Recent content by ecospider5

If your retirement is fully funded then an expensive new car makes sense. If not then keep driving your current car and keep you stock assets for retirement. I’m sure if you get your current Tesla detailed very few would be able to tell the difference between that and a new Tesla.

I use autopilot for 90% of my driving for the last 2 years. It has allowed me to pay more attention to more things making me a safer driver in every way. Yes I am still fully controlling the car at all times right now. As the system improves their is no question some people will find it to be a...

There are now plenty of electric Mowers. So I agree the mower industry does not need help from Tesla. We have been using a self propelled 48v mower for 15 years on a very hilly 1/4 acre and it has been great. So hopefully Tesla makes a plane.

I use Navigate on autopilot but I turn of changing lanes do to traffic speed. It still gets in the correct lane to exit but that is the only reason it changes lanes on its own. When I end up behind a slow person I use the turn signal to tell the car to go to a different lane. So I’m controlling...

I disagree completely. Without the help from autopilot I could not drive more than 5 or 10 minutes. The amount of elderly accidents that the safety features on this car stops is incredible. The seat might be a bit low to get into, if so get the model Y but other than that a Tesla is the best car...

I had a reservation on a model 3 and had $7000 for my down payment. When tsla went below $180 in 2016 I figured if they were able to produce the model 3 the stock would go up. If they didn’t produce the model 3 I wouldn’t need the down payment. So I purchased $7000 in tsla.

I tried to ask a tire technician to use the jack pads or a smooth jack. He looked at me like I was trying to tell him his job and said those were not necessary. Then tightened the lug nuts in a circle pattern on the tire he was not working on. I said “have you ever Heard of a star pattern...

This is totally not true. Some have the stock on the right some on the left. Some you lift up and down some you turn. And some cars have a knob on the dash. Their is standardized controls if you only buy one brand but between brands you need to learn to use the controls safely before you start...

This is driver error and the courts acknowledged that and took away his license because he wasn’t driving safely. when you get into a car it is your responsibility to know how to adjust the wipers turn on and off the defroster and turn on and off the headlights safely. The Tesla touchscreen is...

I want to say take the Tesla. I definitely would take my model 3. But the performance has 21 inch wheels. That is not a good idea on any long trip vehicle. A small pot hole at 70 mph will destroy a 21” rim but not damage a 19” rim with a taller side wall. other than that the question for me...

Tesla service is in continuous expansion along with the rest of the company. This is going to affect the service experience. At the end of 2018 they were supporting 523,500 cars. At the end of 2019 they were supporting 891,000. That will be around 1.4 million by the end of each year. My point...

If you are talking about real money. $10M plus. Talk to your friends about starting a nonprofit foundation. Put $5M into the foundation and make them board members. 2-3 hours a month deciding how to 1 invest the money. 2 how to donate the money. Every year allocate half the growth of the fund to...

A lot of people say don’t talk money politics or religion. That is a very limiting attitude. I always talk about all 3. I give my thoughts on a subject plus actually listen to their thoughts without judgement. That is the hardest part. Literally no judgement. Most people have not learned how to...

I was able to run the AC on high sitting in my driveway with the windows down for a couple hours. This removed the smell 95%. I also run the ac for an hour a couple times in the winter. I don’t know if this fix was just lucky that it worked for me but it might be worth a try. also when the car...

I have the same problem but in a very different situation. My model 3 rolls freely in the opposite direct of being in Drive or reverse. So if I am backing up a hill when I take my foot off the accelerator it rolls forward freely down the hill. So this becomes dangerous for me when I leave my...