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Air suspension leaked.....
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ElectricLee
Member
PJFW8
Red Menace may hurt me
I don't care much for air suspension normally, but I DO like the GPS based features which I could really use in some areas around here, especially a few driveways I have to use. It's just a bummer for us who wanted it that it wasn't available when we got ours...
Depends on how long you can wait. It might be up to a year before air suspension rolls out. But it could also be six months.....only Elon knows.
Garlan Garner
Banned
I've ridden in an air suspension Model S and then one without air suspension.
I like the ride of the Model S without air suspension better.
I like the ride of the Model S without air suspension better.
Knightshade
Well-Known Member
Air suspension is usually cushy highway ride in trade for more stuff to fail later- folks into handling aren't usually big fans preferring things like magnetic shocks that Tesla hasn't shown any intent to offer.... (if they'd had those on the P3D+ I'd be driving one right now)
Also keep in mind a part showing up in the catalog doesn't mean it's going into production anytime soon. The 970 motor has been in there a couple years now without showing up in any actual cars AFAIK... more recently the "track mode" package showed up like 5 months ago and still isn't actually a thing they're selling... so who knows.
Also keep in mind a part showing up in the catalog doesn't mean it's going into production anytime soon. The 970 motor has been in there a couple years now without showing up in any actual cars AFAIK... more recently the "track mode" package showed up like 5 months ago and still isn't actually a thing they're selling... so who knows.
WilliamG
Hinge Fanatic
One of the only good things about my Model S rental (pre-Raven) was the air suspension. It was a joy over Seattle’s crappy roads. Someone else can chime in here but for general driving if you have large wheels with air suspension, does that mean pot holes are x times less of an issue due to suspension travel absorbing a lot of the crash, versus a standard suspension like we all currently have?
I can say if air suspension had been an option on my 3P+ I’d have taken it. That said, while I sometimes think of my suspension as being firm, especially with my...boat anchor wheels (tongue firmly in cheek), I go ride in a Prius etc and I’m reminded that it’s not bad at all in my car. I have certainly been in many, many regular passenger cars with way firmer suspensions.
I can say if air suspension had been an option on my 3P+ I’d have taken it. That said, while I sometimes think of my suspension as being firm, especially with my...boat anchor wheels (tongue firmly in cheek), I go ride in a Prius etc and I’m reminded that it’s not bad at all in my car. I have certainly been in many, many regular passenger cars with way firmer suspensions.
Atari2600
Active Member
When it comes out I am going to drive to the service center and demand a retrofit. Yes that's a dumb thing to do but I'll feel better about it.
Msjulie
Active Member
I guess I'm in the minority, I was pleased my 3 was available w/o air suspension. Not that it might not ride nicer but I just didn't (don't) want the added complication of that hardware. I prefer the least amount of things that can go wrong.
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