Search results

I updated to 20.1 yesterday and had to drop my wife at the BNE airport in the wee hours this morning and then do the school run. There are far too many people on the M1 at 4 am in the morning. What are they all doing?! Anyway, everything was fine, except for more dry wipes! I pulled up to some...

Sigh... When I moved back to Australia, this is what I was paying in 2020. That was a good plan associated with an apartment complex, so the following is in the extreme. However, it's still based on real numbers that I was paying. Inflation over 4 years. Supply charge 129% Usage charge 107%

I'm looking forward to your feedback post delivery! Please write something for the rest of us who can't get one yet ;).

It's an unnecessary expense that would result in me spending too much time geeking out on the data. Self-preservation ;).

Did anyone get their Trips reset during the update process? Either I need to talk to the kids or Tesla decided to reset everything! Since I've lost the trip data from the start, I don't have the overall efficiency data for the car. I found that useful to compare a given trip to the overall...

I used to depend on that function, but when I switched to the automatic indicator cancel mode then this option was effectively deactivated. What would be really nice is for the car to improve the indicator cancel mode to include roundabout exit detection. Then that would just leave weird...

"The best single vehicle solution for the money." That's a bold statement.

More temptation. This chap is comparing to his MYP.

My previous house had a 15 kW inverter with a minimum of 1 MWh sent to the grid in a month and a maximum of over 2 MWh, I can see battery prices staying high with increased demand :(.

I dropped into Tesla in Southport to have a look at the M3P. It was raining and unfortunately it was outside, so someone had to unlock it for me. The car is a red colour with black interior. Keep in mind I'm coming from a M3P delivered in Dec, 2019. I like the new seats, but do wonder about...

Is it just me, or do you some of you complaining about the CT sound like ICE fan boys complaining about electric cars? ;).

I had to take the kids to a new sporting venue today and the speed bumps in the car park made my car bottom out on a couple of them. That got me thinking about the new M3P being lowered a further 1 cm and the parking issues (the gutter edge or the parking blocks), steep driveways, speed bumps...

@EcoCloudIT , What made you go with red this time? I am considering blue with white interior for the next one.

I really want to push the order button, but we are about to build a new house and I need to sort the pricing and finance for that first :(. I paid ~$106K for my M3P, ordered in Oct 2019. The stealth grey with black interior is $87,460 drive away in QLD. This is fantastic value given the...

I received a few error messages on the 19th of April regarding the low voltage battery, including one to my phone telling me to book a service request. This is for my M3P, picked up in Dec-2019. I've lost the ability to use the USB ports, so my 3rd-party phone charger and drive for music/sentry...

I had fairly even wear on my tyres. That sounds like something was amiss with the alignment or suspension? Did you hear of anyone else with similar problems?

Umm, it's in the thread title, AGL :).

@Hungry Mile they shouldn't have been $550 for the LR, as yours would only be 18 or 19 inch, right?

I switched to this plan and received my first bill. It's working extremely well for us. The general usage price is even lower than my previous plan. We are renting at the moment and are using a standard wall socket to charge both cars. Thus, some of the car charging happens outside of the...

Ok, it seems we have different understandings of what makes something an official announcement, especially with respect to a product roadmap. My view is that if a company presents a roadmap to people outside of the company, e.g. users, resellers, installers, etc. that it's an official...

Umm, That's an official Tesla slide from a Tesla live steam for Powerwall installers as part of the USA Powerwall 3 launch. The product manager for Tesla Powerwall was speaking.

Back to the 3 phase capability... The slide I snipped and posted here was talking about the roadmap. and there was no mention of 3 phase until this slide. Hopefully 3 phase support will be available by the end of the year, but only Tesla knows.

I updated the car to 2024.2.6 this morning. When taking the car out of the garage for the school run the car did a single dry wipe. It's never done that before, sigh.

No. They seem to be keeping that under wraps. Perhaps with the right to change the chemistry depending on what's available.

Ok, well that's annoying, but probably understandable that the video is now private. Here are some of the things that I remember, keeping in mind this was installer focused. 1. A single Powerwall 3 can charge a Model 3 at the highest AC rate, due to the maximum continuous output of 11.5 kW. 2...

I just stumbled across a YouTube video with Tesla discussing the benefits of Powerwall 3 for installers. They had this slide showing that they are working on 3 phase! Source: . There is lots of other good technical content in the presentation too.

I was told 8c for any usage 12 am - 6 am, no need to install another meter. That's what changed the game for me and I said I would sign up.

My wife and I flew to Sydney for some Chinese New Year celebrations with her family and for me to attend the show. We are going through the process of building a new home (we did the last one in 2020-2021), so I was hoping for more exhibitors that were in the battery, hot water, AC, home...

@Blue heaven, 115,000 kms sounds a bit unbelievable! It must be a very good surface. @Hairyman, I went through the same process and came to the same conclusion. Also, these tyres have grip beyond my levels of confidence and ability, so I figured I'd be safe sticking with them.

Is it just me, or do the auto-wipers seem to function better at night? I was driving in rain the other night and they worked well, but earlier in the day they acted like that crazy uncle who's waiting until the last minute to wipe the windscreen to save money on wiper blades.

I thought I'd share my information on tyre life for other's benefit. Today, after 59,500 km, I replaced my tyres on my Model 3 Performance (Dec 2019). The tyres still had some tread left on them, but due to the different ages and wear Tesla had recommended that I replace them during my 4 year...

Did you log a bug immediately after the incident and then log a service request to ask Tesla to inspect the logs? That's what I was asked to do when errors/crashes occur.

And the answer to the wipers question is: Not fixed.

Just installed 30.5.1. I hope it addresses the wipers. It was raining the other day and I had to activate the wipers manually during the whole drive. Then towards the end of the trip the car decided to start wiping normally for a while. It was really frustrating, as they have been working quite...

I took my car to the Gold Coast service centre today. Here are the items completed: Cabin Air Filter Replacement $85.15 Wiper Blades Replacement $88.92 Brake Fluid Check - Was OK $27.00 Tire Rotation $64.80 12V Battery - Only replace when car reports a problem $0.00 Exterior...

I took my car in for the inspection today and the team at Gold Coast Car Electrics & Mechanical did exactly what I needed for $88.00. The mechanic called me in to the workshop to take a look at the suspension, enabling me to take some photos. He said the rear suspension was OK, but the front...

I went to Brisbane and back today with 44.1. It was fine in the morning, but in the evening it was over cautious and slowing down as it was passing cars again. It felt like a step backwards.

I've decided to book a 3rd-party check on December 4 (warranty up on the 12th). They company said they do pre-purchase inspections for people looking to buy a car and they had bothered to put some Tesla maintenance information on their website, plus their reviews are positive. I'll update the...

Reviving this thread to see how everyone is managing this situation? I've been noting a few things that I need to do: Thinking about replacing 12V battery, as most people say they last about 4 years. The plastic covering on boot lid is loose. I noticed this when trying to get my youngest...

I agree, it always tended to be a bit slow getting up to speed and late to stop, but this was worse than before. E.g. cars would be getting up to 100 km/h in front and I'd be sitting in the high 80s and slowly increasing. A quick stab on the accelerator to get to 100 and then it was fine again.

Drove to Brisbane and back to the Gold Coast today for work. Family managed to lock themselves out of the house, so I had to leave during peak hour. On 32.9 I noticed that it's taking a lot longer to get up to speed when in traffic that is stop/starting or getting slow and speeding up again. I...

It looks like a Raspberry PI is on my Christmas wish list! This approach could allow for frequent changes to follow the excess solar output and minimize draw from the grid. Thanks for sharing Zombie.

Oh well, this looks like I'll have to read about the new API and the Bluetooth option. Unfortunately I'm quite slammed with work and holidays planned until Dec, so this might end up being an Xmas project. Perhaps by then I can copy and paste a solution together from someone else's hard work, or...

Almost 4 years with a M3P and still using the rampant acceleration often. ;)

The ventilated seats are enough to get me over the line when I consider all the other improvements as well. I'll just have to wait to see how the performance model compares with the LR. I'm a bit addicted to the acceleration of the performance, but at the same time, I could buy some Tesla shares...

I just installed 2023.26.8 this afternoon. Release notes just said minor bug fixes. I've been having a problem with my phone not being able to unlock the car. Placing the phone on the pillar didn't work sometimes and I'd get notifications that the doors were unlocked after I had walked away...

The seats just don't breathe. If I'm wearing a long sleeve business shirt and jeans then I have to keep the AC on <=21C. If it's on a warm day (> 28C) I'll still have a wet back after a trip from the Gold Coast to Brisbane and the AC on.

@Petros my M3P is the same age as yours, Dec, 2019. While I would love to be able to get some upgrades, I've resigned myself to accepting the car as it is and waiting for something compelling to upgrade to. My car is still in excellent shape after ~56,000 km, so the existing M3 or MY options are...

This video came up on my YouTube feed this morning and I found it interesting, so I thought I'd share it here.