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Thanks, appreciate the explanation. I thought Elon tweeted (X’ed?) it with no mention as to which years, but those are not guarantees. I figured it was possible because aftermarket ones are available, but that makes sense. Maybe if they’re seeking margin while interest rates are still high...

Any mention of availability for pre-2019? Some blogs said it was all cars that didn’t come with it, but Tesla shop shows 2019-20. Mine is Aug 2018. Can’t figure how to thread search on mobile.

Always interesting to see how different others are than me. The other day, my iPhone screen stopped responding. It was my first day in 1.5 yr with our Tesla of using the radio, only because our 1 year of premium connectivity has expired and we don't need it since we can steam from our phones. I...

People (shorts) never learn. Hopefully they get in and out quickly. On a long time scale, we all know TSLA is going up, which is why many of us do LEAPS. Today's decline thus far, based on it's speed and volume, seems to be mostly stop losses and algo trading based on the big momentum (probably...

Thanks! I held on and now that the binary event is over, I'm good until next ER. I'll probably switch to stock around then so I can be hands off and wait for it to hit $1T and fund my early retirement. Wish I could have convinced my mom to put my inheritance in last summer, or even when it was...

Pretty sure I'm wrong but can't edit. Looking at option chain, Vega is higher on the short call for a bull call spread.

It sounds like you don't let capital gains interfere with your strategy, is that true? My biggest blind spot right now is incorporating whether to realize gains and roll out my calls with the fact I'd be in short term. I suppose 10% be 30% isn't a huge difference, but it hurts to know that much...

I'm far from an expert, but the IV crush would be worse on the long option than the short, wouldn't it? Further limiting upside potential.

I wouldn't say just like Vegas. Vegas is guaranteed to make the average person lose money. They have regulations for the amount they have to give back, which is always under 100%. Any investing is gambling in a sense. If you buy a property, you're gambling you can hold onto it with no revenue if...

It's not his money. The worst kind of trader is the one who can't overcome cognitive dissonance and rethink his position. He's too emotional. With everyone else coming around, he still plays the what-aboutism and calls Musk a fraudster, as if that will excuse his performance.

Problem with selling puts is if you get assigned. I'm going to assume you watch it like a hawk but I don't, so long calls is where it's at for me. I've made money on buying puts too last year, but it feels dirty.

Could use some advice here. I know the basics (the Greeks), but not sure about strategy for LEAPS. I have 1/21 $420 calls I bought in November for $43 that are up to $113. Break even is at $463. I think TSLA should be well above that in 1/21, but there are always shorts and other market forces...

Yes, that's what I meant. At my last house, the panel was right next to where I wanted the EVSE mounted. An electrician quoted $250 when we only had the Leaf. Only a couple years later, when they saw I got the Tesla, it was $600. I'd park it in the separate garage and just leave the Leaf in the...

Thats a good point. It would be nice to be able to skip the last SC stop. Our most common trip only needs one short stop, so we could just drive straight home. I'm just rather cheap when it comes to paying for installation; I didn't want to pay the Tesla premium. I've been driving EVs since...

Tesla store is sold out. Coincidence?

From the inspections stage, it took 8 days for the Charlotte Supercharger to open and 14 days for Newport News. If that follows for Cary, that would be between the 20th and 26th. Hopefully they can get it open before Thanksgiving.

Wish it were today. First time ever I forgot to plug in... Right after wife got back from using it all day. I'm down to nearly 10%. Just moved to a new house and commute is more E-intensive. Think it's finally time for HPWC.

I wave every time for 3 drivers, and when I catch the eye of S or X owners. When I first got my 3 (9/2018), they were very uncommon around here, and even S/X drivers would wave back. Now they usually don't, whereas most 3 drivers who see me wave actually do wave back. I see about 10+ 3s a day...

Can you take it to WA dealer? I used to live in Canada and almost always found customer service sorely lacking compared to US. Here I feel they'd just comp it out of goodwill. EDIT: now I see OP is not answering why this occurred. Forgive me if it was of no fault of your own, but if not, please...

Why are you selling if you don't mind me asking? Did you decide to upgrade to X after you got the second 3? I always at least get offers from CarMax or the like before buying a new car. Have you tried Carvana? They offered me more than Tesla for my Leaf.

Maybe on something like 101 from SFO to OR. I got >40 mpg in a Jeep Cherokee :D

Thanks for clarifying. I'd bought LEAPs and been absent for a while. Jumped back on for EoQ.

I'm not sure. I think it was partly to reduce complexity with variants and partly because the glass roof is actually safer than metal. I've heard good things about the OEM glass roof visors, but I've only missed them during road trips. I'd def buy in AZ though. Dry heat is nice but good lawd...

To be fair, all cars lose the most value in the first year than any other. We EAP buyers are also running into the issue that EAP no longer exists, so many buyers won't get how it's better than the already-free AP. If it doesn't have FSD, they might value the car lower than it should be...

I would when supercharging if I remembered to. SC is so fast for me (former Leaf owner) that it's usually about over by the time I have a bio break and am done responding to texts and emails.

They seem to be holding up pretty well if Craigslist for SFO or LAX is any indication. Despite how prevalent they are there, I didn't see that many for what I was looking for (AWD/P), and prices seemed pretty high. KBB gives me $52,676 private party for my 9/2018 AWD that I paid $61 for. Pretty...

If you think SR is stripped now... You probably already know, but originally, the plan was to have the glass roof as a premium-only option.

Wow, that's wild. Thanks for replying. I have no hope :D

Can you explain more about the Hong Kong change? The ON change was announced July 11, 2018 and only allowed for existing registered vehicles and inventory vehicles sold within the following 60 days to receive the rebate. That is, Tesla couldn't produce a bunch and ship them to sell before 9/11...

I used to live in a condo while driving the 2013 Leaf (84 mi range), that only had no L3 port. I left my car at the local Nissan dealership every night. BMW is also an option; maybe Jaguar & Audi now that eTron is out. Also check out EVmatch app. With a Tesla, you might be able to go all week...

I'm long TSLA via stock and call options, but the Ontario # does indeed look bad. It's by far the most populous and richest province. The article attributes it to their idiotic premier (brother to the former coke-head mayor of Toronto) discontinuing the provincial EV incentives. But that was...

Was there this weekend. Nice spot to let the dogs out on the grassy area behind. Wished there were some restaurants close-by. Only activity we had was positive: a couple of cars packed full of teens ogling the cars.

The problem is, the one's running the legislature, including likely the sponsors, tend to be from the rural counties that rarely even see a Tesla. We were in Hickory last weekend and only saw other Teslas passing through at the Hickory SC. We stayed in a well-off neighborhood. Lots of other...

I'm glad I live in a place that's safe enough for the police to care about this sort of thing. They warn us on NextDoor and they get pursued and arrested. I've seen them soliciting info from people on NextDoor and Ring Neighborhood app.

I think it's because you're a female; and that's sad, but it's also more common in the South (we're in NC). I've been stopped < 10 times in a year, and only once was by a man by himself. Usually it was women or couples. I've been stopped far less than when we drove a Leaf in 2012, when EVs were...

Do you use Stats app for iPhone or TeslaFi, etc? I'd be interested in knowing where your efficiency falls in the distribution curve. On Stats, I'm in top 10% and I feel like I mash the accelerator fairly often. I do usually only go 5 mph or 10% over, unless that's too slow for traffic.

People have called you out so many times on the weight, and yet you keep harping on it. First, the curb weight of a vehicle is just a starting point, before changes in trim etc.:How Curb Weight Works Manufacturers can post more specifics, but they don't have to. Second, if you look at Wayback...

Agreed. Hopefully next ER will show they are selling them at close to break-even at the start, which means it can only get better. With the store closings, they may even be able to make a decent GM on it. My first thought was that closing stores is bad. But it makes sense given how TX and...

Hype! Love Elon's showmanship. Tesla suspends all orders ahead of announcement. Redirects website

TUSK = Trans-United States Trek. Maybe... The full cross-country AP drive. Lewandowski's company recently did it in a Level 2 car.

Yes, first amendment is our most treasured, so he can say what he likes if it's not "material" to the company. It's hard to say that announcing a press conference (essentially what he's doing) is material to the company, even if it is giving free press that affects stock prices. Still, it's...

I don't believe in a rational market. Maybe when investing wasn't so accessible and there weren't bots using algos to trade. Between the shorts piling on because they think converts will bankwupt TSLA to the amateur RH investors playing weeklies as if they're lotto tickets, any short-term news...

That's probably why they don't. If people are deciding when to update or not based on minor bugs, they can't test on as many people.

Leasing is expensive. I'm no expert, but I'd think they would have to carry the full cost of the car and the sale would only hit their balance sheet in increments over a number of quarters. I know they lease S and X but 3 is lower margin, and they might be worried more about resale value, which...

My thoughts exactly, though I'm waiting to see if we break below $300, in which case my target is ~$290

Do you mean consensus for Q4 is 3/5 (actually ~3/4) of Q3 EPS? If so, agree that there's some room for SP to go up and that's helpful to place Elon's email in context.

Anyone know where I can report issues with the lane keeping for Navigate on Autopilot (NAP)? I tried link below, but nothing matches. Every day, NAP tries to get me to exit into an ending lane. Later, when the exit lane appears, NAP says I need to exit, but it uses a curving line, as if it...

Maybe they finally covered their short positions? Or sold their puts and bought some calls.

True. Wish I had never learned about options. Too much stress when I over-focus. I should just buy shares or deep ITM LEAPS and zone out.

Wish it were, to match my confirmation bias :D But pretty sure the stock will pop regardless, in early Jan when #s come out, and in Feb after the Q4 ER. It's just no fun seeing red on all the call options (and bull put spreads) in the meantime.