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Well, I have a heathly fear of heights and it's a two story house, so I'd prefer a professional.

I am looking for a professional service to clean my Tesla solar roof. Does anyone have a recommendation for the SF Bay Area, preferably the North Bay?

I probably agree, but Tesla roof installations are enormous in the North Bay, and subcontractors Tesla uses out of Petaluma have been inundated. I would just like someone at Tesla to answer my frickin' phone calls.

My Purchase Agreement was signed on 8/21/20. Original Net Cost after the solar credit was $52.7K. The Tesla permit application was filed in my SF Bay Area town a month ago, and the permit dept had two simple questions for Tesla, who has not responded a month later. Neither of the Tesla reps have...

Drove by yesterday and there are still a bunch of trucks parked there, but it looks pretty well done. It should be soon. And Novato went live 2 days ago.

I stopped by this afternoon (11/26). 16 chargers look almost ready to go. The site is nearly complete.

If the updated M3 fob supports passive entry I'll buy it. Does anyone know if it supports walk-away locking too? It drives me crazy that the M3 fobs don't work like my M6 fobs.

I've turned off walk-away door locking because it drives me nuts that the car will otherwise lock itself in my garage. The car knows to fold the mirrors and open the garage door when I enter my driveway. Why the hell can't it also disable walk-away locking at the same time? It's so easy. PLEASE...

If you want to understand leasing, read this: Questions about leasing an MS

Thanks for the update.

I spoke to the head technician at my SC today, and he assures me it's most likely normal. When asked why it took 5K miles to show up, he says that what's "normal" changes with each software update, and that the .40 update may have altered or created some processes in the car, a lot of which...

You guys are braver than I. I started to take out the frunk tub liner and realized I was getting in over my head and stopped. I'm going to take it back to the SC and ask some pointed questions...

My car was in the SC yesterday for another (cosmetic) reason, and had them look at the buzzing issue. I even brought a recording of the noise I made on my iPhone. I was assured that it was "normal." Since it hasn't happened until very recently on a car I've had for 3 months and 5K miles, that...

While parked in my garage, my refreshed S90D recently has developed a buzzing sound coming from the left front of the car. It's not always on, but it is on most of the time. It may also be occurring while driving, but I can't tell. Something is running, and it stays on even if I turn the car...

Yes the transformer is there and behind an enclosure.

I passed though today. Looks like all they need to do is pave the lot, take the shrink-wrap off the chargers, and turn on the juice. Could be any day.

My cost to insure my S90D at USAA for a $300/$500K policy with $100 deductible for both collision and comprehensive is just under $1K for 6 months

That it should be a single button long-press that does both, like my BMW.

yes, thanks, I did know about the Hey Siri thing, but if the music is on it won't hear me. In my BMW pressing the equivalent button mutes the radio and Siri is listening. That's what I'd like it to do in my MS.

Has anyone found a way to have the voice command function to talk to Siri?

Exactly. If off (mute), stay that way until I unmute it.

I'm a new owner of a refreshed MS. How can I stop the Media Player from resuming where it left off when I last left the car? Even if I mute the Media Player when leaving the car, as soon as I get in the car it fires right back up. WTF? I just want it to remember the state I left it in. If...

Here you go. No other orientation works for me.

I have a refreshed MS, just delivered. I have found that the orientation of my Bay Area FasTrak transponder is important. It's Velcroed sideways on the black section of the windshield right up against the right side of the rear view mirror mount, such that the bottom of the transponder (as your...

Just please don't call it Cali. Yuk.

Ordered 6/14, confirmed 6/16, delivered today!

As the author of that post, I'll acknowledge the bias; however, the fact is that each of lives in an after-tax world, so any financial analysis must be seen in that light. True, self-employed folks have an advantage over employed folks on both ownership and leasing alternatives. It's just one of...

Best would be if the CA DMV would just issue special EV plates. But no, that makes too much sense.

ok, got it, thanks

Thank you. However, the factory pigtails are 4AWG and you can crank up the unit to deliver 80a to older MSs with dual chargers. Perhaps wire length is the reason? Happy to learn earn more.

I've read this entire thread, and am impressed with the braintrust here. May I tap into it? An electrically-savvy buddy and I are installing a Wall Charger v2. The car is a MS with the 72a charger upgrade. Tesla says the WC needs a 90a breaker, which we have installed in a 200a main panel. The...

Sorry I asked...

I'm headed to the Ahwahnee, as I will always call it, in late Oct. I hope they get cracking on the Supercharger...

Has anyone gotten ticketed because you taped your CA decals to the inside rear quarter panel windows, instead of the outside body panels? I've noticed a number of Teslas that do this. I'm tempted to do this too. When I get my decals for my white 90D the'll be less noticeable than on other...

Here's a rational view from an owner: Understanding Tesla Autopilot – Marco.org

Yes, but the lessee needs to buy it for the full residual value. That's not often done because: a) that's a lot of cash when the lessee is typically rolling over into a new lease and will need to fund the first month & security deposit, and b) the payment, title exchange, and re-registration of...

Maybe so but, truly, it doesn't matter. There are only 4 moving parts to a lease: cap cost, implicit interest rate, term and residual. They define the rate of return to the lessor and the cost to the lessee; if you cut some value, something(s) else must increase to achieve the same return. And...

Well, not explicitly. The residual value in dollars is 62% of the cash price of the car, which is $103,950. Nowhere on the itemized detail of the lease terms does the $7500 tax credit appear. As owner/lessor USBank gets the tax credit, and grinds that into their rate of return on the lease...

For those contemplating leasing, here are the terms I just got from Tesla for a 36 month, 15K annual mile lease: money factor of .0018 (4.32% APR) and a residual value of 62% of the list price. In my experience the residual value is high and is directly the result of a strong secondary market...

A question for you travelers: if we want to round trip between Silver City and Red Lodge on the Beartooth Hwy, is that feasible in 1day in a 90D? I expect that it will be too long a day with stops along the way for vistas, so is Red Lodge worth an overnight?

Thank you all. This is awesome info. I've never been to Yellowstone or the Tetons, but am planning my first long road trip there next Spring in my soon-to-delivered 90D. Can't wait.

By "letting the SC figure this out..." I didn't mean disassembling anything, only that if they could determine the tel number some other way. If not, no problem.

cool, thanks.

I can't say i'm eager to pry off the monitor; I think I'll let the SC folks figure this out for me.

If the SIM card is removable that is a brilliant solution. And once I know the number, I wonder what would happen if I called the car? :-) I'll know soon enough; my car went into production today

Cell coverage at my house is spotty, so I have installed an AT&T Microcell for our phones and visitors. To grant access to it for my soon-to-be-delivered Tesla I need the car's tel number. Does anyone know how to determine this? Or, does it matter? I have great wi-fi in the garage, so that's not...

The difference in cost between 10AWG and 2AWG, plus the larger conduit, can't be huge. Why not just put in the larger wire?

I went for the 100a circuit and recommend you do so too. Between the charger upgrade, the cost of the HPWC, and the difference in electrician quotes from a 14-50 circuit, the incremental cost is about $2500 (yes, electricians in my area are expensive). Why did I do it? 1 - Future-proofing...

I suppose that's true, but Groveland would be a ton more convenient than Mammoth, no? Especially in winter.

Neither, actually. The plates - front and rear - were German. So, the car stuck out. I was finally able to transfer my personalized plates, shown as my avatar, to the car. They will also be transferred to my new S90D when it arrives next month.