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@apacheguy & @EdA, Good to see you both still online!

I have not really noticed a difference. We took the car on a ~500 mile trip from Baltimore to Columbia, SC to drop my daughter at USC (go Gamecocks!) last July and supercharged every 150-200 miles w/o issue.

Life has gotten in the way of me actively participating in the forum, but I thought an update was due from a longtime owner. My last maintenance update was the fall of 2016 and since then there have been two issues (aside from routine seasonal tire swaps and replacements) - both repairs were...

Unedited pic from this morning above.

I really never got specific details. The car initially would not let me drive - all kinds of alerts presented on the dash - it then mysteriously cleared. I took it in and they deemed it an "internal high voltage battery" issue and specifically stated it was not the same contactor fault related...

I thought I would summarize my experience with the car after passing 4 years of ownership and nearly 140k miles. I modeled this after @artsci's post back in November. Thanks Rick!!! Range: A 100% charge yields 244-246 miles - a 7.5% decline. I supercharged twice weekly for two years when...

Guessing same...just no detail on the paperwork and I didn't ask. I'll make an inquiry when I'm in later this month to do my seasonal tire swap.

Correct - bushing issue was identified when my battery was reinstalled. No cost on the batter. Grateful for 8 year unlimited mile warranty.

Quick update... My refurbished battery was reinstalled on 10/21 (it was actually back in September but delayed replacement due to my schedule) @ 132k miles. There were no details on the service order as to what was done to it. While in for the battery work, front right bushing showed some play...

Cheers - "free" never works given basic human behavior.

This...or a poll option that says "I'm waiting for the next Roadster."

Ditto here. Not my words and not an exact quote, but fitting... When a child loses a parent, they are orphaned. When an adult loses a spouse, they are widowed. There are no words for someone losing a child.

I drive spiritedly and have high mileage - nothing extreme otherwise.

You know I am committed - ~120k miles at time of incident - ~122k today. If replaced, this will be the second time - first HV battery replaced was at 11k miles. I did have an issue about a year ago (would need to check details) that resulted in some internal components of the battery being...

Ruh-roh Shaggy... Main HV battery issues back on 6/7 that initially presented themselves as a barrage of 12V battery and other assorted alerts (car may not start, service now, etc.). The battery has been sent to Cali for repair and I have been using a loaner battery for the majority of the...

Ditto here - no dings in 3+ years and counting...

Hmm... I will have to go back and look at the details. I had a pad rubbing in an odd way that literally started as I was driving in for service & summer tire rotation. At a minimum, they had one pad/rotor to address and I opted to just do all of them. Apologies for not giving those details...

I can tell you my emotions were running high. I tried to be positive in what I wrote - kinda my outlook on life - but definitely not happy to have paid out this $3.9k and the previous $1k (door handle) shortly after crossing 100k miles (I had the extended service and warranty). I would have...

I paid $3.9k - this is my second out of warranty visit. The first one was for a door handle gone bad and the replacement of the passenger side mirror.

I had a number of things addressed earlier this month and it could have been really ugly had my service center (Rockville MD) not been such a great business partner. Here's the story... When I was away on an extended trip last August, the air suspension dropped in the rear such that the car...

I was delayed - placed my order for 2 @ 1134a ET and was charged the $2k - nothing on MyTesla yet.

Noted for the next time...

111k here for my '12 - full log of all repairs in a thread under my name.

I have generally kept cars an average of 8 years except for when my wife and I both bought 2-door coupes a couple of years before we had kids - not so smart and those cars only last 4 and 6 years respectively. That said, I am planning to keep it 8 years while it is still under warranty for the...

Houston we have a problem... I had a few things that needed to be addressed and this was my first "out of warranty" visit the SC so I thought I would post an update. Details (@109k miles - all dollars parts & labor): - busted passenger sideview mirror (don't ask how) $400 - TPMS failure - 2...

I posted earlier but want to add some observations I am seeing regarding range. The general gist is I see consumption per the trip kWh display that is much less than I would have been expected to be consumed given a nearly full depletion of the battery. For example, roll in after a day of...

Remind me what 20s you bought and tire sizes.

On a 100% charge, I get about 250-255 miles depending on the day. 105k miles and counting...

One inadvertent referral before 10/31. An industry colleague was talking to me about the car and their interest in possibly buying one. We never discussed the referral program but the Tesla store told them about it when they went for a test drive. They called me that night for my referral...

Did someone actually pay $40k or was that what the "bill out" paperwork said? 8 years unlimited miles warranty sounds nicer and nicer.

The next update will add a Clock App option to turn the second hand on or off.

I let Tesla do it for the pure convenience. $245 parts and the rest labor.

The first was replaced at the one year mark proactively. This one last almost 2 years.

I woke up last Thursday to numerous 12V battery alarms on the car. 1st out of warranty repair (104k miles): - 12V battery @ $356.74

I am all over that! ;-)

I supercharged twice weekly for 2+ years. I range charge M-F to 252 miles which is a ~4.9% loss of range if you want to believe the numbers. 103k miles on the odometer. I would not worry about it.

My lease versus buy analysis on higher end cars puts the lease option ahead financially but that may be undermined by the tax credit for new purchases. That said, I would have considered a lease when I got my Sig if they have been offered solely for the ease of upgrading to the latest and...

NPV the cashflows of buy versus finance and you will have the answer that makes the most financial sense. However, if you don't want to be cash poor and buying outright would deplete too much of your liquid assets, financing (given the low rates) makes a lot sense.

While I have spanked nearly everyone that has challenged me (when safe to do so ;-) ), I was recently spanked in our neck of the woods. A Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet (3 second 0-60 & ~$195k MSRP) pulled up to next to me at light where the two lanes quickly converge to one (well less than 1/4...

Random pic today in downtown Baltimore...

This...generally... I pull my staggered 21s off Thanksgiving weekend (probably 1st weekend in December this year) and put on the 19s w/ Nokian Hakka R2s - the reverse happens the 1st weekend in April.

I have also noticed pronounced gurgling sounds in my 2012 Sig in recent months - it sounds like coolant moving through the system. Definitely a recent phenomena.

Details of my semi-annual (100k - 100,481 actual miles) service: - annual service: wiper blades, fob batteries, desiccant bag, cap receiver & dryer, brake fluid & alignment - EV inlet replaced - UMC had been failing to connect Looking forward to the future out-of-warranty repairs. ;-) PS - I...

I'll wave to you Rick...

Because they can...capitalist, free market.

Why? They disabled the lowest suspension setting in the early days due to safety concerns.

And "auto" no longer displays in blue when you are actually in auto. so that plus missing temp/clock and the battery indicator not being more prominent are probably my biggest complaints.

My "life of car" average is 359 Wh/mile. I drive...spiritedly.

Given I have a "classic," I really do not see many differences aside from UX/UI since I don't have the hardware to take advantage of many of the other features/functions. I can tell you my 16 and 13yo very tech-savvy daughters do not like the changes...especially the oversized buttons when...

100k service scheduled for Friday, but I hit the number tonight...details to follow...