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Ha! That would have required locating my phone and doing an over-the-shoulder shot while traveling in the opposite direction. I wasn't quite sure what I was seeing until it was too late. Seeing a Model S around here is not that uncommon; even in the land of log trucks and muddy pickups. You just...

Anybody else see a truckload of Teslas today in the Olympia to Centralia area? I ran by one headed West down Hwy 12 about 7 miles from I-5. I was headed east and saw the nose cone of the lead car and as I passed, I saw the whole car hauler. Unless I'm seeing things, but I have no idea why they...

Why waste the bed space with batteries? Ford managed to keep a functional truck with the Ranger EV. I got to pull the battery pack out of one a couple years ago. Tested all 25 Panasonic NiMH batteries and put it all back together. Would love to see the range if somebody ever sets one of those up...

The Centralia Supercharger is just a parking lot. There is another row of regular parking spaces across from the chargers that back up to the grass bank that holds up the highway. As someone else mentioned, they could have parked diagonal in the cross-hatched area of the last stall. Worst case -...

I know the production design has yet to be unveiled, but how much do you think it will change? Should Tesla lead the next styling phase or play it safe? Hyundai seem to have introduced the "free form wave" design that some others have moved towards. Just look at a Ford Escape. It changed...

I fully expect the Supercharger rollout to continue as planned. It was indeed a reference to Tesla setting up shop in Edison. Just thought it was a little comical.

Irony? Anybody?

In the event of a catastrophic brake fluid leak, you would still have half your brakes. The master cylinder and resevior are divided into two seperate circuits for this reason. RWDs are usually seperated into front/rear systems; FWD/AWD have a diagonal split -LF/RR on one circuit and RF/LR on...

Were the readings taken at the "low" setting? I would highly recommend loading the vehicle with some dummy weight to simulate the passengers during alignment too. - Scratch that - ride height sensors. I would have them print results for multiple ride height settings. - - - Updated - - - On an...

Those tires are disgusting. I would have hoped to see more of a wedge pattern with the specs listed. The wear from the second rib out is not so bad. I'm starting to wonder if there is more of a dynamic alignment issue vs. static. Is something moving under load? Those tires look like they were...

Wow, that degrees/minutes thing is hurting my head. So used to 100ths of degrees; 60ths just don't compute. Like mixing decimals and fractions in my brain. :crying: Were the tires measured on both inside and outside edges?

BMWs were actually the vehicles that I noticed the correlation between large negative camber numbers and higher toe-in specs, generally .40-.45 degrees if I remember. Most road-going grocery getters tend to be .15-ish total toe and -.8 to -1.4 rear camber, which leads me to believe that some...

Well that's a generalized statement if I've ever seen one. I, for one, was never afraid to align anything and enjoyed a challenge as long as I was given the proper amount of time to do it. And they sure don't spend 8 hours a day for a week in class going over alignment theory and customer...

I would never trust a factory alignment. It SHOULD be good, but who knows. Many vehicles have inserts to lock the adjustments in place at the factory. That would work if every panel gets stamped the exact same size and every spot weld is exactly the same. The body should be + or - 3mm at every...

Thanks for the response. My next question was going to be if you drive in the left lane, so that's answered. For Gizmotoy's question about how long the alignment lasts - it should be a long time, but we always recommended having it checked a couple times a year. That may be a bit much, but it...

Wow, that rear toe was bad. Toe out on the rear is bad in any car. That would definitely make it unstable. That -1.9 rear camber isn't too terrible. Good for handling, not great for tire wear. Have to pick your poison. I have attempted to align many BMWs because of tire wear complaints. -2.5 was...

We have giant Roombas that clean the highways; keeping us free of scaffolding and cows that died from undiagnosed heart conditions that would surely be blocking all lanes of traffic. The local Roomba was out of service due to an unforseen battery issue caused by a lack of ground clearance.

While I don't think GM's offering will in any way compare to a Model S, I think it will be of better quality than expected. My guess is it will fall a little short of range and far shorter in safety when compared to a Gen III. Charging will be slower, of course. It should have respectable sales...

Thanks, good to know, but I thought the point of the system was to alert the driver of a possible safety issue.:confused:

There's no TPMS on the Model S? How did they get around that? Looky here: In the United States, the United States Department Of Transportation (NHTSA) released the FMVSS No. 138, which requires an installation of a Tire Pressure Monitoring System to all new passenger cars, multipurpose...

Is your phone plugged in too? :tongue:

The base color code is the start of any color. Spray pressure and distance will change the color by allowing the metallic to settle at different depths. Also substrate and color under the paint will darken or lighten the color as the paint is semi-transparent. You could have a perfect color...

Since when does the Leaf have a 124 mile range? Did he mean Km?

That's awesome. I'll be there to check out the local cars. I parked by a white Model S at Harbor Freight yesterday. Was that one of you guys?

I'll second that. All my FWD cars have had a hump in the rear. It's for strength; not a driveline.

Anybody have a heads up on the next install? I've heard Ellensburg? Need an I-90 route from Centralia area to Helena, MT. Looks like the guys wrapped up Woodburn, OR - where did they go?

Dandy! Models S,E and X!

Tesla has far surpassed Preston Tucker's achievements and DeLorean's as well. I would group the EV-1 in there too, though not a manufacturer, it was a great idea that was killed off due to an outside force, or many forces, that saw it as a threat. If Tesla were to fail, it would be by their own...

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If it is a sliding adjustment (basically a slot in the sheet metal that gets compressed between the cam and toe link), then it would cause a constant toe change while driving, making it very unstable. So if that is the case, it would in fact, be more stable. You are not imagining things.:smile:

I thought the X was to have a stretched wheelbase vs. the S. Would they not use that platform for the Executive S? Seems minimizing platforms would be the way to go.

A 14x1.50 stud can handle plenty of torque. 88-up Chevy trucks were 120 up until about 1995 when they changed the spec to 140. Super Duty after '05 has the same diameter/pitch and is 150.

Tyl - what the crap is with your camera? You Australian or something?

Does anybody happen to know the rear camber spec? I'm just curious as I have aligned many a Mercedes or BMW that the customer complains of only getting 20k out of a pair of tires. 2.5 to 3.5 degrees of negative camber is not uncommon mixed with a low profile sidewall that doesn't deflect much...

After checking out the Burlington thread, it appears to be the box for the transformer. Transformer will sit on top of the flat portion; the rest will be buried.

No digging yet. Just this stuff: