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I don't need a track worthy component that costs almost 10X what an OEM one costs on my daily driver. Track car? Absolutely, but this isn't a track car.

Okay, so my first squeaking control arm issue was just outside of warranty. Before the local service center opened, Tesla was going to repair this via Goodwill, since there was a known issue, and I was so close to the warranty period. Couldn't spend a whole day going donw there, and the local...

I took off my UP springs and put the factory ones back on, as my son is now getting more into mountain biking, ad I need the ground clearance. Unfortunately, my spring compressor broke in the process (my fault, impact galled threads). Had one spring 180 degrees off, and managed to rotate it...

FWIW, if anyone else comes across this in a search, same thing happened to me today. In my case, on of the retaining tabs came loose and the tire chaffed through it. May have been from putting springs on it once, and replacing the control arm a different time. Tesla suggested I tow it there...

.....And......too soon. Back to not working. Grr.......

Okay, so several days ago, it got so my phone wouldn't work at all. And I've tried the completely remove phone, reboot car, all that stuff. Made it better for a day, but went right back to not working. It was so bad over the past week that my normal wallet keycard ALSO wouldn't word. Had to...

Just about the exact same thing, here. I noticed it was picking up 67Queen's iphone before mine before it started not seeing my Samsung. Still does that, it sees her phone, but doesn't mine. Thanks for posting this, I was starting to think it was my phone, not the car. Apparently not. And...

I've been having this problem for the past few weeks. And it has gotten HORRENDOUS. I'm like rhaining above with my frustration level. This is NOT an iPhone issue, I have a Samsung (S22+). It seemed to help when I updated the app. For a day. Now it is back to same old same old. It is like...

Man, that sucks. Sorry to read that. I have a Performance as well, and I can tell you I don't see anywhere near the kind of efficiency that some folks here with non-P's are posting. Lifetime for me is 309w-hr/mi, and that is with 87,000 miles. It is a good 20% worse in the cold, and...

When I bought them, the "Super Performance" was the only option they offered for the Performance.

Got a notification December 31. Had actually set up a service request a few weeks prior. COuld get me in in a few days, cost was $281. So I denied it, and planned ot look into it myself before ponying up the money. Then the recall happened. Of course, since then, they don't have parts...

I went with the Unplugged Performance. As things have settled, the car sits lower than I expected, the caveat being I didn't measure it. Unfortunately, I now have a lot of issues with clearances, and I managed to destroy the plastic rocker extension coming out of a parking garage the other...

No, the engines were removed and replaced with new ones. Many of the old ones are sitting at the PEC in Atlanta (where my father-in-law works, which is how I know about it), awaiting disposition. They may be scrapped, they aren't sure, yet what they'll do. It isn't legal, anyway, to rebuild a...

Porsche actually replaced the whole engine. And yeah, there were issues with all teh diesels after the 7.3! Did you ever see the 3 valve spark plugs? Went what, 5 years before a fix in 2009? Don't disagree with you, just trying to give insight into the customer's perspective.

Can't find anything wrong with what you say, and my first job at Ford in Dearborn (engineering) was dealing with Re-Aquired Vehicles. So a little familiar with the process. But some recalls are emissions, rather than safety related, and some are voluntary from OEM's for other reasons. One...

19's. In my case, Enkei Raijin's.

I sold mine before I even took delivery of the car, though I didn't get what the OP has listed. I'm sure there is a market, but the roads around here when I got mine were pretty much a non-starter, They have since done a lot of work on them, and I oculd probably get away wth them. But just...

It is going to depend on the place you take it to. Before the local service center opened, they scheduled me for one 3.5 or so hours away. Gave me an estimate, replaced under "goodwill." as I was out of warranty. COuldn't go that far, was hoping for their mobile service guy. Ended up...

220-ish or so on a 90% charge no problem on my longest days. Lots of highway speed, but most of it is 70-75. Rain will hurt range. I run aftermarket 19's, rather than the 20's, but if you are highway speed and relatively steady state, that probably won't make much difference, since it is...

Had the same issue, out of warranty. Tried mobile service, said couldn't do it. Tried to send me 3.5 hours away. Sent me quote, attached. Goodwill, great! Except I didn't have a day. So the local service center opened up between the two. They would NOT honor the goodwill, claiming they...

Are you running coil overs, or did you raise it another way? When I installed the UP springs, it dodn't lower the car much, but over time, the suspension has settled, and it is much lower than I expected it to be. Looks good, though I did it as they advertised increased range. But I do bottom...

The stuff around the windows has been aluminum forever. My 67 GTO has 3 different types of brightwork. When people say "chrome," they often are describing a look, rather than the actual metal. But the stuff that is chrome plated is the stuff that is usually cast, out of what is called "pot...

Yes, some European cars had a "sport" package that blacked out the chrome. My BMW had that, and had that option. But, Teslas, ESPECIALLY the 3's, are high volume, mass produced cars. One of the ways they are affordable is that production is streamlined through minimal option offerings. So it...

Lost in translation. An engine is a device that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy......meaning it burns a fuel. An engine is a type of motor, but not the other way around. So if you are referring to something that converts electricity to mechanical energy, that would be a motor.

It is a known issue. There was an article in Electrik or somewhere about it. I read it, and a week later, mine started. I had almsot 70,000 miles at that point, so I was out. But like I said, two service centers gave me different feedback on it. But yes, you turn the wheel and hear...

So I got the dreaded squeaky control arm issue going on. Started happening when I was a bit over warranty, mileage wise. However, by this point, Tesla had begun replacing them proactively. Set up appointment. Can't do it mobile, so it sends me to Atlanta (Alpharetta). They send me a quote...

ONe thing I did not see mentioned is inertia (apologies if I overlooked it). It isn't so much the mass of the wheel, but the wheel's inertia. I=m*r^2 - an equation I'm sure anyone who has played around with turbos knows quite well! That's for a uniform disk. But wheels aren't uniform. So...

I've had this on my Amazon wish list for 5 years! https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B001P29YBS/?coliid=I1CZSKDDL1JCF8&colid=293292NLXU8O0&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Yep. Granted, most of the time when it snows, the roads are slippery enough where it is advisable to not use cruise. But we often get snow when it s above freezing, so the traction isn't limited, and I have had that happen, as well. I changed my vote from unusable to annoying, but usable...

Both. E30's were cool, too.

Oh, yes. Yes it is. I don't care for the new BMW stuff at all. Looks like an Infiniti from the side, the light look like Audi, and the front end looks like Dodge. E46 was a beautiful car. I still have my E60, and I'd call it a very handsome car (M-Sport). Of course, it is a 535i, so it is...

De gustibus non disputandem est.

Yep. That's what Demuro does. Just spouts off opinions, usually just whatever strikes his fancy. Credit to him, it made him millions. But there are plenty of gear head types who can't stand what he does.

The prototypical car to which young adults aspire to own.

Yeah, exactly. Now that I know taht isn't hurting by battery life!

No, I'm way too much of a gearhead - mine's a Performance. I'd rather try to kick an opioid habit than to deal with any hybrids. I'd start driving my BMW again, first. Only recently an issue exacerbated by a few things: A) Weather. Not a problem when it isn't cold and/or raining. I...

Usually not an issue. I'm gone from 4:30-9:00, then home from 9:00-3:00 (on most days), then gone again from 3:00 until about 8:30. I can top off in the day with the wall charger and add about 15% per hour. Some days it will be less "top off" and more like just adding an extra 15-30%. Don't...

I usually charge to 90% every day. In the warmer months, with no rain, no problem. But sometimes if I throw a bike or two on the roof during the day, it kills range. Now with teh cold, especially when it rains, I'm using more and more of my battery. Twice this week, I have gotten down to...

Wow. I had not had issues with range loss for most of the car's life. Performance, so rated range is 310, bought end of May, 2019. After about 40,000 miles, I was around 300 (extrapolated from range at 90%SOC). Noticed lately I have even more trouble making it though the day on a single...

Nothing works on ice. Nothing. And we don't get dry snow in Knoxville. Ih, by the way......here is my driveway. What was that about stopping on a steep hill again?

I came from a 5 series. I actually still have it, but need to sell it. 2010 535i M-Sport, 6 speed. I have modified it, makes about 360 horsepower. I do not miss it, and when I occasionally drive it, it feels unbelievably slow and heavy (despite being 1000 pounds lighter). I took a year...

2019 M3P, have had the issue since the feature came out. I use Samsung's messages app on the Galaxy S9. Not very often, but often enough that I know if a random text comes through that doesn't make sense, I should check the phone before replying. Do not recall having seen it since the last...

The guy who mentioned using Chill Mode nailed it. Not sure if any of you have tried that, but I had to venture out to rescue my wife on Thursday night, whose Audi autolocked her out with her keys in the car. Several road were closed, so I kept having to divert. And Knoxville is int he Smokey...

3M Crystalline. It is clear, and it makes a HUGE difference. DId it on my BMW (black interior) before the Tesla, and was able to quit putting up the reflective windshield thing when I parked the car. On the really hot days the AC couldn't keep up on the BMW. Did it on the Tesla at the same...

Bless your heart. At least you get an F for F-fort.

There are multiple causes. Shadows are one. I have noticed that the severity and frequency of it varies, often with software updates. I have experienced it in the dark, and used to daily. But the car has now figured it out (granted, I've already got 50,000 miles on it, so it has ample...

About the only system we've been able to make work in our multi-level house, too. Never had any issues with the car and connecting with it.

I run 245/40R19, which are as close as they come to the OEM 20" tire's rolling diameter. I had initially set it up for 19's, but now have it at 20's. The car does detect the difference, though, when I put on the 18" all seasons for road trips. So there is something other than rolling diameter...

The product Secondary, not primary Model 3 Performance X if my wife would consider it, roof, powerwall Performance for the money - combination of range, dynamics, etc. for the price

It is a bug. A response to a misidentification is a bug. It may be common across vehicles, but it is a bug. Very typically, the accident involves cars behind the vehicle that actually initiates the incident. THe phenomenon is known as the accordion affect. NHTA assumes 1.3 seconds for a...