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    Tesla Owned Collision Centers - Only 4 Mth - 1500 Miles - Possibly Totaled

    Glad to hear you are (mostly) OK. When a car is totalled, the insurance company adds the local sales tax rate on top of the value of the car, so that will be on the insurance company, not you...
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    Charging Etiquette - airport parking

    I use a valet lot at SFO (SkyPark) That will rotate my car on a charger, and have it full when I get back.
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    Don't park under an Osage Orange tree

    We had our S about a week when we parked in Carmel, CA and came back after dinner to a cracked rear window. The police theorize it was a large pine cone we found on the ground nearby. It was about $700 to repair.
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    Model S to the Nürburgring Next Week!

    Wait - it was my understanding that the Turbo didn't have an IMS, hence no bearing problems!
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    Model S to the Nürburgring Next Week!

    My race car (Titan Mk 6 Formula Ford) was the best handling car I ever drove - perfectly neutral through the corners - but it was a purpose built racecar: seating for one, full loss electrical system, 6 gallon fuel tank. Useful for nothing else. I've also owned a Porsche 944 and a BMW E46 M3...
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    Model S to the Nürburgring Next Week!

    What is the Model S Laguna lap time? I couldn't find it in the thread. Call me a curmudgeon, but I preferred the pre-1988 1.9 mile version of Laguna - it was much more of a contrast to Sears Point, and the high speed turns 2 & 3 were a challenge (I used to race a Formula Ford). My best race...
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    Model S to the Nürburgring Next Week!

    Actually it does come for free in terms of power electronics. The energy storage (inductance of the motor/capacitors) is the same. The switches (in the case of Tesla, three pairs of power FETS from the two sides of the DC bus to the 3 phase inputs of the motor) are the same. The only...
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    Model S to the Nürburgring Next Week!

    I am an electrical engineer, and formerly worked at Enphase, a solar inverter company. Our inverter was bi-directional, and used in our storage product (a competitor to Tesla's power wall). One side hooked to AC, one side hooked to DC, and you could command the control circuitry to push power...
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    Any hacks to avoid 40 min charge limit?

    We drove to LA and back to SF this weekend. I think every supercharger along the way gave us the "high usage" message, and when we plugged in the system set our limit down to 80%. You could then go and bump it back up manually. We were very conscious of getting out in 40 minutes or so (we...
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    Cost to install wall connector in NorCal?

    In San Rafael it was $500 to install the 14-50 outlet. I am expecting about the same for a wall charger if my referral code charger ever shows up. I was planning on just setting it up for 60 amps, enough for my 75D. $1200 including the permit fee is not ompletely unreasonable. Checking home...
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    How long does it take to receive HOV decal in CA?

    My check was dated 1/2/19, cashed on 2/11/19, stickers arrived in early March, installed last week.
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    Price increases 3/18. Will FSD option go up as well?

    If the red light/stop sign recognition works on Nav on autopilot for even most of the 50 signs/lights I need to go through from the Golden Gate Bridge to South of Market, it will be $2k well spent. Here's hoping...
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    Towed Teslas at SFO, after getting unplugged?

    At SFO we use SkyPark (all valet) - If you go for indoor parking, they will charge your car before you come back. (Although we usually take the Honda Odyssey to the airport, it holds luggage so much better)
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    Woot! 1st Referral...Now What?

    Does anyone know whether the award goes by the date ordered or the date delivered? I gave out a referral and when it was ordered I thought I was eligible to get a HPWC. My account now shows it delivered, but says I need two referrals to get an HPWC :-( Is this correct?
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    RIP Panoramic Roof... :(

    Does that mean you can't get satellite radio on an S any more? I bought the pano roof in order to get the rack mounting points and SiriusXM built in.
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    Referral Credit Gone

    Mine says that the car was delivered in August - but I need a second referral to get the wall charger !!- it just changed from ordered to delivered. I guess I'll live with my 32A charging for a while longer.
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    Model S delivery mysteriously cancelled

    Second time was the charm! We picked up the car last night and everything went smoothly. The car is great so far...
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    Model S delivery mysteriously cancelled

    Looks beautiful (and very much like the one we are getting -- a red model S -- although we went with the cream interior.) I can't imagine any "shipping" problems from the factory to the Fremont delivery center a mile away. We need to go further to get from BART to the delivery center ;-)
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    Model S delivery mysteriously cancelled

    The story gets stranger. Last night we were called by a new delivery specialist saying it was all a misunderstanding, that the car is fine, and scheduled us for delivery tomorrow. We still don't know what triggered them cancelling the delivery the first time. Fingers crossed that the car is...
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    Model S delivery mysteriously cancelled

    Has anyone else had this happen? Last night, about an hour after I transferred the money for the down payment, we got a call cancelling today's delivery appointment. The delivery scheduler cited a "failed inspection" but could or would not provide any details of what failed, or how long it...