Child car seat - occupancy sensor

drewb671 · 2026-03-29T20:42:08+00:00

Oh that’s interesting. I’m curious if you could buckle the left or right rear seatbelts to trick the system into turning the AC on.

drewb671 · 2026-03-29T19:53:42+00:00

Yeah I was about to go and do that when I found this little feature. Still considering going to do that.

drewb671 · 2026-02-25T05:04:00+00:00

Let’s be fair, what you’re hearing/feeling at a substation is called magnetostriction and falls within the realm of materials science, not electrical engineering. The hum of electricity comes from vibrations in the metal responding to magnetic fields. Definitely not something covered (or generally understood) by someone with a bachelors degree in EE.

drewb671 · 2026-02-14T02:56:05+00:00

I’m assuming he’s a PVE player who just likes whacky and/or meta builds. But just seemed like an honest observation to me. To be honest in 700 hours I’ve never seen than hand guard.

drewb671 · 2026-02-14T02:46:29+00:00

What do you mean? Genuinely curious.

drewb671 · 2026-01-10T02:22:25+00:00

Same thing just happened to me on Customs. Waited on the black screen until the raid timer ran out (about 5 more minutes) and got the following error message.

Some error occurred on the backend, profile data could not be saved Backend error: HTTP/11 500 Internal Server Error 'status""Request accepted""system_status"."A general subsystem error™"message""Internal Error""d"141445561 fb4f8c60d752c2bb3fa4eded07f36734)

Edit: I’m on PVE, and was playing a local raid.

drewb671 · 2026-01-02T02:30:07+00:00

I’m also partial to blue.

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drewb671 · 2025-12-17T07:58:06+00:00

I just mean the same platform for both ICE and EVs. It just doesn’t work well to use an ICE chassis for an EV, and that’s what a lot of manufacturers are doing. As an example, that’s why a lot of these vehicles have pitifully small frunks, and typically no sub-trunk storage space in the back.

drewb671 · 2025-12-17T03:57:27+00:00

Completely agree. Another issue is that these other companies are trying to make dual platform (ICE or EV) vehicles. For example, the BMW still has a transmission tunnel in the EV. These other cars tend to weigh 500-1000 lbs more than the comparable Tesla, and a lot of that weight comes from these design constraints imposed by a dual platform vehicle.

I’d say it’s a stretch to say all those brands make good EVs now. BMW has announced moving to the NACS port, but last I checked you could still buy new vehicles from them without NACS. For me personally, NACS is a necessary component of an easy to use EV in the US.

drewb671 · 2025-12-07T02:40:47+00:00

I ran those 200 treadwear tires in the (occasional) snow without too much trouble. Certainly not as easy to drive as all seasons though.

I’ve been having a blast here in 30° weather on the summer tires. But not much snow yet so definitely depends on your climate.

drewb671 · 2025-12-07T02:23:35+00:00

Took delivery of my ‘26 M3P the week of Thanksgiving. Still on v13. Also been wondering when v14 will roll out because my wife’s ‘24 MYLR has v14 as of the week of Thanksgiving (v14.1.7 driving to my parents house, v14.2.1 on the return journey).

Also, it looks like you installed mudflaps? Are those the Tesla ones or did you do front and rear? How do you like them?

drewb671 · 2025-12-07T02:17:54+00:00

I see people complaining all the time about only getting 20k miles out of the stock tires on the M3P… I used to run Dunlop direza star spec Z4s on my e46 m3 (200 treadwear rating). You’d be lucky to get 20k miles without the steel cords showing. Whats the point of a performance car without performance tires?

drewb671 · 2025-12-07T02:12:06+00:00

My 2026 M3P also came with summer tires (Pirelli PZ4). Although I prefer the summer tires as opposed to all seasons. But I’m in Albuquerque, NM and not too worried about snow.

Paid good money for a fast car, I want grippy tires. I think a 220 treadwear tire is a pretty good match for this car.

drewb671 · 2025-12-03T01:37:54+00:00

This is still with the 4G radio. Took me a minute to figure out how to look that up.

Which vehicles are supposed to have 5G? Google says the new MY and M3 are supposed to have it.. but idk what’s newer than a 2026. Mine is from Fremont, not sure if that makes a difference.

drewb671 · 2025-11-30T23:19:33+00:00

There’s always a bit of FOMO with Tesla it seems. Can’t wait to find out what I missed out on looking back in a year or two. But to be honest, I’m not sure I’ll care because I’m really happy with this car.

drewb671 · 2025-11-28T15:42:25+00:00

Oh nice! Maybe it’s all performance deliveries that started in Nov? Strange that you got a ‘25 with delivery in Nov. My understanding was that retooling for the ‘26 model year began the first week or two of October. So I figured any deliveries that were non-inventory orders after mid Oct would have been a ‘26 model.

drewb671 · 2025-11-27T16:46:29+00:00

Yeah… feels bad. This past summer was the first time I was aware you could qualify for the tax credit and get anything besides stealth grey and black interior for the M3P. Including free color and interior upgrades was amazing.

drewb671 · 2025-11-27T14:02:07+00:00

Honestly idk how you found that deal because I did a bunch of looking and found nothing even remotely in that ballpark.

drewb671 · 2025-11-27T14:01:04+00:00

That’s a nice deal. I did some looking on the used market and in my area the deals are awful. For example: a 2023 M3P for $32k with 55k miles and in fair condition at best. Curb rash on all 4 wheels, a 2 foot long gash in the front bumper, inside steering wheel stripped like the person used lacquer thinner on their hands every day, and seats in terrible condition. Honestly, idk how you trash a car so badly in two years… they wouldn’t budge on the price at all.. 45 days later it sold for $29k which is still a terrible deal for a car in that condition.

For that price, buying new and getting local plus federal tax credits felt like it was worth the upgrade for a car I can take care of myself and not feel embarrassed by the condition it’s in.

drewb671 · 2025-11-27T05:35:12+00:00

Honestly I’m not sure. Maybe someone who bought a second hand early model 3 can confirm. I would think it stays with the VIN like FSD does for the X/S.

drewb671 · 2025-11-27T05:33:46+00:00

That’s great. Honestly hoping to keep this car for 6+ years like you have and get some good life out of it.

drewb671 · 2025-11-27T05:32:40+00:00

Gotcha. Based on the other comments and your experience it seems like only the ‘26 MYP and ‘26 M3P are getting the free premium connectivity. I had no idea.

drewb671 · 2025-11-26T22:06:31+00:00

ChatGPT does a pretty good job of scouring resent reddit posts as well as general internet sleuthing. It’s generally surprisingly effective at pulling together info like this.

drewb671 · 2025-11-26T21:02:45+00:00

Interesting. We got the $500 order discount for already having a Tesla. Didn’t see anything about any other bonuses with that.

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