I guess you could say that. My MCU was replaced under warranty with one that has LTE. But it makes no difference. AT&T now throttles LTE to 2.4 MB which is the same as 3g.
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I go to my S 100D today. No vanity mirrors or upgraded MCU
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I guess you could say that. My MCU was replaced under warranty with one that has LTE. But it makes no difference. AT&T now throttles LTE to 2.4 MB which is the same as 3g.
I took delivery a week ago... no lighted mirrors no upgraded MCU. The way I look at it is if I hadn't read about the upgrades here on TMC would I still be happy with the car? The answer is still a resounding yes. Sure it kind of bugs me but this is the way Tesla operates and I knew that going in. Sometimes ignorance really is bliss.
My wife has been unhappy with the car from day one since it didn't have the lighted vanity mirrors that her $20K Prius has. I mailed several contacts at Fremont service quoting the blog promise to upgrade us and have had crickets. I've never not had someone there respond when I email them directly. I can only imagine the eye rolling when they got my email
mkspeedr
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My wife has been unhappy with the car from day one since it didn't have the lighted vanity mirrors that her $20K Prius has. I mailed several contacts at Fremont service quoting the blog promise to upgrade us and have had crickets. I've never not had someone there respond when I email them directly. I can only imagine the eye rolling when they got my email
For sure my wife agrees the lighted vanity mirror is a major refresh. It justifies the P100D upgrade now.
Seems like these things vary from SC to SC. My car came without adaptive headlights and they said they would fix it. 5 months later and still no retrofit. My SC says they won't do anything until Tesla HQ tells them how, but other SC's have went out of their way to retrofit without needing a bulletin from HQ.
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Bruce.
JRP3
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Don't feel too bad.. with all of the changes that have happened (uncorking, refresh, AP2.0), lighted vanity mirrors and MCU upgrade are pretty minor. The older MCU is still plenty fast for the main functions of the car. And lighted vanity mirrors is a small thing (and your SC may retrofit them, if you ask very nicely).
new mcu a minor upgrade? an upgrade that can't/won't be retrofitted by sc is hardly a minor upgrade
So I'm getting an inventory S100D built in November 2017. Am I correct that I will be missing only the following features from new cars:
And I should still have AP2.5 (paid for enhanced)? Am I "uncorked"? I pick it up in a few weeks. Just want to make sure I shouldn't switch it up again.
- lighted vanity mirrors
- new MCU
And I should still have AP2.5 (paid for enhanced)? Am I "uncorked"? I pick it up in a few weeks. Just want to make sure I shouldn't switch it up again.
Derek Kessler
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We can't look at a Tesla vehicle through the same lense we use to look at other auto manufacturers. Tesla's are completely different animals more akin to mobile devices such as Android or IOS phones where a new hardware iteration or version comes out every year. Trying to keep up can get very expensive, which is why an OTA software update system is such an amazing differentiator. So where you might lack a few pieces of new hardware you gain new features for your existing hardware several times a year. To me it's a win no matter how you look at it.
MCU isn't a big deal. Its certainly not a major refresh. Vanity mirrors, on the other hand, wow (j/k, they are both equal in my book). YMMV.
My dated MCU1 does everything I need it to. Who uses their car to browse the internet anyways when a phone or laptop is safer, more useful, and better in every conceivable way?
My dated MCU1 does everything I need it to. Who uses their car to browse the internet anyways when a phone or laptop is safer, more useful, and better in every conceivable way?
That's the problem though, they don't come out with a new model every year, it is more like they come out with a new model every couple of months or so...
When you buy an iPhone in September, you know you have a year of owning the latest tech with no danger of something new arriving.
With Tesla you never get that level of comfort, it is always a risk, and in general car buyers are not used to this and don't appreciate the uncertainty.
I'm sure everyone here understands that this is how it is with Tesla, but it doesn't mean we all have to like it...
