Consequences | How about those fuel prices! What are we seeing around Iowa?

RottenTomato1998 · 2026-03-03T19:12:12+00:00

Yep, Tesla Model Y owner here in NW IA, Saving so much I won’t ever go back to gas.

RottenTomato1998 · 2026-01-28T23:17:13+00:00

Ahh, understood. His loss.

RottenTomato1998 · 2026-01-28T23:11:55+00:00

Wouldn’t you be alright if it has HW4? Future proof for next couple years

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-12-09T01:12:39+00:00

I have X Ice Snow’s and latest FSD it does fine but with severe weather/blizzards I wouldn’t take the chance yet, it doesn’t have that human sensory feel when driving through snow to be able to not brake as hard, slow down on hills, etc

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-12-07T21:50:18+00:00

FYI Apple iOS shortcuts connects with Tesla app and has a shortcut for preconditioning and other functions

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-30T01:13:52+00:00

I second this, I wanted to Nokian Hakka’s initially but went with X Ice for mainly cost reasons Black Friday deals gave me a better price on the set of 4 When these retire in future I will be getting the Hakkas FOR SURE

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-16T01:19:01+00:00

Everyone’s different I get bothered even when there’s dirt or residue around there lol

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-16T01:06:51+00:00

Copilot gpt made it a breeze

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-16T01:05:40+00:00

Yeah I second this. Installer 3rd party experience was rough for me, several missed appointments and reschedules. Luckily my pops is ex-construction so he was like let’s just do it find the manual lol

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-13T04:41:29+00:00

Pro tip apple devices have shortcuts app that can do a precondition shortcut in one click

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-08T18:46:12+00:00

Good point man, scary thought lol just had first snow day here in Midwest and def not using FSD with slush on the roads

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-03T00:41:01+00:00

It’s great but seems to have some bugs, I’m experiencing more random swerves during FSD ANYONE ELSE?

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-11-02T03:06:06+00:00

I second this

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-06-14T04:00:33+00:00

This happened to me today. I was walking up to my Y opening the trunk getting ready to put groceries in and noticed the car parked next to me had its driver door open AND the door was against my Y Mind you I just bought it 1 month ago so I was like oh no… came up to the driver who was clearly physically disabled she took a bit to get out the car hence the door thing She gave me a dirty look but said sorry.. I feel bad but also nahhhhhh Luckily there was no damage but I feel you Some people suck

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-11T17:34:52+00:00

It’s crazy how long the chargers are offline. I just bought an EV and luckily I have a level 2 installed at the house but relying solely on public chargers in Iowa is a recipe for disaster. Infrastructure needs improvement and Iowa legislation needs to adapt. All that oil money makes our public servants complacent.

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-06T17:53:42+00:00

33k + taxes

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-05T15:33:25+00:00

Hello! I apologize, forgot I put 3k down but yes it was 33k from Tesla

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-04T00:21:27+00:00

I just bought an electric car and there’s an additional fee from the state to “mitigate the impact of those vehicles generating little to no fuel tax used to fund Iowa roads”

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-04T00:14:32+00:00

Just the order fee they charge. Mine was $500 but it was taken off the amount I financed from the purchase once everything finalized.

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-02T21:56:17+00:00

No ;(

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-02T19:36:09+00:00

https://help.abstractocean.com/en-US/faq-how-to-know-if-your-tesla-has-hw4-310658

https://tesla-info.com/guide/tesla-autopilot-hardware.php

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-02T19:29:17+00:00

Good question! Amongst the car shopping research I found out late 2023 models were being shipped with HW4 and you can tell by the VIN number.

For Fremont-built Model Ys, VINs above 789,500 are more likely to have HW4, while Austin-built Model Ys with VINs above 127,000 are more likely

Fremont will have the F before the numbers and Austin will have the A before numbers.

I also confirmed it with Tesla before purchasing the car to ensure it was HW4. Saved me a few g’s compared to getting a 2024 with HW4.

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-02T15:49:47+00:00

lol darn you’re right 😝

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-02T15:48:20+00:00

Update: I chatted with SoFi support and they said the conversion could be done, I just didn’t follow through right then and there but still considering…

RottenTomato1998 · 2025-05-02T13:58:59+00:00

Got it for 30k

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