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    Just got new update: 2017.42 a88c8d5

    I've had update issues in the past. I eventually (after weeks+) called my service center and asked about it. They tried to push an update remotely (no joy); I eventually had to take the car into the shop. Since then, however, updates have been normal. You can, of course, always try driving...
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    2017 90D Lease Transfer - $1,220/mo

    Agreed, in this case my car on offer builds in the incentive as we decided to put down a fair amount of cash (which, in retrospect, was a stupid decision on my part - but I was new to leasing). This down payment is why $1,220/mo. for a 2017 90D with >1,000 mi/mo. allowed is considerably...
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    2017 90D Lease Transfer - $1,220/mo

    The residual is $63,192. Thanks for the tip, outie, I'll check out Turo.
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    2017 90D Lease Transfer - $1,220/mo

    Since some folks on this forum have expressed interest but been dissuaded by the down payment, I'm posting here first: I'm dropping the down payment to $0 on the car - just a strait lease takeover at $1,220. I've not updated swapalease.com's listing yet. I'll do that by the end of the day...
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    2017 90D Lease Transfer - $1,220/mo

    I do... PM me w/ an offer... My next lease payment is due in a few days - perhaps we could work something out around that (depending on how quickly you want the car).
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    2017 90D Lease Transfer - $1,220/mo

    First, I'm providing a link to a site which I'm advertising my car through (so I don't have to re-post all of the data here)... If that's in violation of the forum rule on "Competing Sites, Businesses, Individuals and Organizations," (or another rule) please let me know and I'll remove this...
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    How to block Seeking Alpha from searches

    It really annoys me that search engines don't have native support of this. Bing used to allow this (and its results really aren't that much different than Google, IMO). Since they removed this as an option I've slowly noticed my searches migrate back to Google. It's particularly stupid...
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    Speculate: what the heck happened to Chris Lattner?

    Honest question: Is he? Or is he a hacker? Or, using other definitions, is he a developer or just a hacker? Based on the quotes above, I'd guess he's more of a hacker... which has its roles (e.g. me), but may not make a good member/leader of a dev team.
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    General Build Quality of Teslas

    This is a really interesting point that I hadn't considered WRT the hardware on the cars. Based on my limited experience working in an "old school" aircraft engine manufacturer they had us software folks literally shadowboxing our staplers to comply with their 6-Sigma (used as reference only...
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    General Build Quality of Teslas

    I have never noticed misalignment in the chrome trim on my car (nor the alignment of the hood with the quarter panels). After reading these posts, I will do my damnedest to to not look too carefully. I would guess this is one of those things that you can never "unsee."
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    General Build Quality of Teslas

    I've been in and out of the SC a handful of times already related to fit and finish issues (as well as what appears to be a problem with the computer... taking it in again Friday for that). Overall, I'd say my expectation was that I wasn't getting a Mercedes or even BMW and that I was...
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    Louisiana Legislature passed bill outlawing Tesla

    <sarcasm> I disagree. I think that we should force Starbucks to franchise all of its shops. In fact, any business should be required to end all vertical integration. E.g. Dell should sell only through Best Buy-like retailers, AT&T can sell inter-state communication, but local...
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    Why haven't you gotten 17.17.4?

    FYI: I contacted the SC and they indicated that there was a bug with my vehicle preventing software updates... in case anyone else is in the same boat. They are trying to do an OTA fix.
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    Tesla workers issue?

    Well, yes. One major assumption you make is that you have an ambulance called, on average, every 23.3 years. More realistically, during your working years, you have one called once every thousand years and in your elder years one called once every ten minutes (obviously, being a bit...
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    Why haven't you gotten 17.17.4?

    Thanks for the feedback. Sadly and gladly (much shorter commute) not driving the car much anymore, so it doesn't impact me that much. I'll try rebooting just to see if that clears a corrupted DL (or does some other power-cycling magic) just for the hell of it. By the way, I got issued a...
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    Why haven't you gotten 17.17.4?

    I know that this is a bit of an old thread, but is anyone else in the US with AP2 still waiting for 17.17.4/17? I just got my car back from the SC and one of the notes said something to the effect of, "Check if update necessary - car firmware up-to-date." I'm still on 17.14.35... I do have...
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    How expensive has maintenance been for people who have let their maintenance plans expire?

    If the insurance is properly priced, then the best estimate of costs to you is less than the ESA price (as the cost of the ESA needs to cover pure premium, admin, and gain of the *likely* TPA). As bishopspeak says, this is really more about the variance and good sleep. If you can comfortably...
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    Slipstream wheels are all left-handed

    It could always be worse: tesla aero wheels - Google Search
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    Owners Sue Tesla over Enhanced AP

    In retrospect, because of the delay, I wouldn't have ordered FSD when I ordered my car. I had the expectation that EAP would be further along when I received the vehicle (I ordered when it had the Dec. 2016 language). In the end, this EAP delay pushed me away from a purchase of the vehicle and...
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    Model S Technical / Mechanical Issues

    I should be careful, yes, it should reduce brake force to the limits of traction. However, given the poster was back on the ground, now no longer decelerating at the same rate as before, the ABS system should have, within a tenth of a second or so, realized he wasn't sliding and reapplied his...
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    Model S Technical / Mechanical Issues

    Not deleting this post since it still seems like a problem, but I just realized I quoted something from almost two months ago... sorry. Wait - I understand that ABS would likely require regen to disengage to avoid interference.. However, this seems like a problem to me (and, based on tdjvfr's...
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    Model S: No Spare Tire

    Not exactly related, but I had a 5-series before the Tesla which specifically stated it had run flats and no spare. Bizarrely, it actually had a spare (but was missing a lug wrench?) which almost helped when my run-flat exploded in CT pothole season. No such luck with a bonus-spare in the...
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    Software V8.1 Update Confusion

    Only if you don't expect it to color inside the lines on an AP2 car.
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    WOW! This car just burned down....

    Did anyone else happen to read the description? Estimated Value: $83,000 Estimated Repair Cost: $140,000 Color: Burn.
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    Corporate espionage - does BMW know more about Tesla than we do?

    Not directly related to the OP's post, but a family I stayed with near Bologna drove a nice mid-end sports car with an exotic's chassis and engine underneath for testing. It surprised me the lengths they went to in order to quietly street-test designs. I was told, though, that this was, in no...
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    App login issues?

    Sorry about the delay - here's the image I mentioned. The quality is low because it was on my wife's iPhone and I didn't know how to take a screenshot (I'm an Android user); I just took a picture with my phone. Again, this isn't my car - I have a MS 90D... in Seattle, not Langley, BC. I was...
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    App login issues?

    I have been having this problem off-and-on for a few days (though I just took delivery on Friday evening). I can't seem to access my car at the moment. More severely, amidst these issues: My wife, using my account, logged in on Sunday evening with her iPhone app and saw someone's white Model X...