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  1. mark.lawler

    Mirror not folding out completely

    Same problem with passenger mirror. Scheduled to have service center look at it. Sometimes I have to manually retract and extend it almost 10 times before it extends all the way again.
  2. mark.lawler

    Lose pasenger side mirror

    Yesterday I noticed that my passenger side mirror of my new Model S isn't returning to its normal position after putting the car into drive. Inspection of the passenger side mirror assembly shows that it now fails to extend all the way and it is lose when extended with about a quarter to half...
  3. mark.lawler

    The New Evannex Kangaroo Pockets for Model S?

    I installed mine last weekend. Easy to install and look great!
  4. mark.lawler

    Elon Musk’s empire: Countdown | The Economist

    Years ago I was once reading an article in The Economist that was talking about "...a trade dispute in 1812." It took me a couple of paragraphs for the lightbulb to go off. This "trade dispute" they were talking about was actually The War of 1812! Hell, they burned down our White House! That...
  5. mark.lawler

    The New Evannex Kangaroo Pockets for Model S?

    Just saw this from Evannex this morning Kangaroo Pockets: Seat Back Mesh Storage for Tesla Model S - Set of Two It looks pretty cool. As much as I like the pristine flow of the back seats, the grandkids tend to get shoe prints on them anyways. Looks like a way to possibly kill two birds with...
  6. mark.lawler

    TeslaFi.com

    It helped and I liked it so much I've decided to subscribe to the service. Worth the $. Thanks @Jdeck!
  7. mark.lawler

    TeslaFi.com

    What a great site/solution! I have one of the Model S cars that was finished the last week of August / first week of September that seems to have the random NAV / GPS dropping issue. Of course when the car was at the Tesla Service Center last week they couldn't reproduce in the rather short...
  8. mark.lawler

    First Tesla Model S Long Distance Trip: Portland to Seattle and Back

    Was a great trip! Had some “range anxiety,” but not due to Tesla. I started off with a 100% charge from the house and flew up I-5 North towards Seattle. Was a very quiet and comfortable ride. Autopilot did most of the work for me. I had to take over from Autopilot about 8 times over the...
  9. mark.lawler

    With 8.0 I have to take over for auto pilot more

    Drove from Portland to Seattle yesterday. Centalia, WA Super Charger was AWESOME!!! That said I must have taken over from autopilot at least 10 times as it tried to straddle the right lane and the next exit. Seems to work better if a car is in front of you (your own lane or lane to your left).
  10. mark.lawler

    With 8.0 I have to take over for auto pilot more

    Also... With version 8 the adaptive cruise control has failed numerous times just at the point where braking should begin. I notice the car is failing to slow down or is even speeding up when it should start braking. Every time the dash has displayed an error message with the yellow hazard...
  11. mark.lawler

    Using TeslaFi?

    Thanks. It's back up.
  12. mark.lawler

    Using TeslaFi?

    I just started using this week. Pretty awesome! Unfortunately tonight www.teslafi.com claims their account is suspended. Hope it is resolved soon.
  13. mark.lawler

    Model S entered Jack Mode automatically?!?

    Yes, we reported it that evening. And she's quite petite @LastGas lol
  14. mark.lawler

    Model S entered Jack Mode automatically?!?

    My wife put our Model S (one month old) into park and it automatically entered Jack Mode today before she exited the car. We have the new v8 firmware. Flat parking lot. Very strange.
  15. mark.lawler

    Media player in 8.0 actually got worse (for local music)

    Agree that the devs broke album art and how radio stations are stored. Even on TuneIn I've lost my favorites. Lastly, I now have to take over auto pilot more than I used to. Instead of trying to stay in the middle of a lane it likes to hug the left line, to the point where it drifts over the...
  16. mark.lawler

    With 8.0 I have to take over for auto pilot more

    I now have to take over auto pilot more than I used to. Instead of trying to stay in the middle of a lane it likes to hug the left line, to the point where it drifts over the line at times. With opposing traffic in the lane to my left, hugging the right line would have been a better choice.
  17. mark.lawler

    1 year in.. we really need better driver profiles!

    Worst case all of the settings that are tied to a profile should have the little profile icon next to it in all the control and settings screens...
  18. mark.lawler

    Butt dialing while the App is ON - a caution

    Similar happened to me at a Home Depot. While shopping the wife texted me to ask if I had tried to summon the car. Sure enough the app was on the summon screen and said summon had been cancelled. I ran out to the parking lot but the car was where I left it. Scary though. Now I always fully...
  19. mark.lawler

    Vehicle Location Not Updating in Nav App

    My Telsa service rep and I keep exchanging emails where he says he can try things remote. However it has been unreliable since week two after delivery. Last step will be to replace the sensor cable that runs from the trunk to the main cpu... Since it crapped out again on me today I'm going to...
  20. mark.lawler

    Nav losing track of car's actual location

    Happened again tonight. This time I had the cell phone number of a service tech and they were able to connect to my car as I was driving home from work and gather data.
  21. mark.lawler

    Mods to my Tesla Model S

    I used the Evannex coat hooks. Install was almost too simple.
  22. mark.lawler

    Nav losing track of car's actual location

    The last two nights while driving home with the navigation turned on I noticed that the dash screen nav never thinks I made it to my next turn (that pane now frozen) while on the main screen my vehicle starts tracking anywhere from a half block to over two blocks "off road". By the time I got...
  23. mark.lawler

    Mods to my Tesla Model S

    I used the one Evannex has on their website. Very simple installation.
  24. mark.lawler

    Mods to my Tesla Model S

    Was a Saturday spent working on mods. All the mood made this far Center console phone dock Chrome trunk skid plates (service center) Coat hooks Rear USB Rear trash 16x brighter trunk, frunk, foot well, door puddle lights Trunk cargo net
  25. mark.lawler

    Mods tho my Tesla Model S

    Was a Saturday spent working on mods. All the mood made this far Center console phone dock Chrome trunk skid plates (service center) Coat hooks Rear USB Rear trash 16x brighter trunk, frunk, foot well, door puddle lights Trunk cargo net
  26. mark.lawler

    Finally! The new rear cupholders!

    And of course my car was delivered last week...
  27. mark.lawler

    Love my new Model S 75D but...

    Never said I was surprised. Had a great test drive and I do like the car. Was simply sharing where I think they fell short.
  28. mark.lawler

    Love my new Model S 75D but...

    I love my new Tesla Model S 75D, but like many others have commented in various forums and blogs the interior is quite disappointing. Especially for a car I paid almost $100K for. The interiors of cars costing only $25K put more into the interior design when it comes to molding storage and cup...
  29. mark.lawler

    Umm, I think your rear cup's showing...

    Picked up a new Model S 75D today. No rear cup holders. :( Now I have to wait for somebody to come out with a rear seat console in tan and figured ash...
  30. mark.lawler

    What Swag did Tesla give you at delivery?

    Picked up my new Model S today and received the following: Front and rear "chrome" licence plate Tesla license plate holders that said "All Wheel Drive" Umbrella (witch in Portland is hilarious as nobody uses them because it just drizzles vs rains) A Tesla pen A Tesla coffee mug Best, -Mark
  31. mark.lawler

    Autopilot Lesson At Delivery?

    I asked for a demonstration on auto parking when taking delivery of my new Model S today and the guy said "We can't do that today as it takes your car about three days to learn how tho best leverage its sensors." Yah, right. Somehow suspecting it was a way to limit their liability in their own...
  32. mark.lawler

    Your odometer mileage at delivery?

    7 but they wrote 50 on the registration.
  33. mark.lawler

    Just picked up my car today!

    Congratulations! I picked up mine today as well! It's a happy day for sure!
  34. mark.lawler

    Woo hoo! My order is confirmed....

    And I just picked it up today!! Happy, happy, joy, joy!!!
  35. mark.lawler

    Car and Driver mag thinks Elon is sweating bullets over the Bolt

    Opinion... One has to look at why the Leaf really depreciated so much. Four years ago gas was up there in price and people began taking out three year leases on the Leaf. Three years later all of these leases come up and gas prices had fallen to lowest level in years. Drivers turned them in...
  36. mark.lawler

    Woo hoo! My order is confirmed....

    Super Woo Hoo!!! Confirmed on 8/13 and picking up is scheduled for this Friday. I could have scheduled for Thursday pickup, but the electrician is wiring the garage with my Tesla 24' charger that day. Financing process with Alliant Credit Union was very easy and simple! Much better rates...
  37. mark.lawler

    Woo hoo! My order is confirmed....

    I received an email tonight from Tesla that my car has been completed!!! Yay!!! When I went to my page on the Tesla site I saw a strange message that said I had arranged for my own outside financing, which wasn't true. Plan is to still finance through Tesla and its partner Alliant Credit...
  38. mark.lawler

    Rear Center Console for Model S - should I get this??

    Mike at Evannex sent me an email today saying they were working on an update to their center console that would include the new Model S interior wood patterns (i.e. ash). He encouraged me to stay tuned.
  39. mark.lawler

    Rear Center Console for Model S - should I get this??

    I see Tesla discontinued selling theirs in the accessory store. Anybody know who the manufacturer was? They seem to look better than Evannex's.
  40. mark.lawler

    Woo hoo! My order is confirmed....

    Who knew that with the construction boom in Portland metro that just about every electrician is booked solid for next couple of months? Could be an interesting race to the finish...
  41. mark.lawler

    Woo hoo! My order is confirmed....

    Now to wait until "Late August - September" for my Model S 75D with All-Wheel Drive Red Multi-Coat Paint All Glass Panoramic Roof 19" Silver Slipstream Wheels Tan Next Generation Seats Figured Ash Wood Décor Integrated Center Console White Alcantara Headliner Supercharger Enabled Autopilot...
  42. mark.lawler

    Cupholder Solutions?

    I thought this YouTuber had an interesting suggestion at the 5:22 Mark in this video: