The Tesla Thread

Russinating said:
Those of you early adopters who've had to get an MOT, did you just go to a regular garage? Is there a difference between a regular and an electric MOT?
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I did ask my usual place about testing an EV and they mentioned the brakes depending on the car so it's worth checking. The only thing I did before was check they could get in with the card and drive it as most people would expect to start it somehow before engaging drive.

As for brakes disc I've always applied the first couple of brakes myself each journey before relying on regen. The brakes pads are still thick and the discs are rust and score free. Just some slight rust building on the edge of the very edge of rotors where there's no contact.

I do have the upper control arm issue currently on the driver side which should be sorted this weekend at Bristol. I undid the pinch bolt and popped the ball joint out of the carrier and it was stuck fast. Managed to free it up with a rubber hammer but left it at that so it would be a warranty fix.
 
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I did ask my usual place about testing an EV and they mentioned the brakes depending on the car so it's worth checking. The only thing I did before was check they could get in with the card and drive it as most people would expect to start it somehow before engaging drive.

As for brakes disc I've always applied the first couple of brakes myself each journey before relying on regen. The brakes pads are still thick and the discs are rust and score free. Just some slight rust building on the edge of the very edge of rotors where there's no contact.

I do have the upper control arm issue currently on the driver side which should be sorted this weekend at Bristol. I undid the pinch bolt and popped the ball joint out of the carrier and it was stuck fast. Managed to free it up with a rubber hammer but left it at that so it would be a warranty fix.
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Mine decided to start creating a few weeks ago, just as I was getting to the airport for holiday. Did make me worry but they came and did both a week or so ago. Very handy.
^ I was thinking is the card the only way to let them drive, no idea if they'll have moved one before.

Edit; mines the performance, and it seems quite common that the discs have issues so we'll see. I did ring and they said as long as the efficiency is OK it'll pass, but I've no idea how to tell, on the rare occasion I use them they work but I know that's far from an objective test.
 
theone8181 said:
Just looking for wiper blade, but I'm struggling. My go-to for previous cars was bosch, but can't find a set for this car (not sure if length is the only measurement :D).
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The ones direct from Tesla are Bosch but I don't know if they are a custom fitment. £42 is a bit painful but its with free courier delivery at least.
 
So after 3 years and it's 1st MOT I took my SR+ to the Tesla service centre in Bristol as the front upper suspension arms were starting to show the pre 2020 ball joint dried grease signs. I did check them myself first to make sure and the driver side ball joint was very stiff.

That made it very easy to arrange a service visit after identifying the fault in the app and they automatically added the rear camera wiring loom reseal as well. Just to build some sort of service history I added a cabin filter replacement and a brake fluid check/service as well. Great to have an estimated and itemised bill of only £65 presented beforehand for peace of mind. The service centre in Bristol is easy to find and though it's a bit isolated but you could walk up Teletubby Hill which is right next to the site :)
 
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These are Model 3 fitment Bosch (A864S) apparently - just £17 in the current ECP 'sale'.

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Can’t believe they are taking ultrasonic sensors off with no feature parity yet - not that with the existing hardware it’s even possible if objects appear when not monitored.

Will cancel my new Tesla order jf this is the case and go eqe suv j think.
 
kitkat9933 said:
Can’t believe they are taking ultrasonic sensors off with no feature parity yet - not that with the existing hardware it’s even possible if objects appear when not monitored.

Will cancel my new Tesla order jf this is the case and go eqe suv j think.
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The features aren’t that great even with the sensors, so I can’t imagine what they’re going to be like without them and just relying on cameras alone. I genuinely hope I’m wrong, but I think they’ll be dangerous.
 
Vision only Autopilot is already getting close to dangerous on its own. Mine on bog standard Autopilot cruising up to a queue of traffic on the A1(M) decided to leave the braking so late it actually triggered its own collision warning alert...

Was so much better when the radar was enabled.
 
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They can't even get the automatic wipers to not have a mind of their own, I wouldn't trust a vision-only parking aid from Tesla as far as I could throw the car.

I had been contemplating swapping the 3 for a Y so that the wife could use it instead of the Passat for family duties, but as it stands there's no way I'm ordering one with the sensors removed.

Going to wait it out to see if the A6 Avant e-Tron lands at a sensible price I think.
 
I see a lot of comments complaining about the wipers, particularly dry wiping, but I can honestly say I have very few issues with them. Auto high beam on the other hand is rubbish and has never really worked.

The issue I have with them taking out the sensors is not that they are taking out the sensors, the camera system may well be better (yeh I know right :p) but its that they are taking out the sensors and the software for the camera system isn't even close to being ready.
 
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Vision is a net improvement for me. If I drove in less traffic and mostly at night I suspect the auto high beams might be an issue. Auto wipers have rarely ever been an issue, sometimes I hit the button to clear light misting. Dry wiped one drive in almost a year, the only time I've turned auto wipers off...

Actually standing traffic it tends to accelerate and brake too hard. Still more positive generally, but yeah that needs work.
 
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Auto Wipers are crap in my M3P and autopilot brakes hard and I always get either the right or left "camera is blinded" message even when they are clean, mainly at night
 
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