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Shares that are not part of the float can’t easily be traded they are generally restricted, owned by the company as part of employee compensation plans, owned by insiders etc. your shares are part of the float because technically you can sell the shares at any point without delay when the market...

After having issues with the drive becoming corrupt I switched to ext4 and its been working just fine since. I created all the folders as root and those permissions are working just fine.

I started looking for mutual funds or ETFs that may have the tesla bonds since this is limited to Qualified Institutional Buyers, so far I have only found this ishares with position in this Tesla 2025 5.3% Bond. ETFs iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF iShares iBoxx $ High Yield...

Tesla should have made white the base color of the car simply because white is a more efficient car as it reflects more light and reduces the need for air conditioning and cooling the battery when parked in a sunny parking lot. Please Tesla make white the default! Supporting research...

I'm 6'4" and fit fine in my roadster, its doing to depend a bit if you more long in the legs or torso. I have about half a inch from head to rag top.

If your in East LA near Montclair I highly recommend 911 Design they have done extensive work on my Roadster 5505 Moreno St, Montclair, CA 91763 (909) 982-9111 Home Page 911 Design - 911 Design

Received mine as well, these are beautifully designed and built rotors. I kinda feel bad about putting them on the car where they will get dirty....

Do not use the DIY kit to paint your calipers. It will not last and look good over time. Take the car to a high end body and paint shop to have the calipers professionally painted. They will use a high quality paint that will prevent discoloration and sticking of break dust. If your in the Los...

I have 2 sets of rims only one set had TPMS sensors installed. When the rims without the sensors are on the car everything works just fine other than a warning message displaying, TC and regen work just fine.

I've always had fantastic service center experience with my roadster. When my car was in warranty they always went the extra mile to replace or fix things. The only thing they ever denied repairs on was some rattles from the dashboard.

Nice I have also thought about this, like adding quick connects to quickly connect the roadster to a precooled reservoir in a fridge or freezer. On really hot days in LA I get temperature warnings so doing this before you leave in the morning would help keep the system in check.

This is fantastic if so! The question still remains why couldn't they just say it was coming instead of allowing the rip tide to form...

Progressive has ben great for us, 1200 a year

Those of you with the roadster are you all original owners? I am a second owner and was unable to get tesla to give me a my tesla page after repeated attempts...

Smorgasbord, What Urethane bushings did you go with? Did it add any additional noise or vibration to the car? I added the RaceUprights for more negative camber and it dropped 9Lbs from the unsprung weight. (It requires modification of the brakes so not for the weary)

Crazy, In the US they are requiring electric cars to make more noise because they are too quite and in europe they are outlawing tires because they make too much noise.. One another note I have been running Hankook Ventus R-S3 tires on my 1.5 for a few months and love them. They grip...

Put me as a 1.5 owner that would make a deposit.

I thought ideal miles are partly based on driver behavior. I have noticed when I drive the car more inefficiently it shows a lower ideal rang for a few days until I drive it more Eco and reset the ideal range based on recent historical performance.

Having taken the Roadster to AutoX events and driven plenty of BMWs, Porsches, Hondas etc around the same course and then taking the Roadster I can confirm the Roadster comes in dead last in breaking performance. It has a combination of several issues at play, rotors are likely to have more crud...

I just put new tires on mine and tried a new combo that I haven't seen anyone else try yet. No warning lights due to tire sizes or anything. I have used these tires on my Porsche previously and loved them for summer driving. 205/45ZR-16 Hankook Ventus R-S3 255/40ZR-17 Hankook Ventus R-S3

I installed the raceUPRIGHTS to reduce unsprung weight and reduce understeer due to needing more range in wheel alignment. It dropped about 8.8lb of unsprung weight, this was very noticeable in driving, going over bumpy surfaces. The front tires maintain much better contact with the road...

Depending on what your having done I would recommend 911 Design. http://nine11design.com/ They have done lots of work on my Porsche and I had them rebuild my Tesla Roadster's Suspension with great success.

The first electric Porsche 1898 The first Porsche ever built called the Egger-Lohner C.2 Phaeton, this electric car from 1898 has 'P1' engraved onto all of the key components standing for Porsche 1, done by the then 23-years old Ferdinand Porsche himself. Read the full article: Porsches First...

Tesla service center in LA told me they would supply parts until 2020. There is however no law, just an industry rule that all the major manufacturers have agreed to follow. The only law for parts is related to warranties, manufacturers must make parts for as long as products are in warranty...

We did discuss building our own swaybars, its something I may do in the future but would need to do a group buy or something to make it worth it. The first sway bar is expensive, each copy there after is cheap in comparison.

My car is out of warranty, so no issues there. We focused on two line items, unsprung weight and new shocks/springs. It will have a few things above and beyond Tesla's performance suspension. Double adjustable - rebound and compression, ride hight adjustable with ability to corner balance...

I decided to go with a fully custom built suspension, I had my Porsche mechanic here in Los Angeles build a suspension based on Lotus racing suspensions. The car is still in the shop I hope to pick it up this weekend. Went with stiffer springs than stock and dropped about 9lb of unsprung weight...

I asked about the suspension upgrade last week and was told its no longer available. Looks like I will have to look into a custom suspension.

@ Pantera Dude, Sounds like you were at the El Toro air strip, did you have a place to plug in there? I would do AutoX there but its to far from home to do round trip and a bunch of runs.

I owned a Boxster 2007 base and a Boxster S 2009 before my Tesla Roadster. If you like sports cars and drive spiritedly do not consider the Boxster base it will disappoint. The Boxster S on the other hand is a wonderful car, and you will enjoy it. I would take the Tesla over the Boxster S, it's...

I think this will be a form of wireless electricity or wireless charging. This would fulfill Nikola's vision of wireless electricity via the tesla coil.

This is why I love TMC, you as a simple question and you get a really in-depth answer that educates you rather than just sending you on your way.... Thanks to all the contributors that have extended my knowledge and understanding... To throw in my own 2 cents, when I wired my garage I ran #2...

I saw this on one of my humor sites, enjoy.

I scrape all the time, wouldn't the skid gards scrape more since it adds material to the front bumper. Does anyone know if the adjustable suspension increases/lesons or stays the same with scraping?

It doesn't have as much to do with Roadster upgrades as it does with Tesla redefining what it is to be a car company. Cars do not have to be obsolete after a few years, if the manufactures support the cars they can have a significantly longer lifetime value and that will make the cars devalue...

I use the tire plugs all the time, they work great and you can still use the tire until its worn, the crap in the can you have to change the tire regardless of remaning tread life.

@ffylling Did you end up installing an aftermarket suspension?

The DDM option seams to have changed it is now listed as 9005/HB3 is that the correct option? It that a combo low and high beam so the H9 would not be needed? If not what separate kit is needed for high beams? DDM Tuning 35W and 55W HID Kits It seams like many have gone with the 4500k color...

The battery on that is toast, in the last picture you can see the battery symbole is completely empty. Its not worth 20k for sure...

Great to see someone take the Model S to the track and give a real run. I have to say I'm very disappointed that Tesla wasn't able to solve the cooling issues with the addition of liquid cooled motor and PEM. While I dont expect an EV to take the same track abuse as a Porsche 911 it should be...

Can you explain further? They rattle when no brake pressure is applied or when brakes are applied. I have had no issues like this...

The BigFoot team built an electric monster truck. While its just a prototype it may eventually see some car crushing.... Bigfoot Monster Truck Goes Electric, Leaf EVs Tremble In Fear | Earthtechling

One of the big benefits from a scissor, gullwing, or falcon door is it makes it easy to get in and out of the car in tight spaces, the BMW i8 doesn't appear to help with that... This is a good concept to get passengers into a 4 passenger sports car..

For Tesla to have a super car it must be capable of at least 170MPh, just fast 0-60 will not cut it. I raced a Porsche Boxster stock and I could hit 160MPH at Fontana and Laguna Seca raceways. There were guys on the track with me passing me in their GT3s at 160MPH+. It should be easy to do at...

I'm on the same page, it seams rather high especially since there is a deductible and it doesn't cover suspension. You are basically just warranting the Motor, PEM and battery... Most of the other things that could go wrong either aren't covered or are low cost to fix anyway. I would be more...

The 2nd stage sound reduction kit has been released... Interior Sound Reduction Kit (Interior Upgrades) Tesla Motors Also the Double Din stereo upgrade Double - DIN Upgrade Tesla Motors

Can anyone confirm if the sport suspension has different springs than the standard suspension? And if you have part numbers for things like the springs or sway-bars would be most helpful as I'm working from a standard suspension. Thanks!

I highly doubt Tesla has not prepared for this scenario, either the charging stations will communicate with the car over the cable and authenticate the car before delivering juice, or Tesla SC will require a card or maybe the car key to activate the charger. The charges are not just going to...

+1 values should go up if for a used roadster and this upgrade you would have a car that can do 0-60 in 2.5 and not over heat for $140, as a track car this would dominate even 911 turbos... I also wonder if the upgrade would work for all roadsters, the 1.5 and 2.5 PEMs have significantly...

I would love any info You can provide. Did you have the tesla sport suspension to start or the standard suspension?..