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So Tired of Curb Rash!
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But the right mirror only tilt is not present on Model 3.
Both mirrors tilt when backing up which is absurd.
I don't blame the car either. I blame Elon.
However, I thank Elon for a lot of other things.
rincewind
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well, 14k miles in and no kerb rash for me. I am more than a bit paranoid about it I must admit.
boriszima
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by now I curbed all my tires, i blame curbs being on the way. Here in Los Angeles, sometimes there is not much luxury to find a nice parking spot as suggested to pull in reverse, then turn wheel to the curb, etc. Plus evidently i am not good at parking, i dont want to park too far away form the curb to get my mirror taken out (yes it folds) or get stupid ticket.
There should be a thread:
I have never hit a curb
1. I do not drive
2. I will not admit to it
3. Got it fixed so it does not count
4. It is just a matter of days
5. really, I have the docs to prove it
6. I am planning to use them as winter rims
I have never hit a curb
1. I do not drive
2. I will not admit to it
3. Got it fixed so it does not count
4. It is just a matter of days
5. really, I have the docs to prove it
6. I am planning to use them as winter rims
Needsdecaf
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I have to say, I have curbed more wheels in the model 3 than all my other cars combined in my life. And by curbed I don't mean it's the car's fault for not having rim protection, I mean, I NEVER make contact with curbs. Something about this car has gotten me out of sync after 30 years of driving and parking. Maybe the quick steering? Or I think also it's because it seems a lot shorter than it is....almost every single time I've hit a wheel it's been on the rear. I've taken to driving it like I have a trailer attached, lol.
Total driver error. I just don't know what it is about the M3 that has me thrown off so much.
Total driver error. I just don't know what it is about the M3 that has me thrown off so much.
Cleo-n-Company
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Putting the word "aesthetics" and "Model X" in the same sentence is a felony.
The S has a pretty much timeless and beautiful stance... but the X... good gosh...
ladysbff
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For the first ~1 year of ownership I didn't even realize the mirrors auto tilted. I found out later that only one mirror was set to auto tilt, and the other wasn't, and with those settings neither tilted. When I set both to auto tilt, they both worked.
When I first got the car I curbed it multiple times on accident, was too used to being able to get really close to the curb with my old car and never got curb rash on those rims. It was also an adjustment to get a sense for how wide the car is, which I found interesting, considering I am used to driving trucks. It took recalibrating how I parallel park to stop getting curb rash, but by that time I had already curbed most of the rims.
Cleo-n-Company
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I did apologize at the outset.
If you love your X - all good. Apparently the fireworks like your car too.
Needsdecaf
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Cleo-n-Company
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I always thought the X was designed around its falcon doors, with other proportions built around that decision.Ooof.
Beauty in the eye of the beholder still rings true -- so I figured I would take some flak...
Needsdecaf
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I feel free to point this out as I feel the same way when walking up to my Model 3 from the front. QUACK.
Cleo-n-Company
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I've always liked the stance of the 3 from the front - quite handsomeI feel free to point this out as I feel the same way when walking up to my Model 3 from the front. QUACK.
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