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  1. RBowen

    First thoughts on my Model 3 vs. my Model S

    Please note that all of the comments below are my subjective opinion based on the first several hundred miles of ownership. My 2018 Model 3 VIN is 39xx. I’m located in San Diego. My other cars are a 2016 refreshed Model S 75D with AP1 and a 2016 Volt. I’m on the list for a second Model 3...
  2. RBowen

    Trading in your Model S?

    Hello fellow wait-listers, Well my number came up and delivery should occur in the next 2-3 weeks. I was curious about what trade-in value they would give me for my perfect, refreshed, almost fully loaded S75D with 2000 miles. I leased it for two years thinking that I probably wouldn’t see my...
  3. RBowen

    Source of high-pitch squeal at 50 mph?

    I have a new S75D with under 300 miles. Tonight I noticed a high-pitched sound (a squeal or whistle) that vibrates at around 49 mph, becomes steady at, say, 50-51 mph, vibrates again at around 52 mph and then goes away by around 53 mph. It feels like is coming from behind. I also believe...
  4. RBowen

    Help: new owner -- cannot clean windshield?!

    Hi, I just leased a new 75D inventory car (105 miles), and when I drive it at night, I notice a 'crazing' in the windshield glass, especially on the passenger side. This is difficult to photograph, but please see attached. At first, I thought it was just dirty, but I have tried to clean it...
  5. RBowen

    Is the third quarter push for deliveries really good for Tesla’s future?

    The reality is that the push for deliveries at the end of Q3 has occurred. Elon Musk’s email to employees on 29 August makes it clear he feels it is important to be ‘cash flow positive’ and ‘profitable’ for Wall Street, e.g., Tesla is “on the razor’s edge of achieving a good Q3, but it requires...