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Maybe a bad 12v battery that keeps the car running to keep it topped off?

Seems like a big boom waiting to happen!

I’ve been gone for 2 weeks and checked on my Model y a few times (thus waking it up) and it has only lost 1kw over the 2 weeks (based on remaining mileage reduction) most of which was in the first two days and has since stabilized. It was 165 miles when we left. After 1 week, 161. Still 161...

Great news! Thanks for sharing. Hopefully it wasn’t too expensive to fix. Maybe Rivian can learn from this.

Each electric motor is able to provide individual drive to each wheel through a mechanical two-speed gearbox, offering both high and low-range gearing Dual speed gear box will make this an off-road beast compared to that of the Rivian. Lower gearing will mean independent motors will be strong

All these cars are shifting towards subscription based in the USA given our deeply rooted consumer environment. Volvo has implemented it. Tesla has to some degree with FSD and premium connectivity. There will be a day where you subscribe to ownership and never fully own a vehicle. This will only...

Keeping it charged 100% probably killed the battery but it should still light up. 3 years isn’t a long time.

@disneydad, is that you?

This is why I switched to R1S preorder after my first Mike drive several months ago. A sub-5’ bed is not good for anything. Heck-you can’t fit more than one appliance in there. Forget about helping with a clothes washer/dryer unless you unpackage the whole thing and use every last inch on the...

Legislation in 2020 changed some of the guidelines for PWS. For instance, prior to this being signed into law, Tesla did not incorporate this on their vehicles.

The only time the sound would be needed is when backing up. If you use situational awareness, you can mitigate this risk. In general, it’s pretty annoying and pollutes the environment with sound. The Toyota and Nissan ones are incredibly loud and annoying.

My experience has always been +/- 0.5% from 11% for Bay Area. Register in South Dakota to save on taxes. You can register to a LLC so when you’re pulled over and registration doesn’t match Ca drivers license, hon can claim it is for business.

Can you unplug the PWS or does the chirp of the alarm play through the same speaker? When I took delivery of Tesla, it was the first thing I did when I got home—unplugged it and haven’t looked back since. Tesla uses horn for alarm lock sound.

Follow the money. They always favor GM over many of the other brands.

Based on the above photos, those chains/equipment move around quite a bit when driving down the road. Guarantee it will mar the rims. Post back after use and prove me wrong. Especially on the 21/22

Chains WILL scratch your wheels. Huge complaints on Tesla boards about this especially with dark wheels.

I would think if insurance company “bought it” it wouldn’t be titled as salvaged until it was repaired and put back on the road. So it could very well be purchased with clean title by the parent insurance company.

There’s also a transfer and use tax that is collected. CA taxes you each time you transfer ownership based on sale value of vehicle. Also confirmed, fed tax credit applies to new purchase only and not “used” secondhand purchase. Given Rivian doesn’t allow transfer before time of initial...

Correct me if I’m wrong, but the fed rebate doesn’t apply to 2nd hand purchase. And the tax savings isn’t there as CA, for instance, will charge a use tax when you register which is the same 10.5% for TTL.

I think all vehicles are relatively safe so I’d put it second to longevity/reliability.