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I purchased my 2018 M3 and it is still running HW2.5. Since I bought FSD, I get a free upgrade to HW3. I've driven the Hertz rental car M3's running Autopilot on HW3 and observe little difference in Autopilot capability compared to my car. Wondering if I should hold off on upgrading to HW3...

Yesterday, my 2018 RWD was rear-ended near LAX. (Other driver at fault.) My car suddenly became undriveable and my 12V battery suddenly became limited. The 12V died ~2.5 hours later. I think the pyrofuse likely broke. I was able to do #1 and #2, but didn't have time to do #3 and #4. Based on...

My RWD M3 is going to the best ski resorts in Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming this season! Anything to pay attention to driving in snow and ice? At what point should I be putting on snow chains? (fyi - CC2 gets the snowflake (3PMSF) symbol normally assigned to snow tires. And reviews compare the...

Many of our M3s are now going off warranty and losing roadside assistance. Seems like the best alternative to Tesla roadside assistance is AAA towing. But I've heard that it's a pain waiting to get a flatbed tow. Let us know your experiences with AAA flatbed towing and the location of the tow.

My M3 warranty expires this week and I had some recent repairs done. The Tesla service center rep previously told me that those recent repairs carried an additional 1 year warranty. However, the Tesla T&C state: Any Parts or Used Parts repaired or replaced under this Tesla Parts, Body &...

My M3 passenger side repeater camera housing is loose, causing the camera lens to move a bit. This causes the lane marking visualization to change erratically from straight to curved lines, especially when my car is stopped. Needless to say, I don't trust my car to drive itself. When Tesla...

After driving 26k miles without rotating my stock MXV4 tires, my back and front tires had 1/8" and 5.5/8" tread depth remaining, respectively. So it appears that the back tires on the M3 wear out twice as quickly as the front tires. In that case, can you simply replace the back tires (with the...

The CC+ was already highly rated, but Tirerack rates the CC2 as superior to both the CC+ and A/S4 in every way. I ordered the CC2 from America's Auto - $792 for four tires minus $165 instant warranty credit on the MXV4 I'm replacing. Seems like the best price since even when Costco runs a sale...

At Rocklin supercharger today, I noticed several supercharging cables fell from the dock and just laid touching the floor. Apparently, the magnets are getting old and when windy, the connector is prone to dislodging from the dock. After my car finished charging, I placed the connector back in...

Last month, after washing my car, a piece of thread poked out of the camera fixture next to my rearview mirror. Now, after recent rains, another thread poked out of the body panel near where my front and rear passenger door windows meet. Why is that thread there? - If it's not necessary, I'd...

Standard range will have 50 kWh usable battery capacity and 220 miles range. LR has 75 kWh usable and 330 miles range. MR was reported to have 62 kWh usable, so it should have about 275 miles actual range (= average of 220 and 330). However, Tesla only advertises 264 miles range for the MR...

Black is hard to keep clean but it's arguably the most beautiful color on a clean car. Only 14.4% of M3s on Troy's survey are black. In the bay area, there seems to be even fewer black M3s on the road. I see a larger proportion of non-Tesla cars in black. I get that people have the money to...

If you look at EPA spreadsheet > EVs tab > Column CY, it clearly shows: - Regen braking wheels source: Midrange - Rear wheels, LR/AWD - Both That explains why the MR City range is less than it should be: MR Range: City (274.1) , Hwy (251.2) , City/Hwy = 274.1/251.2 = 1.0911 LR Range: City...