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Just got the call. red P85, 21s, pano, tech, air, black leather, piano black, etc. coming April 18. Heh heh.

Looks to me like you did pretty well. You brought your times down in every run, and wound up with a respectable time for street tires. We could check with Roger, but I don't think your tire pressures are high for street tires. He may set low because he's running R tires. If you are still...

And I'd say the electric Smart Car is mass produced.

Wow. Me and my lousy 13,800. :-) Enjoyed every one, though.

If you haven't driven on ice, go someplace cold now. It is a huge giggle. You drive 14 mph and you are suddenly sliding all over the place, over-correcting, doing a 360, laughing and laughing. You get the hang of it after a bit, and get in some nice drifts and slides that actually work for you...

Yup, I think you could tap it though, and you are (theoretically) standing still for a fraction (or as long as you desire) after the 180. Tough timing, but should work. I did the ice gymkhana up on Georgetown Lake this winter. I should have tried it there, where everything is at low speed and in...

You can do a J turn in any car with an emergency brake. Back up, cut the wheel, pull the emergency brake. With the front wheels turned, the car rotates around the stopped wheels. When the car has turned 180 release the brake, shift into forward. It's all in the timing -- and leave yourself a...

mud I wish it were just outside. I have inch-thick mud inside my car, on the door sills, sucked in by airflow. The last mile to my house is dirt when dry, mud when wet. My black car is known locally as the tan Tesla. Outside and in. Love it, though.

Been updated regularly. Just had annual inspection and updates. Have seen no change at any time. Do we just have a natural variance going on?

"The Roadster in Standard mode, on the highway, in around freezing temperatures is a 100 mile range car." Give us a little more info, please. Speed on the highway? I drive every day in whatever weather, including well below freezing, on a road where I'm going 55 to 70 for 80% of the trip...

Cool. Extra weight for downhill, lighter weight for uphill. I like it. "A pint's a pound the world around."

After 14 months and 12,500 miles I still get 189 miles ideal range in standard mode every day. Charging at 40 amps on a 50 amp line. ONe of the fun things for me -- I live 5 miles and about 2,000 feet above Boulder. When I drive down the hill in the morning, I most always have 189 miles left...

No more ICE? Not me. I love my Tesla, drive it 5 or 6 days a week. I tell everybody to get one, so long as they have a long trip car or can rent one. But, I still love my 1999 BMW m-coupe. Handles better, and I actually enjoy shifting. And, living in Colorado mountains, I need a high...

rear tires gone again

My local Tesla tech says," When I did your adjustments I did jack the car up, but that was more for ease of access than anything else. You definitely don’t have to take the weight off the wheels when adjusting the shocks, and I don’t think it’s necessary for the sway bars either." Webbie

What is with all these people questioning the feel of regen braking? Didn't they ever, ever, ever drive a car with a real transmission? Or just go downhill in a lower gear? From 50 mph, my m-coupe in second gear slows more than my Tesla. OK, I know. I'm preaching to the choir. :-)

Ice driving. This ice = frozen H2O. Yes. The black car on the far left in the curve of Teslas photo is mine. Thanks.

"what she would write if someone gave her a ride in a Tesla" I just sent her an email suggesting she take a trip to London and try a Tesla.

"understeer is still too much at low speeds (20-30)" What tires are you wearing? And,what the heck are you doing to induce understeer at 25? Donuts? ;-)

"will or are interested in acquiring stock certificates" Maybe many people on the S list would be "interested in acquiring," or could be made more interested by some news items. I don't know the actual legal consequences of that, so I'm just guessing (speculating is not a word to use in this...

Unlike Lush1 who has only been in the advertising business for a mere 40 years ;-), I've just retired after 46 years of it in New York, Tokyo, Amsterdam, Chicago and ... (I hope you had as great a time as I did in the sandbox of the business world). Anyway, I just checked back through the SEC...

My understanding is that they are waiting for two reasons. First, as several pointed out, they have to be very careful during the run-up to the IPO. They could easily be accused of trying to drive the price. Second, though I doubt the Nissan 50,000 number, imagine little Tesla trying to keep...

Seventeen days until my first autox with the Roadster. Gee, that's a long time. A

Fun with numbers Last month, my Tesla - used 318 kWh, which cost me $28.62 - generated 65 kWh - traveled 1080 miles - saved 58 gallons of gasoline, costing $167.62 - saved 3 barrels of oil Average time to charge 1 kWh at 220V, 48 Amps --- 9 minutes.

"Nuclear is incredibly expensive." Amory Lovins (January 2010 Nuclear cost survey) *Nuclear power is cost competitive with other forms of electricity generation, except where there is direct access to low-cost fossil fuels. * Fuel costs for nuclear plants are a minor proportion of...

Left foot braking in autocross. We have a married couple in our area that have 27 National Championships between them. She left-foot brakes. He does not. I think it is generally considered more useful for cars that have to keep their engine spinning in order to keep the torque up. Like karts. ;-)

tdave got me thinking about oversteer spinouts. Obviously, making an abrupt turn while on full acceleration is likely to cause a spin (that's not a criticism of you in any way, tdave -- just fact - you did well to steer around the idiot). Not so obviously, especially with our severe...

"aren't trying hard enough unless you spinout" True enough. But smooth curves and smooth inputs are still the rule -- you just push them further. Some good rules: Slow hands make fast times. You have to know where to go slow to go fast. The fastest way around any corner that's more than 120...

The positive of the grin may outweigh the negative of the cost. Let's face it, the Tesla is not a big money saver for any of us. If you drive 25,000 miles a year, you'll save around 1000 gallons or $3000. May save you enough for new batteries in four or five years, but you will still have...

This is the lady that wrote the check that bought the Tesla say what the heck. ;-)

vfx brushes are a cool idea. thinking on it.

OK, I will watch out for it. Felt some understeer and front tire scrubbing before the change. Driving on too much dirt and snow so far to push hard and be sure. Will definitely test it in autocross in April --better there than on the road anyway ( Ooooops! .... No problem). ;-)

Tesla tried adding a rubber seal to the bottom of the door, but it caused closing problems. Maybe they didn't get the size right. I'm thinking about temp-gluing on a rubber strip that I can get off it it jams (that'd be jamming the jamb, wouldn't it?).

And, why did you move the rear bar back to the middle notch?

I'm seeing even tire wear for now, so I elected not to change camber. May do it later after a coupe of autocross competitions. Let us know how you like it, now or after trying it awhile. We are lucky to have such an adjustable car with such a simple power and drive train, eh?

Sway bar setting three is wider, but I wouldn't call it looser. Shock settings go from soft at 1 to hard at 10. I confirmed that with the Tech here, and I can certainly feel that it's true, too. :-)

What are the two tires you mentioned? I have the shocks cranked on all my cars, and set the tires a few pounds above normal, too. I just like a harder ride, no sway, better steering and handling,and I figure most roads are pretty smooth anyway. I doubt this makes any difference in tire wear...

Just got finished with the suspension settings. Front shocks now at 6 (were at 4), rears at 7 (were at 5). Both sway bars have been set to 3 (were at 2). Ride is a little harsh which doesn't bother me. Dramatic difference. Turn in is much smoother and more predictable. Balance is much better...

Drove from Boulder to Georgetown, CO and back, mostly highway, similar elevation change, 165 miles. Did it in Range Mode, but you wouldn't want to do that every day, it's hard on the batteries. So, I'd say yes, best to have a 220 line at home and work so you could stay in Standard Mode, which...

KM's car TEG, You were right. Kimball Musk's car is yellow. Now has a yellow hard top as well. It's on more-or-less permanent display at the Boulder Tesla gallery, right up the street from Kimball's restaurant, The Kitchen. Alan

KM's car By the way, I think KM's car is yellow, not orange... Unless he got another. I think you are correct. I'll take a look at it on Thursday's Tech Night at the Boulder store.

) No wide enough by at least half. :-} )

Brakes better than they feel? I agree that the brakes don't feel as though they are as positive and quick to stop as some cars, but they may be better than they feel. According to Road&Track testing a Tesla stopped in 119 feet from 60 and 210 feet from 80. Not wonderful, but not the lowest of...

Tesla Roadster Sport: the first 3000 miles. Chapter 1. How we went out for a pizza and came home with a roadster. My wife was bummed. She'd had a lousy nights sleep. She'd spent the morning riding a difficult horse. And her sports car was in the shop for the third time in four months...

Boxster and Tesla Not a surprising result in this video. Very few cars would match up to that Spyder in handling and track worthiness. When the Boxster and the BMW m-coupe were first out, I drove both. No doubt that the Boxster handling was more balanced, but I went for the m-coupe because it...

"...you will get an enthusiastic salesman..." And if you don't, let me know who he is. I shall hook him to the back of the car and drag him to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds. :-) The only fitting end for an unenthusiastic car salesman.

@Decided not to buy. Your call, of course, but I take friendly issue with some things you said. We live in the Colorado mountains, have Pirelli snows on our roadster, and drive it 60 to 80 miles every day, except for deep snow. It's small, but so is a Miata, or a Boxter, or my m-coupe. My 6...