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  1. MelaniainLA

    Advice needed for Tesla Rooftop Solar - TIA!

    I'm in the Los Angeles area on Southern California Edison and have a question about getting Tesla Solar and whether it's worth it. We currently have 3 Tesla Powerwalls (which were free referral prizes) but NO solar. We use them to store cheap off-peak power (we are on time of use TOU-D-PRIME...
  2. MelaniainLA

    BRAND NEW Tesla Model S BLACK 21 ARACHNID Wheels & Tires x4, mounted + TPMS LOS ANGELES SANTA MONICA

    READY FOR IMMEDIATE PICKUP IN SANTA MONICA (no shipping) LOWEST PRICE ON OFFERUP Retails for $6000 PLUS TAX (total $6600) from Tesla directly (plus backordered) Tesla Model S 21” BLACK Arachnid Wheel and Tire Package These are OEM black, NOT powder coated like others being sold on OfferUp...
  3. MelaniainLA

    WTB: Model S 19” slipstream with tires (ideally near new) Los Angeles area

    Hello, I am interested in a set of new or almost new 19” Model S Slipstream wheels and tires (not winter). In Los Angeles. Happy to pay cash in person. If you have taken yours off for aftermarket wheels or Arachnids, please let me know! PM is easier. Thanks!!
  4. MelaniainLA

    NEW Unmounted Set of 21" Forged Arachnid Wheels Tires TPMS $2700 Santa Monica

    I am selling a NEW, bagged (by the local service center), set of 4 21" Forged, Staggered Tesla Model S Arachnid Wheels with Michelin Pilot SuperSport Tires AND TPMS included, NEVER MOUNTED, never scratched or dropped, for $2700 cash or Venmo. Located in Santa Monica, in Los Angeles County. For...
  5. MelaniainLA

    FS: NEW Black Elon Musk Signature Tesla Black Wall Charger - West Los Angeles Pickup

    $500 for BRAND New In Box Tesla black high powered wall connector that’s signed by Elon Musk — this cannot be purchased from Tesla - was an award from the referral program. Entire thing is black including the handle and the wall unit. Easy to install. I already have two (one for each car) and...
  6. MelaniainLA

    7 weeks and counting since last substantial software update

    So we are entering the 4th week of January 2019 and not only is there no 2019.4.x update, but there haven’t been ANY 2019 updates hasn’t been a substantive firmware release since 2018.49 — making it 7 weeks. The updates used to come in every week or two for some time. Wondering what’s up — did...
  7. MelaniainLA

    Tesla finally announced what happens to referral supercharging after 9/16/18

    It has long been a mystery what happens to the free lifetime supercharging that comes with the use of an existing owner's referral link/code to order a Model S, X or Performance Model 3. Tonight, Tesla quietly updated their referral info page to explicitly state that "Owners can give five...
  8. MelaniainLA

    Software Update 2018.32.4

    Just posted on Teslafi - one Model S. Anyone with release notes and experience using? First car to get it is non-AP...
  9. MelaniainLA

    refresh Model S with rear-facing seats: where to put the stroller?

    We have a 2017 refresh Model S with the smaller frunk and the rear facing seats in the trunk. It was great for our one 2 year old as it liberated our entire second row. Last week, we had a new baby who goes in the middle seat in an UppaBaby Mesa. We have an UppaBaby Cruz stroller to which the...
  10. MelaniainLA

    NIB in West Los Angeles: Elon Musk Signature HWPC Wall Charger $500

    Hi everyone, I am selling my brand new, in box, never opened, Elon Musk Signature HPWC Tesla Wall Charger. I had waited so long that I just bought one. Asking $500 cash (firm), and it's for local pickup -- we live in Brentwood/Los Angeles on Montana Ave at Barrington, near San Vicente. Not...
  11. MelaniainLA

    Business owners in US can buy a new Model X for less than a Model 3

    So I had started a thread on the recent Trump tax plan (passed late 2017), effective this year, which allows business owners to IMMEDIATELY deduct (no depreciation) up to 100% of the value of a Model X as a business vehicle from their federal income taxed in the year of purchase. That said, the...
  12. MelaniainLA

    WTB Model S or Model X Oscar & Hamish Frunk Luggage Set

    Hi! WTB Model S or Model X Oscar & Hamish Frunk Luggage Set If anyone has please let me know. They’re not that much online but If I can get a used set from someone who has no need...
  13. MelaniainLA

    Software Update 2018.24 baf6ebc

    According to the new Tesla iPhone app issued 6/20/18, version 2018.24 will be released which will allow the app to remotely restrict the speed of the car. Don’t see any firmware installs yet. Once someone receives it, please post your release notes and any additional findings (especially...
  14. MelaniainLA

    AutoPilot Buddy now officially banned in USA!

    FYI for all those (not so wise) people who planned to defeat the nags with AutoPilot Buddy, the NHTSA has banned their sales in USA effective immediately: Device to trick Tesla Autopilot banned from sale in US - CNN Money https://apple.news/AWrFQS_QmRwq9gPLz5ZXszA Better buy oranges before...
  15. MelaniainLA

    Objective and positive Fox News Radio segment on Tesla and EVs

    I had the opportunity to be interviewed at length by a Fox News Radio reporter (who even drove my S and X) about Tesla, Autopilot, Safety, OTA updates, and features. I tried to set the record straight on all of these issues and the story managed to come out pretty positive (as compared to the...
  16. MelaniainLA

    Model X IRS 100% Deduction “Hummer Loophole” - 2018 Edition

    I’m creating a new thread on this issue since the old thread was about 2017 rules and got confusing. Since there’s been some confusion around this and I just typed the following up for someone else in a PM, thought I’d clarify the new rules under the Trump Tax Law that would enable up to 100%...
  17. MelaniainLA

    Two Tickets to Elon Musk’s Boring Company Los Angeles Unveiling Event Thursday 5/17 at 7pm

    I have two extra tickets to the sold-out (and oversubscribed) event that Elon Musk has been tweeting about today at 7pm Thursday May 17 in Los Angeles (location in Bel Air on Sepulveda Blvd)! Elon Musk to outline Boring Company plans at LA event, webcast | Fox Business If you’re interested in...
  18. MelaniainLA

    Update 2018.16.2

    just released to one car on Teslafi. Any release notes??
  19. MelaniainLA

    Los Angeles Tesla FREE Wall charger incentive disappearing soon

    Hey everyone, If you live in LA City and bought a NEW OR USED Tesla at ANY point (even if it wasn't recently), and you use LADWP as your electric company, you are entitled to $500 toward a Tesla HPWC wall connector. They retail for $500 plus tax, so it'll just cost you the tax or about $45...
  20. MelaniainLA

    BRAND NEW Model X 22" Forged Turbine Wheels + Tires, TPMS, Installation in LOS ANGELES Service Ctr!

    I just received a call from the West Los Angeles (Santa Monica Blvd) Tesla Service Center that the brand new set of ONYX BLACK (depicted below) 22" Turbine Wheels and Tires for the Model X (Referral Prize) has arrive and is ready to be installed FREE! Once you pay me ($4250 - we'll discuss how...
  21. MelaniainLA

    BRAND NEW Model X 22" Forged Turbine Wheels (INCLUDING Tires, TPMS, Installation, Shipping!) 4 SALE

    I just received the email from Tesla for brand new set of 22" Turbine Wheels and Tires for the Model X -- Once you pay me ($4500 - we'll discuss how), I'll send you the link to place the order DIRECTLY with Wheels/Tires/TPMS (tire pressure management system) will be shipped DIRECTLY to your...
  22. MelaniainLA

    New Firmware: 2017.46.9 3628a24 - Anyone get it?

    This morning 2017.46.9 3628a24 was released. Anyone get it? Anything to report?
  23. MelaniainLA

    WTB: Model X Hitch Rack

    Interested in buying a good-condition Model X Hitch Rack that can be used to transport bikes. Looking for the Tesla brand sold below: Model X Hitch Rack Please make me an offer for sale. Happy to pay via Cash (Los angeles - if local), Venmo, PayPal, Chase Quick Pay, Zelle, or whatever you...
  24. MelaniainLA

    0.99% APR didn't expire on September 30, after all!

    We had been told that the 0.99% interest rate was a promotion expiring on 9/30/2017 but today (10/1/17), it remains flat. Hmmmmm... might have to order soon before the $1000 referral discount expires! Can't imagine better offers right now... PM me if you need a referral code plus my tickets...
  25. MelaniainLA

    2017 Model S vs 2017 Karma Revero (formerly Fisker Karma): first side by side comparison video

    Hey everyone, Karma (which is relaunching the Fisker Karma as a 2017 Revero) sent me a review unit pre-production Revero and since I own a new Model S, decided to compare the two vehicles side by side with a thorough Karma review. Here's the Youtube link I just posted -- In summary: DO NOT...
  26. MelaniainLA

    Time running out for Model X 2017 *massive* business-use tax deduction

    Hi everyone, As some of you are aware from previous threads here and on Forums and Reddit, because the Model X has a weight (GVWR, which is printed on a sticker on inside of frame on driver's door) of greater than 6000 lbs, it qualifies as a commercial heavy-duty vehicle, not as a passenger...
  27. MelaniainLA

    Can I see photos of your HPWC installed on a cinderblock wall?

    We live in an apartment and the electrician who is installing our latest-generation HPWC is asking us how we'd prefer the setup to look like (re: the routing of the electric conduit for aesthetic purposes) on the cinderblock apartment garage wall. Can whose of you who have a latest-generation...
  28. MelaniainLA

    WTB Whispbar WB201 frame-mount bicycle rack for Model S roof rack

    Hello, Interested in buying a Whispbar WB201 frame-mount bicycle rack for Model S roof rack. Please let me know if you're willing to part with one. Thanks!
  29. MelaniainLA

    New software update available for Model S

    My Model S 60 is at the Service Center today and connected to their WiFi. Just got a notice of a software update available. I'm already on the newest version (17.9.3) so wonder if this is an early release of 8.1! Anyone else get this? Post screenshots please? It's at the SC for a few more days...
  30. MelaniainLA

    WTB: Trunk and/or Frunk liner for Refresh 2017 Model S in SoCal

    Live in LA, and would love liners (Tesla OEM) that fit refresh 2017 Model S. Grateful for any leads. Thanks!
  31. MelaniainLA

    Possible to enlarge the frunk of a refresh RWD Model S without HEPA filter?

    I have a 2017 Model S (obviously refresh, given the year) RWD, without the Premium package, so no HEPA filter. Despite this, as many have complained, the frunk is unusably small. There's presumably a lot of empty space behind the frunk's plastic enclosure, and I'd love to liberate it. Has...
  32. MelaniainLA

    WTB: Model S Roof Rack and/or Bike carrier or Cargo Box

    Getting my Model S soon and looking for good working condition (used or new ok!): -Roof Rack System with all pieces -Cargo Box -Bike carrier(s) I'm happy to take one, two, or all three. Live in Los Angeles, willing to drive a bit or have shipped and able to pay cash. Thanks!