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They aren't very worn - seems like they have about half of their tread left. I've had summer tires mismatching more than that before. Maybe not as big of a deal on clean roads?

I do have AWD, but the vibration isn't amplified during acceleration - it actually lessens. I talked to someone at the tire place, and he said it sounds like a steel belt has slipped/separated/broken in one of the tires. I didn't know this could happen, but the symptoms seem to match...

I've read a lot of posts about foam coming loose in tires, causing a vibration - but it seems to be predominantly in new M3s (and Goodyear tires). I have Michelin X-ice tires on right now. Does anyone know if they have foam in them? Also, I've seen people mention getting a Road Force balance -...

I want to clarify - this isn't a high speed vibration like some I've read about here (someone described it as like an electric toothbrush). This is more of a wobble. And while I feel it mostly in the steering wheel, it can also be felt through the seats (my son says he likes it).

The part that seems weird to me is that the vibration goes away completely at highway speeds. Most things I can think of wouldn't do that.

I'll have a talk with them. They do so much business though, I'd think that if that's the issue, they would have had lots of complaints by now.

A few weeks ago I noticed my 2015 70D had developed a significant shudder, most prominent at around 30-4 mph. The steering wheel was visibly oscillating back and forth, proportional to car speed. I had had my snow tires/wheels put on a week or two earlier, so figured it was probably related to...

Has anyone had any luck getting Tesla to cover this just the recall? https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RCLRPT-17V260-5503.PDF&ved=2ahUKEwil7OW0l_z6AhV6MVkFHUXqD2YQFnoECDcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0ESP62FJsd58rGQY3cFCuC it seems pretty similar - same...

I forgot to post a follow-up to my own thread. Oops! It turned out in my case that a mouse had gotten in and built a nest that got sucked into the fan (the mouse didn't). They cleared out the nest, and it's been fine ever since.

I haven't used the rear seat heaters in my car yet, since my two kids have been in carseats since I've had the car. My daughter is finally tall enough to not need one, so I told her she would finally get to enjoy the heated seats. But it doesn't seem to come on. I turn it on on the max setting...

Interesting - I'd love to hear what the diagnosis (and fix) is. Is yours still under warranty? (I got mine 2 years ago from Tesla, so I still have about 2 years on the warranty)

Personally it would make me suspect that there was front end damage, and an updated nosecone was put on when doing the repairs. And that would make me wonder if everything was repaired properly. So for me personally, it would decrease value.

I have a 2015 70D, and yesterday the heater started making weird noises. Initially, on my way home, it made sort of a repeated clicking noise - kind of like a fan hitting something. I turned the heater off the rest of the way, and hoped the windows wouldn't fog up. This morning I tried the...

Tesla's prices are firm, and cars come with either a 2 year warranty (to max of 100k odometer miles) or 4 year/50k mile warranty (for vehicles that are less than 4 years old and currently have less than 50k miles). Prices have dropped a lot in the past 6 months. I bought mine about 8 months ago...

The full charge range is 292 miles? With an 85 kwh battery? Usually P85s have a max range around 260 miles or less.

The carpet type of Kagu rubber type?

Interesting. Yes, I have a sunroof. But the primary draft we felt was coming from the bottom of the doors. I didn't specifically feel up around the sunroof though.

I'll check with the service center about the weather strips, thanks! I need to tell them about condensation in the taillights anyway. I couldn't feel any warm air coming out from the vents in the back of the center console (for rear passengers). Maybe a very slight airflow. The cabin heating...

Unfortunately mine is not a refreshed model. That seems odd that this wouldn't fit earlier ones - that presumably mean something about the footwell vents changed when they refreshed the front fascia?

While driving home from Thanksgiving in 10 F weather, despite having the heater blasting for the entire 45 minute trip, I and the rest of my family never felt warm. Ok, the seat heaters and steering wheel heater help, but our feet were freezing. Feeling down to the left of the driver seat, it...

Price dropped, $70.

I bought a set of 19" wheels with snow tires last winter while still shopping for a Tesla, and ended up getting a 2015 (whereas I had been expecting to get a 2013 or early 2014). So I had to put gen 2 TPMS in the wheels, and have the gen 1 ones for sale now. My understanding is that the person I...

Wow, I'm really glad I haven't done the update, and have no intention of doing so. Did they lay off all their QA people or something? Every new thing I read about v9 seems worse than the last.

I find it to be a helpful way of keeping track of other cars around me.

Thanks for clarifying that!

I fully agree. I have no interest in having half the screen permanently dedicated to the map. 95% of my driving is in places I am very familiar with, and do not need a map. So I greatly prefer using that screen real estate for the media player and rear view camera. Not being able to do that is a...

Many of the improvements in software version 9 seem to be for cars with AP, which mine does not have. From my perspective, for non-AP cars, the biggest change is to the user interface. Personally, it's a change I do not like. I really like being able to have the rear view camera and media player...

And to me what is most bizarre is that these people who have been paranoid about government overreach in the past, are now supporting an administration that is pushing towards authoritarianism, and massive government overreach. Trying to block California from being able to have its own emissions...

I do agree about how the right wing media has been portraying Tesla. I think part of it likely also ties in with a disdain for "intellectualism" and science. Part of it may also stem from the view that climate change is a myth that we scientists are spreading to somehow line our own pockets, and...

It isn't patriotism. It's fierce nationalism. All authoritarians have managed to seize power by stoking nationalism in their followers. It's a "you're with us or you're against us" mentality. They are using the flag to try to make it seem that anyone who disagrees with them must be against the...

Yup. I hate people who use an over-the-top display of nationalism to build themselves up and manipulate other people. When you look at this picture below, do you think "man, he really loves this country"? What I see is a snake oil salesman who has learned how to manipulate people.

When I got to my car today after work, a family with two middle or high school age kids was standing in the parking lot. The kids had been taking pictures of my car on their cellphones for a while. :) I showed them around the car some. They were practically giddy. The first day I went to pick...

I agree that many do not see it as a choice. When someone is born into a very religious family, that brain washes them from birth to put blind faith in a book people wrote thousands of years ago, their upbringing has mostly taken away their ability to make a choice. Technically they can make a...

Very well said all around. It's all a good illustration of a fundamental societal problem - we don't teach people how to think when they are in school. We should be helping them build core reasoning skills, be skeptical of claims, etc.. On the issue of the class warfare aspect of this: the...

I made the mistake of letting my kids name my red Tesla. It is now known as "Magma McFirestorm". :)

You should be able to remove "ingrown bugs" with a clay bar (and lube).

Thanks!

My car doesn't have the premium interior lighting, so I want to use some LED strip lights to improve the lighting in a few areas. Instead of cutting the wires in the car, I'd like to be able to put connectors on the LED strips so I can plug them into the existing connectors for lights my car...

Ultimately you need to get the option codes. How you get them depends. Since I got mine through Tesla, it shows up in the archived list at EV-CPO. The VIN ends in 087535. If I have the options column visible, and click on that, I can see all the codes for what it has. Mine seems to be somewhat...

Yeah, I don't see why someone would pay more for a Tesla without warranty from Vroom than they would for a Tesla with warranty, directly from Tesla.

Neat, thanks!

Oh - I checked, I don't have the interior lighting that comes with the premium package (at least not the lighting strip in the door panel), but I do have the exterior lighting that comes with it (door handle lights, fog lights, puddle lights). My understanding is that the wiring is all there...

Wow, that makes me feel even better about the deal I got on my car from Tesla - $50,700 for a 2015 70D with 34k miles and configured exactly how I want.

I'm curious what vroom paid.

I mentioned that I would post some more recent photos to show what the rear was like after they tried buffing it out. These pictures are taken after I gave the car a quick waterless wash with Duragloss Aquawax waterless wash.

Ahh, that's very helpful. I forgot that you could see the option codes at EV-CPO. This is confusing - I'm trying to find more info about what the difference between TP03 "Power and Lighting package" is compared to "premium interior and lighting package". On a google search, the primary place...

Sweet! Thanks! :) I wasn't sure if you had it or not. So the Monroney doesn't list the Premium Interior and Lighting Package. So - why does it have the power liftgate and at least some (maybe all?) of the other features from that package? I love a good mystery. :)

I've asked the OA, but haven't gotten any response from him. I'll try the service center. Thanks for the suggestion.

Excellent, that's very helpful, thanks. That will help me identify whether or not it has these lights. It looks like in early 2015 this premium lighting package morphed into the "premium interior and lighting package", when they eliminated the tech package, making some of those items standard...

Ok, I'll check, thanks! Is this lighting on whenever the car is on, or only when the doors are open?