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18th January 2024, 11:33 PM
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On my Tesla I can choose 'Creep' or 'Hold' mode....
On my Tesla I can choose 'Creep' or 'Hold' mode. Start/stop on Q7 you can control with brake pedal. If you press fairly hard and hold when stopping it will stop engine, if you release brake pedal a...
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12th August 2023, 06:30 PM
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We are back home. Sorry, ended the previous post...
We are back home. Sorry, ended the previous post abruptly as started writing
while eating for other people, then stopped when they arrived. Will add a bit more detail and the return journey later....
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1st August 2023, 06:04 PM
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The travel up to Berlin is a breathe, plenty of...
The travel up to Berlin is a breathe, plenty of Tesla superchargers and facilities there if you want to eat or relive yourself. But most of toilets are paid access 1€. We did not have any change and...
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15th July 2023, 02:05 PM
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Road trip on in Tesla, leaving 29/07/2023. All...
Road trip on in Tesla, leaving 29/07/2023.
All free charging in Tesla SC's on the way, savings £350-400 compared to diesel each way. Trip destination 50kW, €0.20/min local charger 100 meters from...
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8th January 2023, 04:50 AM
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I never leased car as well, not event bought it...
I never leased car as well, not event bought it on the loan before, most of my cars before Tesla have been cash under £3k. Leasing seem nuts to me, why pay 10%+ interest when you could just have a...
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6th January 2023, 11:22 PM
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A lot depends on location. Supercharger...
A lot depends on location.
Supercharger in Northampton next to M1 that I use very often is very busy. I often drive within 50 metres from it so I just pop in and top up whenever I am passing,...
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21st May 2022, 09:07 AM
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Tesla now offering service manuals for free. It's...
Tesla now offering service manuals for free. It's a subscription service for a year so if interested better sign up quick before they change their mind and put prices up.
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29th January 2022, 10:50 AM
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Third time lucky. ...
Third time lucky.
http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=27737&stc=1&d=1643453352
Labour charge seem very reasonable especially since they are spending time coming to me but...
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27th January 2022, 11:29 AM
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So I raised another request yesterday just for...
So I raised another request yesterday just for testing and to see the price quote. It appears some in USA are getting battery for $85 and fitting for $28. But in UK it's more like £250 all in.
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25th January 2022, 01:23 AM
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I had quite opposite experience. Warning...
I had quite opposite experience.
Warning came up on dash that 12V battery need to be replaced soon. Raised service request in app asking how much for just the battery or how much to supply and...
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5th October 2021, 05:08 PM
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With the electricity prices going up the cost gap...
With the electricity prices going up the cost gap between ICE and EV is narrowing. With a typical ICE if you get 15-20p per mile, in electric car you get about 3 miles per kWh(maybe 4 on smaller...
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24th September 2021, 01:24 PM
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Found some workshop manuals, theory of operation...
Found some workshop manuals, theory of operation and wiring diagrams for Model S, reading theory of operation now. The link is not my upload but I have downloaded them and if the link goes dead I can...
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24th September 2021, 01:21 PM
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Kaunas supercharger was officially live on Tesla...
Kaunas supercharger was officially live on Tesla website since Monday.
I went there last summer July/August in D3
No I don't and considering the price of adapter (£400+) and availability of...
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19th September 2021, 10:15 AM
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It's been coming soon since 2016. I just found it...
It's been coming soon since 2016. I just found it interesting that couple weeks ago it was not on ABRP but now it is. Bit more digging and it appears to be open, Tesla just have not updated their...
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18th September 2021, 09:31 AM
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Hmm.. Tesla Supercharger in Kaunas, Lithuania on...
Hmm.. Tesla Supercharger in Kaunas, Lithuania on Tesla website is showing as coming soon, opening date to be confirmed but on A Better Route Planner it is already live. When I checked couple of weeks...
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7th September 2021, 11:40 AM
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Yes, free supercharging for the life of vehicle....
Yes, free supercharging for the life of vehicle. That was my most important criteria. Electricity prices have gone up a lot and while it is still cheaper per mile to charge EV at home than fill up...
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7th September 2021, 08:49 AM
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Joined the club, 2016 90D.
Joined the club, 2016 90D.
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28th August 2021, 09:20 AM
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It took Tesla a week to respond and they said...
It took Tesla a week to respond and they said they cannot tell me anything as I am not current owner because of GDPR. The way I undersatnd GDPR is about protecting personal information. I never asked...
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20th August 2021, 12:26 PM
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I know it's hard but you don't ask you don't get....
I know it's hard but you don't ask you don't get. Anyway got VIN from dealer and sent email to Tesla, let's hope they don't come back with some data protection bull**** saying they can't tell me...
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20th August 2021, 11:31 AM
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It's the limitation of planning aps we use in UK....
It's the limitation of planning aps we use in UK. I tried to plan route to Latvia and they say it's impossible and it does not show any charging stations in Latvia. Last is in Warsaw, you can...
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20th August 2021, 09:35 AM
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How about this one? ...
How about this one?
https://www.leicesterautosltd.co.uk/used-tesla-model-s-leicester-leicestershire-3764782
It's a bit more expensive than I would like and higher mileage than most. Is that...
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18th August 2021, 11:36 PM
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It would have to be early 2014-2016 car for me...
It would have to be early 2014-2016 car for me anyway to be cheaper and also has to have free SC. I see a lot of them does not have free SC advertised. Not sure if they do not have it, not...
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18th August 2021, 08:37 PM
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Have been looking at buying a new car, well not...
Have been looking at buying a new car, well not new but another and I do not like what I see for the prices that are being asked. So I have been expanding my search to include brand new Leaf and now...
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23rd January 2021, 10:09 AM
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Couple of interesting videos about Tesla...
Couple of interesting videos about Tesla batteries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGFiaWvD-KI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdUqQZC2dcE
I have been looking at several EVs for a couple of...
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24th October 2020, 10:24 PM
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Based on my past and future projection. Car is...
Based on my past and future projection. Car is just a tool and I never had on one on lease, always paid in full upfront.
The most I ever paid was about £3300
If I take my last 3 cars:
A8 D3...
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24th October 2020, 06:36 PM
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Good time to charge up your Tesla tonight when...
Good time to charge up your Tesla tonight when your energy company pays you to use electricity. It's just a shame I cannot get past depreciation cost of Tesla. :)
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2nd March 2019, 06:56 PM
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If those price cuts are coming to UK it makes...
If those price cuts are coming to UK it makes model 3 much more appealing @£26.5k, it's actually sometihng I may consider.
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25th November 2017, 12:39 AM
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I did watch Spaceballs for the first time today,...
I did watch Spaceballs for the first time today, clip from Blazing Saddles did not tempt me.
Anyway Tesla Model S was on How it's Made tonight, I only cought it half way on Quest +1 and it's not...
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10th March 2016, 04:29 PM
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Is this link working?...
Is this link working? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYyzTLzXEcA&feature=youtu.be or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYyzTLzXEcA
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10th March 2016, 03:30 PM
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Well there is your problem, I have seen many...
Well there is your problem, I have seen many Apple owners complain that video is not available when it works on other devices. Sorry I do not know of a solution as I have not looked into it not...
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10th March 2016, 06:24 AM
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Let me guess - You are trying to watch on Apple...
Let me guess - You are trying to watch on Apple device.
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8th October 2015, 09:49 AM
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It sounded like P90D actually did a little...
It sounded like P90D actually did a little wheelspin.
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