"Crest" (crest077)
02/21/2020 at 22:34 • Filed to: None
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"Crest" (crest077)
02/21/2020 at 22:34 • Filed to: None | 5
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Okay so I had to resize my i mage a million times and Kinja is still kicking my behind. So if it shows, great. Anyway I was inspired by the 400k Model X on the front page to post a bit about mine. It’s a 2014 Model s 85, 221k miles and counting, was not a rental. Driving around the Houston Metroplex is a recipe for high miles anyway. Car is on it’s original batteries and everything, wish I had the vehicle logs right now but I will post them later .
It’s been a reliable vehicle. On a full charge I get 243 mile range so 91% of the original estimated 265 miles range so battery deg radation has been less than 10%.
Major issues right now are; my sunroof hesitates when opening, it jerks around and requires multiple presses to open. I was told I will be needing some lube right from Elon’s............I’ll just stop right there.
I also
backed into something, probably knocked my parking sensors out of alignment, hence the park assist unavailable warning. Have a service center appointment for those.
Finally, just replaced the rear tires and the fronts are coming up next.
So why the tires? W ell let me tell you a little bit about an almost 5000 pound car, with air suspension. When looking at my tires, at first glance, they look just fine. Now if you turn the wheel and look at the inner part of the tire, I am below 2/3rds. While the outer rim of the tire, looks literally brand new.
My model S has what’s called the smart suspension. A
t certain programmable speeds on the freeway, it lowers itself to improve aerodynamics among there things
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he camber changes, becomes more negative
(Dont have to pull on my steering wheel)
. Funny enough I have this disabled. Alignment was done recently and everything was within spec. But it keeps wearing unevenly, tires don’t last past 30k miles. Woe is me, but still I guess free supercharging makes up for it, I fully expect more issues to manifest. I’ve already budgeted for a new MCU. Luckily the drivetrain is still under warranty.
Half debating, slapping it on Turo and letting people rack up the miles. Oh well, let’ s fix two thing before I break more.
DipodomysDeserti
> Crest
02/21/2020 at 23:21 |
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I’m more interested in how you wracked up over 36k miles a year driving around one city.
MM54
> Crest
02/21/2020 at 23:24 |
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Weight and power will wear tires; the heavier inner wear you mention could be from camber, and it’s very possible that everything is in-spec and it’s wearing them. A lot of performance and trying-for-performance-feeling cars come
with frankly absurdly negative camber from the factory to make them drive better, at the cost of tires (I’m looking at you, bmw). An “out of spec” alignment closer to zero will probably make them wear more evenly but it will come at the cost of camber, which more or less means grip in turns.
Nom De Plume
> Crest
02/21/2020 at 23:25 |
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Interesting longer term look at a well maintained Tesla.
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Crest
> DipodomysDeserti
02/21/2020 at 23:26 |
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Sales
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Crest
> MM54
02/21/2020 at 23:31 |
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Yeah, I was told something along the lines of that and it’s why Tesla offers camber arms. I know it’s an issue with high performance cars but my Range Rover wears the exact same way. So thats why I chalked it up to the air suspension. I will look more into camber arms because the ContiSilent tires that were made for Tesla’s are expensive AF
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DipodomysDeserti
> Crest
02/21/2020 at 23:39 |
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As someone who comes from a family of salespeople, those better have been some big commissions. Those are taxi driver miles.
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Crest
> DipodomysDeserti
02/21/2020 at 23:41 |
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Loool, well enough to buy a Tesla and some other expensive toys, so yeah, I guess
LastFirstMI is my name
> Crest
02/22/2020 at 00:43 |
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Cool! How does the car feel? Squeaks and rattles or still pretty solid?
Chariotoflove
> Crest
02/22/2020 at 00:43 |
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I always like hearing people who found their match in a car and are happy.
notsomethingstructural
> Crest
02/22/2020 at 01:52 |
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Supposedly no tire manufacturer will warranty on a Tesla even if you maintain everything perfectly at the dealer. The negative camber upsets them. They are notorious for eating tires - even the model 3’s which is not a market segment that’s going to be used to that.
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Crest
> notsomethingstructural
02/22/2020 at 08:15 |
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Well I can tell you, they’re gonna have to get used to it, because Tesla’s are tire shredders. Again, I would be fine if it was an even or normal wear pattern, but it is very deceptive if you dont know to look over the whole tire properly.
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Crest
> LastFirstMI is my name
02/22/2020 at 08:20 |
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200k miles and not a single squeak. That part still surprises people. I mean people laugh at the exterior build quality, but the interior feels like and sounds like a 20k mile Merce des. Kinda makes sense because Mercedes was the supplier of parts for the Model S. But other than wind noise, which is more pronounced since the vehicle is eerily quiet, there’s not a single rattle or squeak.
Even the leather seats have held up to better than on most new cars. I’ll post more pictures and do a follow up article when I can finally resize my images to Kinja’s standards.
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Crest
> Chariotoflove
02/22/2020 at 08:22 |
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Well, this one doesn’t have autopilot or “full self driving”. If it had that, then yes, it would be a match made in Valhalla. So that will be a requirement for my next one
Thisismydisplayname
> Crest
02/22/2020 at 09:08 |
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Does frequent rotation help? Or is it all four corners that go negative?
Are able to use the superchargers? I assume you aren’t the original owner. I had contemplated a Tesla for my next car, but still not sold, especially with the decontenting on the fly that Tesla can and has done.
How many miles do you get on a set of tires?
AMGtech - now with more recalls!
> Crest
02/22/2020 at 09:53 |
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I assume your R ange Rover is newer than 2003? Then it goes for that performance feeling as well. Your Tesla basically uses Mercedes S-class suspension which runs about 1.5 degrees of negative camber at normal ride height, give or take some depending on options, IIRC. Air suspension won't cause tire wear in and of itself.
superdave847
> Crest
02/22/2020 at 10:37 |
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This is a great post! Thanks for sharing your car
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Chariotoflove
> Crest
02/22/2020 at 12:33 |
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Well by the time you have to buy another, it should be much improved, being a new tech.