Recent content by Stenn

Thanks y'all! And yeah, I noticed the service center error too. Still, I thought it was a pretty good story given they cold-called me that evening, met me at my gym, drove around with me while recording audio and video on a couple of different devices, and then had a story to air at 10pm that...

Well, golly! I can't seem to keep myself out of the news! Out of the blue, I got a call from reporter Pooja Lodhia of ABC 13 Eyewitness News wanting to joyride in my autopilot-enabled Model S because of the recent fatality involving a Tesla driver on autopilot. She and her cameraman actually...

As my wife informed me that she wants a Tesla too, I have again hired Cheikh, this time to install a 220V outlet on the opposite side of my garage from my original charge connector. Not only that, but I had him move my original charge connector to a different, more convenient, location. I...

Since I once complained bitterly to anyone and everyone who would listen about the lack of a Supercharger in Victoria, I'll go ahead and mention, even at this late date, that I've used this charger several times and I'm sooooooo grateful that it's finally on-line. It has made my trips between...

I can confirm Electricfan's 11/17/2015 observation regarding bridges. It also applies to overpasses. In particular, there's one overpass on northbound 59, southwest of 610 where my car likes to leave the lane. And, yep, the road over this overpass curves slightly. I suspect the problem is...

Howdy Stephen! Long time no see, eh? Thanks for the info. I'll check with Cham's to see if that's the best option for me or if I can somehow make use of the wall connector I already have while adding another.

I was dismayed by the pistol-concealing options in my Model S until I realized something wonderful about the center console. I borrowed Mobe's pic from above to illustrate. See that spot between and to the left of the two cup holders opposite the glasses? It's the PERFECT place to stow an...

Howdy folks! I haven't posted in a while. Wrecking my Model S and then getting busy with work took me out of my rhythm. Glad to see some familiar faces still here. What got me back to the forum was Tesla's own Brent Seavey who is helping me buy a 2nd Model S for my family. My wife has been...

Thanks for the offer, but the story is on the KHOU site already. It turned out pretty good! However, I don't seem to have made the point that Teslas can, indeed, change lanes by themselves. Also, can any Tesla really go 200 MPH? I thought the Model S topped out at 155. Oh well, whatever...

It seems my celebrity status is growing! The author of the Cite Magazine article offered to pass my name on to Doug Miller, Senior Reporter for KHOU, so he could air a story on self-driving cars. I went along with it and got to drive around the west side of Houston with Doug and a cameraman...

Cheikh did my installation too, which was a bit more involved than most. My garage is detached which required digging a trench and laying conduit between the house and garage and installing a sub-panel in the garage. All this required a city permit which Cheikh obtained. The job proceeded...

Me too. I've lived with cars and without cars and I prefer without.

A former student of my wife was doing an article on self-driving cars so, of course, she told the guy he should contact me about my Tesla to talk about its autopilot feature. I met the guy, drove him around Houston, and here are the results: a nice YouTube video and articles in OffCite magazine...

Yeah, me too. And that includes accidentally activating both the windshield wipers and the headlights before remembering how to engage autopilot.

I got my car back! Katy Coach Works did a great job repairing my Model S. Even up close, I can't tell that the car was ever damaged and it drives just like it used to - wonderfully, that is. They even cleaned the car very nicely inside and out before delivery and offered to pick me up from...