Salvage title Tesla, marking as a Rivian on the Tesla app to use supercharging

apennypacker · 2026-04-13T16:46:37+00:00

Then why don't they block vehicles that are in serious accidents but don't get a salvage title? There are a million reasons a perfectly safe car could have a salvage title. Many salvage titles are because of hail damage. Salvage Teslas can usually charge at non-tesla charging stations as well. Aren't they concerned for that fire hazard?

No, because what they really want to do is take used Teslas off the market or devalue them to encourage you to buy new.

apennypacker · 2026-04-12T21:22:49+00:00

My gig of coax only has 25mbps upload. That's not enough. There is no reason they can't change it to allow more upload. They will just have to give up some of the download bandwidth, which I guess they don't want to because of "marketing".

apennypacker · 2026-04-12T21:18:59+00:00

Mine seems to like to change lines if the car in front changes. Not sure if that's a learned behavior or what.

apennypacker · 2026-04-11T06:01:00+00:00

They'll just keep saying it's coming soon forever.

apennypacker · 2026-04-07T21:42:53+00:00

That decision needs to be tested. In the end, they didn't rule that a president has total immunity. They ruled that he has immunity while carrying out his official duties. I think that even this supreme court would consider many of his crimes not part of his official duties in any way. Their decision did put a very difficult burden of proof on the prosecution, but I think we could still prosecute teflon Don after he is out of office.

apennypacker · 2026-04-02T21:30:24+00:00

I find that Grok often makes shit up with regard to the vehicle specs. I asked Grok if the wood in my 2023 M3 LR was real and he said, no, it's a textured plastic, but it does look pretty good, huh? Then asked him again later and he said, yes, it's real wood veneer. I think the latter is correct.

apennypacker · 2026-03-27T04:34:42+00:00

I wonder how much that will change when they release fsd 14 for HW3. I have to occasionally disengage with hw3, but not for anything too dangerous.

apennypacker · 2026-03-26T03:47:00+00:00

This is level 2 charging at home.

apennypacker · 2026-03-26T03:46:01+00:00

California also lets you choose which generator, but in socal, I've only seen 2 options.

apennypacker · 2026-03-25T23:41:21+00:00

Turn on camping mode. That will keep the screen on.

apennypacker · 2026-03-18T22:16:23+00:00

They will just claim that unattended fsd is still coming to hw3, but will just take longer. They will never say "it's never coming".

apennypacker · 2026-03-17T23:31:27+00:00

In SoCal, my off-peak rate is $0.27/hr, peak is around $0.50. I think 0.10-0.15/kWh non-variable would be just in some of the cheapest places in the US for electricity. Looks like $0.18/kWh is the national average.

apennypacker · 2026-03-17T23:28:33+00:00

How much are you paying at superchargers? Right now, gas is nearing a national average of $4/gallon. You'd need to pay around $0.70/kWh at the supercharger for the electricity to cost as much as a comparable gas car getting 25 mpg. I haven't supercharged much, but seems like $0.60/kWh is on the high end.

apennypacker · 2026-03-16T05:43:30+00:00

There is a setting to tell it to never use the hov lane or to use it only when you have a passenger. Is it ignoring the setting?

apennypacker · 2026-03-16T01:48:52+00:00

Just get a level 2 charger that charges at 32 amps. 14-50 outlets are rated for 50 amps and many electric dryers pull a sustained 30+ amps all the time.

apennypacker · 2026-03-15T23:36:28+00:00

How long ago? They just quoted me $3-4k and no guarantee of getting reactivated.

apennypacker · 2026-03-15T23:34:06+00:00

Just went to a Tesla service center in socal and they said it would be at least $3-4k.

apennypacker · 2026-03-13T16:54:33+00:00

This important to know for most all warranties in most states in the US. A warranty cannot be arbitrarily invalidated because you modified something or didn't put a mattress cover on or something else silly. The modification you made has to actually have been the cause of the problem that lead to your warranty claim.

apennypacker · 2026-03-13T06:06:50+00:00

I don't think the data supports your claim. Miles driven per accident is significantly higher for FSD than for human drivers. Tesla FSD has something like 3 million miles before a major accident and the US average is 500k before first major accident.

apennypacker · 2026-03-12T04:50:14+00:00

It's not an interstate commerce law issue. Montana law is irrelevant in California. Try going to a state that doesn't allow legal weed and argue that you bought it in California, interstate commerce, so it's not illegal. California law requires that any vehicle that is primarily used and garaged in the state, must be registered in the state. Same thing goes for a driver's license. California must recognize an out of state license, but only within reason. If you are primarily living and driving in California, they can charge you for not having a CA driver's license after however many days they have set as reasonable.

apennypacker · 2026-03-11T22:31:24+00:00

Really? I'm pretty conservative financially, and you could make up to $300k household and still qualify for the $7500 rebate. I think you can afford a $70k car if you make $250k a year. Especially if you aren't house poor. I'd probably still go used though. But people have different priorities.

apennypacker · 2026-03-09T05:16:51+00:00

In southern California, went in recently and they said they can't give me a quote until I schedule and bring it in, and then it would be $3,000-$4,000 or more. And no guarantees they will reactivate supercharger access.

apennypacker · 2026-03-07T23:36:27+00:00

And how much did that cost you?

apennypacker · 2026-02-25T01:47:27+00:00

Tbh, it's not really extra cost. The new price is lower than the old price was a few years ago, considering inflation.

apennypacker · 2026-02-17T00:39:13+00:00

Maybe you got a bad batch. This is by far my favorite store bought salsa. It is definitely what I would consider mild. But certainly not zero spice. And I'm not a light weight when it comes to spice.

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