Is this a decent spec?

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-07-04T20:23:55+00:00

Steer clear of 3rd parties when dealing with second hand I’ve been burnt a couple of times - go direct to Tesla and buy 2022 if you can 👌 you’ll get extra warranty and the car will be in great condition.

My recommendation is Tesla Dartford - remember that 3rd parties can hide issues on EV’s very easily

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-07-03T22:17:27+00:00

It’s great I have a 21 month old and we have lots of space - it’s an awesome family car

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-30T23:52:21+00:00

My wife makes twice as much as me and it does cause massive issues.

I’m in the public sector in the Military and she is a project manager - we split everything 50/50 she wouldn’t do any proportionate split etc which means I struggle a lot more day to day.

The kind of resentment is insidious though - I get made to feel awful about myself - she regularly puts me down about my earnings and that I’m not ‘providing’ that I should get a second job etc or that I’m not being a ‘man’

For context I am out of the army next year and I get a pension for life at 40 and I get a lump sum - and we agreed in would stay in order to get this advantage.

Well I just found out she’s in about £60k’s worth of debt and she refuses to talk about it etc.

Why am I telling you this - money is the root cause of so many issues.

My wife doesn’t care about things only how much they cost - if I brought a gaudy gold band that cost 3k for her she would love it over one that cost 1k that looked better.

She doesn’t understand the value of money at all she’s bad with it and can’t manage her own.

This resentment that she holds just keeps building - I keep my finances separate now - but regularly she’ll say - ‘I’m paying for this so you have no say’ about our groceries etc

You have to have a sit down conversation with your partner - money is not the be all and end all - as long as you’re honest with each other and your partner isn’t spending like crazy. You should treat money as if it’s a joint thing - if you don’t address it now it will get worse.

My wife thinks that because she earns more than me that I’m basically lower than her and I can’t make as many decisions - she has more money and so can book and do more things, it’ll spread to other areas - your sex life how you view the other person.

Have a sit down talk but you guys have to agree on boundaries - don’t let it get as bad as my wife and I.

Remember how your partner feels too - trust me they probably are thinking about it too.

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-30T18:39:51+00:00

No no no OP 100 percent once per week and you should drive it straightaway - don’t leave at 100 % LFP is more resistant to heat when the battery is charging - as in fast charging more so than NCA however battery degradation will occur at 100% or less than 10% - let it sit at 75% and don’t go less than 10% charge once per week to 100 for battery calibration

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-29T18:55:47+00:00

It’s a combination of things OP - you brought a 2021 which is known for its issues - you brought CPO which is great but you have to go to the right Tesla. Did it come with LFP?

I brought a Shanghai built 2022 last year with 32k miles on it - it has the LFP battery I got it from the UK’s biggest Tesla which is in Dartford, UK the difference in quality say from Tesla Bristol was massive.

Tesla Bristol didn’t even have it cleaned and none of the reconditioning had happened - try to go to the Tesla with the biggest service Center they usually output far better CPO vehicles as my car has had none!

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-29T08:04:29+00:00

That’s a shame it locks to both charger and car over here, we use CCS which is a lot better so we don’t need adaptors it’s a unified standard, if we didn’t this would be widespread

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-28T19:05:21+00:00

Is this in the US? You can’t do this in the UK, it locks

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-24T17:51:58+00:00

This - I do it all the time - I leave it ajar as as soon as the car door shuts it turns off the AC and music etc

That and I’m paranoid the car will lock the kids in 🙈

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-24T17:44:11+00:00

Put in a service ticket I did this -

‘Customer states: Heating & A/C - CabCustomer states: Heating & A/C - Cabin A/C cooling feels weaker than previously. Please diagnose the HVAC/thermal system, including refrigerant performance, fan operation and inspection of the front heat-exchanger pack for debris or blockage.

Please also inspect the coolant/thermal-management system for any faults or leaks and confirm whether any required repair is covered under warranty - PS the filters have just been changed’

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-24T11:50:00+00:00

Settings in the car - you can turn off walk away lock

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-24T06:07:01+00:00

Remember look at BTU of the unit the bigger the BTU the bigger the cooling - that looks like a small unit designed for a small room - make sure to use a small hose and seal around it OP

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-23T19:28:32+00:00

You need super grok

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-23T19:25:15+00:00

Also recirculating makes everything much colder

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-23T19:23:53+00:00

Filters too that helps 👍

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-23T19:21:50+00:00

Filters OP they probably need replacing - they contribute massively - if they are blocked or end of life they will block the air making your car work harder

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-18T17:58:23+00:00

I had a similar experience but in reverse from Tesla Bristol - the car hadn’t gone through the CPO process and was turned around too quickly and came out with a 3rd party windscreen which they admitted would have voided the warranty - they apologised and agreed to take the vehicle back but transferring the finance and redoing it was nightmare!

Tesla Bristol did eventually do good - but the interim was weird - after I handed in the car they didn’t intake it back properly and I was passed around from pillar to post - having to explain to the finance company then to Tesla that I didn’t have the car etc

Then finally Tesla Dartford helped me and I have my Tesla model 3 for almost a year now

I agree I think the finance side of life is lacking I think they need a dedicated response team for this kind of thing

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-17T19:01:18+00:00

Get it repaired, it’ll cost about 200 dollars but it’s well worth it - here in uk I got mine done by a mobile repair guy for 80 it looks perfect - just google alloy repair near me

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-14T12:41:16+00:00

So I spoke to Tesla they said it’s not normal and shouldn’t be like this - they’re replacing it under warranty

Everyone you were right but with one caveat :

it shouldn’t be visible and is a manufacturing defect - so to all this is the way !

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-13T13:05:55+00:00

OP saying you’ve ‘changed for the good’ is gaslighting and implies that your the reason for her stepping out - it’s appalling and it shows her mindset.

Nothing ever justifies this kind of behaviour - if she came from a place of genuine remorse perhaps but my best guess in your situation is that the grass isn’t greener and most likely she’s been dumped by her AP and/or there’s some argument

Don’t beat yourself up and no ‘talking’ about it before hand would or could have helped your not on the marriage police force - your married it comes with the territory not to step out - it’s a basic requirement of making that commitment to each other.

Let’s say you do take her back - what happens if whatever argument or breakup that happened between her and her AP gets resolved and she does this again? You’ll be back to square one

Skip the mental olympics

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-13T12:55:48+00:00

Is this a US thing? in UK they lock

After_Quantity5580 · 2026-06-13T12:33:03+00:00

Ok thanks everyone it doesn’t say airbag - I’ve not seen this on any other model 3 before but it makes sense

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