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I just had my 2023 Model Y windshield replaced with PGW glass, a 3rd party replacement by a 3rd party installer. $850 in the San Francisco Bay Area where other shops quoted an average of $1500 with a high of $2200 and a low of $1280. My installer had the glass in stock and was ready to install...

Well, my expectations have been exceeded. Today I brought my car into service (After a 3-week wait for an appointment), for an unrelated HVAC error message, but added my concern about the front motor whine to the appointment since it was going to be in their hands anyway. When I arrived they...

I've never been a member of a forum where this was more true, though the Mach-E forums are similar. It seems the primary sentiments here are either "Attack Tesla", "Defend Tesla", or "Mock people who disagree with you about Tesla". I really prefer forums that are primarily about requesting...

This obstacle is well within my field of view from the driver's seat, so the front camera should easily be able to see it. Tesla Vision says it's 32 inches away, in reality it's less than 8 inches, I would argue that's actually worse than nothing. I agree though that this should improve over...

Thanks for the replies. I'm looking at the carpet on the back of the rear seats, and inside the rear doors next to the seat, and wondering if I should buy something to cover them. I also noticed that a microfiber towel I left in the center console ended up full of black fibers that seem to...

I'm only at ~1000 miles on my MYLR and I have noticed faint screeching that seems to come from the front motor. To me it sounds almost like the whine that a power drill makes when the trigger is touched lightly. I find that it most happens when it's cold - I notice it more in the morning or at...

If you're referring to the tax credit changes in March, nobody will know when or how it will go into effect until the IRS "Notice of Proposed Rule-making" (NPRM) comes out, which is sometime in March. There are many car people assuming that "guidance released in March" means "changes will go...

For those who have had their Model Y for a few years or for a lot of miles, what parts, surfaces, or materials are worn or damaged, and is there anything you wish you'd have done early on to protect them? Similarly, if you invested in some type of protection that ended up being unhelpful, that...

This is a little bit like frantically changing lanes in a traffic jam, it's possible you will get ahead in a different lane, it's also possible you will get stuck for even longer, even if that lane looked like it was moving faster when you made the switch. The traffic jam everyone is sitting in...

I picked up my W/W at the Fremont factory 2 weeks ago today. Of the hundreds of Teslas on the lot, there were at least 6 other LR/w/w/19 Model Y's. All of these patterns that people think they're seeing on the forums are mostly just noise related to small, non-representative samples.

I just wanted to bump the Teslike order tracker and remind those who have taken delivery or received a VIN to update or add their info. Teslike Model Y Order Tracker

For those who had recent deliveries, update your info in the Teslike order tracking sheet if you are willing to share the information. The more people contribute, the more interesting trends can be gleaned from it. The link to the Google Form to submit or update your info is linked in Cell B1...

Mine updated every day between 6am and 7am pacific time, those were basically the "nothing's changed" updates. Then when there was a big shift (delayed by 1 week), it updated a little after 5pm. When my VIN was assigned it was 5:09pm, then the update to schedule delivery was at 9:01am. The VIN...

Sorry I should rephrase. I realize a lot of people are upset that the cars don't have ultrasonic sensors anymore, but that was true before they started giving new buyers this warning before delivery. I'm wondering if there are a lot of people who are expecting the USS functionality, and accusing...

This is interesting, my delivery was 6 days ago, as far as I know, nothing has changed with Tesla Vision since then, but there was no message or confirmation about it then. I definitely don't have ultrasonic sensors, and wasn't expecting them since that change started in October. Did Tesla get...

I agree with you, and having taken delivery of a near-flawless Model-Y in Fremont today and evaluated dozens more while wandering their lot, I can say pretty confidently that most are just fine. But I'll also say that there are a lot of people who don't even superficially check for the most...

My first vin (which I rejected) had 4 miles on the odometer, the motor vehicle purchase agreement had 15 miles on it. My second VIN, which I accepted Saturday, said 15 miles on both the MVPA and the DMW title application, the actual car had 3 miles on it. 15 is Tesla's standard placeholder...

Delivery day was yesterday. The build quality on my car is very good. I don't think much better can be expected from any manufacturer. I am very particular about the details, I notice flaws in vehicles that other people don't, and I struggled to find any legitimate flaw with this vehicle. The...

They have different levels of access, and different levels of willingness to share their access with customers. I worked with two SA's together at the same site, they seemed to be of similar experience, but one of them directly asked the other if he had access to several different internal...

How did your delivery go?

I'm amazed that they were completely honest with you about it. When the exact same thing happened to one that I bought from local inventory on 1/14, someone called to say "a logistics delay" caused the delivery date to be pushed back. When I asked the cause of the delay, the person on the phone...

It's a test for the rear hatch adjustment that helps to prevent the buffeting/"boominess" issue that some Model Y's struggle with.

I definitely agree that the EV market will continue to expand at the expense of the ICEV market, but I'm not sure if that will translate into high resale value for the current generation of EVs as better and cheaper alternatives continue to become more available.

You sure? The used ICE vehicle market is pretty stable. Existing EV values could easily be diminished if a substantially improved battery technology were to come to market in that time. I think anyone who is counting on the current-generation EVs holding their value could be setting themselves...

Are there Matrix headlights coming out of the Austin plant yet? For a long time only Fremont builds were getting Matrix LEDs. There was some speculation that Fremont would switch back to regular LEDs once a supply chain issue was corrected, but so far it seems that they are still using Matrix...

I admire that confidence. I only convinced myself to buy it after seriously considering this question: "If this car became worthless within the next few years as early-adopter fees further evaporate and displacing technologies make it obsolete and undesirable, would I be okay with the price I...

I'm planning to use the app to do an ACH transfer through Plaid from a savings account. I called my bank to check that there wouldn't be any hiccup, they said no problem on their end, hope that's true. I already linked to the account through Plaid, but I don't plan to send the payment until...

Really sorry to hear about the accident, glad your wife is unharmed. Hope you get your car soon, hang in there!

Unfortunately your order was long after the bulk of the rush from the price cut on MLK weekend 1/13-1/16. In the larger Model Y waiting room thread it looks like most orders after ~1/19 have been pushed back to April or later. There are a lot of factors at play, and a lot of speculation about...

Got the scheduling email/text this morning 2/15 at 9am. Only option was this Saturday 2/18 between noon and 5pm, so 1pm Saturday it is, wish me luck 🤞🏻.

Coming from the Corvette forum, I can say for sure the red ones are the fastest 😉. As for choosing certain options to get your car sooner, there's a huge number of anecdotes and a lot of confident speculation, but a real lack of any reliable patterns or production information. A change that...

It's the 7th most valuable company by market cap in the world. Bigger than Visa, JPMorgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, Walmart, etc. The next closest automaker is Toyota at 52nd overall. General Motors sits at 264th most valuable company.

In most states, you can put in your insurance info for your current policy/vehicles, you don't necessarily have to have a policy for the Tesla yet. It isn't so much to see if you have the Tesla insured as it is to see that you are insurable. If all of your financial details are filled in...

OD 1/14, SF Bay Area, CA. LR/White/White/19"/5-seat/Tow Hitch Received VIN today (2/14) at 5pm pacific time. Pickup location is in Fremont. EDD is 2/15-2/22.

Agreed. To clarify, I'm not trying to convince anyone that the tax credit definitely won't change in March, my only point is that many are assuming that it is guaranteed to change by March 31st and speaking of it as a matter of fact (including some journalists). At this point, it is more likely...

Here's the most detailed article I've seen from any news outlet, written by a corporate tax lawyer who actually read the IRS white paper that announced the March window for the release of the notice of proposed rulemaking...

I'm not a tax or law professional so I have no idea if that's possible. Seems exceedingly unlikely though, if a move like that were in the works, there would have to be a political will for it, frustrating thousands of consumers and several S&P 500 companies with a surprise tax change wouldn't...

I'm also OD 1/14, picking up from Fremont, LR/W/W/19/Tow, EDD 2/14-2/24, still no VIN.

The IRS has not set any date for the tax credit change. The only date so far is the estimated release of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which is required to be submitted for public comment before final rules are drafted and put into effect. It's possible, but increasingly unlikely...

This has been talked about in many other threads, and while there is no guarantee, there is a very good chance that the tax credit will be available beyond March, likely at least 2 months beyond whatever date the "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) comes out from the IRS, as they typically...

💯. Before the price drop, I had placed a deposit to buy a Mach-E rear-wheel-drive standard range (247 miles). I considered the MYLR out of reach, a different class of vehicle. Now I'm getting a Tesla with AWD and longer range for the same price as my purchase agreement with Ford.

Right. According to the federal register's guide to the rulemaking process (Outlined here Federal Register :: Request Access):

A few reminders for chronic topics of misconception in this thread: 1) Nobody knows when the IRS guidance on the tax credit will become public, exactly how they will structure the changes, or when the changes will go into effect. The guidance was estimated to be released in March, that does...

OD 1/14, LR/White/White/19/Tow Bay Area (Fremont Factory pick up) No VIN EDD Today-2/24. I have a hypothesis on the near end of the EDD's. My guess is if you are near an area where they are expecting any other car of your configuration to be delivered to another customer soon, they might set...

I have a very good relationship with my sale associate. I never bother texting them, they never respond that way. I visit them in person during dead hours when there are no customers and they are just bored anyway. I'm never pushy with them, just let them know I'm curious if they can see...

I seriously considered switching from white to red after the price cap was lifted simply because of the absolute ubiquity of it in the Bay Area, every other car on the road is a white Model Y, and it's going to get a lot worse when all of the post-price-cut orders are fulfilled. Ultimately I...

W/W/19/Tow here, OD 1/14. My EDD moved back by 8 days, not a month. At the beginning of the month, the far end of my EDD range was Feb 16th, Tesla's system showed it coming out of production (expected VIN assignment) on 2/7. Now the far end of my EDD range is 2/24, and the completion of...

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What's great about this post is that it's incredibly simplified compared to anything in the real world, and yet the complexity of the problem is still going to absolutely blow some minds here. Unfortunately the people who need to read it are going to TL;DR it. I wish I could react with "Like"...

One of the other definitions that still needs to be worked out is how exactly you measure the percentages of materials fairly. Originally the idea was to measure by the value of the material, rather than by mass, but that opens up a lot of means for manipulation. For example, the automakers...