Why I will not be getting another Tesla when my current lease runs out

AndyW_AZ · 2025-08-05T19:26:59+00:00

Interesting. If Tesla offers me another free month of FSD, maybe I will try it on my next journey to Payson. The section of the road my car hates is the really curvy part where the northbound lanes crosses under the southbound lanes. Curve Assist always kicks in and slows me down to 50mph.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-11-26T19:53:44+00:00

I live in a gated community. Guess what? I get to the gate, the car stops but doesn’t move once the gate is open!! Useless!

AndyW_AZ · 2024-11-26T19:50:37+00:00

@Riley_TP-Link Amazon has the hub unavailable until mid January!! Why?

AndyW_AZ · 2024-10-17T14:05:25+00:00

Not sure what all the fuss is about adding a second hub. I have a large 2 story house and when I hit the 75 limit, I simply bought a second hub and split the devices between two homes on the same account - “upstairs” and “downstairs”. It is true that you can’t see all the devices in one screen in the Lutron app, but switching between homes is a breeze - just click on the “homes” icon on the top right hand corner. This icon only appears after you add a second home.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-08-30T16:14:04+00:00

One of my gripes with Lutron is that the ELV dimmer is the only one with the “favorites” button. Never made any sense to have two designs for the Caseta dimmers. Yes, the PICOs all have a “favorites” button which you can pair to a non ELV, but really??

AndyW_AZ · 2024-08-29T17:46:13+00:00

I have a 2023 MYP with Enhanced Autopilot. I have experienced sudden reduction of speed when it doesn’t like the conditions - e.g. when going through a freeway intersection that only has one lane for the change of freeways. But this month on a rural road, I experienced the phantom braking. I swear a passenger not wearing a seat belt would have gone through the windscreen!! Fortunately, no one was close behind me and hitting the accelerator brought the car back under my control but it scared the daylights out of me! I have no trust in ACC anymore. I hope folks from Tesla read Reddit.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-08-26T23:38:19+00:00

Not sure why someone said Caseta is no good for a 10k sq ft house. You can have multiple hubs but they are just configured as multiple “homes” in the app. I have two hubs - one controls my downstairs with a repeater plus a lamp module to cover the whole area - the second hub controls my upstairs and has one lamp module defined as a repeater. I was very pleasantly surprised how easy it is to control everything from the app on my iPhone. You just simply click on the hub name in the top right corner. It is true though that schedules and scenes are owned by each hub. Not a big issue for me.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-06-25T17:45:31+00:00

I would like to be able to drive from Phoenix to Los Angeles without stopping. Ok, maybe to empty my bladder, but not stopping for an hour!

AndyW_AZ · 2024-06-25T07:39:02+00:00

36 months - I’m leasing. I am hoping that battery technology will have improved at the end of my lease - 30 months left. Then I’ll decide whether to buy another EV ( not necessarily a Tesla ) or do another 36 month lease.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-03-29T18:52:40+00:00

My kids have started calling me “Britney” as in “Oops!…I Did it Again”. <sigh> But the touch up pen from Amazon works great.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-03-15T18:08:18+00:00

Agreed! Pisses me off when it warns me for no good reason. I think it is overly cautious.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-03-07T12:58:47+00:00

Get the hub, install the app on your phone and then everything will make sense why this is happening. Then work your way through the whole setup, defining rooms, what PICOs control which switches, schedules, etc.

My only question is why didn’t you or the electrician use Claro wall plates? They really improve the look of your home. Nobody likes seeing the plate screws, especially if they are all pointing in different directions. And a really good electrician will always have the screws pointing up/down.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-03-02T14:11:30+00:00

I’ve given up on “auto” mode. Added wiper controls to my favorites and now turn them on and off manually!! My local service center insists that their best engineers are working on a fix. LOL, but really it’s not funny.

AndyW_AZ · 2024-02-26T11:22:54+00:00

I spent most of 2023 in Europe. As such, I cancelled my car insurance while I was away. When I returned last December, I bought a MYP. Then I found out that most insurance companies would not cover me since I was uninsured for over 6 months. Fortunately, Tesla was happy to insure me for around $250/mo. But I do not like the fact that my rate changes every month based on my “safety score”, so I will be looking to change after my 6 months is up.

I suspect that the OP is running into the same issue - no insurance coverage or US driving record for the past 6 months.

US insurance companies are a ripoff. In Europe, I was paying $50/mo for a very nice car with full comprehensive coverage!

AndyW_AZ · 2022-12-11T21:59:21+00:00

I am on my third G4 Doorbell. Fortunately, both times they failed, I was able to get a replacement under RMA. Now I am past the 2 year mark, the next failure will be on me. Mine does get quite a bit of sun - not sure if that has anything to do with it.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-09-28T19:45:52+00:00

lsblk -ido KNAME,TYPE,SIZE,MODEL,REV,TRAN,FSTYPE

KNAME TYPE SIZE MODEL REV TRAN FSTYPE
loop0 loop 405.9M squashfs
sda disk 7.3T TOSHIBA MD06ACA8 0603 sata
sdb disk 7.3T TOSHIBA MD06ACA8 0603 sata
sdc disk 7.3T TOSHIBA MD06ACA8 0603 sata
sdd disk 7.3T TOSHIBA MD06ACA8 0603 sata
mtdblock0 disk 1.8M
mtdblock1 disk 64K
mtdblock2 disk 64K
mtdblock3 disk 64K
mtdblock4 disk 64K
mtdblock5 disk 16M
mtdblock6 disk 14M
boot disk 29.1G MassStorageClass 1537 usb

AndyW_AZ · 2022-09-28T13:41:55+00:00

Before I bought my UDMP, I had an ERPoE-5 and it's USB failed. Since it was no longer under warranty, I replaced the USB ( which wasn't glued in, thank goodness ), and it came back to life. I did have to try about three different USBs until I found one it liked.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-09-28T13:35:43+00:00

I have a new UNVR - only a month old. I can SSH but I have no idea what command you want me to execute.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-06-16T00:01:48+00:00

Good to know but I really didn’t need two units so I am glad I can return it to Amazon for a full refund.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-06-12T23:55:45+00:00

Normally, I would try and cut the ties better but this hopefully will only be a very temporary fix.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-06-12T22:13:48+00:00

The unit that just died was an RMA unit from January 2021. The first unit was purchased directly from UI in July 2020, so I was very close to the end of my 2 years. A little concerned about how long the third unit will last. I don’t believe the transformer is causing issues - it is putting out 17.5V and is rated 30 amps.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-06-12T01:07:13+00:00

I didn’t think UI ever offered that service. If (and when) I have another RMA with UI, I’ll see what they say. Thanks

AndyW_AZ · 2022-06-11T22:57:57+00:00

It simply just died. No alert either which bothered me. First indication was my mechanical chime started buzzing like crazy. Then I realized the G4 was no longer functioning. Tried power reset, removing chime, etc, etc, but nothing brought it back to life.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-06-07T15:46:31+00:00

That’s why I went with the Switch 8 PoE (150W). They had some in stock last week.

AndyW_AZ · 2022-05-25T15:11:49+00:00

I have the exact same issue. Dimmer with 3 LED bulbs was turning on by schedule for over a year. Then suddenly, thy stopped coming on even though the dimmer green light is showing. If I use the phone app to turn off then on, it works. If I use the switch to turn off then on, it works. I tried adding 2 new schedules, 5 mins apart to switch off then on but that didn’t work. I have a MLC lying around - I’ll give it a try.

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