Recent content by afadeev

Yeah, one-time gain for subsequent life-time of service pain, inordinate delays, and whimsical warranty denials. With the good comes the bad: OEM-owned service centers that are obligated to take the side of the manufacturer's, not the customer. This lunch isn't free!

Yep. Tesla is a proprietary walled-garden. Before someone asks - Tesla doesn't support Android Auto and Car Play either. You get what you get.

Sorry, but that actually does NOT make sense. One can easily re-apply Loctite and retighten the bolts. Application of Loctite is part of the assembly instruction on a lot of other vehicle projects. Nylon rings in nuts used as thread-lockers are designed to be reusable. Agreed. Unless you...

Some nuts & bolts are torque to yield (TTY), where you torque them to 60NM, then turn +90 degrees. Those are purposely deformed to prevent them from backing out, and thus are not as strong for second time use. Those you should replace. That is NOT the case with any Model 3 suspension...

I'm with Plymouth Rock as of today. Before that, I was with NJM, which had better rates than PR, then suddenly doubled (2x) my TM3P rates out of nowhere (no accidents, no tickets, no new drivers, no other changes). They were apologetic but would not budge, so I switched. Now my PR auto rates are...

That's not accurate. You can start/stop any BT stream, at any time, including while driving. Premium connectivity is $9.99 / month, not $15. Audible can be free, or paid, depending on whether or not you also have Prime, or want to buy extra credits for books not included for free. Audible...

Well, that's a well balanced and civilized start to a conversation. How many times does Tesla FSD does all of the above? Answer - you have no clue. Even though you are defending it, with zero data to backup your or Musk's claims. Why? Because Tesla has consistently failed to disclose the...

If you don't get the basic physics, we can't help you. Good luck!

You can't only focus on the wheel, and ignore the tire. The wheel is in place to support the tire, and its size, offset, and diameter should be matched accordingly. All other things being equal (weight, width, tire model), going +/- 1 inch in diameter will have ZERO impact on range and...

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What's up with the lawnmower / a-corn plow car in the middle?

ANY 50+K mile shock is liable to have lost some gas, thus leading to lower compressing/rebound forces vs. new. The loss is very gradual, over many years, and is virtually impossible to detect and perceive unless you take a shock out and compare it side-by-side with a new one. This is not to...

If you spend time AND never open the garage door. The second you open the door to drive in/out, the heated air gets sucked right out.

Yes, things differ from continent-to-continent, and over time. Since you and the majority of us are in the US, that's what we focus and care about. BTW, the selection of LFP batteries for cheap-o SR model was motivated by lower-cost of LFP batteries. They come from CATL in China. Until now...

The limit is likely there to limit the cost of wireless service for Tesla. Tesla pays for the video upload, your personal wireless plan (or WiFi over wireline) pays for you to download it to your device. 1 hour of video streaming, can easily add up to 3.5Mbps (depending on compression, it...