Recent content by zimm17

Thanks, that's a good article. I didn't realize I can wait until next year's tax season and work the numbers either way to see what is most beneficial. Cost per mile will be much lower in a model Y rather than a pick up truck which is why I'm leaning towards getting one. Plus it'll match my...

I have a one person LLC doing home inspections. I'm looking at a Tesla Y as a typical day is about 100 miles of driving and I need room for my tools and folding ladders. As far as taxes go... I understand I can track mileage and claim 67 cents per miles for 2024. The actual cost per mile will...

We have a google/Nest mesh router system. In fast I added a third "wifi point" to the garage just to have a full signal for the vehicles. But we can be driving 5-10 miles from the house and the car is still searching for the wifi signal instead of switching over to cellular.

Yes it is. Maybe it is signed out or something. We're definitely paying for it.

So our '23 model 3 has problem. Every time we leave the house, the car keeps searching for the WIFI signal and navigation, music, everything stops and just acts like it trying to load. We have to select WIFI and turn it off every single trip, then it picks up data from the iPhone and plays...

I'm so glad I read this. My new house already has a 50amp circuit for an EV charger and I was thinking about upgrading it to a 60, but that seems to be a waste of effort with a 32a max on a Tesla 3 RWD.

I wouldn't buy an electric car if I couldn't charge it at home or work. We just bought a new '23 standard. Plan to charge at home and it will be my wife's commuter and grocery getter. Don't plan to drive more than 50-100 miles a day at most.

We’re registering in Virginia. Sales person emailed us the DMV forms and a VA POA that doesn’t need a notary. They require wet ink signatures so we overnighted the forms back. Pick up is the 18th. Easy so far.

I'll let you know in the next week or so. Delivery is scheduled 12-31 March. We just paid for it, just got the VIN, need to set up insurance too. I sent an email to the dealership asking if a POA is good to go. Waiting on a reply.

Good point. She did just order the standard 3. Normally she wants me to deal with all car stuff, she just isn't interested. But she's excited about the Tesla, downloaded the app and ordered it herself!

Don't the 18's look cool if you pop off the plastic hub caps? I couldn't care about the minuscule range hit driving around town. I mentioned the plusses and minus to my wife about everything in this thread. It was pretty funny: The performance has much better audio- "Ehhhhh....." The 20"...

I'm 100% not going to drift the car. I did auto cross and drag race a then-new '04 WRX STI. That was a blast. Maybe if an SCCA Solo event opens up near me, I might borrow the grocery getter to dodge some cones. But power and brakes don't really factor much in solo racing, it's all handling and...

Yeah, there's no test driving. I'm in Japan and plan to order the car to be waiting for us when we get to the states. Mailorder!

Thanks for the info. Still makes my decision tougher. Finicky battery that won't live as long, pot hole prone wheels, expensive brakes, much better audio and of course twice as fast and AWD....

See that's the "hidden list" of what I can't find the performance adds. No articles talk about the sound system, bigger brakes, etc. Do tell. As for charging, we'll charge at home. I'll add a level 2. We still are house shopping, but no matter what we'll have a garage. I need 240 volt outlets...