Not a bad price in that it includes installation. Might be worth it if these were LED's, does anyone know?
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Not a bad price in that it includes installation. Might be worth it if these were LED's, does anyone know?
wiztecy
Active Member
My parking lights are already white.... I thought they all were. This would be just a bulb replacement since the headlights are perma-sealed. Would have to contact Tesla to see if they're LED. I thought the originals were LED but I just looked and I can see a glass bulb in there.
Hi Henry!
It isn't a Viper, it is a 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT/VR-4. Unfortunately just past 238,000 miles, the rear transaxle started leaking steering fluid. That was about 1.5 years ago. It was in the shop for months before someone would work on it because the rust underneath had gotten so bad (the problem of an all-season car, even one kept in the garage, that lived through the winters in CT and VT). After I finally found a shop that would touch it, an attempt at an easy repair failed. So it is back at that shop. We are waiting for a kit to come off back-order that basically takes the rear wheel steering out (it is all wheel steering). That would stop the leak and make the car a normal front wheel steering car plus take 26 pounds of metal away! If that doesn't ever come through, I guess it is EOL for that car. I had hoped the 3000 could remain my winter car, but my Roadster is holding up nicely in the snow!
smorgasbord
Active Member
I've read that cars kept in garages rust faster than cars kept outdoors. I forget the mechanism since I now live in CA.
Chemical reactions, such as corrosion, typically progress faster in warmer temperatures. Garages are usually warmer than outdoors, especially heated garages.
wiztecy
Active Member
DrTaras
R254->R725->S->X->M3->M3P-->R2020?
No problem for the delay. I echo my satisfaction with the skid guards!
I'm about to have my OPRAH-moment and y'all are my audience for the first public announcement... Gulp ...
I will be selling TESLA-sterone (My Roadster)! There, I said it! :crying:
I don't have any more details on the price, when (it will be in the next 6 months), or how (dealer vs. self) as I have only recently made this decision, but let me explain why...
First, I love my Roadster. Always have (okay, well I loved BOTH my Roadsters in series, not parallel) & always will!
The Model S was supposed to be for my wife. After the 1st week with it, she complained that it was too low! That's how I knew that indeed there were 31 different flavors of ice cream because for me it was too high. I asked her to drive it for a month to see if she'd change her perspective, but alas, even after a month she would much rather return to her full-size SUV. My choice was to sell the S or sell the Roadster. I'm not able to afford both. For a number of reasons, I've opted to sell the Roadster. That being said, if someone asks, which is more fun to drive, then hands down its the Roadster for all the reasons that ipdamages wrote and more!
Okay, I need to step away from the keyboard before I electrocute myself with the tears that are falling in between the keys! :cursing:
smorgasbord
Active Member
Excuse me while I scrape my chin off the floor.
I would have thought that selling the S and getting in line for Model X for your wife would be a good path. Do you really want to end up with both a Model S and a Model X? Wouldn't a Roadster and a Model X give you some differentiation?
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And considering the number of front-end accidents Roadsters seem to get into, it's probably worth quite a bit on the parts market.
Yes, but the car will be pelted by rain, snow, and hail outdoors. The higher humidity is enough to accelerate corrosion outdoors vs. inside the garage.
GSP
PS. Back on topic: I am glad to see Tesla is still pursuing Roadster upgrades
smorgasbord
Active Member
Rear Hitch Receiver: $380 installed: Rear Hitch Receiver
Only 150 lbs tongue weight - for bicycles only, not towing. Requires mods to rear diffuser. For all models. Small receiver (1"?).
Only 150 lbs tongue weight - for bicycles only, not towing. Requires mods to rear diffuser. For all models. Small receiver (1"?).
How many sub-4 second 2 seat sportscars offer a hitch at all as an option. This is great.
wiztecy
Active Member
You could even add a cargo box onto the hitch and have space if you need it for long trips. Just have to stay under the 150lb. tounge weight. Nice seeing them offer that.
Raffy.Roma
Rome (Italy)
Interesting. It could be used to generate electrical power during long trips expecially in the case of Roadster that has not fast charge available.
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