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  1. brianman

    Entire Supercharging Team Fired?

    Selling my FUSC vehicle is definitely making more sense with today's news.
  2. brianman

    Entire Supercharging Team Fired?

    1. Sell a bunch of shares 2. Throw the money away on some flight of fancy 3. Tell the board you need more shares 4. Repeat
  3. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    Select the German and then look at the menu again.
  4. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    Turn on closed captions and have YouTube translate to English for you.
  5. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    Maybe they're going through in RN order, so naturally pre-Perf orders that reconfigured would go before "fresh orders for Perf". Would be a simple, sane way to go about it.
  6. brianman

    Supercharger - Chemult, OR - US-97 (permit approved Mar 2024, 8 V3 stalls)

    "wen superchargers at or a bit south of Biggs Junction"
  7. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

    I haven't been keeping up. Is production in the USA ramping up (Panasonic or otherwise) to any significant degree or is it years out before that impacts consumer Tesla vehicles?
  8. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

    That would be a fun mini-vacation....
  9. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

    Might want to be more specific. Pretty sure it beats a 2012 P85. ;)
  10. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

    Perhaps I'm misunderstanding, but doesn't that mean they should focus on meeting all demand for $54.9k cars that they can? If so, it seems odd to have pushed the red paint above 55k such that a number of buyers either buy the lower priced combos or skip buying altogether.
  11. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    I took a few pictures as well but only posted one of that set (so far at least): https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/posts/8226030/
  12. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    Road courses are why this is a (hopefully) compelling improvement with M3(H)P for me. Several other things as well.
  13. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

    So just under 2hrs of mulling for me (10:55am). Not rocket but not terrible. ;)
  14. brianman

    New Model 3 Performance news

    @louco73 Not perfectly measured but hopefully useful. The blue car is the 2024 M3(H)P from Bellevue Square storeand the gap shows it's approx 4.3 inches. The red line is my lowered 2018 M3P at ~3.5 inches.
  15. brianman

    New Model 3 Performance news

    Yeah, I had mine 2018 lowered a bit. Originally it wouldn't clear my driveway so I had them raise it back a bit. Now the back mudflaps scrape on my driveway but at least the battery doesn't. Based on measurement today, the 2024 is at least 1.5 cm higher than my lowered 2018 so I should be...
  16. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance - Bellevue, WA showroom pictures

    Right rear wheel, trying to see the camber
  17. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance - Bellevue, WA showroom pictures

    Dynamics / Ride & Handling setting
  18. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance - Bellevue, WA showroom pictures

    I had trouble keeping my measuring tape where I wanted it but hopefully useful enough Rear low point
  19. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    That config went up in price. If that was the issue (lack of grey with black orders) they made the wrong move.
  20. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    Do you have a similar write-up about the best protocol for optimizing your price? Something like: 1. when the price for your configuration provides the price/value option you're comfortable with, place your order 2. try not to stress when "new order prices move", but keep an eye on it 3...
  21. brianman

    Discussion: All Season Vs Summer Tires

    Good write-up. The "incompatible with summer and winter in the same day" issue is something I stressed a bit about this winter for a trip to California in December on winters on with our X.
  22. brianman

    Discussion: All Season Vs Summer Tires

    Funny and topical!
  23. brianman

    Discussion: All Season Vs Summer Tires

    Maybe this tells us something about their relationship....
  24. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance

    Elon doesn't believe in the value of many professions, including product planning and marketing. It shows.
  25. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance

    Definitely curious to hear about the transfer thing. I'm glad they're getting that feedback. Even better would be if they offer the transfer regardless of trade-in. (Strip it from the old vehicle prior to private sale.) I'll definitely miss the FUSC on my 2018.
  26. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    The federal incentive definitely tipped the scales on "act now" for me vs. my 2018.
  27. brianman

    Vendor Tesla Model 3 Limited Edition Wheel: Falcon Flow Forged

    I hope we get such answers soon on how to evaluate "old" aftermarket M3P wheels for new M3(H)P vehicles.
  28. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    Hm, time to check if my price updated... Base +$1k White Interior -$0.5k so price up $500 vs my order.
  29. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    Been looking as well. No luck so far.
  30. brianman

    Plaid S or Highland Model 3 Performance

    Now I want Strawberry Beef to compare with Pineapple Chicken.
  31. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    My fuzzy recollection is that in the early days of M3P the "first delivered" vehicles didn't have some "upgrades" that came soon after. Some buyers upgraded (for a fee) to the new bits, some didn't. The ones that didn't started calling it "stealth" as (IMO) a coping mechanism. Some "didn't...
  32. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    A bit of an overstatement.
  33. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

    Doesn't really belong in downgrades does it? Did it somehow get worse?
  34. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance

    Having trouble sussing out... Would a 2018 and 2024 M3P have the same clearance or would the 2024 be lower? Asking for my driveway. ;)
  35. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    Interesting... <Credits for new clean vehicles purchased in 2023 or after | Internal Revenue Service> Sounds like tax year 2023 or 2024 for 2024 M3(H)P.
  36. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    The trunk badging looks great on the blue, IMO.
  37. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

    That was context, not a problem observation. If you imply Spaceballs is your glossary, and define terms based on it then be consistent with the terminology and branding.
  38. brianman

    Discussion: All Season Vs Summer Tires

    Maybe carve out the about banter into a "tire babble" thread.
  39. brianman

    New Model 3 Performance news

    Yup.
  40. brianman

    Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

    Gratz on your first EV!
  41. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    My bet is that it's part of an extended embargo or NDA kind of thing. But maybe that's optimism that ludicrous unlock is in the cards before 2027.
  42. brianman

    Model 3 Highland Performance/Plaid Speculation [Car announced 04.23.2024]

    Maybe I can convince them to waive the price for the white seats and charge me more for the software. ;)
  43. brianman

    Cooling the Performance Model 3 On Track – An Overview of Our Modified Heat Exchangers

    I put it more at 10-11 but yeah. Same with my 2018.
  44. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance - Bellevue, WA showroom pictures

    I didn't see one but it could be part of the Ride & Handling / Standard vs Sport? I should have grabbed a pic of the description.
  45. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance - Bellevue, WA showroom pictures

    The ...RF.... VIN suggests 2024 + Fremont to me.
  46. brianman

    2024 Model 3 Performance - Bellevue, WA showroom pictures

    I didn't take a picture of the on-screen gear UI but it looked like what I remembered from Model S a year or so ago. ----- End of today's pictures