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Computer runs on whatever they were programmed to execute. Tesla has spent the past 7+ years making semi-fraudulent claims about it's AP and FSD capabilities. The capabilities to which it has not been able to live up. Not even close. What's worse, it has made no material improvements to its...

Audible has many subscription levels, not just $15/month. The cheapest one is free, or included for free for Prime members. Not sure exactly which way it is. It goes up from there: You can stay on the "free" tier, and listen to the included library. Or buy book a-la-carte. Or level up to...

Yeah, one-time gain for subsequent life-time of service pain, inordinate delays, and whimsical warranty denials. With the good comes the bad: OEM-owned service centers that are obligated to take the side of the manufacturer's, not the customer. This lunch isn't free!

Yep. Tesla is a proprietary walled-garden. Before someone asks - Tesla doesn't support Android Auto and Car Play either. You get what you get.

Sorry, but that actually does NOT make sense. One can easily re-apply Loctite and retighten the bolts. Application of Loctite is part of the assembly instruction on a lot of other vehicle projects. Nylon rings in nuts used as thread-lockers are designed to be reusable. Agreed. Unless you...

Some nuts & bolts are torque to yield (TTY), where you torque them to 60NM, then turn +90 degrees. Those are purposely deformed to prevent them from backing out, and thus are not as strong for second time use. Those you should replace. That is NOT the case with any Model 3 suspension...

I'm with Plymouth Rock as of today. Before that, I was with NJM, which had better rates than PR, then suddenly doubled (2x) my TM3P rates out of nowhere (no accidents, no tickets, no new drivers, no other changes). They were apologetic but would not budge, so I switched. Now my PR auto rates are...

That's not accurate. You can start/stop any BT stream, at any time, including while driving. Premium connectivity is $9.99 / month, not $15. Audible can be free, or paid, depending on whether or not you also have Prime, or want to buy extra credits for books not included for free. Audible...

Well, that's a well balanced and civilized start to a conversation. How many times does Tesla FSD does all of the above? Answer - you have no clue. Even though you are defending it, with zero data to backup your or Musk's claims. Why? Because Tesla has consistently failed to disclose the...

If you don't get the basic physics, we can't help you. Good luck!

You can't only focus on the wheel, and ignore the tire. The wheel is in place to support the tire, and its size, offset, and diameter should be matched accordingly. All other things being equal (weight, width, tire model), going +/- 1 inch in diameter will have ZERO impact on range and...

This came up. Is that part of your collection? a

What's up with the lawnmower / a-corn plow car in the middle?

ANY 50+K mile shock is liable to have lost some gas, thus leading to lower compressing/rebound forces vs. new. The loss is very gradual, over many years, and is virtually impossible to detect and perceive unless you take a shock out and compare it side-by-side with a new one. This is not to...

If you spend time AND never open the garage door. The second you open the door to drive in/out, the heated air gets sucked right out.

Yes, things differ from continent-to-continent, and over time. Since you and the majority of us are in the US, that's what we focus and care about. BTW, the selection of LFP batteries for cheap-o SR model was motivated by lower-cost of LFP batteries. They come from CATL in China. Until now...

The limit is likely there to limit the cost of wireless service for Tesla. Tesla pays for the video upload, your personal wireless plan (or WiFi over wireline) pays for you to download it to your device. 1 hour of video streaming, can easily add up to 3.5Mbps (depending on compression, it...

New tires are once / year for me, or ~12K miles (with smiles). I'm sure many can drag the tire life out longer with shittier tires and carrying less speed through the turns, but what's the fun in that? I'm also sure someone has more fun with their TM3P's than me, and marvels at my tire...

Wow - congrats, I guess? You are braver than I am, buying an out-of-warranty Model 3 with 80K miles and no service history! Most likely - something else in suspension is creaking. It's full of links with rubber bushings and flimsy bearings. In addition to the front upper control arms (aka...

If you are hell bent on doing business with a shady supplier - go for it! At your own risk. Will messing with car's 12V wiring have a potential impact on said system's warranty coverage? Will Tesla necessarily find that out if you brought your car in for service for any other reason? It...

Hannshow? Really? Did you see this thread: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/problem-with-hansshow-support.216709/

RE71RS's will help. PS4S's overheat and start shedding chunks of rubber on track. More negative camber upfront is all but required. Sure, why not. When I lived in TX, I used to run rain R-comps all summer long, including on track. Yes, extra heat cycles reduced their absolutely grip, but not...

Highland 100% has cheaper interior parts. Chevy-level cheap. As in - way too crappy looking for me to want to be in one. I really don't give two sh*ts what Munro says. Every car manufacturer upgrades parts in model refreshes. That's nothing new. Usually, those updates are for the better...

Assuming you paid with a credit card, the remedy is easy and clear - initiate the charge-back / dispute. This is precisely what credit card disputes are for, and all reputable credit card issuers will fight for you. HTH, a

Spoken like every unmarried man. Married men are rolling their eyes hoping that there is a way to strategically control/disable their partners' voice interfaces. Add a stupid car to the list of chatter-boxes. Kewl. Instead of investing into building better cars, Tesla is adding more fluff...

Indeed, captain obvious! How do you know? What are their profit margins? Keeping stock springs, all other things being equal, will result in the original ride height. However, the spring and shocks must be matched so that the shock dampens isolation equally for the compression and the...

I can get similar jumps is "lifetime" vs. "recent" efficiency each spring & fall. Those are the ideal ambient conditions for range when neither the heater nor the AC are called to for maximum duty. Different wheels + different tires + different seasonal changes --> good luck attributing...

Same here - one of the buttons (left signal) was much harder to initiate then the other during my Highland test drive. Frankly, both buttons where a b*tch to find with the wheel not exactly pointing straight, but that's a well known Tesla usability defect. The dearth of physical control...

Physically - anything is possible. Practically - you don't have any data to draw a particular conclusion. What caused the scratch in the first place? Did you hit or run over something that could have also dinged the gearbox housing? It doesn't really matter, since the Tesla's Service Center...

You must be joking. You think FSD doesn't run red lights? Or doesn't break traffic laws??! Been living under a rock, or just gulping up Elon's self serving propaganda much? The fact remains - Tesla has NEVER released any data to substantiate its claims that FSD is "safe", or "safer" then a...

Doesn't sound like it. If you test drove 2 cars and can't figure out which one is a better fit for your situation - yeah - sure - take advise from strangers on the internet! Yep, that is the way! a

No reason to feel bad about that - Teslas depreciate so fast, that any residual buy-out values would be grossly above market value of the used vehicle in 2-3 years. As a direct result of Tesla's new vehicle price manipulation and debasement, the cost of owning and bearing depreciation on a...

Indeed. I'm not arguing Elon has zero effect. He has some. It's more negative now relative to the effect he had before he went hog-wild on Twitter. Is it net negative or net positive overall? I'm not certain. I suspect it is very net positive among white supremacists', but I don't know how...

Bro, you so mad at WSJ that you decided to pro-actively denounce it without summarizing the gist of the article? Really? The details are accurate. The sentiment may, or may not be, something that everyone will agree on. The sentiment: Families are sitting around the proverbial kitchen table...

Yep. Grippier tires grip better. Everything. Including loose debris on the ground. It's not the tread - it's the grippier rubber that provides higher grip with the road, and thus higher performance and safety for you and your car! It's the sound of performance. If you are a car guy, you...

Given by whom, exactly? I just test drove TM3 Highland, and found it suspension to be terribly squishy and unsettled. It's as if Tesla decided to mimic a Caddy - soft and plushy ride in slow speeds, wobbly and unsettling and medium/high speeds. I would NOT install hyper-soft Highland...

WAY not enough. Totaled cars regularly go for $10-15K below equivalent used car samples. At least THAT is what YOU should expect to forgo when you will be selling this car down the road, assuming it was rebuild correctly in the first place. Which is always a gamble! Russian roulette is...

No, its 2300MZ-13: https://kokenusa.com/products/z-series-1-4-sq-dr-6-point-deep-socket-13mm $12.52, free shipping. I ordered it on a Sunday, got USPS shipping # on Monday, UPSP picked it up on Tuesday, delivered on Thursday. I have tried all 6 holes, and the socket absolutely DOES FIT...

What about just swapping cars?

WTF are you talking about, Tesla is paying you to schill ?

Like anyone reads that sh*t !?!

At least yours stayed on the road. My wears off into the trees on top of local hills when it looses perspective. Or attempts to impale me on the pedestrian island where the road splits into two. Or phantom breaks when the sun / shadows / landscape take a certain shape. Same error conditions...

Nonsense. 99+% of the accidents do not have video evidence. The truth is fairly easy to unravel, and both the insurance companies and police do this for a living. Over-obsession with video is silly. I've personally been involved in parking vandalism situation where police and insurance...

You got hit on a side. The sequence of events that produce that outcome is very limited, and very self-evident. No dash came required to figure that out. Stop freaking out! Why are you talking to the other driver's insurance company? You should have filed a claim with YOUR insurance...

You have to remember and keep track of things yourself. This is an American car, not a BMW/Audi/MB that keep track of things for you! ;) Sorry, that's no accurate. There are no service reminders on Model 3's. Tesla either doesn't care, or likes to perpetuate the self-serving myth that EVs...

Was that, actually, necessary? Was the car not tracking straight? And did setting the toe outside of the recommended spec (too little) produce the desired results? You have ALL the information in front of you, yet keep arriving at an erroneous conclusion that you need to buy adjustable toe and...

There is a presumption behind the above statement that one has been accelerating hard enough to require aggressive battery temp management efforts. In the winter. That assumption is both season-dependent, and not valid for every-day casual driving. In the latter case, throttle curve mapping...

Who did your alignment? As others postulated, your AFTER rear toe is worse-off then "before" you paid someone to touch it!?!? You saw that print out and paid the alignment shop for malpractice?!! Too little toe-in (and camber) is not good, especially as both camber and toe change as suspension...

I just got my Redwood DFV long stroke coilover kit installed, and after a few days of settling and driving on it, it's just about perfect on mid-range 15 click setting. Increase stiffness is most noticeable over slow-speed road imperfections and speed bumps. Otherwise, the faster you go, the...