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The problem was using "Auto" mode. At our service appointment, they told us in that situation to take it off Auto and not use the window defogging button, but simply manually select the window air, turn on AC, and turn the fans to 11.... I think the problem is that when we used the window...

Our HVAC system was able to cool (or heat) the car and to defog at times. The challenge was the inconsistency of the defogging. And, overall, the system had been on auto, and the recirc was turned off....

Came here because we're having a similar problem with our Model S. Driving on a rainy night with system on "Auto" mode and window started fogging up. Turned defogger on, both defrost, and defog mode, and didn't have real effect until manually turning the fan to "11". Left it in that mode...

[Sorry if this is a repeat message as I already posted something similar to this message - but it appears to be missing] In any case, we just ordered the M3, and hoping it comes in the early part of the Oct-Dec range! We had considered all the other cars listed above (and test drove some of...

Re: Superchargers, it's more about their availability/ubiquity than ease of use. And, of course, fast charging is nice! We don't need a ton of range for daily driving, but good if we don't have to worry about charging every day in the middle of the winter, so nice to have some cushion. And...

And, BTW, if anyone has other suggestions for our second car to be any other all-electric car that is a top safety pick + (or equivalent), I'm all ears. But we do like being able to use our home Tesla charger for it, and also like the Supercharger network...

Thanks for all the advice! To be clear, this is to be my car, for him to drive when he needs to get to his jobs or to school. And he learned to drive on our Model S 100D (my wife's car), so is very used to driving Teslas, and he is an extremely conservative driver (and very risk adverse in...

Thanks!! - That's exactly what I was looking for and couldn't find on my own..

The federal tax credit wouldn't help us as we need the car before 2023, but great point about the warranty! And I agree about winter tires vs. AWD... Anyone know if there were any meaningful hardware updates between 2018 and 2022? That would make a difference as well...

We're long time Model S owners, and looking to get a Model 3 as a second car and for our teenage son to drive. Would normally get a used car for this purpose, but it's not clear that makes sense giving used pricing right now, the MA $2500 rebate, and I'm assuming the increased resale value...

As a quick update on the PureContacts - so far so good. We don't drive aggressively at all, so can't say much about performance (as far as I can tell, it's at least as good as any tire we've ever had), so only thing I've been paying attention to is efficiency, and since we've had the tire, we're...

Thanks all! Seems that there are several great choices. And thanks to this thread and post: Conti PureContact™ LS I decided to stick with going with the PureContacts (it had not come up when I searched for "tires" but did when I searched "PureContact"). If folks are curious, I could post...

Looking to maximize range and the ecological properties of the tires as much as possible without compromising safety....

Am looking for all-season tires to complement our winter tires (so maybe 3-season tires for here in New England), and I've found a lot of great threads here on the most quiet tires, but relatively little info on which tires are more efficient (i.e. less rolling resistance -> greater range). Of...

Yes - we got that recommendation, and they sound great, but my wife really didn't want to have to go so far. Hard to believe that there's no one local who's willing and able to do a good job installing this...

Anyone have any suggestions for an installer near Boston? The Dedham service center won't do it, and neither will the two Tesla certified body shops. But there has to be someone near Boston that can install a hitch??

We called all of the places listed above, and none of them would do it. Anyone have any other suggestions? I can't imagine that there isn't anyone near Boston that can install a hitch in a Model S!!

Looking to get an Ecohitch (or equivalent), and don't have the time, tools or expertise to install myself. Any recommendations for an installer relatively local to Newton, MA?

Build date was 5/23/18....

Just received my new inventory 100D, and first thing we noticed is that the top of the screen is significantly yellow, making me a YBS as well, though I didn't even know this was an issue with Tesla until now! We can reject the entire car, but, we did get a good deal, and I suppose that we...

It's just a 100D (not performance nor ludicrous) and I don't have any access to the car yet... :-(

Hi - just wanted to post about and get advice about our ongoing delivery ordeal. We returned our 2016 Model S last month when the lease ended, and ordered a new inventory Model S 100D on March 16th when the prices dipped down. Our sales advisor got in touch and let us know that it would be...

I'm still pre-delivery, so my account page is just asking for my insurance and financing info... I've confirmed that the car already has EAP, and therefore has all the features listed above today. Only question is whether to pay the extra $3K for the future FSD features (e.g. computer...

I was just told that it would cost $3K to upgrade from EAP to FSD before delivery, then $3500 for the next 60 days, and then $4K after that. And that EAP includes all capabilities the car has today, but that FSD will include upgrading to the new hardware and new capabilities in the future...

I have a new inventory Model S (originally built in May 2019 with EAP) being delivered this week, and, though I've been asking for the last two weeks, Tesla sales reps have been unable to tell me what the cost will be (if any) to get the FSD features - either before I take possession of the car...

What is the source of that graph? I ordered a "new inventory" Model S with EAP that is being delivered this week. Given that it had EAP before Feb 28th, does that mean that it will include FSD as well?? Tesla sales reps have not been able to answer my questions about what the cost (if...

How do you know if it's MCU2?

New inventory prices went down with the new prices an expected amount, but, then additionally dropped by ~$16K this morning. So an equivalent new inventory model is now ~$20K less than a custom order. Doesn't make sense...

Have been in the market for a new Model S, and last night I saw that the prices for new inventory Model S's had dropped by ~$8,000 (to ~$79K for a new 2018 100D with Enhanced Autopilot, etc., and the standard new inventory mileage of 50 miles). Couldn't sleep this morning, and then noticed...

If you buy a used car from Tesla, and there's something wrong with it, they won't repair it?? I thought they had warrantees? What does the warrantee cover or not cover? I'm also in the situation of the lease on our 2016 Model S ending, and am trying to decide between 1) Buying it off the...

We cannot open the driver side door at all from outside now! Handle extends, but door will not open (is locked). All the other doors will open, and only way to open driver door is to crawl through the car and open from the inside... Anyone else have that problem? I assume the only...

How does one get it so that the commands from Waze, etc., always play through the car? That only works if the car is already playing audio from the phone, but not if the radio is on for example...

How do you get Waze instructions through the car speaker? Ideally would like Waze to be integrated with the navigation system, but short of that, we really need to be able to hear the instructions from the phone!

Anybody out there on a 3-year lease who is happy to have gotten a service plan (or wished they did if they didn't)? I had thought that most folks got the service plan, but apparently not?

We got our 70D 57 days ago (so 3 days left to decide whether to get a service plan!) and am planning to replace it at the end of our 3-year lease. By my simple math, since we won't need the year-3 service appt, the service plan isn't worth it, since we would only spend $400 + $700 for the 2...

Got the message also and can't find any info on what it is.

Would be too expensive to change (or even fully inspect) the wiring between the circuit panel in the basement and the garage. So I just set the charging to 32A... Thanks for the advice!

A little more context: The circuit breaker and wiring to the garage was installed when the house was built five years ago (with the intention of being used for an EV some day!). Today, the electrician simply installed the wiring from the end point of the original wiring to the HPWC (I don't...

Yes - see below. Is there any way to tell what's the highest continuous current it can handle? And is worst case that it will trip and interrupt charging?

I apologize if this exact question has been covered already. The electrician installed our HPWC today, off a circuit breaker that is labeled 40A. He was certain that he set the dip switches for a 40A circuit (which I had thought should charge at 32A), but the car was charging at the full 40A...

It started working last night, ~6 hours after delivery... And, BTW, since we didn't have the wall power installed yesterday (it's being installed as I write), I just plugged it into a regular 15 amp outlet, and over night it charged up for the amount I drove yesterday (~30 miles, at ~3 miles/hour).

Got the car yesterday as promised! They told us the delivery appt would take ~1 hour, and when we actually had the appointment my wife had to leave after we'd been going for 2 hours, and I had to leave after 2.5 hours, and he still wasn't done! He was especially excited to demonstrate Summon...

That's great, but I'm not eligible for USAA as far as I and their website can tell (my Dad was in the army in the 1950's, but that doesn't seem to be enough).

The quote I got from Amica was $4,257, compared to $1,765 from Liberty Mutual. I assume the rebate check isn't large enough to make up for that difference?? And, FWIW, the Amica rep had never heard of Tesla and seemed to have a lot of trouble making the quote (had to check with a...

I didn't receive any exact notifications for either when it left or when it arrived. But, as of the evening of Friday 2/12, it was "in transit", and on Monday 2/15 they said it would arrive "any day now", and asked me when I could come in to pick it up. I couldn't come in until Monday 2/22...

FYI: I now have an appointment to pick up the car on Monday, and my status has changed to "Your Model S is undergoing final inspection, detail, and charging in preparation for delivery" So, 6.5 weeks from confirmation to pickup. Very excited for Monday! (still haven't purchased any...

See this thread and the linked spreadsheet which shows how the current leases are calculated: TCO Lease vs Loan Cost Spreadsheet

Yes. They confirmed that the updated delivery time is correct, and that they expect the car will arrive in Dedham that week! The only odd thing is that it seems that they won't know when it's actually arriving until it gets there, as they said they won't reach out to me to setup an...

Tesla is not listed as an option for getting a quote on Amica's website. Who did you go through to get a quote and get the insurance?

As of last Monday, my car hadn't entered production yet (finally got the notice Monday afternoon), and then my delivery specialist told me that it would take over another month to get here (2nd week of March). But just logged in to MyTesla, and it said that it is "in transit" and delivery...