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Then don’t buy one…,that’ll teach him

Musk is “All About lowering the cost of EVs to accelerate the switch to sustainable energy “. If you think otherwise, you haven’t been paying attention.

These work on getting rid of Raccoons in an attic, so it’s a cheap way to see if rats are repelled too. Good luck 🍀

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A little bit of apples and oranges... a "few" years ago Tesla had no competition (debatable if they even have any today that can sell EVs at a profit ...except for the Chinese) so they could make a few missteps since if you wanted a leading edge EV, where would you go? Also, how close is your...

Only danger (well, might be a few others) with Lucid....will they even exist in 5 years??

This isn’t an airport, you don’t need to announce your departure

Agree that I'm not a fan of the items you enumerated.... but, I'll adapt like I did with the single screen for almost EVERYTHING instead of buttons, knobs, buttons, knobs, buttons....

Forgot to add: Kia needs 2 or 3 oil changes per year, depending on miles driven Air filters Serpentine belt replaced this year Spark plugs replaced this year Getting ready to budget for brakes in a couple of months Model 3 after 2 years Windshield washer fluid $12 Cabin air filters $24...

I charge my M3 standard range at home in Florida 99% of the time, so my costs have been running about 4 cents per mile (electric rate is 11.45 cents per KWH). My wifes Kia gets about 26 MPG and gas is running $3.65 or so for about 14 cents per mile. In 15,000 miles I figure I save about $1,500...

I really wanted to order a new M3 with white seats, but perforated seats will be MUCH more prone to becoming stained and dirty with all the little holes just dying to attract dirt particles. Oh well, black it will be again I guess. :(

Fixed mine in 5 minutes with a zip tie 14 months ago. Still holding and I actually had forgotten all about it until I saw today’s post. 😉

Ok, less profit per car is the way to go…. Got it… Nice business plan you got

The more massive profit Elon can make per car and therefore the more surplus cash he has, the quicker he can implement and speed up the "Transition to Sustainable Energy"...(you can't create a massive company, the massive factories and charging infrastructure with your good looks) . If the...

You mean comparing his Grade School level of understanding to Jr. High?

There is so much wrong here that I don't even know where to start, so I won't. I'll just stick to with what someone else said in a earlier post... "Supply, meet Demand"

1. Your drug example is a little more nuanced, but.... Insulin is not a proprietary, patent protected drug. If not threatened by Government with being Criminal Price Gougers, there are many drug manufactures who could switch their production to insulin...but, that costs lots of MONEY. If they...

Not trying to be a smart ass, but what assumptions exactly are those?

A free market is always correct 😉

OK thanks… I’ll keep that in mind the next time there’s a hurricane

OK I give up set prices that’s the way to go

So it's better to have a cheep price, but no supply, than to be able to buy it if you REALLY need it at a higher price? Because I'm not driving 250 miles to bring you a generator at a $499 Costco price when there are NONE to be had. If that is your business model, go for it.

Uh, OK...why don't you enlighten me

Thanks for making my point. I was willing to drive 250 miles to obtain a generator. If they wouldn't have been classified as "criminal", there would have been people who would have scoured the country buying cheep (normal priced) generators and bring them to the stricken areas to sell ( the...

There is no such thing as price gouging. If you can't afford or don't like the price...DON'T BUY IT. This same complaint happens every time there is a hurricane in Florida. When I needed to buy a generator and they were all sold out because the gestapo would fine any retailer that DARED to raise...

There is no such thing as price gouging. If you can't afford or don't like the price...DON'T BUY IT. This same complaint happens every time there is a hurricane in Florida. When I needed to buy a generator and they were all sold out because the gestapo would fine any retailer that DARED to raise...

I totally agree about the TACC...use it all the time and love it (except the random, phantom heavy breaking...)

I tried using this feature on numerous types of roads and highways for a couple of months, but gave up and now I never use it. This car has such effortless steering as it is, that for me anyway, it took more effort to keep from getting kicked off than it took to JUST DRIVE THE CAR! The 2 options...

OK gotcha then other than the lighter weight it shouldn’t make too much of a difference CD. It might be that the tire set up I’m thinking of doesn’t exist but in my mind a tire with a smaller circumference would make a difference in the final gear ratios which should make a difference in the...

If you have time can you tell me what the difference in circumference of the 21s versus the 20s are.

That may be, but I'm not sure I follow how if it is easier to spin a wheel to its max RPM, that would result in a slower time to get there. Yes, it would lower the theoretical top speed, but it should get there faster. However, until someone tries it, this is conjecture.

As an aside, in the way back machine, when I changed the 4.11 posi rear end to a 4.88 posi in my ‘62 Impala 409 SS, I got better zero to 60 AND better trap speed…. but what do I know

I would disagree with that but I guess we won’t know until somebody actually can try it

This will take some research but if you find the 18 inch tire that has the smallest circumference , that will have the effect of altering your final gear ratio and should cause an increase in acceleration…IMHO

2021 SR+. Tint and Rimtrix because I didn’t care for the standard 18” wheel covers. Love the car!

Five minutes and a zip tie is MUCH easier than dealing with service... IMHO. Just set the seat all the way back and up to make it easier

Whoever mentioned zip tie 1st…Thanks! Took five minutes and works perfectly

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One more thing you need to know.....get ready to step into the future;)

How did we drive cars back in the 1990's when there was ONLY vision and brains?

In a way, you are making my point... if YOU had 3 sensors providing information at a CRITICAL moment, all at the same time, would you you have the time to sift through all of them...or, would you eyes and brain tell you to PUT ON THE BRAKES! Fighter pilots have a threshold known as "task...

And of course, if what you are describing happened to a HUMAN, they also would be fooled and get into an accident. Perfection will never exist in avoiding ALL risk (it would put ALL the insurance companies out of business ;) )

I respectfully disagree... I think the timeline is the only thing constraining the solving of this problem. Today, you are correct. But going forward, additional inputs from Radar or Lidar will only confuse and SLOW down the processing of information into the operation of a vehicle, just as you...

My experience is 180 degrees from yours.. picked up July 27 and everything was perfect - paint, panel gaps, fit and finish…could find nothing wrong… you have my sympathy😗

I don’t disagree with much of what you say but let me distill my point down. No human who is totally blind can drive a car , fly an airplane or operate a marine vehicle. A human who is deprived of the other four senses can safely operate an automobile. Vision combined with their intelligence is...

Yep…. But it’s not enough of a problem for me to worry about scheduling a service call. And about half of the time it closes normally so if I did taken in the service that’s probably what it would do and it would not exhibit the problem.🤔

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I respectfully disagree that lidar or radar will ever be back in Tesla cars. Humans do not use either of those to perceive the world as they’re driving it’s strictly vision and experience and intelligence which the neural net will solve.

That is an odd coincidence…. My 2021 M3 left rear needs a firmer push as well and sometimes even then it will bounce back and need to be pushed even harder. Oh well, 1st World problem.