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For less than 1/6th the price buy a 1 ton diesel that you only use for camping trips.

If you remove suicide from the statistics, human drivers cause more death every year than guns (and injury rates are astronomical). FSD has already decreased the accident rate and death rate compared to human drivers. The goal is to get rid of human drivers, which are surprisingly bad due to...

I would think Tesla range should be better in the winter vs Lightening due to heat pump tech, but I'm not too familiar with Ford.

Wrong. The problem is not with vision. Cameras are just fine. The problem is the "intelligence" and with deciding how to drive and handle what is happening in the world around the car. Waymo mostly gets around this with very highly mapped strict geofencing, which is why it doesn't work in the...

LOL. Tesla has more repeat buyers than any of the "premium" car companies, or any other car company.

Screen shot from someone's post on X:

It comes with cheaper wheels/tires. If you upgrade to the 35s on the FS, you lose the tax credit.

Just as we suspected. If you add in everything you get with Foundation, there is basically no savings unless you qualify for the tax credit and don't get any of the non-software upgrades. I'm so glad I didn't wait!

How much louder would you say the Duratracs are compared to stock?

I got the second set of wheels offered by Tesla (almost for free with $2500 Fondation credit). I will swap them myself with a nice floor jack twice a year. I'm worried the Wrangler RTs Tesla is sending for winter tires will be noticeably louder, and I will change them to Blizzaks if they are.

My 2019 Model S Performance is mainly FWD (Permanent mag motor in front, with the induction motor in the rear). My wife's 2016 Model X has the primary induction motor in the front, smaller motor in rear. So they are mostly FWD vehicles, and because of that, there is an annoying shudder that you...

When my OEM tires wear out, I'm planning on the Defenders for summer (hopefully quiet and efficient, and long lasting), and then Blizzaks or similar for winter.

Sounds like a recall may be in the works? I would like mine replaced, if necessary, before I have an issue on the road.

Do 275/65/20. You can get Blizzaks. Although reviews I've seen on the Wrangler tires that Tesla is using for its winter wheels say that they are very good in snow. As long as they aren't too loud I'll try them out. The fact that I can put them on sooner, and leave them on longer, is a big plus...

Tire beads can mean a lot of different things to different people (beads to sugar packets, etc). Youtube videos I've seen with actual beads indicate that it can work extremely well. Different amounts are needed for different size tires. I plan to try it if the Tesla winter tires don't have foam...

Assuming there is no foam inside, try balance beads in the tires. Assuming they are fairly well balanced with rim weights already, maybe 4 OZ of beads? That is what I plan on doing for the Tesla Winter package if they don't have sound deadening foam.

I love how quiet the stock setup is. Do you notice a road noise difference with the new tires?

Steer by wire and 4 wheel steering has ruined all other vehicles for me. I would never want to drive a Lightening with all the turning of the wheel required below highway speeds. I can barely drive my Model S anymore.

Not only do ICE trucks in the same size and class as the CT sell for $80,000+, but they require $6-7,000 a year in fuel and maintenance. With my solar panels, the CT basically pays for itself in 10 years, while an ICE pickup would end up costing well over $150k between purchase and operating...

The X shakes the passengers around on any road that isn't perfect, while making a bunch of noise/rattles. The CT glides over everything like magic, with very little body roll once you get over maybe 10 mph and the adaptive suspension starts to stiffen the shocks. (The tall side walls of the...