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The answer really depends how much you drive in a day. I know several people with ev who do maybe 20km 3 times a week. The plug in 10amp charger works fine for them. I always recommend to low distance drivers to start with the plug in option and if it becomes frustrating you then upgrade but...

I know a massive number of peopl so does that make tesla’s vision only autonomous driving proposition equally problematic?

Isnt that number sequence for cars only permitted in australia for a maximum of 1 year?

Got it, same as the stalk in that scenario (which is regular for me)

So a place I park in the city which is parallel parking against a wall, when no cars are in front or behind me I would have to over-ride forward and select reverse as backward is the only way out?

How does the car know which direction you want to go, forward or backward?

I’m going to suggest it is nowhere near cold enough in Adelaide (even on the coldest day) for the battery needing to be warmed before use

Probably would for both. Are you offering a demonstration?

Only if in key range when you kick the ball under. I’ve never owned either. Just an observation.

Tesla continually adjust specs, costs, and models. There will always be an alternative around the corner, just like buying a new tv.

So if I stand at the back of my car saying goodbye to a friend or having a chat the boot would open…sometimes the old silly methods just work

That is getting as regular as car updates. They need to slow down, test, get the bugs out.

I think tesla could also solve it my allowing a connection to my phone to control everything, which is the path other brands are going down. It also avoids the ongoing cost of a phone sim and a car sim, and you can get 5g/6g or whatever the future brings.

Telstra subsidary belong mobile offer 5G where available for no extra cost on the 4G plans

When people tell me it’s 2 minutes I point out it’s really 10, once a week so 520 mins or a full working day spent yearly at a servo. You cannot even go get lunch whilst waiting as you have to hold the trigger. On the other hand I spend a few seconds plugging in and unplugging.

I think the suggest further up to tape things up one at a time on the outside is a good way for you to narrow it down. Blue painters stape will stick and not leave a residue. The good quality 3m version not the knockoff version.

I’ve done the brutal. Agree that it is.

I feel your pain having also been subject to the “within spec” claim. Not sure why Tesla think an undisclosed spec makes everything ok. I asked for a copy of the said spec. It was not available/did not really exist. This forced them to find the problem.

What bugs me is the way it drops out when you steer around anything. It wasnt until I tried another brand that I realised competant lane keeping is available that allows you to take over steering when required and puts itself back in order when you are done, unless you brake.

Like vostok I’ve had it happen as a single event maybe twice. Having multiple events like you have experienced is not normal and should absolutely be checked

Note only for fully licenced drivers. It is different for learners in NSW

Model S app no longer shows it driving around with the charge cable connected. It is white in that scenario, so something new

Or the bugs thst tesla created

Sold before completion

So you are saying tesla has caught up to an Adelaide made holden?

Other brands do that level of 90 degree self parking. Good that tesla has caught up.

I think the danger is someone with mobility challenges starts to think that an FSD tesla is an autonomous tesla. Further someone with such challenges in Australia would usually have a disabled tag for their car and get a 3.5m wide car space.

I’m wondering how tesla are going to solve all of those issues if autonomous vision is the goal. Seems like they are well aware of the limitations.

Shame he had to cordon off the adjoining space with a bucket and rope so the car could swing into it. Presume from that it does not work when there is another car parked there.

The fixed speed camera and red light camera alert that I have works with most brands but not tesla. It creates a Point of Interest file for the native nav system. It is global, and it derives its data from subscribers finding and reporting missing camera’s, which in return gets you lifetime free...

If the coating is air dried by the detailer than this advice is correct. If the coating is uv cured by the detailer than it is not correct.

Probably because tesla’s largest market is not software ‘geeks’, but rather people who fall for marketing names and pointless gimmicks. You only have to look at tesla’s movement away from sensible model names like ‘75d’ to names like ‘highland’ to see a tesla realisation that car brands at their...

There is a hypothesis that every time someone complains publically they are moved to the end of the que

Only in Sydney, so I cannot see insurance costs falling because of it

The tyre pressure required in a tesla (and to my knowledge all ev) is very high. It is weight related. You should follow the guide on the tyre plate. As a further guide and for better ev tyre life, if both shoulders are wearing on the tyre add a bit more pressure, if centre is wearing use less...

Is that two headed dog expensive to feed?

You have replied to a 2019 post. I’d suggest it is no longer on the way.

I referenced a 2024 model camry. Unless that is what you have i was not referring to yours. Comparing the same year makes reasonable sense.

The industry does lump cars into classes based on exterior size and cost/quality, not cargo capacity. Cost /quality is important as a toyota is not classed the same as an audi, for example. You often hear phrases like “highest cargo capacity in its class” A camry is 80mm shorter than a model s...

Simple research of comparable length/quality cars like ice mazda 6 and ev polestar 2 (vs 2023 model 3) are not seeming to support your claim.

The myth exists because it has been true. Only the latest model 3 is anywhere near any comparable ice vehicle weight

If looking for further pricing in addition to @dronus recommendation, innovative window films on sir don drive and Adelaide Paint Protection at Findon both do a lot of tesla. Vinny at APP owns a model 3. Both do exceptional work

Bug report in australia provides tesla with a time stamp. You should tell them that time when you book the service in the app. Bug report does not cause tesla to look at your issue automatically

Fixed yes, but not mobile

$99k drive away new. Seems like a great deal for the seller, not so much for you

Nothing wrong with what you are doing. Blow drying is just a bit faster and less strenuous (but not a lot). If you do not have a ceramic coating blow drying is not going to work well.

I have a 1 micron washable bag filter on the entire house (couple of hundred bucks). The amount of grit it pulls out is crazy. It has no impact on flow or pressure.

I found their long hose means I can place the dryer behind the car and dry the entire car without moving the dryer. Filters are also available from plumbing stores like Reece

The more heat and the more airflow the better, so just be mindful of that in making your selection

Save you the effort….I have the same thing in makita. Its so slow. I started with that, then went to leaf blower, then went for a big boi. Also the risk with any blower without a filter is you suck in some grit and blast it onto your car. The heated big boi units are not cheap but they provide...