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If your retirement is fully funded then an expensive new car makes sense. If not then keep driving your current car and keep you stock assets for retirement. I’m sure if you get your current Tesla detailed very few would be able to tell the difference between that and a new Tesla.

I use autopilot for 90% of my driving for the last 2 years. It has allowed me to pay more attention to more things making me a safer driver in every way. Yes I am still fully controlling the car at all times right now. As the system improves their is no question some people will find it to be a...

There are now plenty of electric Mowers. So I agree the mower industry does not need help from Tesla. We have been using a self propelled 48v mower for 15 years on a very hilly 1/4 acre and it has been great. So hopefully Tesla makes a plane.

I use Navigate on autopilot but I turn of changing lanes do to traffic speed. It still gets in the correct lane to exit but that is the only reason it changes lanes on its own. When I end up behind a slow person I use the turn signal to tell the car to go to a different lane. So I’m controlling...

I disagree completely. Without the help from autopilot I could not drive more than 5 or 10 minutes. The amount of elderly accidents that the safety features on this car stops is incredible. The seat might be a bit low to get into, if so get the model Y but other than that a Tesla is the best car...

I had a reservation on a model 3 and had $7000 for my down payment. When tsla went below $180 in 2016 I figured if they were able to produce the model 3 the stock would go up. If they didn’t produce the model 3 I wouldn’t need the down payment. So I purchased $7000 in tsla.

I tried to ask a tire technician to use the jack pads or a smooth jack. He looked at me like I was trying to tell him his job and said those were not necessary. Then tightened the lug nuts in a circle pattern on the tire he was not working on. I said “have you ever Heard of a star pattern...

This is totally not true. Some have the stock on the right some on the left. Some you lift up and down some you turn. And some cars have a knob on the dash. Their is standardized controls if you only buy one brand but between brands you need to learn to use the controls safely before you start...

This is driver error and the courts acknowledged that and took away his license because he wasn’t driving safely. when you get into a car it is your responsibility to know how to adjust the wipers turn on and off the defroster and turn on and off the headlights safely. The Tesla touchscreen is...

I want to say take the Tesla. I definitely would take my model 3. But the performance has 21 inch wheels. That is not a good idea on any long trip vehicle. A small pot hole at 70 mph will destroy a 21” rim but not damage a 19” rim with a taller side wall. other than that the question for me...

Tesla service is in continuous expansion along with the rest of the company. This is going to affect the service experience. At the end of 2018 they were supporting 523,500 cars. At the end of 2019 they were supporting 891,000. That will be around 1.4 million by the end of each year. My point...

If you are talking about real money. $10M plus. Talk to your friends about starting a nonprofit foundation. Put $5M into the foundation and make them board members. 2-3 hours a month deciding how to 1 invest the money. 2 how to donate the money. Every year allocate half the growth of the fund to...

A lot of people say don’t talk money politics or religion. That is a very limiting attitude. I always talk about all 3. I give my thoughts on a subject plus actually listen to their thoughts without judgement. That is the hardest part. Literally no judgement. Most people have not learned how to...

I was able to run the AC on high sitting in my driveway with the windows down for a couple hours. This removed the smell 95%. I also run the ac for an hour a couple times in the winter. I don’t know if this fix was just lucky that it worked for me but it might be worth a try. also when the car...

I have the same problem but in a very different situation. My model 3 rolls freely in the opposite direct of being in Drive or reverse. So if I am backing up a hill when I take my foot off the accelerator it rolls forward freely down the hill. So this becomes dangerous for me when I leave my...

I feel tesla will need more than 4 factory locations in the US. So this could be in addition to everything else.

Purchase a thermal camera or a temperature gun. $30-$300. Check the temperature of the breaker once or twice a year after a couple hours of charging. Get used to the Temperature. If you ever see a major jump of 20 degrees then something has changed and you should have it inspected. In the data...

An expert saying it is unscalable might be new but the ‘idea ‘ has been around for a long time. I had that opinion years ago. No my opinion does not matter but the Idea did exist.

Good to know. Thanks.

Now that you have had the car for a bit. Here are 3 things to know that will stop you from getting stuck. If the charger gets stuck and just won’t release there is a pull cord inside behind a plastic cover that will release the lock. if a feature stops working or the screen stays black. hold...

I am sorry to hear about your experience. I am wondering why you talked to the service center to get FSD instead of just going to the app or the web page and just purchasing it. Was there some reason that was not working. For anyone else that runs into the service center saying you don’t own...

Remember if you call them you can get the $35,000 US dollar version.

I think whenever you are charging on 120v you should check after a couple hours how the charge is going. Battery heater, sentry mode, and plenty of other settings can use battery power when just sitting. So verifying you are charging fast enough will let you know if you need to adjust your...

One thing to be aware of, electric cars can get high centered in snow. I really like my Xice on my Model 3 but I found out the hard way that since electric cars have a perfectly flat battery underneath driving in snow 2 inches higher than your bumper can get you high centered. I regularly used...

I did this with my prius 10 years ago when the power was out for 10 days. But I just did a 1000w inverter off the 12v system. Since the 12v inverter in the prius is 100amp it worked well. I was starting to source a 400v server ups but my spouse would not let me touch the traction battery. It...

Did you have the ac recharged in 2018. Current AC systems loose 10% of the chemical every year because the molecule is so small. Once you go below 80% you are risking destroying the pump. Recharging the AC every 2 years and checking the break fluid quality every 2 years are the only...

If you don’t recharge you ac every 2 years you will probably destroy the pump on year 3. This is do to the chemical used lately. It is such a small molecule that you loose 10% of the chemical every year. Once you are below 80% your pump will start having problems.

Also since this fills up the drive on a regular basis a high endurance Micro SD card will last longer and you won’t have to deal with the files constantly getting corrupted in 2 years. SanDisk 256GB High Endurance Video microSDXC Card with Adapter for Dash cam and Home Monitoring Systems -...

I keep sentry mode on all the time so a 256gb fills up in under a month.

I reformat because it is faster in windows 10 to do that than deleting 256gb of files.

I would also suggest using the concentrate to save plastic. The concentrate bottle is less than half the height of the gallon jug. I keep it a spray bottle and some towels in the frunk so I can wash on the go. Aero Cosmetics Wet or Waterless car Wash Wax Kit with 2 Gallon Concentrate for...

I agree completely. Wash wax all is a much higher quality waterless car wash than all the other brands. It also is meant to be used with a wet cloth for the first wipe then once it is clean you dry with a fresh towel. I used it on the road grime during the last snow storm in Seattle. Spray the...

Well you see, they will continue to improve the system. It’s kind of like having a baby. It can’t walk but then it can. Then it’s not a baby anymore, it’s a toddler. I know it is a hard concept but some things improve over time. The actual question is. After they get a Tesla to stop at stop...