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That's not trying to undermine in anyway. It's a re-hash of the old quote, 'The best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, the second best time is now'.

OK, can't do much about the global supply chain in my current role as non-King of The World 😕 Yes, I get that its safety critical and has to be 100%. I'm a Professional (Mechanical by background) Engineer and understand the difference between a prototype and a finished product. The best thing I...

Yay! Boo! Need a hand?

Hi, I have just discovered this thread. Great info. I've been messing around in this field for a while but nothing like as well as you guys @TheBlackKnight, @wk057 , @L-P-G and @BobbyMartin . It's been over a year now. Do you have any more info to share? Do any of you have any interest in a...

This may be a good place to publicise my need. I'm looking for a charge port, charge door and RL light with charging indicator all from an older spec Model S: WTB Model S EU/AU Spec Charge Port inc Door & RL Light, Magnetic Type Cheers :) Also: I totally disagree, bagging someone or thing...

I'm doing a JP/US to EU Spec conversion on 2014 Model S. I have made it work with a newer-type of charge port but it does not fit the panelwork of the car. The mounting holes and bracketry are slightly different. I need: Charge Port inc Door, Magnetic type. RL light cluster inc charge indicator...

I've broken down a crashed "Steel Grey" S75. Australian spec RHD. Battery & Motor is sold as is a lot of bodywork. Main parts available include: Touch screen MCU Not incuding Tegra computer 1045006-04-B DC DC 400-12v 1028665-00-E Steering rack RHD 1060806-00 C AC pump 1063369-00-E...

I hope you've got your popcorn ready. OK, sorry buddy. I've been through this. You don't get updates and you don't get Supercharging. Until I shouted and screamed at them here in AU/NZ you didn't even get CHADEMO. Here's my gripes: Supercharging promised but not delivered And here's my...

$290

I am about to start on a flooded car I got from Australia. Regardless of the visible damage, ALL of the airbags, seatbelts, SRS controllers and major controls need replacing with brand-new before it can be registered in NZ. I am far from convinced that this will be worthwhile (or even possible...

Of course, renting a Tesla saves you accomodation fees:

Still available :)

It looks like your initial question's been well-answered. Thanks for sharing the details of your rental. Out of interest, what would you have been willing to pay for a Model S rental?

Looks like I'm on the high side so: Price Drop $350 :)

US$450 including shipping to Continental US / Canada This is a generation one UMC, second revision (which has the reset button on the back and fixed some issues with older G1 UMCs). This unit is not available from Tesla any more.The UMC Tesla sells now is limited to 32 Amp. It comes with one...

Plenty of going forwards though, off to the better side of the ditch ;) Me too. I'm waiting for mine to get shipped over. My crashed P100D is going to provide the guts for the rebuild. Under NZ law I have to replace every last bit of electrics so I've let myself in for some hard labour!

@lonewolf313 No worries. Thanks :)

Well the car I've had on the road for a year and done 36,000km in was flagged as having 'unrepairable suspension damage'...

Helpful, ta. I often do this. They are still long :)

Hi lonewolf, thank you for the information. Almost all of that matches with my understanding and research except I hadn't noticed the motorsports exception. This sounds like an interesting one. Do you have any idea how to go about using/proving it? It still doesn't get around the 'damage so...

Thanks. They are both often visited by me :) Jack Rickard has lots of useful info but his videos are so loooooooooooooong!

Hi Brando, I've looked at lots online but don't think I've found people in my particular case. My cars went through Tesla and got their batteries absolutely flattened by some process they use. Its their process and if its possible/likely to recover from it that I'm asking about. I figure there...

I don't believe it can be reversed in Australia but I'd love for someone to prove me wrong :)

I have purchased two flood-damaged SP100D cars. Their history is as follows: They belonged to Tesla's Sydney store and were parked in the basement carpark. There was a burst watermain and the cars got flooded with clean (potable) water. They were drained and dried but comuncation with the...

I mean any and all manufacturer's official outlets. I learnt this as a kid when observing how much my parents spent on main dealer servicing and looking at what was(n't) done for the money. I had this most strongly re-enforced when I ran a vehicle rental company and whenever a vehicle went into...

Don't touch dealers with bargepoles unless you have to.

Holy cow, unless there's something sinister lurking under the panels that doesn't look too hard to fix! They're writing them off so us in New Zealand get them ;) Sadly I'm maxed out and can't afford more Teslas until I sell a couple. If someone wants to join forces and be the Aussie side of an...

Towbar on a Model S

Have any of you who bought wrecked Teslas got a 19" propeller style wheel in good shape? I don't but need one in Mulgrave/ Central Coast NSW. Thanks :)

Me too.

I thoroughly agree with your statements. In the process of getting my 90D on the road here in NZ I found the system rotten from top to bottom. While damaged, my car should never have been a stat. But as you say, once its a stat that's the end of it. Hail damaged cars getting killed? What a joke...

I can't believe Tesla are giving this guy grief WTF? :rolleyes:

Cool! I don't do Facebook-I've messaged you here.

....which is just an opinion and not fact o_O;)

I hear you however the second thing anyone ever asks me (after how fast is it?) is, 'Does it have Supercharging?'. Tesla do not and will not enable this. They barely enabled fast (CHAdeMO) charging. Without these the car's value is destroyed. If Tesla were to promise (and keep their promise) of...

This isn't worth the virtual paper its saved to. Don't waste your time, money and sanity on Tesla Certification.

Great! Where did you send your message? I haven't received one on any of my normal channels. (Although I haven't checked the fax machine o_O )

I've heard reports of a Model S with a mismatched rear quarter driving around Canberra. Does anyone here know whose it is and who did the repair? I'm keen to hear about it :D

I mean, its not rocket science (that's SpaceX) and its not brain surgery (that's Neuralink). Its just a car....:p

If I was in AU I'd happily do the work. Are there any volunteers out there able to convince Mr Tension not be too Tense?

Here's the one I was referring to: 2018 TESLA Model S - Pickles It seems like it didn't auction before Christmas, it went today and it went to me. I have a scheme for it but I'm having serious buyers remorse (especially trying to explain how we now own another wreck to my partner) and so if...

Unfortunaley this is the Catch-22 as there was no other way to do these things. What I should have done is refused to discuss the issue on the phone and instead insist on email correspodance. That way I'd have proof of what Tesla NZ said and also how tightly intertwined they are with both Tesla...

Does anyone know who bought the mangled red P100D that got auctioned before Christmas? I have a proposal for them if so..

Thanks for all your positive messages here. I had hoped to win but as soon as I learned that the court I used can't admit evidence from overseas companies even if they are clearly the same company in all but paperwork I kinda knew I was finished. Still I took a bunch of their time and hopefully...

The verdict's in and I lost. Ah well. I tried.

Long enough that you'll need an ICBM I reckon! But if they do come to the party I'm still in the market for one.

Nice one!!

Hey no worries re location of post. Its just my feeling and I'm no authority. Sounds like you understand the precharge idea. Are you able to tell if its working as per the ideal?

I like the sound of that. Thanks for the intel!

Thanks Rooter. I appreciate your thoughts and wishes. I agree with most of what you've said. I must take issue with you for one statement: That's not true and its not how I like to conduct my business so I'd like to clear his up. I had been in regular private contact with Tesla for over a year...