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+1 on the Topfit, looks much nicer in person and offers much more comprehensive protection then others. Yeah they are expensive but wanted something that would last and not worry about any spills. Cheaper on eBay then Amazon. Small price to protect the interior of a 100K+ car ;).

+1 Anyone in SoCal get the tow retrofit done? If so which SC and what was the final cost? Thanks!

Thanks! Did it include permit and inspection? So called probably about 8 different folks, I could get as low as $300 from a licensed electrician but didn't include city permitting and inspection. If you add that in then it boosts the costs, the permit alone is around $48 and then you add the...

Hi I'm in the Irvine/OC area and looking for recs for an affordable electrician to install a 240v/NEMA 14-50 outlet in the garage and the cost you paid. My wife is giving me a hard time as we had the option to have the builder do it for $300 (no longer an option), now I'm learning it's always...

Know you don't want to hear it but solar panels would help keep you out of tier 3 and tier 4 (not needing to do a complete offset) and you don't need to worry about time of use as it looks in your situation you can't really change your usage behavior. Need to do the math as switching to TOU w/o...

Right now at 35K, think I had the battery replace like <10K. It was a "propulsion failure", think it was a circuit issue but since it was 1st gen. They had all the dealership ship the entire battery pack back for diagnostic in the early days so they are learning about the various failures in the...

What's your energy pattern now? Most usage during the day or most at night? Was the 6.4 kwh peak during the middle of the day? You only care about the peak usage during the TOU peak period as those are what you're offsetting. I think if you can shift your usage and use a device like the...

This company tried to talk to me after I installed my solar. Too startup working in a garage for me to take a serious look, though. Egen - Powering the World for Future Generations

Yeah curious on the scheduling capability. Ideally, you have the Powerwall charges at night when the rate is real low and then during the peak time it can power your house while your PV generates at the peak rate. Also didn't see any mention but direct DC to DC fast charging to the car doesn't...

Huh, also have a Volt (2011) (1st gen) never had to bring a car back in for so many recalls (4 times so far including one just last week for a software update and emission replacement!) and one that included a full battery replacement the first year which took it out for almost a week :(. I...

Nice! Guess you can go to different galleries if your local one is not so generous :). Know this is a S forum, but wondering if anyone got anything for their X res? I did hear select sig users got some stuff for their loyalty and patience :).

Did you ask for the freebies after you mentioned your order? Or more something along "BTW just ordered a 85D, do you know how I can get some free Tesla stuff to go with the car? :)"

Why not wrap? I did notice that solid white is back in the design studio, guess they can't make up their mind!

With solid white out, what would you say is a good low maintenance color? I've always heard light colors: white or silver to hide scratches and dirt. Any multi-coat is hard to touch-up due which is why I was trying to steer away from pearl white. Curious to hear from owners, the best color...

Comprehensive insurance should cover. Otherwise can buff and do some fill-in to make it less noticeable, if you don't do a repaint. Is it deep (does your fingernail catch if you run perpendicular)? If not then buffing is possible otherwise you'll likely need wet sanding and repaint. Little...

We went solar, but ended up with Sullivan instead (spoke with PetersenDean too). Besides being green it's kinda of cool telling folks that your car runs on SUNSHINE!!! :) Personally on SCE TOU-D-A. There is a third TOU plan: TOU-D-T which which has better peak times for solar generation, but...

You don't need to install a second meter you just need the TOU-D-A/TOU-D-B rate plan. Super-off peak 10pm-8pm is actually $0.11. So a little cheaper.

If you're in that camp where after 8 years the vehicle will be "worthless" then it would seem that swapping every 3-4 years gives you the maximum benefit of always owning an "asset" that is still "relevant". Of course if you just own it till it dies... you're betting it can last plus 10 years...

So speaking w/ a friend and he felt that with a Model S you're better off flipping/swapping every three years vs keeping it for the long-term. For 8 years: 1) Keep for entire 8 years vs. 2) Swap every 3-4 years So I've seen many references of people doing total cost of ownership of the Model...

Curious anything you wished you ordered but didn't? How's the wear and tear either exterior or interior? Anything you'd do differently?

Have you guys tried BofA? Assuming you have the financing and have a Merril account of 50K you get 0.35 off or if you have 100K you get 0.50 off an auto loan. At 1.99% with the 0.50 off you'll get close to the same rates as the other guys plus think they can fund the full amount. Worth shopping...

You also have the annual vehicle registration to get the license plate sticker which will increase right?

Curious when comparing cost how do insurance rates and car registration compare? Since those are based on the value of the car and the common argument is you front load the fuel cost but then you're paying for it in higher recurring fees (insurance and registration fees). So is it not a wash...

Curious what was your dad's lease limit/budget? :)

What's the current rate at Alliant and up to how much?

DCU is only giving me 50% of the loan I asked for since I never borrowed this... Q: If I'm not anticipating getting the loan for a while (waiting on the X). Is there any benefit to start opening a small checking account with any of these guys? Would it help? Specifically: Alliant DCU EFCU...

Interesting if this passes: California bill would reduce sales tax on green cars - LA Times Guess if you've been waiting already for two years+ what's several more months of delayed gratification? :) Could save some thousands of bucks which could be used for some nice sweet upgrades! Then...

I heard that once they build out the SC network, Tesla will be pushing for more HWPC installations to fill in the gaps.

Got a slightly different but related question to this topic. For those that went from say a $20-$30K or $50K-$60K previous car to now a ~$100K Model S car how has your behavior change? 1) Since it's an expensive car are you constantly worrying about where you park it? Where you leave it? 2)...

Actually, the difference is more cause you can only borrow up to $69,999.99 at 1.11% and the rest of the cost $50,000.01 has no interest since you don't finance that part. Assuming the total cost is $120K. So comparing total cost between the two: $69,999.99 at 1.11% over 60m plus $50,000.01...

So seems the best rates are: EFCU at 1.11% for 60mo up to $69,999 DCU at 1.24% for 65mo up to 120% of the price If you have the cash but want to borrow the money and keep it invested to cover the loan rate, considering the rate difference is .13%, DCU maybe better from an investment...

Would you get it?

If they start in August, how many do you think they can deliver per month? 1K/month? So maybe 5K Model X by the end of the year? Is it correct the first 1K are sigs?

Are certain colors better to wrap then others? For instant heard light colors like white forget it cause you'll see seams and guess white is also easier to repaint. But for dark cars wraps work will cause they "blend" into the color nicely. So in this case the old film is removed and the new...

Maybe asking a dumb question but thought the clear bra film only covers a quarter of the hood? Looks this is full hoof wrap? Did the customer wrap all the doors too? What was the original cost of the film? For repair I imagine, for the areas that can self-heal it's just applying heat and a...

What deal were you able to get?

The optimum mix would be lowest rate at the longest allowed duration. You would only want to do the longer terms (w/higher rates) if you can't swing the monthly payments. But since you're talking investment then thinking you have all the cash anyways. It's similar to buying down points with a...

Okay, that makes sense so still all related to a car. Was thinking what prevents them from taking the extra and buying a boat (maybe a dinghy in this case)! :)

Why would they let you do 120%? For extra accessories? After market mods? For you to gamble in Vegas? Speculate on the price of oil?

What about dcu.org? Current rates would be 1.24% (factoring the .25 energy efficiency and .5 direct deposit discounts). Think they can do up to 65 months and finance a good portion of the cost with good credit.

According to this they are saying it's a production ready model in LV CES so close to what it will eventually look like? >>> Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is planning to ship the first orders of its Model X crossover vehicle next year, and the company is now showing off the production ready...

They are hosting in two locations: Sales and Delivery Center and Service Center Is one location more interesting than the other? Are they both next to each other so doesn't matter? Curious, thanks! Got the invite earlier thinking might check it out since it's nearby.

FWIW: Model X prod 62xx holder and got the invite. I'm LA local. I was however an early S but later switched to X late. Shrug, hard to say who they invite or why.

Looks as though registration is now closed. >>> Thank you for your interest in attending the event. Unfortunately, we have reached capacity and event registration is now closed. <<<

Thanks for the info! So sounds like I need to get a babysitter :). Is it worth the trouble? For those w/o invites. The RSVP is fairly generous with up to 3 guests. I'm sure if you really want to go you can ask a fellow member if they have extra spots! :) Also the invite is a generic form (like...

FYI: Non-Sig Model X holder (6K range) and got the invite. I am local (LA area) so not sure if that has anything to do with it or just really lucky :). Debating on going since I have a newborn and usually on baby duty at night. Need to see if they allow strollers in :).