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If you end up getting stacks of hundred dollar bills, make sure you take a careful look at Franklin's face. If it looks a lot like Elon, then they screwed you over again. Seriously, hope you get a legit check this time!

One word of warning - The Conti warranty is a bit ambiguous when purchasing directly from the car manufacturer. That's because the warranty does not apply to OEM tires that come with the car. I ran into this problem when I purchased a tire from Tesla service, only to have it get a sidewall tear...

Damn, the ground breaking was on Jan 7, 2019 with first Model 3 productions in late Dec 2019. Has there ever been such a fast turn around in car manufacturing? Amazing that there has been so little US side press on this.

Produce 10,000 ventilators first and maybe I'll believe this....

I don’t understand your snipe. I am neither a reporter or government official.

I am not touching politics on this. None of your quotes say the guidelines are going to be lifted by April. I have my opinions of how long we will be in lockdown but I don’t report my opinion as news.

"In the US, where cases are currently at 92,932, the government says it plans to end the lockdown by Easter." That is 100% false as of 3/28/20. There is a desire to restart the economy as soon as possible but nothing has been decided. Furthermore, if there is an easing of restrictions, it will...

Santa Clara, CA SC can has the UV tool. Got my screen treated last week when I went in for an unrelated service. I just asked them if they had it when I checked in and they simply added it to the work order. I never got advanced notice.

On HW3, and latest sw release. No problems at all.

I just went through a very confusing and frustrating tire warranty and here is what I learned: 1) The tires that originally came with your MX have no warranty at all. 2) If you buy replacement Continental tires from Tesla, there is no warranty from Tesla. 3) If you contact Continental tires...

I find the "dancing' to be perfectly in sync with Michael Jackson's Thriller so kind of entertaining.

Double check your order confirmation. I am 99% sure I went to the Model X section of the Tesla Store and visually saw the correct filter image when I placed my order. However my confirmation email says Model S upgrade and the image is very different. I don't own a Model S so had no reason to...

Very important distinction. If Tesla would classify this as a deposit, then they cannot recognize it as revenue in 2019, but only when the car is delivered in 2020. By saying this is a pre-order payment for other "activities and cost" then they can recognize the $2500 revenue now.

It was a bigger deal with the Model 3 because Tesla sales people were telling folks the full $7500 federal tax credit was a risk to run out by June 2018. Also, there was a lot of demand for a lower priced Tesla so a lot of folks wanted to be first to own. Neither of the above is a factor for...

That's cool. I'm guessing you got the full tax credit which definitely brings the cost down significantly. At the end of the day, it's all personal choice and what you are willing to trade off. Again, the point of my post before things went sideways was to say that comparing the price of a...

That's great to hear and I totally respect your financial discipline. I was only debating Tesla's pricing strategy of the Model 3 versus Y so I'm pretty sure they are pricing based on the belief that 99.9% of Tesla purchasers will qualify for the full tax credit. Lastly, it will all be moot...

Still on the fence for me. Current EAP does everything I need it to do and I don't anticipate being a first adopter of FSD. However, current EAP is not perfect. It still has phantom obstacles it slows down for and the 360 deg sensors are not very accurate as seen below: This type of issue is...

If your federal tax liability is at least $3750, you will get full fed tax credit. Even the average US household federal tax liability is about $8400 from a household income of about $62K in 2018. Regardless, I can't imagine the average US household spending $40K+ on a car either so not sure how...

Assuming this is only for the US market at initial launch, the Y price factors in the loss of the federal tax rebate so Model Y is still more expensive. It is safe to assume that Model 3 price will be cut once that Y starts selling at the same time.

You can look for used tires on ebay and match the tread life. I've purchased 2 tires and both were under $150 each delivered. Mounting and balancing at a local shop is less than $30. I did have to provide them with the jack adapter which I already had. I just ask the SC if I can keep the spare...

BTW, what does this cost when the filter needs to be replaced? Is it included with the annual maintenance service once the Bio Defense mode is enabled?

I think TotaledTesla.com wasn't available LOL.

Free L2 charger in a public parking lot. As for ICE'd Tesla chargers, no excuses!

I actually asked someone who was just returning to their ICE vehicle in an EV spot "why?". The person said "cause you get free electricity like free gas paid for by the city which is using my tax dollars but I get no benefit. I should at least be able to park here for a few minutes". Have to...

Murphy's Law says it will hail exactly one day before you plan to clear out your garage:

As I always say - better sleeping than sleeping around.....

Well, I hope my 75D battery fails before warranty expires so that my replacement battery has to be a 100D.

Updated firmware to 2018.46.2 Listened to FM radio for about 4 hours over 2 days and have not heard the buzzing sound yet. Crossing my fingers that this is fixed. Will report back if I hear it again.

This will never make national headlines since there is no mention of fire. Hope the kids recover soon.

I have been listening to streaming for the last 2 days and no issues with the sound. I think you are right that it only happens with the radio. I plan to wait for one firmware update before making a service appointment.

The Norm Cubby is designed in a way to stay in place: Vendor - New Cubby Drawer There is a ridge on the lower edge of the cubby space. The Norm design uses the ridge to keep the cubby in place instead of relying on friction. It's the only design I know of that works this way. I've had no...

Anyone else experience this? After one of the post V9 updates, I get a total random short 3-5 sec buzzing noise out of the speakers. It almost sounds like some type of warning, but the sound is a static buzzing sound. It happens 1-2 times every hour or so. I've had it happen at highway speeds...

Finally available 7:30PM PDT 10/12 on my June 2018 MX.

I am in Silicon Valley literally 15 miles from Tesla factory. My June 2018 MX still waiting on the update connected every night to my 250 mpbs home network.

what about if you pay for a hotel room and the hooker asks you to pay more? I think that's unethical.

Is it unethical to pay $2500 for a laptop and then have to pay another $200 for software?

"stealth red" sounds like an oxymoron to me.

I accidentally press the button sometimes while grabbing the charger from its' base and the charge port opens. My base is a good 3 ft from the vehicle so don't think you need to hold it right up to the exact location on the car.

For all you Fremont delivery customers - make sure you drink all the expresso drinks that you can possibly consume. Because that is all you get for swag. If it makes you feel any better, my delivery appointment was at the same time as an ex-CEO of a very large silicon valley company and he/she...

It is very possible that Alex and Co will have done more M3 PPF and tints than anyone else in the world.

Update on my MX full wrap while the wrap is curing. Since I've never had wrap applied before thought I would share my experience for others that are doing this the first time. Most of the smallest bubbles did go away after about 48 hours. However, I had several larger bubbles 2-3mm in diameter...

It's the same price listed on the group buy page - $4200 for the wrap, plus I added on full paint correction and Ceramic Pro Gold. Paid in cash and got a good bundle discount so well under $6000 for everything. Sorry for not giving exact, but I also don't want to mislead. When you want the work...

Forgot to mention a funny thing. I wanted the full wrap for protection and chose matte just to be different from the gazillion Teslas in the Bay Area. Sure enough, on my way home after picking up my MX, I had a blue MS and a blue M3 in front of me waiting to get onto the freeway! It literally...

To be fair to Alex, I will post a couple close ups when the curing is done and he's had a chance to inspect/fix any remaining issues.

He is applying 2 weeks after wrap. This makes sense to me because if he needs to adjust or replace any of the wrap areas after curing, he would have to redo the ceramic coating too. I think this is just a logistical process that minimizes potential re-work. Good news is that the ceramic coat...

Yep, Alex was checking all those areas himself so will take a closer look after curing. I forgot to mention the benefit of ceramic coating on top of vinyl. One might think it's not necessary, but ceramic means not ever needing wax. I figure if you start putting wax on vinyl, it will eventually...

Here is a quick pic of my wrap from the group buy at Wheel Xperts: Norcal Bay Area Model 3 Tint/PPF Group Buy

Just picked up my MX full wrap. Looks great with maybe a dozen or so small bubbles which should disappear over the next 2 weeks as the wrap sets. I will take my MX back then to get the Ceramic Pro applied and Alex will fix any remaining issues from the wrap. I honestly don't know how these guys...

My experience with the kit - if you have a deep chip down to bare metal, I don't know how you can completely fill it. I've applied about 5 coats and can't seem to make any progress in filling the whole way. Paint match is perfect though and hide the chip from casual view. I left the full fix to...

You fold it open like book. No need to tape together. Just make sure you install with correct air flow arrow. Also push the filter all the way into the inner frame. It does fit nice and tight.