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Any CA people heard of an extra delay specific to CA up to Mar 29? My wait hasn't been nearly as bad as bob_p (congrats finally!), but it's frustrating having a car just sitting at the delivery center and unable to get it especially now that the EPA hold has been lifted everywhere else. Here is my DS's email:
"Even though you may have read 100D's are being released across the country, the approval has not yet finalized for California. We do have to wait for that. The estimated timing for the 29th still holds."
"Even though you may have read 100D's are being released across the country, the approval has not yet finalized for California. We do have to wait for that. The estimated timing for the 29th still holds."
AMPd
Well-Known Member
2Cybers
Member
With an attitude like that I can see how any Tesla DS would work overtime and pull strings to try and help you.
Good luck
Two disappointments, after having the car sitting at the Service Center for 3 weeks, held hostage for the EPA certification:
- Software is still on 17.7.2 - and wasn't updated to the most recent firmware, surprising since the Service Centers typically do that for any cars brought in for service. So we're stuck with the older version of AP, with the lower speed restrictions. And that version really isn't ready for prime time yet, because the lane detection changes rapidly, causing the car to constantly move back and forth in lanes - something that can be fixed by having the software do the averaging human drivers do before adjusting steering.
- While I had done a pretty thorough inspection of the car two weekends ago, I missed checking the passenger seat controls - and found the lumbar support isn't operating - hopefully as simple as a connector issue
JHWJR
Member
My attitude towards my DS comes out of his utter failure to communicate with me, not the other way around.
Pinot.Noir
Member
Pinot.Noir
Member
Interesting. My pickup date is the 29th and my DS told me it was simply due to a backlog of cars being picked up and that was the first available date. Why can't they just be honest about these sorts of things?
Jim MacInnes
Member
Peteybabes
redneck drivin' a tesla...
Pinot.Noir
Member
Pinot.Noir
Member
UMmm....are those Tsportline mats lined in gold and delivered by a 5 star Mustang Ranch employee? Holy moly are those expensive. I mean they are floor mats.....meant for your dirty feet. Do I need more pile than a dead bears carcass to make a claim on quality?
Our 90% charge last night was 309.
Before Tesla posted their estimated S 100D range - I had projected the range would be 343 - not the 335 Tesla posted when the S 100D was announced. I came up with that number because S90D gets 9% more range than an SP100D - and if the S100D gets 9% more range than the SP100D, the 100% range would be 343 - which could be what we have.
I'm not planning to take the car above 90%, at least for now - while it shouldn't harm the battery pack, we don't need that much range, and I'll let someone else fully charger their car...
About the firmware - 17.7.2 is the "official" release for AP 2 cars (at least as of yesterday). The Service Center claims they can't upgrade beyond that - and there has never been any way for owners to request or force software updates in their Tesla cars - so I'm back in the same mode I've been in with our S P85 - when I get up in the morning, I check to see if there's a software update - so I can apply it before leaving the house.
AP 2 with 17.7.2 is not ready for prime time. Autosteer only works up to 35 MPH, and because the lane detection isn't smooth, the car moves side-to-side in the lane - at this time, it's really only good for a demo - not for real use. TACC is better, but it doesn't anticipate the need to slow down, so it has a tendency to do more hard braking than what we'd do with one pedal driving using regen. So I'm more likely to use TACC at highway speeds with light to moderate traffic - and if I do use TACC on surface streets, I'll manually disengage before intersections.
Other than the passenger lumbar not working (which will be checked today at the Service Center), the rest of the car is perfect, and feels to have comparable acceleration to our S P85 (which was also 0-60 in 4.2 seconds).
Before Tesla posted their estimated S 100D range - I had projected the range would be 343 - not the 335 Tesla posted when the S 100D was announced. I came up with that number because S90D gets 9% more range than an SP100D - and if the S100D gets 9% more range than the SP100D, the 100% range would be 343 - which could be what we have.
I'm not planning to take the car above 90%, at least for now - while it shouldn't harm the battery pack, we don't need that much range, and I'll let someone else fully charger their car...
About the firmware - 17.7.2 is the "official" release for AP 2 cars (at least as of yesterday). The Service Center claims they can't upgrade beyond that - and there has never been any way for owners to request or force software updates in their Tesla cars - so I'm back in the same mode I've been in with our S P85 - when I get up in the morning, I check to see if there's a software update - so I can apply it before leaving the house.
AP 2 with 17.7.2 is not ready for prime time. Autosteer only works up to 35 MPH, and because the lane detection isn't smooth, the car moves side-to-side in the lane - at this time, it's really only good for a demo - not for real use. TACC is better, but it doesn't anticipate the need to slow down, so it has a tendency to do more hard braking than what we'd do with one pedal driving using regen. So I'm more likely to use TACC at highway speeds with light to moderate traffic - and if I do use TACC on surface streets, I'll manually disengage before intersections.
Other than the passenger lumbar not working (which will be checked today at the Service Center), the rest of the car is perfect, and feels to have comparable acceleration to our S P85 (which was also 0-60 in 4.2 seconds).
TexLaw
Member
You ain't kidding, man. Not to mention that we get to pay through the nose for the delight of having their logo emblazoned across the mats more conspicuously than a NASCAR driver's arse. I'll pass.
Now, we just need WeatherTech to work up some front mats for the MS, and we'll be in great shape. Those are excellent quality for far, far less money.
TexLaw
Member
That's strange, as my 90D had 17.9.3 installed when I took delivery on Saturday. I suppose it could have just had something pushed to it before I took delivery.
Absolutely nothing wrong with charging to 100%, as long as you take it out for a spin and get the charge down to 80%.
