I've already made a handful of posts, but I figured I should introduce myself.
I'm picking up a Model Y Long Range later today. It's an Austin build in blue (wife's favorite color,) and I'm still on the bench when it comes to adding the acceleration option later. Out of the box, it already makes my 13-year-oled daughter nervous, but she likes it.
I'll be installing a circuit in two weeks for home charging. Initially I'll be using a 14-50 plug with a 50A breaker, but the circuit itself is spec'd for a 60A breaker (4# wiring,) which will be installed later along with a wall connector.
The VIN indicates an Austin build, which is not surprising given that I'm in the Dallas area. I was hoping I'd get the matrix headlights, but that looks unlikely based on research I did this morning. Anyone know if Austin has been installing matrix headlights with more regularity in the last few months?
Lastly, some background. I'm an embedded software engineer working in the aerospace industry. All the computer technology in Teslas is right up my alley.
My father was a an antique car collector. I've been working on cars since I was big enough to hold a can of WD-40. Instead of starting a car collection myself, I gravitated towards morotsports. I used to race a 1988 Mustang GT in the American Iron Series with the National Auto Sport Association. I stopped racing when my daughter was born, but I keep my skills sharp by teaching others how to race in various high performance driving schools. Sadly, they do not allow EVs in the school, since fighting a battery fire requires specific traiing and tools with the race tracks do not yet have. So the new Model Y will have to stay at home.
I'm picking up a Model Y Long Range later today. It's an Austin build in blue (wife's favorite color,) and I'm still on the bench when it comes to adding the acceleration option later. Out of the box, it already makes my 13-year-oled daughter nervous, but she likes it.
I'll be installing a circuit in two weeks for home charging. Initially I'll be using a 14-50 plug with a 50A breaker, but the circuit itself is spec'd for a 60A breaker (4# wiring,) which will be installed later along with a wall connector.
The VIN indicates an Austin build, which is not surprising given that I'm in the Dallas area. I was hoping I'd get the matrix headlights, but that looks unlikely based on research I did this morning. Anyone know if Austin has been installing matrix headlights with more regularity in the last few months?
Lastly, some background. I'm an embedded software engineer working in the aerospace industry. All the computer technology in Teslas is right up my alley.
My father was a an antique car collector. I've been working on cars since I was big enough to hold a can of WD-40. Instead of starting a car collection myself, I gravitated towards morotsports. I used to race a 1988 Mustang GT in the American Iron Series with the National Auto Sport Association. I stopped racing when my daughter was born, but I keep my skills sharp by teaching others how to race in various high performance driving schools. Sadly, they do not allow EVs in the school, since fighting a battery fire requires specific traiing and tools with the race tracks do not yet have. So the new Model Y will have to stay at home.
