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This is a genius move because everyone knows Elon is just terrible at public speaking ... I predict Mr Stiff is going to be so bad delivering his lines it's going to be HILARIOUS!

I don’t believe Mark did but I may be wrong. However I duplicated Mark’s set up perfectly after speaking with him last year. It works alright but with great cranking difficulty and stress on the VW/Audi/Porsche collapsing jack due to load. A little too weak & flimsy for my taste due in part to...

As a fellow M3 & YP owner, I'd say you did THE RIGHT THING pal. Don't be deterred! I fully disagree with the all-forgiving Tesla Cult-boys defending poor manufacturing quality. The more product rejections Tesla receives over manufacturing errors the better! It will force them to improve their...

Jokes aside, the term "Assisted Driving" with full "Autopilot" to soon follow would have been a much better & safer marketing approach.

My roof rack was meticulously installed by me using a Matco torque wrench. I had NO issues at all for nearly two years. Then suddenly it cracked out of nowhere. A quick inspection uncovered a few clues as to why this may have suddenly failed. Since the mounts are solid rubber, the corner mount...

Okay here is the Spoked wheel in place of the Model Y Performance Uberturbine wheel but this time in perfect proportion. The wheel gap in this pix is also back to its standard OEM Performance wheel gap, not further lowered as seen in my original post above.

One more reason: 4) Although the staggered Uberturbine wheels look more aggressive on a Performance Y, they cannot be properly ROTATED.

Absolutely, however there are many ways to solve this issue. The simplest is to purchase replica Sonics with the 3-Y bolt pattern and offset. The other is to swap out the hubs... I’m not that desperate though. The goal here is to reduce the unsprung weight as the Uberturbine’s are too massive...

Actually both sets (the YP and SP) share the same size tire and 35 series sidewall. It's the lighting giving that impression along with my sloppy disproportional PS work... My Bad!

The top and the bottom pix are the exact same picture, just different contrast and brightness settings. The YP's 21’’ Überturbine Wheels are optional on the Performance Y while the top & bottom pix are the 21" Sonic Carbon Twin Turbine Wheels off a Model S Performance. I apologize for failing to...

Porsche styled wheels

Doesn't disprove it either! :D

Please allow me to clarify... this is what the bet is riding on... from my first post: "Remember these words after the windows broke?... “Elon = Well there’s room for improvement!” My prediction will be once this baby is ready for prime time production, Elon will have another event where...

Thanks... Got it... my bad!

Yes, seems odd that the PF would blow soon after they messed around with the front facia replacement... Great point!

Found them: It's number 13... lol... NUMBER 13! ...talk about a bad luck number!

Although a hasstle for sure, I'm glad it wasn't more! BTW... Is there a picture, diagram etc of the Pyro-Fuse and/or it's location?

The Story pix of an overlapped Y and 3 is wrong! Although they share the same platform, their wheelbases are NOT the same as indicated by the cover picture posted on this story. This is the correct overlap. With all things being equal, all that's required is a perfect diameter overlap of the...

I wonder if poor pre-delivery handling of the car (to you) contributed to the motor failure? Sometimes towing and transporting an EV, especially if the car's driveline is not placed into neutral before its pulled up and onto a transporter or flatbed can wreak havoc on the drive system / dif /...

Who wishes to make a bet here? ... and I mean with REAL money!

Very, very interesting Randy, very suspicious too at that they had just a pair of DRIVER SIDE DOOR GLASS just waiting to go! ... lol... and nothing else, no body panels... just side glass... lol. To all the naysayers, so why didn't the CT glass break during the vertical steel-ball demo-drop...

Elon's VERY calculating... nothing is left to chance... he spends the first half of the presentation talking about the special materials, from heavy gauge Stainless Steel to bulletproof glass then spends another 15 minutes dropping steel balls from an elevated drop onto the glass that doesn't...

This is GREAT news... I would be very disappointed if it didn’t. Look if IKEA can do it, TESLA sure can as well! Tesla & Solar, its like jelly in a peanut-butter sandwich... they should go hand in hand!

This rendering has changed my vote from a NO to YES!

You are confused .... The first paragraph speaks only to the Tesla/Slime sealant problem. Later on the “My Kit” refers to the topic of this entire thread, how some Tesla owners like myself have assembled Frunk tire repair kits with everything one would need to properly repair a flat OEM Tesla...

Oh geeezzzz, I missed this! For that flat head carriage-bolt thingy to puncture your tire, it must have made some real freaking noise! Lucky it didn’t crack the wheel.... Glad to see see you made it home in one piece.

Actually that will not make any difference and may in fact remove the anti corrosion coating on the inside wheel surface. A normal rope plug kit works just fine. Its the foam pad that’s glued to the inner surface of the tire that’s the problem. If its left in place it will prevent the sticky...

Tests that we and others have done, along with numerous owner postings across many platforms have shown that the foam insert within the tire can prevent full penetration of the goo/sealant into the puncture. (Remember its a temporary repair anyways) Thus it will fail to properly fill and seal...

I believe the Y looks best in black, darkened trim (now std), tint, lowered, on 22” bright wheels! Here’s my PS remake, subtle, clean, classic... it’s the way I’m building mine once I take delivery of my Performance Y on order. PS: I am not a fan of the all black wheel... too Batmobilie for...

I fully agree with the courts decision!!! Space-X and Boring engineers volunteered their expertise & time (along with Elon's money) to develop a mini sub to save those kids if all else failed. Then Mr. Unsworth tells Elon that "he can shove the sub where the sun doesn't shine"! So Elon...

FORGET EVERYTHING I SAID ON PAGE 3... I’M NOW TOTALLY ONBOARD, Yes, I was unworthy... completely blind ... I was a doubter at first but now I have seen the light! When Elon revealed the new Cybertruck I was dazed and confused especially when the windows broke ... I was like... WTF? I posted my...

I sure hope Elon pulls something like that off... it will blow everyone away! And after the Cybertruck emerges unscathed, he rolls in a Ford F150 for the same steel ball test...and the whole thing dings and shatters! Thanks for posting...

Agreed! Musk is very calculating... nothing is left to chance... even his “WTF” comment was staged! .. musk is just a terrible actor when he smiled while saying it ... he failed to act COMPLETELY shocked which I’m sure was in the script ... the glass broke, he then told the guy to aim at the...

I was unworthy... completely blind ... I was a doubter at first but now I have seen the light! When Elon revealed the new Cybertruck I was dazed and confused especially when the windows broke ... I was like... WTH? I posted my displease at what I perceived was an epic FAIL... but boy was I...

Heavily Etched SS can neither be painted nor wrapped. It will shed off. Too much air will be caught under the wrap, it will bubble on hot summer days.

Maybe military applications, say like in Halo, that I can see, a modern day Rat Patrol

THE WARTHOG FROM HALO

The Warthog from Halo,

Well, thank God, it could have been this.... lol

That was the WORST REVEAL I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY 65 year life! Everyone I was with were on the floor laughing. 1) It looks as if it was designed by my 12 year old nephew 2) The team that set up the glass demonstration should be FIRED 3) Stainless steel is not that easy to work with or to...

If too dark, here's a better & brighter link: VW Hello Light Final4.mov

Poor VW has had a rough time with their Diesel-Gate cheating fiasco. Part of their settlement agreement was to promote electric cars in the USA with a major TV campaign, yet they never acknowledged Tesla's contribution to the EV revolution. So I took the liberty to tell it like it truly is...

Agreed, that was slap in his face for sure!... lol... but the daily non-stop battering from guys like this is hurting Tesla sales as well as the long-term stock outlook. It requires a counter punch for sure. People are gullible and they often listen to these naysayers without vetting their...

"Tesla is going to be "worthless" as far as the equity is concerned, their Model 3 is complete garbage"... says William Smith of Blaine Capital Can you believe this guy? Short sellers are pure evil counterproductive predators... Read the full story Stay with the video until the end. Elon sure...

This is NOT accurate at all.... yikes what BS!

All these differing rates makes me question their methods? o_O

Remember when Audi’s were having this issue back in the early 90’s? The drivers all swore and were all convinced they had their foot on the brake as they proceded to ram other cars or go through store fronts. These stories dominated the media with sensational BS.... until the “little black-box”...

Run flats are not very efficient... they are a much heavier set-up and thus it reduces overall performance, lengthens braking distances, turn in cornering suffers, road noise increases, and most of all they will therefore reduce battery range. Not widely known (but not necessarily needed) there...

This is my take: The Tesla Cult-Buyers-Spree (like me) is obviously winding down here in the USA, demand will continue to fall I fear unless something is done, and soon! (Tesla can't wait for China sales to kick in) So it's time to initiate Plan-B, expand your Marketing Base in the USA Elon...