I have seen better functionality, but I have yet to see better maps than Google's (Waze)

set user profiles based on the FOB being used. I use my FOB, my profile is being activated. My wife uses her FOB, her profile is activated. General Motors seems to be able to do this!

Thanks for the info. I find the surprising, as my GMC truck can do this! Unlock with a FOB, and the settings adjust for that user. I am looking through the REST documentation out there, and not seeing an option to set it there either. Will see how successful I will be at asking the wife to hit...

First time poster, waiting for my new Model S which is currently slated for "late June/July" delivery. I can't seem to find documentation on how the interface for the car handles multiple drivers. Will the car save settings specifically for each driver? Is it tied to the key fob? The scenerio...