The cover should help quite a bit. It least it is a fairly low profile trailer.
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It would be great if the cover saved 100 watts, but that seems kinda high. We'll see what happens.The cover should help quite a bit. It least it is a fairly low profile trailer.
I did the wiring after I put the bumper and exterior trim back together but I left the interior trunk trim pieces off to access the wiring. Those trim pieces are pretty easy to take off again and do the wiring later if needed.Was the wiring done with the bumper cover on, or did you have to have it off to access some of the wires?
I ask because I just may want the hitch on for a bike rack and then maybe later may decide to tow if my 3 doesn't work out as I hope. So I'd want to know if I can install the hitch first and then not have to pull anything apart to wire the trailer wiring later.
Different strokes for different folks.Wow, that hitch is much beefier. Mine is still in the box.
Pulling the boat 150 miles to the lake most weekends was just going to be too stressful on calculations and having to stop twice for 40-50 minutes.
I absolutely I love my Tesla but I ended up trading it in for a Porsche Cayenne diesel. I’m paying for fuel now, but I don’t have to stress and I am not limited to where I can take the boat. I want to go to Lake Havasu a few times and there’s no way I’d do that trip with the Tesla and all the stops I’d have to make.
This summer is all about getting out of the 115 degree heat and being on the lake most every weekend. I had to let the Tesla go.
Took the boat to the lake over the weekend and getting 23mpg at 65-70mph and it gets 34mpg without the boat at 80mph.
I’ll be back with a Tesla when my Cybertruck is ready.
I have my Zero motorcycle, so I’m still partially electric .
Thank you everyone for all the advice.
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Good luck with the Cayenne. The person who bought my Y had a Cayenne. He decided to bail out when the repairs were costing him a fortune for it. I think he spent 15k in repairs on it last year. I think once it had about 70-80k miles the reliability just plummeted.Wow, that hitch is much beefier. Mine is still in the box.
Pulling the boat 150 miles to the lake most weekends was just going to be too stressful on calculations and having to stop twice for 40-50 minutes.
I absolutely I love my Tesla but I ended up trading it in for a Porsche Cayenne diesel. I’m paying for fuel now, but I don’t have to stress and I am not limited to where I can take the boat. I want to go to Lake Havasu a few times and there’s no way I’d do that trip with the Tesla and all the stops I’d have to make.
This summer is all about getting out of the 115 degree heat and being on the lake most every weekend. I had to let the Tesla go.
Took the boat to the lake over the weekend and getting 23mpg at 65-70mph and it gets 34mpg without the boat at 80mph.
I’ll be back with a Tesla when my Cybertruck is ready.
I have my Zero motorcycle, so I’m still partially electric .
Thank you everyone for all the advice.
Thank you, the miles are already up there. Bought it last week with 98k and already have 99k. It was a one owner car and taken to the dealer for everything.Good luck with the Cayenne. The person who bought my Y had a Cayenne. He decided to bail out when the repairs were costing him a fortune for it. I think he spent 15k in repairs on it last year. I think once it had about 70-80k miles the reliability just plummeted.
A close friend of mine loves his Cayenne Diesel but again the repair costs are getting up there. He loves the range of it but in the last 2 years it has definitely been less reliable. He has a Y on order as well.
A worthwhile alternative for a decent tow truck with good mileage is a Ram Ecodiesel. I towed all over the US with mine and even with a very tall boxy trailer behind it got in the high teens towing at 75 mph. Unloaded I could easily go 500-600 miles on a tank of diesel and getting over 30 mph.
Enjoy the new ride and ditch it when the miles get up there.
Oh too bad the Model S wasn’t working for you.Thank you, the miles are already up there. Bought it last week with 98k and already have 99k. It was a one owner car and taken to the dealer for everything.
I would’ve bought a Y, but just too expensive right now.
I just needed something now to pull the boat 300 miles almost every weekend and with over 700 mile range and 34mpg no towing or 23mpg pulling the boat, I traded thee guy my Tesla and I got 7k back and the car.
I’ve always been a Porsche lover and had several different ones and did all the work myself. Hopefully this one will be good for a while.
I do also have a Lightning reservation and whichever comes up first, that or the Cybertruck I’ll get and sell this car.
Driving the boat home 160 miles took almost two extra hours. And the last 50 miles I was driving 50-55 in a 75mph zone (everyone does 90 anyways) just to keep the car saying I’ll get home with 4% if I remember correctly.The best way to get better range is to drive slower especially while towing a boat that has significant wind drag like mine. If you are ever worried that you won't reach the next supercharger, move to the slow lane and reduce speed.
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My Tesla did tow the boat with total ease and it was great. If the lake was 50 miles away, I totally would’ve kept the Tesla and make it work. But 150-175 miles to the closest decent lakes was just too inconvenient for me.Oh too bad the Model S wasn’t working for you.
My towing trips are much less distance than yours and I am loving towing with my Model S. I towed my 4000 lb sailboat about 50 km (30 miles) with no trouble at all. It climbs hills so much better than my v8 F150 truck and with no roaring engine sound.
It does come with a hefty range hit though. It used about 3x the power. My sailboat is the opposite of aerodynamic.
I towed the boat in and out of the water on a steep boat ramp yesterday and had no issues. Visibility was good and the backup camera is great to line up the hitch to the trailer.
For peace of mind I did use a length of 2x4 to wedge the brake pedal down while on the ramp to ensure that all 4 wheels are locked while I was dealing with the boat. Otherwise you are relying only on the rear parking brake. I recommend others do the same.
Every EV is going to take a massive range hit when towing because EVs use all the design tricks to be extra aerodynamic and efficient. You throw all that efficiently out the window when you tow something like a boat. This will be true also for other EVs including the Cybertruck.Driving the boat home 160 miles took almost two extra hours. And the last 50 miles I was driving 50-55 in a 75mph zone (everyone does 90 anyways) just to keep the car saying I’ll get home with 4% if I remember correctly.
The closest decent lake is 150 miles away, and it was just too complicated calculated getting there and back for the day. And with 3 other passengers it would’ve been just too inconvenient.
I will go back to electric when one of my reservations is ready.
Until then, I’m happy with the Cayenne diesel.
Unfortunately, the lake is almost 130 miles away and no Superchargers along the way.Every EV is going to take a massive range hit when towing because EVs use all the design tricks to be extra aerodynamic and efficient. You throw all that efficiently out the window when you tow something like a boat. This will be true also for other EVs including the Cybertruck.
The solution to make long distance towing work is fast charging speeds and frequent access to charging stations. Charging speeds are pretty good when your state of charge is lower. For example, if you can always charge from 10% to 50% and then drive 50 miles to the next supercharger and charge from 10% to 50% again, it wouldn't be so bad. If you have to charge all the way to 95% at a charger it will be a long while. Access to charging at your destination also saves a lot of time. When I do any road trip I pretty much make sure that I have access to overnight charging at my destination to allow the next leg of the trip to start at 100%. I realize that there are still not enough chargers around to make this convenient for everyone.
@jjvan Do you have trailer brakes?The best way to get better range is to drive slower especially while towing a boat that has significant wind drag like mine. If you are ever worried that you won't reach the next supercharger, move to the slow lane and reduce speed.
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