Why are you not pursuing the Lemon Law, again? I have great sympathy for your terrible situation. Are you just going to sit here and take all these bullets? You have been beyond patient. Tesla owes you a functioning car or your money back. Period.Yeah I think I drew the very shortest straw. Such a shame. 5 months and only 2,300 miles and my car has never been 100% working.
I’m going to be reaching out this week to see about something we can do here. Indeed, I’ve been beyond patient.
Sorry, but the guy that told you summers in cold weather fine, is full of BS. Just look at the Michelin or Pirelli site. It’s loaded with warnings re potential compound failure.
On the Michelin site it specifically says these tires should not be used in 20 or below weather (with or without snow). If subjected to 20 degrees, should be rewarmed to at least 40 degrees before using.
I agree with you I am not trying to make a case of saying it is okay to use summer tires in cold weather. It is just in my specific case till I get my winters. I will definitely be very careful and will actually try to reach out to the SC tomorrow asking to see if they have any used AS they can loan me till the winters come in. The question was shall I pay for 21 AS just to get me by or use the summers I have very carefully on dry roads?
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Would probably get the AS tires in your case. Doesn’t matter if you use the the summers on dry roads or not. The temp is what matters, as the tires will develop tread compound cracking at cold temps and would need replacement
Damn and I thought I had a headache with my brand new MS! I’ve only had my car a little more than three weeks and Tesla has had my car 10 days. Supposedly they fixed all my issues except the “adaptive ride control disabled.” They’ve been waiting on the part this whole time and keep pushing my completion date back..pretty annoyed.
Since you live in Chicago, you should get proper real winter tires. Then keep the good summer tires and switch them in April and November. They are hard to find for the 19" wheels but they are out there and you have some leeway in sizes and speed rating -- they don't have to be exactly the same as the stock tires. I went 10mm wider all round but was able to find the very good michelin Pilot Alpins in XL load rating and they fit just fine. Tesla has other winter tires specced for the 19" wheel that are also 10mm wider so I knew they would fit just fine.
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Yeah. Puts things in perspective. My car has not, at any point in 5 months, been working correctly. Pretty crazy…
Thanks for the info. Again that was my plan. To keep 21 and summers and swap them with the 19 winters. However not sure when will the backordered 19 winters come. Again the question was shall I keep driving the summers carefully till winters come in or shall pay for 21 AS to get me by till winters come in. Then I will end up with two sets of 21 summer and AS and a set of 19 wintersSince you live in Chicago, you should get proper real winter tires. Then keep the good summer tires and switch them in April and November. They are hard to find for the 19" wheels but they are out there and you have some leeway in sizes and speed rating -- they don't have to be exactly the same as the stock tires. I went 10mm wider all round but was able to find the very good michelin Pilot Alpins in XL load rating and they fit just fine. Tesla has other winter tires specced for the 19" wheel that are also 10mm wider so I knew they would fit just fine.
e.g., Simpletires right now has the X-ice for the front and Pilot Alpins for the rear. Not matching is ok, but if you look around you can probably find a matching staggered set. look at Tirerack, simpletires, 1010tires and call local tire places who can usually order from those and other places. Look at the Tesla parts catalog for the full range of sizes that fit on the OEM wheels. Also see the tire thread here that has those sizes listed and a good discussion.
2021+ Model S tires and wheels: all things (Plaid, LR, OEM, aftermkt, 19, 20, 21, summer, winter etc.)
Thread for useful information and informative discussion of tires and wheels for the 2021.5 refreshed Model S. The OEM wheel options for LR and Plaid are: 2 WHEEL, 21X10.5J, ARACHNID, REAR 1234229-00-C Over-the-Counter(No VIN) $1,210.00 2 2 2 WHEEL, 21X9.5J, ARACHNID, FRONT...
I was surprised to find the Atari arcade games missing from mine (Asteroids, Centipede, etc.) I have no Caraeoke either. I don't know what drives the decisions to omit software features like that across the Tesla lineup (horizontal vs. vertical screen?), but the owners manual and website are full of "features may vary" notes. These appear to be two examples.
That's a strange one. Does it open with the UMC? Mine opens every time with the UMC.
Have not tried it. Never had a need to use the UMC. But can test that as another variable.
Just because others were also pushing me to do this (in addition to knowing I needed to, and the wifey telling me I need to), I’ve been in touch with Tesla today and am having a buyback request submitted for my Model S Plaid. We’ll see if they do the right thing here, and how long I have to wait for a response.
