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Yesterday, 05:34 PM

Zextraterrestrial replied to a thread What my Prius has and Tesla doesn't. in Electric Vehicles

I wear my sunglasses at night.... Prius has ...less space, gas, not comfortable seats, slow, fuglyish, it is a Toyota and up until recently I...

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Yesterday, 04:59 PM

Zextraterrestrial replied to a thread Managed to use up a set of rear tires in 5400 miles... in Model S: Driving Dynamics

I just got 4 new 21" Hankooks from tire rack and the local placed waved the mounting and balance :biggrin: 800 out the door -$80 mail in rebate!...

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05-24-2013, 06:09 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread What should my ideal charge %age be? (FWv4.5) in Model S: Battery & Charging

(shaking head) And some people thought I was silly for saying Tesla has complicated EVs.... ;-) Sigh. I'll set it to a random % every day and see...

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05-24-2013, 05:55 AM

kinddog replied to a thread "Air suspension needs service" in Model S: Driving Dynamics

neroden is not happy.

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05-23-2013, 11:30 AM

kinddog replied to a thread Unlocking the Doors from inside in Model S: User Interface

just put it in Park. the handles will eject. kept forgetting this when pulling up to a curb for someone to get in. or, they can "press" the...

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05-22-2013, 11:02 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread Supercharger availability in North America

Because it's not wet erase? ;-) It could have a cover or something. Whatever, the point is, some way to post contact info. :-)

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05-22-2013, 10:56 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread Floor Mat Erectile Dysfunction??? in Model S: Interior & Exterior

I wish I knew what they did in my car so I could tell you. I was at the Rockville, MD Service Center--you could call them (or ask your Service...

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05-22-2013, 10:46 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread Firmware 4.5 in Model S: User Interface

Heh, okay, even I admit that this is not what I'm nervous about--spontaneous weddings in Vegas. ;-)

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05-22-2013, 06:35 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread Tesla Girls? in Model S: User Interface

I know that song--it's my ring tone for Tesla, not that they ever call me. ;-) I think I also used it for someone from TMC.

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05-21-2013, 07:08 PM

Zextraterrestrial replied to a thread Zextraterrestials S (tory) in Model S

Bees are cool! :smile: this is what they have done after just a little over 2 weeks. and I got a picture of the queen! I drove over the hill to...

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05-21-2013, 09:45 AM

Zextraterrestrial replied to a thread Things you may not have discovered about your Model S?! in Model S

Here is an Interesting one! put car in Reverse at crest of a hill - go forward as you pick up speed you can use the accelerator as a 'brake'...

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05-21-2013, 09:10 AM

Zextraterrestrial replied to a thread My car's fuzzy range math in Model S: Battery & Charging

I have run these #'s for 500 trips and get 94% of rated (average)

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05-21-2013, 07:01 AM

kinddog replied to a thread What should my ideal charge %age be? (FWv4.5) in Model S: Battery & Charging

this is what i'm screamin....

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05-21-2013, 06:46 AM

kendallpb replied to a thread Supercharger availability in North America

But if you need to supercharge . . . don't you need it whether or not you may have to wait? I guess it's nice to know there'll be a wait, but not...

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05-21-2013, 06:28 AM

kendallpb replied to a thread Floor Mat Erectile Dysfunction??? in Model S: Interior & Exterior

I fixed this easily--mentioned it to Service and they fixed it when I brought the car in to get the full hood armor. I don't know how they fixed it...

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05-20-2013, 10:06 PM

Zextraterrestrial replied to a thread Pulled Over By A State Trooper! in Off Topic

ow! nothing better to do on a Monday night?

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05-20-2013, 08:02 PM

Zextraterrestrial replied to a thread Would 19" tires perform better than 21"s on a P85? in Model S: Driving Dynamics

Interesting. What about a 245/35R19 or 30 even vs the others? I just ordered replacement 21"tires but want a set of 19s for autox.

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05-20-2013, 11:26 AM

kinddog replied to a thread I believe I solved my seat belt rattle! in Model S: Interior & Exterior

completely unnecessary. as i've explained in two other threads, this rattle/noise has NOTHING TO DO with the mechanics of the seat belt...

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05-19-2013, 10:22 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread Going through Richmond to Raleigh in Mid-Atlantic

No problem, and congrats on your upcoming Model S! :-D Blue was a top contender for me, but I went with brown. In other news, my trip went well,...

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05-19-2013, 10:10 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread First max charge in Model S: Battery & Charging

Oh, I hadn't even thought of that. I know it's supposed to balance the batteries but maybe I caught it on an "off" day. ;-) It would be amusing if...

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05-19-2013, 10:05 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread Expectations Blown away in Model S: Ordering, Production, Delivery

I got thumbs ups several times on my road trip this past weekend! One by a guy in a van on my left, at a light; another from a car doing 60 on my...

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05-19-2013, 10:03 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread USB, Music Files, Best way to transfer from iTunes? in Model S: User Interface

If it's on your flash drive, I don't think there's a limit, though I wouldn't be surprised if there were some performance issues if you had a million...

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05-19-2013, 09:56 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread What should my ideal charge %age be? (FWv4.5) in Model S: Battery & Charging

This "set it to what you need" seems likely to increase range anxiety and/or lead to more running out of juice, I mean for average or at least...

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05-19-2013, 09:28 PM

kendallpb replied to a thread What should my ideal charge %age be? (FWv4.5) in Model S: Battery & Charging

They recommend 50-90% but that looks like 50-70%. Like you, I wonder what this is--dynamic showing past usage/tailored recommendation, or what. ...

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