I tried FSD in the Model Y test drive.  On the highway I merged into the right lane of 3 lanes, but then, it moved to the center of 3 lanes.  The message on the screen said something like "staying out of rightmost lane".

I would take a machete to the throat of the engineers that designed that into the system.

I've had good experiences with Tesla mobile service. Have had them out several times for maintenance (cabin air filter replacement, 12V battery) and small repairs/a recall. It's super convenient and they don't try to upsell you.

I remember Saturn and Scion had a no haggle pricing policy.

Quote from: CaminoRacer on April 25, 2024, 10:12:32 AMSo, will Newey go to Ferrari, Aston Martin, or Mercedes?

I think he should retire and give the rest of the field an even chance.  However, if he does go anywhere, I hope it's Ferrari.

I love new car buying - I don't do it often enough. It brings out the Alpha to shine with the force of a thousand suns - the second I step on that lot the whole of the establishment works for me and They all shall know it.

Thing is dealers behave as they do as that is what it takes to sell new cars to WtP; IOW, selling a thing that is too expensive to people who can't afford it.

So, will Newey go to Ferrari, Aston Martin, or Mercedes?

I looked at a motorcycle at a dealership one time and they wasted like 40 minutes of my time just to tell me they'd only give me a couple hundred bucks for my GS550 if I traded it in. Never stepped foot in there again. If you can't respect your customers' time, why should they give you thousands of dollars?

Lol... I gave up after contacting 2 different dealer various times over 2 months to try and get basic lease information like residual value and money factor.

It's sickening and don't have the time or patience to walk into the dealership and play games for a few hours.

The ease of buying a Tesla online has almost convinced me a couple of times.

Quote from: Rich on April 24, 2024, 08:05:54 PMThanks for the good words.  How's the service been? I've heard that the mobile service can be hit or miss.  I'm lucky that I'll have a service center 2.4 miles from work. 

One interesting thing I've learned is that the $7.5k federal credit that applies only to certain cars, if purchased, will apply to almost any lease because all fleet vehicles were included in the bill.

I had one major service when my dad had the Tesla (he drives it a bit during it's "off season").  He started an over the air update and then tried to drive off, which is a big no no.  Anyway, the update stalled halfway and bricked the car.  Mobile tech came right away but couldn't fix it, Tesla towed it to the service center to push the update manually. This was late afternoon Friday so we got a loaner Model X.  We were told the car wouldn't be ready till Monday so we planned a road trip with the Model X just to test it out and have fun with it. The car was actually ready to get picked up on Saturday morning but since we were out of town with the Model X loaner they let us pick the car up on Monday.

The only other time I went to the service center was to pick up my winter tires I ordered from Tesla and they installed them too.

While we had the Model X, I had such a good time with it that I was heavily considering getting a Model X Plaid to replace the Model Y because they just dropped the price to 90k and all colors were free.  I loved the falcon doors because they made putting the baby into the car seat super easy and were super cool, there was more space, adjustable ride height, the windshield went all the way behind your head that made for breathtaking views drivng around the Hudson Valley during our road trip, and I liked the idea of a mini van that trapped 146mph in the quarter mile.  However all the tech in the car scared me a little and I came to my senses.  One of my anesthesia colleagues has the Plaid X and he loves it though.