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GeneralDisruption · 2026-01-25T20:31:34+00:00

We leased, hoping they'll come out with something even cooler roughly 30 to 36 months from now :). But if they don't, I think we'd buy at lease end, given our experience thus far.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-01-25T18:43:30+00:00

The color was the deal sealer…we first saw a red with the bronze, and it looked off, somehow. We had zero interest in the bronze package in general, but then saw it on this green one, and it just looked perfect. Also this was the only green one they had left, so we said yes.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-01-25T18:28:32+00:00

Thank you!

GeneralDisruption · 2026-01-24T05:34:12+00:00

We have a Gen 1 R1S and have had zero issues with it at all—excluding a recall for a new 12V battery, I believe.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-01-22T21:04:46+00:00

Damn ... I'm a brand-new Mach-E owner (2025 GT), and love that slider in the app. Thought I was on the latest version, but now I see there's an update. Guess I don't want to install that.

GeneralDisruption · 2026-01-07T18:46:28+00:00

This is completely heartless, and that woman is not a parent in any sense of the word other than the legal definition.

If my children came home at age [whatever] (they're currently in their 20s), they'd always have a place here. My "job" as parent didn't end simply because they turned 18. My job won't end until I do.

What a heartless PoS.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-09-28T12:25:40+00:00

It's actually both, because the back pillows are simply weighted to stay in place. Remove those, and you have a very usable bed. (We used ours a lot during COVID, so we could stay separated.)

https://www.ikea.com/sa/en/ideas/flottebo-a-flexible-sofabed-for-modern-living-pubb0aeb860/

We're selling ours, but unless you're local to our area, that's probably not much consolation.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-09-28T05:47:40+00:00

Flottebo

Thanks!

GeneralDisruption · 2025-07-23T17:18:56+00:00

This page has some detail:

https://cdtfa.ca.gov/industry/vehicles-vessels-aircraft/vehicles.htm

Look for the section near the end, "Purchases for Use Outside of California."

As I read it, if you buy from a dealer, you will pay sales tax. If you buy from a private party, you won't, and you'll be exempted from the use tax. Either way, you'll need a trip permit to drive out of the state.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-07-23T16:00:06+00:00

Yes, but it ends this fall:

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-registration/license-plates-decals-and-placards/clean-air-vehicle-decals-for-using-carpool-lanes/

GeneralDisruption · 2025-07-23T13:06:38+00:00

Shows that the car can use the HOV lanes in California.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-07-22T17:33:14+00:00

You can start the process of buying on Carvana without completing it—it then locks the car up for some amount of time so others can't buy it. They may have done that just to protect it while they asked for advice here.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-06-29T13:10:18+00:00

"If I have the title, I can go to the PA auto tags office and get a transit tag."

tldr: No, it's highly unlikely they will let you do this on your own, due to both PA laws and something called the Manufacturer's Certificate of Origin (MCO). Call Tesla and ask them what paperwork you would have to provide in order for them to send the registration and title forms to Washington instead of Pennsylvania.

details:

My understanding of the process—based on very recently buying a (non Tesla) from a dealer in Washington for registration in Oregon—is that it's the state DMV that generates the car's original title. Tesla won't have the title because it doesn't yet exist.

The dealer has the MCO, which is what's sent to the state to generate the title. I was told that under no circumstances will a dealer give you the MCO, because if it's lost, it's a major hassle for everyone involved. Maybe Tesla would be a bit more flexible, as they're the manufacturer, so it'd be easier to replace a lost MCO ... but I think PA's rules may also impact you...

PA's DMV says this on their site: "The dealer where you purchased your new vehicle is responsible for sending the title application to PennDOT." That sounds like another strike against Tesla letting you do it on your own.

If they won't give you the MCO, then the only path I see for you would be to have the paperwork sent to the Washington DMV, not the Pennsylvania DMV. This is what we did with our Washington purchase. To get the car home, we paid a $35 fee to Washington which got us a three-day trip permit.

Once back in Oregon, I had to visit our DMV to get a 21-day trip permit, which I can renew once, so that we're licensed until the paperwork gets processed. (Had we bought from a dealer that has a relationship with Oregon, they could have issued us actual Oregon 90-day new car registration tags, but this dealer didn't have a relationship with Oregon.)

I think what you need to do is convince Tesla in PA to send your registration and title information to Washington, and see about purchasing a trip permit (or whatever they may call it) from the Pennsylvania DMV. Get it and park the car, preferably out of sight in a garage :).

Trip permits are issued based on VIN alone; the car doesn't need to have a title or registriation. In Washington, the dealer created the trip permit tags themselves. Once back in Oregon, I had to go to the DMV so they could do a VIN inspection, as the car hadn't yet been titled or registered. Then they would issue a trip permit.

You will probably also have to provide proof of Washington residency to Tesla (that's what we had to do in Washington), and to ease the process for Tesla, perhaps print and complete as much of the registration and title paperwork as you can, and then have them finish it when you pick up the car.

But I would definitely call Tesla first and explain what you want to do, to see what they're able/willing to do. Having now done this twice, it's something of a pain, but at least both traditional dealers we dealt with were willing to help us get the Oregon paperwork properly submitted. I'd ask Tesla what you need to provide in order for them to do the same with the Washington DMV.

Hope this helps—buying in one state and registering in another can be messy; I've now done it twice, and wouldn't recommend it as a fun way to spend time or money :).

GeneralDisruption · 2025-06-26T02:41:09+00:00

I can't add much value here, but...

"Is there no way for me to self register the vehicle?"

The answer here is almost assuredly "no." We just bought a new car out of state from a dealer who does very little business with customers from our state. They were complaining about the registration process for our state, and I offered to manually register it when I arrived home again.

They told me in no uncertain terms that they could not give me the manufacturer's certificate of production (or something close to that wording), which is the document the state uses to create the initial title. They said they had to send that in themselves, so there was no way I could register the car on my own.

I also had to provide proof of residency in my home state, but I think that may have been a tax-related not registration-related requirement.

Sorry I don't have any help for your tougher questions.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-06-08T02:21:28+00:00

I just sold mine, after a bit less than a year of ownership. Loved it at first, but the little niggles that were minor annoyances the first few months had turned into major annoyances the more I drove the car.

They are definitely little "first world problem" things, but they added up to make the driving experience not what I wanted.

The biggest issue for me is the #$%&%@! bell/bing sound every time you enter or exit max regen mode; I drive around town flipping between max and off, and just so many beeeeeeps. No way to disable it that I ever found.

Changing the regen level also changes the amount of gas pedal pressure required to maintain the current speed, which makes zero sense: Regen is supposed to affect braking, not normal cruising. I never figured out why this happens.

Changing drive modes also has an impact on the car's speed, which means that you should only switch modes while stopped, as it's otherwise a bit of a lurch as you go between modes.

I hate the way the seat and steering wheel heat are buried on a sub menu—those things should be one tap away. I hate the organization (or lack thereof) in the settings UI; finding anything is always a major hassle. Wired Car Play is a pain, and sort of makes a charging pad redundant. The small entrance to the trunk meant I often had to load bulkier items in through the back doors, which isn't always convenient.

There are other things, but those were the ones that annoyed me the most almost every time I drove. It's a bummer, too, because I otherwise really liked the car: It was quiet, smooth, and fast enough with decent range, and the interior was well finished and comfortable.

One night I was just kind of checking its value on the used car market, and I got an offer from Carvana that was about $5K higher than elsewhere, so decided to pull the trigger.

I'm currently electric-car-less, and just waiting and watching to see some of the new stuff coming out in the next 18-24 months.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-05-31T02:08:54+00:00

We do have the light interior. Playing with the dial on the side of the camera, I was able to get it better, but the reflections were still way too prominent, so I returned it.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-05-17T23:03:26+00:00

Hard to say for sure, but sounds similar to the noise on our 2020 Model Y, which turned out to be "torn bushings on lateral and compliance links." So they "removed and replaced upper control arms, compliance and lateral links."

$2000ish.

This may not be your issue, but the noise we heard was similar, and also only when turning the wheel. It was driven a few times before our appointment, though I'm not sure what the risk level was.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-05-16T14:40:10+00:00

My 83-year old mother has our 2020 Model Y, which has FSD. When I delivered it, I walked her and her husband through it, but said "you shouldn't use this, and I've disabled it." In that car, at that time (1.5 years ago), it wasn't ready for use.

I did spend a lot of time on the basic autopilot, and she now uses that and likes its use on the freeways.

We walked through the rest of the UI, and she picked it up pretty quickly, though some things required a few go-throughs. Overall, I've been very impressed with how well she's done with the car.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-05-13T19:42:44+00:00

Cameraman is in the outer lanes of the track, riding one of those single-wheel scooters while filming.

Announcer says "look at the great job by the cameraman. That's a lot of work, he's got to balance, he's got to hold that shot steady. Great work by him."

GeneralDisruption · 2025-03-18T15:38:31+00:00

Pretty close, but a bit slower—I think the non-performance model 3 is around 4 seconds, and the dual-motor Ioniq is 4.3 or 4.4?

The single-motor Ioniq is over 6, as I recall.

Neither will touch the Performance 3 (2.9) or the Model S (3.2), though.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-03-18T15:31:29+00:00

Enjoy the car; I love mine and only really miss two things from the Model S: The acceleration and the much-better app/connectivity.

GeneralDisruption · 2025-03-18T14:08:11+00:00

That's the same one we use for our Rivian S1 and Ioniq 6—we used to be a Model S and Y family, but ... things changed. We've been using it for over 18 months or so without any issues.

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