It’s 100 degrees outside, no garage, car safe to leave outside for 2 weeks? Should I put on cabin overheat? Also charger is in the sun so do I leave car plugged in or charge to 80% and turn everything off and leave it. No sunshade either

Thanks in advance

I have a 2020 Toyota Highlander trading in for a pre-owned Tesla. Before I placed the order I did a trade in quote on their site and was quoted $29,500 for my trade in.

After I placed my order and entered the same exact information less than 3 days later on the app for the order, the offer came back at $23,000. I messaged the advisor and they said the 23k is the final offer and they suggested I sell to CarMax.

CarMax offered me $29,650 so I guess I will go with them, but just annoyed and feeling a bit like a bait and switch. I know the first was an estimate but it is annoying that it was $6,500 with the same information.

I was trying to find info on this before I placed the order so that is why I am sharing now.

Just wanted to vent. Thanks

I've been driving a loaded 2020 RAM 1500 with a Comma for the past 6 years that I love but have had the itch to get a Tesla after seeing how incredible FSD is these days. Two years ago I test drove a Model Y and overall it felt kind of cheap for the price with not great ride quality. Yesterday I drove the current AWD Premium and was shocked how much it has improved since then. During the test drive I threw FSD at a super annoying route during rush hour and watched it perform perfectly. Needless to say I left the dealership knowing I need FSD, which the 30 minute drive home sitting in traffic confirmed.

After doing researching for a few hours, debating between the Model Y L Launch edition, the different Y trims etc I landed on these specs:

Design

Model Y Premium All-Wheel Drive

Marine Blue Paint

19’’ Crossflow Wheels

All Black Premium Interior

Five Seat Interior

Traffic-Aware Cruise Control

Standard Connectivity

Tow Hitch

The AWD is a little pricier but living in Texas and planning regular road trips to Colorado for biking/skiing, beach rips and camping, I figured the AWD was worth it. I really like the look of the 20" wheels but it seems the general consensus is that they aren't worth it. I felt the pain of buying tires with my 22" wheels on my RAM and prefer not to pay that premium and also want the best ride quality and range for trips. The quicksilver and red look pretty awesome as well as the Black/White interior but I also like the blue a lot, saved a few bucks and this one was already ready local.

I was approved for the .99% and am ready to pull the trigger tonight with the down payment. I'm wondering if I should reconsider anything and looking for any input on that. I considered buying anything used with HW4 just to get FSD in my life but with the lease APR differences on a used vehicle I'd end up paying close to the same.

Also curious about what accessories and immediate things to do with the car. I have a "EMPORIA Level 2 EV Charger w/ J1772 Connector — 48 Amp, 240V WiFi Enabled Electric Vehicle Charging Station" already installed in the garage from my exes EV6 and figure I can use that with an adapter for now.

Thanks!

Hey everyone, so I’ve had a MYP for just under 2 years now. Love the car but the ride has always been a bit rough. I wanted to change that so I decided on Martian Wheels MW05.2 18”X9.5” and I paired it with some Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06Plus 255/55ZR-18 tires. It’s only been a couple of days since I had them installed, and yes the 18” do fit on the MYP larger brakes, but the difference in ride quality is immediately noticeable. Bumps on the road don’t shake and rattle my car as much. It’s great! I understand the color might not be for everyone but the quality improvement is worth it in my opinion, especially if you have to replace your tires anyways. A little biased on my part but I think the new wheels and tires look sick!

Let me know if any of you have questions. I included the after and before pics for comparison.

Skid Plate? MYP

I have a 2021 Model Y and BMS_a079 error showed up which basically did not allow the vehicle to charge.

I took it into the service center for repair about a month ago.

Common posts online says they swap out the battery but the note I got from the app is that the technician basically just let the HV battery to drain to 0% and error cleared up and the vehicle is good to go.

I know draining battery is very bad for the life of the battery pack. Wondering if anyone ran into same issue and how do you deal with degraded battery after full drain?

I’m looking to get my first Tesla and I’m stuck between the two. Any tips, advice, etc?

I purchased in June 2024 Model Y and its approaching 60,000 miles with rear tires thread low. Have not rotated these. Any advise on what I should purchase. OEM - Continental ProContact RX (T2).

i have not charged my Model Y to 100% in 2 years. My E-bike says to charge to 100 every once in a while to balance the battery pack. Is there a need to charge a Tesla to 100% once in a while?

I’m looking at purchasing a 2023/2024 Model Y AWD LR. I have analyzed and analyzed 11 options I have and I can’t decide what I should be focused on. Price, SOH, SOH given the miles, or the factory it was built in. I had Claude create statistical analysis on the SOH for the miles and comparing against the price and I just can’t make heads or tails on what to do. This is my first-ever car purchase so I’m trying to do what’s best because I’ll be keeping this car until the wheels fall off. What would you focus on if you were buying? Table below if you’re curious on what I’m looking at. All of these are exclusively HW4.

My SCCM offset is -12.8 and showing up red. And everything I'm researching says this is abnormal. Could anybody else take a look at what their value is and post it. Looking to get a couple of comparisons before taking it into the service center.

This would be our first EV, currently in a BMW X5. We want FSD. I understand insurance is higher. Has that been everyone’s experience?

I'm planning to buy a Tesla around December 2026 (unless there's a compelling reason to wait until 2027). I've done way too much research at this point, and the more I read, the less certain I am.

The finances aren't the primary deciding factor since it's my first EV, but I also don't want to spend a lot more if I'm not actually getting much value. I'm looking for the best overall ownership experience, not necessarily the cheapest option.

About me

• 30 years old
• First-time Tesla owner
• Mostly driving alone or with one passenger
• Currently live in New York, but there's a decent chance I'll move to Texas in about 4 to 5 years
• I enjoy technology and driving, but I'm not taking the car to a track
• I appreciate quick acceleration, but comfort matters too
• In 5 to 10 years I expect to have kids, so future practicality is something I'm considering
• I plan on subscribing to FSD regardless of which model I buy

The three I'm considering

1. Model Y Premium AWD (Long Range)

Pros

• Best range
• Better ride
• Lower tire replacement costs
• Lower purchase price
• Feels like the logical choice

Cons

• Worried I'll always wonder if I should have bought the Performance

2. Model Y Performance

If I get this, I'd probably configure it with Quicksilver and the white interior (about a $3k value),so the price difference is a little smaller.

Pros

• Amazing acceleration
• Looks great
• Adaptive suspension
• Feels a bit more special

Cons

• Lower range
• More expensive tires
• Unsure whether I'd actually appreciate the extra performance every day or if the novelty wears off

3. Model YL

I know it's only available to order in the US right now, so nobody has real ownership experience yet.

Pros

• Better interior
• Active suspension
• More room if life changes over the next several years
• Seems like it'd be a great road trip vehicle

Cons

• More expensive
• Bigger than I currently need
• Hard to know whether it's worth waiting for without real owner feedback

What I'm really trying to figure out

If you were in my shoes, which would you choose and why?

A few specific questions:

• Does the Performance still make you smile after months or years, or do you eventually stop noticing the extra speed?
• Do Premium AWD owners ever regret not getting the Performance?
• If you were buying today, would you wait for the YL or stick with one of the regular Model Ys?
• If you could only buy one and do it all over again, which trim would you choose?

Also, assuming I'm targeting December 2026, would you still buy then, or would you wait for potential 2027 incentives, pricing changes, or hardware updates?

I'd especially love to hear from people who cross-shopped multiple trims or have owned more than one Model Y. Thanks!

My mom is entering her late 60's and is somewhat what I would consider historically neurotic. Of course we aren't there yet, but I worry deeply she will develop alzheimers or otherwise have issues driving, and it will be a nightmare that I cannot handle. She's some one who, lets say, has a lot of pride in her own, independent decision making. Perpetually unhappy with any residential work she pays people for, but still holds pride in her navigation of the world. That said, I work with the elderly, and she reminds me of all the other Irish Catholic people who eventually refuse to give up driving, even when they have nowhere to go and they're having incidents when they're trying to go anywhere.

She is easily distracted and stops talking mid sentence, to start talking about new things she is visually triggered by -- what people are wearing, how people are monitoring their children, people with their dogs, you name it; but hey, I'm not here for advice on whether I should consider this rude or disrespectful to me. I'm here because it applies to her driving, which is could be described as heavily reactionary-defensive, and a model Y seems like the right move. I'm looking for affirmation just on a logical level here.

I pretty much don't give my mom advice. I am why she has an iphone, why she likes Sonos, and my gut tells me this is the next thing I can introduce to her. I try to get her to eat more and consider breaking her very autopilot home routine to get out of the box and say, exercise, but she rejects pretty much any input from me and only "has so much time in the day with laundry and yardwork etc". Buying a Tesla is genuinely the only other thing I recommend -- recently she said "just so you know, I don't want to you to try and convince me to buy a Tesla. I know you like them and that's your thing, I'm not interested". She's aware that I believe she should have sold her low mileage Rav4 during COVID, when she could have gotten EV incentives as well as made a killing selling her Toyota.

She is fragile and thin, doesn't eat enough, and I always tell her she is in fight or flight and would feel her nerves relax if she just ate more long-term proteins. I believe because she is starving herself, she is just buzzing around, easily annoyed, even forgetful. She is always losing her keys or glasses, not knowing where she put stuff and so on. Through out the morning into the evening -- she consumes a TON of carbs, snacks, sugars and top of coffee -- little to no salt, meat, fats. Lunch comes around? PB + J. It's just glucose glucose glucose. Which to me... is directly related to her driving habits. Last year, some one went over her lane and sideswiped her car. She didn't handle her insurance or his insurance well; other driver was disputing it, she paid hundreds of dollars out of pocket for a rental car, just took everything she was told by insurance and ate it without fighting back. Her car is now covered in massive scratches, gouges in the body causing rust, and she paid the deductable to have one part of the car repainted -- which to me made no sense when the rest of it looks quite beat up. She won't accept some one looking out for her.... so all I can think is could she learn to accept some THING looking out for her? A tesla would have gotten the accident on video, for example.

She has a 2012 Rav4 4 cylinder. I'm not entirely sure, but I think the drive-by-wire system in might be why the acceleration is so jerky, but it is very, very jarring to drive with her. We're either accelerating hard or braking hard, or being tossed around hard. She has a lower trim model with small wheels and extremely fat tires, which contributes to a lot of bounce and jerkiness, and she hits every pothole there is. Whenever other cars are approaching intersections, stop signs, etc. she starts braking heavily to the point where she encourages people to dart out in front of her, or not comprehend what she is doing. Every time I'm with her I'm blown away at how filthy her windshield is; she usually refuses to spray it because "the fluid collects on the sides"; stuff like this is increasingly alarming to me. Her hearing is getting worse, and I worry her eyesight is too. She doesn't tell me about her trips to the mechanic, because she doesn't want my opinion. Not long after the car was new it always just seemed to need suspension or brake work that should be done at the same time instead of every few months. It's always like a 1500+ dollar bill -- but again, she's never considered consulting me -- not to say hey does this price sound right, or should i get this done, or should i wait; even though I'm her mechanic husband's kid who would be next in line to look out for her(I am an old school car guy and have fixed all of my own cars for all of my life. My cars don't go to shops, period.). She doesn't trust me with anything, so it hurts me, but I don't think she realizes how much it's going to continue to hurt her to depend on only her own thinking and opinions. It's a changing world. My grandmother had several incidents and had to get her car stuck on a curb before she finally was willing to give up driving. Some people wait until they plow into a busy diner.

My question is NOT -- should I disregard my mom's autonomy and personal preference and force her to buy an EV instead of a new, big auto industry gas vehicle, which she wants? Not that I would try to do that, anyway

My question is -- based on the outline of my mothers age and health, what I've described about her driving habits and relationship with 4,000 pound SUV's, doesn't it seem like a no brainer for some one like her to start training their noggin' for 1-pedal driving -- now? and drive a car that in 5, 10, 15 years, will look out for her in a way nothing else currently can? plus, god forbid she was in an accident, if she got another -- the UI would be the same; she wouldn't have to learn how to use a new software based product all over again, all with it's own, completely unique system... which can be dangerous at 75, 80 years old, driving down the street, trying to zoom in on the navigation or something.

am i crazy for feeling strongly on this? again, really just looking for affirmation. We took a test drive in a model Y a couple years ago -- but I don't think she actually experienced the car. She kept telling me we were on our way back to the dealership when I kept telling her she was going the exact opposite direction... After a mile or two she started telling me to shut up and to wait until we were around the next turn, several times, with no "oh here we are, told ya so" moment. Miles went by..... and then she goes "okay, yea, this isn't where I thought it was". Then I had to drive us back...

Thanks for listening if you got this far and any comments on the matter. This is as much a painful post as a child of an elderly parent in a "what do i do" moment, as much as it is a question about an average elderly person owning a Tesla -- which I honestly believe should be strong public knowledge. Unless I'm missing something, I think these are currently the best last car.

Hey folks, hit some debris on the way to work on my 26MY I scheduled an appointment at the collision center at San Antonio a few days out, what’s the turn around been for you guys for things like a bumper.

Is it ok for my charging block to hang permanently from the outlet?

I heard you should mount it so it reduces pressure but as you can see I have no room (wish the electrician mounted it higher)

My husband says to just plug in and plug out so the cord doesn’t stay outside when not in use but I heard also you should avoid plugging and unplugging daily.

Advice?

Hey there! Took delivery of a new Model Y approximately a month ago with Financing through Tesla via TD Bank. I have not received anything in the mail or email about my loan yet. However I feel like the paperwork I signed said the first payment was due in a couple of weeks. Does it normally take this long to get paperwork? Can I find something in the Tesla app to help me get payment stuff set up?

What product do you recommend for cleaning interior door handles etc. On the 2026 model Y Juniper? I have the premium model.

My tire guy, who is usually cool with me stuffing oversized wheels and tires under various cars gave this one hesitation. At the end of the day, no rub anywhere but very close to the control arm.

Does anyone know if Tesla shows what HV battery is on the Model YL (North America) versus the Model Y premium AWD? The specs show range wise of the Model Y L and the supercharging miles you in 15 mins, But I just can't believe that they would use the same HV battery pack when I heard that China's version has an 88KWH .