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  1. alpal

    21" Rims - 2nd rim crack in 6 months??

    Has anyone else experienced any rim cracking on their 21" tyres? I don't recall hitting anything (potholes etc) that hard to experience this, not to say I haven't for sure. Now the second tyre in 6 months? They are less than twelve months old. Bloody nuisance!
  2. alpal

    Charging a Model S with a Small Petrol Generator

    I know it goes against the grain but I tried to charge my Tesla with a portable petrol generator(inverter) with no success. My UMC kept flashing 3 times indicating there's a problem with the UMC itself. But I can use it with a 10amp power point just fine. I even tried earthing the generator. Has...
  3. alpal

    Any Australians going to TMC Connect?

    Anyone going? TMC Connect 2016 | The Offical Conference of Tesla Motors Club
  4. alpal

    Road Trip Take 3 - yaaaaaaah - Melbourne to Darwin

    Yes - I'm seriously thinking about this so I thought I'd start a new thread. As with my previous two road trips I'll ask if anyone has any ideas/suggestions/etc (even if it's "Don't do it!") would you please submit them. They were invaluable last time. I'll post the plan as soon as I have a...
  5. alpal

    First Australia - New Zealand sighting of a Tesla at:

    How about we start a thread where, instead of posting photos of previously unsighted Teslas (don't get me wrong, I like that thread), people can also post photos of their Tesla being in a place (city, monument, view ...) for the first time ever. (I can hear the cheers already! What a great idea...
  6. alpal

    Road Trip - Take 2 - Yaaaaaaah! Melbourne to Adelaide

    The next RT plan is shaping up - couple of probs - main one is - I will be passing through Adelaide on one day but will not have enough charge to make my destination - can anyone advise of the fastest/best/most reliable way to top up charge in Adelaide?
  7. alpal

    Upset at SMH article - Tesla worse than a Prius!

    Read this whilst on our first road trip. Not happy! Can anyone refute (or confirm) the logic at the end of this article or identify the university pro-vice chancellor of research quoted in it? Tesla's cars are only as green as the electricity that charges them
  8. alpal

    Road Trip - Yaaaaaaay! Melbourne to Scotts Head ...

    First major road trip in years. It's amazing how this car affects your enthusiasm to drive. Take off Monday 28/3 Leg 1 Melb - Gundagai - stay night Leg 2 Gundagai - Sydney - stay 2 nights (catch up son & friends) Leg 3 Sydney - Port Macquarie (destin. charger) - stay night (trip planned before...
  9. alpal

    Invite to Model 3 Unveiling ...

    Anyone else get the email invite to the lottery to be invited to the model 3 unveiling at the month's end?
  10. alpal

    Are we hopefully the first?

    Father - son combo! Love to be the first in Australia? PS @Colin - deliberately covered the red Tesla's number plate - no self spotters here.
  11. alpal

    One small step for ...

    Another hurdle passed? Driverless Cars Get a Learner's Permit From The Federal Government
  12. alpal

    Alarm Activation

    Has anyone else experienced the following? I Stopped at some shops today, got out and went in leaving my wife in the car. Five minutes later I hear an alarm going and see my wife looking embarrassed and a bit exasperated. I stopped the alarm by pressing the top of my fob. All she had done...
  13. alpal

    Keyless Entry for Dummies ...

    Okay. I'm new. We've all been there, so don't give me a hard time. I've also come from a history of driving Jaguar XKR sports cars. I know life's tough! But I'm used to a highly evolved and refined form of driving. Albeit with petrol! (How evolved is that you say!) So the keyless system I'm...
  14. alpal

    Red or Obsidian Black, 85 or 90 kWh?

    Ordering today! Panic! Decisions. Decisions. Can you help? What is everyone's preferences and why? (Stay tuned - I'll let you know the result)