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  1. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3 - Key Fob yes/no?

    just my .02 but the keyfob is akin to a mid 90s computer with a floppy drive - we all knew they were all but useless and yet didn't dare think of owning a computer without one - then Steve Jobs came back to Apple and came out with the iMac and its one glaring missing feature was the floppy...
  2. Dave Garaffa

    Highest production VIN in the wild

    Well that does paint a different picture that's for sure any source that can confirm? edit - nevermind I found your follow up link so then these numbers aren't nearly as bad as some expect
  3. Dave Garaffa

    Tesla owner configurations begin

    Yes, my thinking exactly one should assume that the 'ETA' will be updated by the system based on what selections are chosen. Given all currently selected choice are equally available the 4 week eta is always displayed. Once you add the AWD option the system will likely update (or you will get...
  4. Dave Garaffa

    Highest production VIN in the wild

    Given Tesla earnings is right around the corner perhaps they are avoiding any moves that would conflict with SEC rules. Drawing 10k new vins something that was never done in the cars very short history would likely get publicly noticed very quickly and perhaps not in a good way.. 'Tesla pumping...
  5. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3 Deal Breaker

    Who put back the clock to March 31st?
  6. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3 Supercharging Capable Discussion

    Yea this is where if we had snake chargers the car could charge and un-plug automatically and then the car could pull out and park in the next closest ordinary parking spot. Tho I could see issues with handicap spots and 'open spots' that are in fact 'reserved for XXX' and or no open sports at...
  7. Dave Garaffa

    No sound, no soul?

    Going forward (after taking delivery of my M3) there are only TWO vehicles I'd want to be dead in. I'll let the readers figure out which two with a few clues. - The first is one of the QUIETEST forms or high speed 4 wheel'd travel while the other is by far the LOUDEST zero wheel'd ULTRA high...
  8. Dave Garaffa

    Wiki Model 3 Reservation Tally

    Just some clarification ... The supercharger network isn't _intended_ to be used for _local_ use/users. In other words driving to the mall 20 miles or from a home in NJ to your office in NYC some 30 miles door to door is not a good reason to use the mall or parking garages super charger. The...
  9. Dave Garaffa

    Confirmation without RN?

    Nope it really doesn't have to either.... Imagine a MODEL3 CUSTOMER DEPOSIT FORM on a in store computer or iPad screen. When that form gets filled out will all info is submitted that form data (along with the time/date store# emp# and other stuff) is received at tesla backend server at that...
  10. Dave Garaffa

    Military Veteran Discount?Veteran

    Hey I would too.... BUT then we'd be stuck owning a Ford or a Honda or a Hyundai or a Toyota for the next 5 to 10 years I wouldn't wish that even on my worst enemy.. Well maybe them... Yea, I'd gladly pay an extra GRAND to own a Tesla instead.
  11. Dave Garaffa

    Military Veteran Discount?Veteran

    What car companies have you been shopping at that offer 2% 3% or even 5% off the price of a new vehicle and now what was it you where looking for? 10% off!?!?! Ford offers $500 bucks Honda offers $500 bucks Hyundai offers $500 bucks Toyota hey they offer $500 bucks too sure looks like a trend...
  12. Dave Garaffa

    Model ☰ License Plate Ideas?

    Nope the person I was responding to was "Location: New York, NY"
  13. Dave Garaffa

    Model ☰ License Plate Ideas?

    Yep exactly... I guess the degree of undesired behavior is directly proportional to the distance one is to a very large metro area and here in NJ we are king... (NJ #1 Density by states by population rank and land area also the highest taxed iirc)
  14. Dave Garaffa

    Model ☰ License Plate Ideas?

    Here's a random Vanity Plate question to all those who have been down this road before... Do you vanity plates have a higher risk of being stolen? I'd have to assume yes and if so does anyone know where one might get bolts with 'tamper proof' heads like odd star drive or some other non...
  15. Dave Garaffa

    Model ☰ License Plate Ideas?

    NY is much nicer than NJ in NJ If you sell a vehicle and do not transfer its plates to another vehicle, you have to turn in the old plates to the MVC. :(
  16. Dave Garaffa

    Model ☰ License Plate Ideas?

    Yea the only way I know to get a custom / vanity plate in NY/NJ is to have a vehicle you're willing to put it on 'now'. Since my 2008 Subaru Tribeca just had a regular old plate (and I'm willing to put the new vanity plate on it now) I was good to go. Now if I had an ILUVBECAS plate on my car...
  17. Dave Garaffa

    Model ☰ License Plate Ideas?

    Yea you have a wise girlfriend... The highways in NJ are littered with flashing signs that read BUZZED driving __IS__ DRUNK DRIVING. The county mounties would just love to see you rolling down the road with a BUZZED plate.
  18. Dave Garaffa

    Model ☰ License Plate Ideas?

    No more weird than my new ________ plate hanging on the back & front of my 2008 Subaru Tribeca. I figure 'no worries I'm just gonna let my Tesla Freak Flag Fly loud and proud. Oh I'll fill in the blank when I get my plate in the mail... I don't wanna risk loosing it. NJ has WAY too many...
  19. Dave Garaffa

    How many Model 3 should Tesla make the first Year? Poll

    Plant capacity for one week times a fudge factor for increased speed/volume being new. (500,000 / 52) * .70
  20. Dave Garaffa

    Info and Hints from Elon Tweets

    @Christiano92 @Inspron @Jerry22499879 won't be a hatchback, but we should be able to increase the opening width and height Elon Musk on Twitter @elonmusk If I purchase an S today would that jump me up on the waitlist for the 3? The answer was YES Elon Musk on Twitter
  21. Dave Garaffa

    Info and Hints from Elon Tweets

    Me neither, I put mine at 9:45 and 2:17. ... Gives me an extra half-hour to get where I'm goin'. / quote: G. Carlin :D
  22. Dave Garaffa

    Well THIS is interesting....200K max

    Yep I get it ... I was just being thick ... it happens _all_ the time ... lol
  23. Dave Garaffa

    Well THIS is interesting....200K max

    I still think what I said was correct... The qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit phases out for a manufacturer’s vehicles over the one-year period beginning with the second calendar quarter after the calendar quarter in which at least 200,000 qualifying vehicles manufactured...
  24. Dave Garaffa

    Well THIS is interesting....200K max

    From how I read things.... Here is what happens after the car manufacturer sold its 200k car was sold (or is it the 200k US cars sold?). If the sale happened in the 1ST CALENDAR QTR thru the 2ND CALENDAR QTR then at the END of SAID 2ND CAL QTR the 1/2 rebate would happen. HOWEVER if the 200k...
  25. Dave Garaffa

    Motor Trend Bolt vs Model 3 Comparison

    Why on earth would anyone put their hard earned dollars with a company that: - Would ALWAY charge their suckers (err) customers (as much as they could) for anything as basic and simple as a GPS MAP upgrade. - Would NEVER think to upgrade software to a car that was already sold even if you...
  26. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3 preorder count

    While the plan is interesting where does the Model Y come into play?
  27. Dave Garaffa

    Wiki Model 3 Reveal Event Coverage (3/31/16) 8:30PM PST - Discussion/Pictures/Video

    Question... does anyone know of any live chat areas where people will be hanging out in?
  28. Dave Garaffa

    We want some Model 3 Leaks, renders, sketches !

    Car & Driver headline updated... Tesla Model 3 EV Leaked: Now You See It? [Update: Maybe Not] UPDATE: The image comes from this video of the Model X, but the pictured car has a different front fascia than that electric crossover. It’s possible that this is a prototype or a styling buck for the...
  29. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3 Reservation Numbers Appearing in My Tesla

    Maybe so but l still don't and I reserved in NJ @ apx 1pm-ish and still no number on the site. I'm sure it'll happen but like watching a pot of water on a stove (or waiting for cookies to bake). Hey siri, play my 'waiting for reservation que number song list' - if time could saved in a...
  30. Dave Garaffa

    Biggest Car Sales Day Ever?!??!

    2015 was a record breaking year for the auto and light truck industry... - "In all, auto makers sold 17.5 million cars and light trucks in the U.S. last year" 17.5 million cars eh? That rounds out to 48 thousand new cars & light trucks are sold each day.... My only question is this... Did we...
  31. Dave Garaffa

    Spreadsheet for line updates (US & Canada)

    Very nice! So thats good cause the spread sheet only has 70 people for Mt. Kisco so thats over a 100 person deficit... Tonight is gonna be so fun! :)
  32. Dave Garaffa

    Spreadsheet for line updates (US & Canada)

    Some stores that I'm (pretty) sure were open are showing 0 which is odd... New Jersey - Garden State Plaza and while not 0.... New Jersey - Paramus-Route 17 States it only had 44 people very odd for a location so close to NYC and much higher than average incomes. My local store in the Short...
  33. Dave Garaffa

    Guesses on "token of appreciation" for line waiters tweeted by Elon Musk

    It all depends on what it is... If its a hat or a shirt or something similar then certainly I can't see why it wouldn't go out to everyone who went into making this day so great. If its a feature like _free auto drive_ or free access to the supercharger network (if no such network exists where...
  34. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3 Reservation Numbers Appearing in My Tesla

    I ordered 3+ hours ago (NJ) and I still haven't gotten an email... to be fair it said it would / could take 24 hours to get a reply so I'm not worried CC shows the order so thats part is okay.
  35. Dave Garaffa

    Guesses on "token of appreciation" for line waiters tweeted by Elon Musk

    I'll bet its an XL Red Tesla Cap.... DOH!
  36. Dave Garaffa

    Where is the media coverage?

    ABC/7 had a camera man (only) doing a line walk in the Short Hills Mall (in NJ) I was kinda surprised since you'd figure they'd cover NYC or Brooklyn or the larger Tesla shops in Paramus NJ. Oh I'm quite certain the evening news will have plenty of coverage. Now what kinda surprises me is given...
  37. Dave Garaffa

    East Coasters to get short end of the stick

    ....Thank You!... Clearly the voice of reason and yes it certainly makes the most sense.
  38. Dave Garaffa

    East Coasters to get short end of the stick

    No way.... The way you are moaning tells me you have no idea how the tax credit works OR how it expires. Let me guess you think that any sale AFTER 200,000 is out of luck?!?! Hint the rebate doesn't vanish that way. In fact once the 200,000 car is sold Tesla could sell a MILLIONS or even...
  39. Dave Garaffa

    Elon at it again on Twitter

    Yea I was kinda shocked when I stopped by the local shop yesterday just to 'check the place out' (and buy a hat) and they were all out of Black caps in size LG ... I thought to myself thats odd but had they had everyone 'window shopping' the line today might have gone MUCH longer. As it was it...
  40. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3: Too Much Hoopla?

    There is nothing wrong with a little flash and bang when it comes to rolling out a product that has been given the kind of thought that goes into something like a Tesla Automobile. I mean were not taking about the latest version of velcro or scotch tape, this is a ground breaking product and as...
  41. Dave Garaffa

    Show Us Your Tents!!

    Yea, as the saying goes its always wiser to beg forgiveness then to ask for approval.
  42. Dave Garaffa

    We want some Model 3 Leaks, renders, sketches !

    Yea it kinda needs to be a 4 door.... My plans for world domination depend on it yea that and my wife wouldn't allow me to buy any more 2 door vehicles... lol
  43. Dave Garaffa

    March Model 3 Unveil just drawings? No actual car? Disappointed.

    Really? From what I'm reading of YOUR interpretation of the events NOBODY is going to convince you that the sky ISNT falling so I'm not sure why people would even try? I for one will wait until we have a clearer image as to WHAT we can expect to see at the end of March. I would further advise...
  44. Dave Garaffa

    Looking Forward to the Model 3 Debut

    Thank you brother! I hope its more bark than bite... but I got an odd feeling we are gonna really get it this time. :(
  45. Dave Garaffa

    Model 3 Reservation Guess Lottery

    WeeK: 120,021 Month: 597,795 Year: 1,765,671
  46. Dave Garaffa

    AWD vs RWD vs FWD

    For me the owner of 5+ AWD vehicles going back to 96 (all subaru sans my wives Lincoln 2014 MKX) and that had a lot to do with living in a northern corner of NJ where you'll find a mountain (yes NJ does have mountains)... ANYWAY AWD is so nice and something I'd be hard pressed to walk away from...