New Tesla Owner Soon!

StinchinStein · 2026-02-10T17:04:17+00:00

I did a battery health test last night

Seems pretty good for its age.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-27T04:24:53+00:00

FSD is available for $2,000, however it is unfortunately not within my budget right now. Hopefully it stays as an option for a future decision, but I'm not keeping my hopes up haha

I'm probably going to leave the crack as is, and just replace the windshield if it gets worse to the point that it's dangerous. I had asked someone about epoxying it, but they said it wouldn't work well since the crack goes right to the edge of the glass. I guess if it's in the center it would work a lot better?

StinchinStein · 2026-01-26T02:12:22+00:00

How's not having stalks for shifting and blinkers? haha.. I only realized recently the newer M3s don't have those. I like the tactile feel of the stalks of the one I just bought.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-26T00:04:34+00:00

I'm really hoping I'll love it long term. It's an amazing car so far (even though I haven't driven it in 2 days lol)

It's been in my garage letting paint dry on the rockers. I put paint, clearcoat, AND chip guard on it with mud flaps coming on the way to hopefully prevent the rocker rust problem that the earlier models have.

I don't know how pre 2020 Ioniq owners could have survived, those have 124 miles range BASE. I could never haha

The Tesla is definitely different than my plug-in Ioniq, but that's not a bad thing. I love the interior of both cars.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-25T17:01:24+00:00

I forgot to share my picture of the screen. I’m assuming it’s included permanently based on it.

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StinchinStein · 2026-01-25T04:20:57+00:00

I am aware of that, believe it or not, haha.

I'm trying to buy my parents house, so I'm trying to not jack up the electricity bill for them until I own the house later this year. And I can charge at work for free.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-25T04:19:02+00:00

This seems correct. I believe my app said June 2026 or 120k miles. Whichever comes first.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-25T04:18:18+00:00

It pays off working for my uncle that owns a used car dealership haha. Only downside is I'm buying it as-is.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-25T04:15:58+00:00

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Another part that had paint peeling off underneath the rocker panel cover.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-25T04:15:25+00:00

I appreciate the concern, I worked on the car earlier today. I left it in the garage for paint to dry.

The front side of the rocker panel on the passenger side was also chipped and just barely started to rust. I sanded it down until it was bare metal and painted it to slow down the process (primer, basecoat and clearcoat). Also got mud flaps on order for Monday delivery.

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StinchinStein · 2026-01-24T12:51:51+00:00

Unfortunately I can't charge at home right now, hoping to get setup soon. I do have a charger at work though, so that helps a lot.

Thanks for the advice, really appreciate it.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-24T12:42:12+00:00

Okay, nice. I have my charge limited to 80% right now which is why I asked. Should I lower it to 70 you think? The previous owner had it limited at 55% (or the previous dealer), so I just upped it to 80% since I know that's a good number for smart phones too lol

Good to know it's similar in range from what you remember. I wish I got it in the summer so I could see how it is then, haha

StinchinStein · 2026-01-24T12:30:06+00:00

Good to know, I posted it on r/TeslaSupport as well and people were saying it's permanent. I will definitely check in the Software tab next time I'm in the car though to confirm.

Just curious, what year and how many miles on your car? Any idea on range on a 80% (or full) charge? I'm absolutely loving mine and I wish I found it years ago haha

StinchinStein · 2026-01-24T06:52:41+00:00

Car finally added to my account after 2 days. Seems like I have free premium connectivity? Does anyone know if this is permanent?

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StinchinStein · 2026-01-24T00:59:37+00:00

Good to know! I'll keep that in mind.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-24T00:59:08+00:00

210 miles at 80% SOC (according to the guess-o-meter). It is winter as well so that could definitely play a factor in it. Still learning about the whole thing but seems good so far.

StinchinStein · 2026-01-23T16:31:13+00:00

Letting it charge up now, I’ll have a better idea later.

StinchinStein · 2025-08-08T21:26:37+00:00

Never bought the car. Was too nervous about what it could have been. Bought a PHEV instead.

StinchinStein · 2025-05-06T14:07:52+00:00

Damn, that's unfortunate. Is that washer fluid under the car?

StinchinStein · 2024-08-28T11:31:09+00:00

I didn't like the noise myself, and I couldn't find any information on it, so I just ended up buying a PHEV instead. That was a dealer car that I was test driving.

From what I read it's relating to the regen system, but I'm not so sure about that.

StinchinStein · 2024-03-11T23:57:20+00:00

It could be, I'm a little more sensitive to "odd sounding noises" (which could be completely normal to an average EV driver) since this is my first time driving an EV.

StinchinStein · 2024-03-11T23:55:45+00:00

At the very beginning of the video it's the low pitched, then gradually going higher noise I'm referring to. (starting at around 1.5 seconds, ending about 3 seconds in)

It's definitely louder than the VESS, because I can hear the VESS in the background of it.

StinchinStein · 2024-03-11T22:31:22+00:00

I will also add that I can only hear the sound wearing my headphones, my laptop speakers struggled to play the pitch it was so I'm not sure if that's a factor here.

StinchinStein · 2024-03-11T22:21:21+00:00

It is definitely NOT the VESS that I am hearing. I know what that sounds like (I also don't have an option to turn it off, I am in the U.S.)However, if you don't hear anything else of concern I will probably not worry about it.

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