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OP here - thanks for all comments. Kwik Fit checked the valve - it was OK. As others here have raised, they pointed out the alloy wheels. My 8yo wheels look a bit blistered. They recommended a refurb. Any recommendations for a company that can do this near...

One of my tyres has been losing pressure (at an increasing rate) for literally years now. I thought that the new set of tyres I had fitted last year would sort this out … it didn’t. It has continued to get worse and now I am topping up this tyre once a week – to the tune of 2 or 3 psi. I...

Thanks. As I'm with Direct Line I've taken their option of adding Green Flag cover.

After a flat tyre last week I discovered that my 4-yr used car warranty had expired and so, whilst Tesla roadside helpfully arranged a flatbed transfer of my car back to my home, I had to pay the 3rd party for it. Not cheap. What does the forum recommend going forward ? Is there a good...

Thanks Glyn - I didn't know about that. I can now see that my battery is covered until mid-2024. Good to know !

Oops - I should have said AIDUI ! A bit of Googling suggests that the battery is indeed guaranteed for 8 years - even after a change in ownership. In my next cycle (Wed-Mon) I had, again, one "sudden" loss of 5% and the normal ~2% per day otherwise. I can live with that. Perhaps it'll go...

I bought the car as used (direct from Tesla) in November 2018, with a four year warrantee. AIUI the original battery warrantee doesn't apply to me - even with ultra-low mileage :o(

My car lives "indoors" and so never gets really cold - I've certainly never seen a blue snowflake on the display. So far this cold season even the outdoor lows have only been about 9C - well above 37F (which is PLUS 3C) . I don't know what I saw, but I don't think that it is an extreme cold...

As I'm driving an early Model S I don't know that your BMS experience is indicative of my car. And of course I don't even have sentry. The car has been behaving better over the last couple of days, losing ~1% per 12 hours from Wednesday evening to Friday afternoon, so perhaps it has settled...

Thanks - good to know. Although I expect to lose 2 3% every day as "normal" - and I've never seen a gain. I've been seeing 5% go in 2-3 hours !

My car lives in a comfy garage attached to the house (with a bedroom above). Whilst not heated, it doesn't get quite as cold as outside. I'm guessing the low is currently ~15C - well above freezing. But these sudden drops are not happening overnight. And to other comments - I've never seen...

2016 MS90D driver here with only 47k miles on the clock (the car, not me !). I don’t watch my battery %age indicator obsessively … but I know that it discharges about 2% per day when the car is left sitting in the garage. For the last week (3 power-cycles) I’ve noticed a “sudden” (i.e. within...

Thanks. Those seem like jolly fair "restrictions". Hardly limiting at all.

leave / re-join ... that rings a bell. minimal driving ... I was aiming for "zero" (free supercharging), but I agree that there is still value in the off-peak Go rates - even if just for "emergencies".

I'm struggling to find the Ts & Cs. Does anyone have a link ?

Hello Everyone, My Octopus Go tariff is up for renewal. It’s currently 5p/15p and they are offering a new deal of 7.5p/33.75p. Suddenly the standard rate of 20.8p/29.12p looks more attractive. It’s almost 5ppkWh cheaper for 20 hours of the day and, as I don’t do that many miles, I have little...

Ah ! Thanks for that comprehensive and authoritative reply.

I’m hoping for some words of comfort from a more tech-savvy member than me … I noticed a Porsche charger at a hotel and thought that I would give it a try. After all, “What’s the worst that could happen” (!) My 2016 pre-facelift MS only has the small Type 2 connector ... which took the Porsche...

OP here to put this to bed. The online shop email reply suggested that I try a Service Centre. A nice young man at the Leeds SC told me that stock was a problem there too - but he took my details and said he would let me know when anything changed. As good as his word, he emailed me on Monday...

Good to know. Thanks Rusty !

I assumed that the lead would be "captive" to the wall unit ... or at least "factory terminated" with appropriate connectors. Given that normal usage would involve a sustained 30A current I'm not sure that cutting off the "official" terminations and just wiring in the bare ends is all that...

OP here. Tesla finally replied. It only took a month ! They have unilaterally cancelled my order - so I guess I was right ... there are no more Silver Wall Connectors. Presumably I'll have to order a White one - when they eventually come into stock. I'm cheesed off because I sited the power...

I tried it. That email address is no longer in use. It's a bit odd - I feel like I am shouting into a vacuum. onlineordersEMEA just keeps sending the auto-response "Thank you for contacting Tesla Online Orders. We have received your request and will respond as swiftly as possible." and...

Does anyone know how to contact the Tesla Shop ? I'm getting no replies from their email address. I ordered a Silver Wall Connector (over six weeks ago !) and have since heard nothing (other than their prompt charge to my CC!). The Silver item is now out of stock (it wasn't when I ordered it...

My 2016 MS has held an iPhone for a while, but after a recent handset upgrade the newer iPhone is too big to fit. I've pulled out the plastic side supports (labelled 3 and 4) and, from online research, I think I need a "1" and a "2". The Tesla shop sell a full phone-holder kit, but I just want...

It's going to be an attached garage. It's still being built. There's a good chance the main fuse box may actually be IN the garage. I'll have a word with the builder to see if, after your comments re no need for PEN protection, a commando solution may be cheap enough to be attractive to me.

Firstly, apologies for setting off a hand grenade in the "regs" and "legalities" debating arena ! Secondly, whilst I've nothing against Scotland, I don't live there. Thirsk is in Yorkshire ! Glan, thanks for an excellent reply - especially that link to your post including costings. My...

I currently use a 13A 3-pin plug via UMC to charge my 2016 MS. I would like to kick it up a notch. I keep reading about home charging solutions that cost many hundreds of pounds. AIUI a "simple" blue commando socket (with RCD) will allow me to triple my charge rate with my existing set up...

This is an interesting thread, but ... I think the OP simply hasn't realised that he needs to select "charging" on the app in order to access the slider that controls the charging "target". But it's certainly worth pointing out to all newbies that 100% is to be avoided ... unless you are...

OP here. I'm going to have to eat some humble pie. I had it in my mind that the 40.2.1 inattentive period was about a minute - so a drop to 15 secs with 40.2.2 would be unacceptable to me. Over the hols I took a motorway drive and did something I've never done before ... I deliberately drove...

I'm confused. Can drivers NOT fall asleep in "normal" cars ? <g>

Agreed ... on both points. But I don't need to be reminded four times a minute just because the car isn't able to properly sense the presence of my hand.

I think it may be distance-related. I haven't measured, but I would say almost a minute at 70mph, maybe more like 90 secs when in a 50mph restriction. As said above, if interruptions arise every 15 secs it would actually be less tiring to drive just "manually". Any benefit from not having to...

Unusually, I have received an email from Tesla telling me about the next update (40.2.2). Leaving aside the comments about steering restrictions ... It states that the "inattentive" period for AP is going to be reduced to FIFTEEN SECONDS !!! I don't do a lot of motorway driving, but when I do...

Er, I don't visit petrol stations ! When I used to, in my pre-Tesla days, I would indeed avail myself of "free air" regularly. Nowadays I have to make a special out-of-my-way trip to a smelly petrol forecourt for air - and PAY for the privilege ! As pgkevet said, a foot pump is a good idea...

Actually, in "the olden days", I reckon I could spot a small psi diff in my high sidewalled tyres. My new low-profile 21in wheel/tyre combo is a different thing though. I really need TPMS now. Well in a UK town, during daytime driving, the extremes are more like 40F and 80F (and both would...

OP here. No, not my first car <g>. In the past I've always put the "right" pressure in and then kept a careful eye on the tyres. I'm one of "those guys" who actually casts an eye over the car, especially tyres, pretty much every time I drive. When one tyre looks (even SLIGHTLY) odd I've...

I've never had TPMS in a car before - so concerns over relatively small changes in tyre pressures is a new issue to me (and may perhaps be filed away as a "first world problem"). My S90D has been running with 42psi all round in my 245/35R21s when at ambient summer temp - ~20C. As the weather...

That's very similar to my power meter findings. I'm inclined to believe 2.1kW and an ampage closer to 9A. I think that my car is telling porkies when it displays 10A and it has recruited Alexa to fib for it when she tells me 2.4kW charging is taking place !

I could live with that. ... and I know that there are losses in the system. I'm trying to get an idea of how much "my house" is pumping into the car. The car claims that it is drawing ~2.35kW but the power meter claims that it is only providing ~2.1kW. That's a big difference - and only one...

Sorry everyone - I've just realised that my question was worded badly. I know that our cars charge at 10A on a 13A ring main. My issue is that my car says 10A@235V (meaning 2.35kW) whilst my new power meter says 9A and 2.1kW. Which is most likely to be correct ?

At home, running off the 13A ring main, my car has always told me that it's charging at 10A and ~2.4kW. The car shows a rounded 2kW on is screens and my Alexa skill reports 2.4kW. I've just acquired a power meter to keep track of my car's charging. It claims an accuracy of +/-2% ... yet it...

I was waiting for VBH to turn up at the end and point out to Jason and Karun that the all the cars in the "Cayman" group test (inc. the Audi TT and BMW Z4) cost over £50k and were all (in some cases a lot) slower to 60mph than the TM3. I know that the TM3 isn't considered to be a sports car...

Hello everyone – OP here. Thanks for all the contributions, For the record – I don’t suffer from anything like “battery anxiety”. However I am interested in how this stuff works. I am well aware of the “estimated” nature of these things – so I never display range miles in order not to sweat...

No, not a typo, this isn’t “vampire drain” – it’s the opposite. I do most of my charging at home, using a normal 13 Amp 3-pin plug. The other evening I was charging and stopped exactly as 70% was reached. I slid the “limit” slider down to 50% (as I like to control when charging occurs). The...

I can't imagine hat Vampire Drain can be completely stopped, but ... I usually lose slightly more than 1% per 24 hours. After receiving 16.2 I charged to 81% on Friday afternoon and found that by midday Sunday it was STILL showing 81%. So that's <1% in almost 48 hours. The drain has AT LEAST...

I used EVision a couple of times before I bought my S90D. No complaints.

What is the benefit of this ? How difficult is it to do and what sort of cost are we talking about ?

Yes, mine's a 65. I guess it was assembled in Nov/Dec 2015. It displays "3G" at the top of the MCU. When I'm at home, on the house WiFi, I get an "English browser". When I'm out and about, on 3G, I get Spanish Google results. I guess Americans think that "Europe is Europe" and don't think...

I just picked a local test centre. As with others, I found that the guy was really interested (his first Tesla) and I hung out with him. My biggest concern was him causing damage to the bonnet by not closing it correctly - but he didn't want to even look in there. Yes, a Model S is both wide...