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I'm compiling a list of things I hate about my tesla. https://jodavaho.io/posts/things-i-hate-about-my-tesla.html https://jodavaho.io/posts/things-i-hate-about

I'm compiling a list of things I hate about my tesla. https://jodavaho.io/posts/things-i-hate-about-my-tesla.html https://jodavaho.io/posts/things-i-hate-about-my-tesla.html New one to add: The front license plate falls off constantly. They dont require those in california, so when you buy one in states that do require it, they send you a janky plastic holder with just a bit of double sided tape that never seems to hold. Funniest one: When you are using cruise control you cannot disable the wipers.

ariwilson 3y ago
California does require front license plates, and putting one on a Tesla is still a PITA. There is one company licensed to do front license plate stickers instead of plates though: https://licenseplatewrap.com/ https://licenseplatewrap.com/
- _yb2s 3y ago
  Kind of… there is an unwritten rule that if you have an expensive looking car without a front plate, it won’t be enforced. In wealthy neighborhoods a substantial fraction of cars won’t have front plates. You will see a lot of Porsches, Teslas, etc. that were sold new without holes for a front plate mount and never had one. If you have an old beater, or the wrong skin color, you can get pulled over for not having a front plate.
- sowbug 3y ago
  You can also try a color printer and adhesive laser-friendly sheets that claim to be weatherproof. Ours are looking a bit haggard five years later after printing them, but we haven't been issued any tickets. I'm sure they're not legal, but nobody seems to mind.
dreamcompiler 3y ago
> Funniest one: When you are using cruise control you cannot disable the wipers. You cannot disable the automatic wipers when using cruise control. This makes sense to me: Because they use the cameras for cruise control, they need to be able to clean the cameras whenever necessary. If the weather is clear, the automatic wipers never come on unless you hit a puddle or something.
- jvanderbot 3y ago
  It makes sense once you make the somewhat arbitrary and questionable design decision to do everything with cameras. A 17,000 brand new minivan has a better driving experience re: console, space, and adaptive cruise, because it doesn't use cameras.

ariwilson 3y ago

California does require front license plates, and putting one on a Tesla is still a PITA. There is one company licensed to do front license plate stickers instead of plates though: https://licenseplatewrap.com/ https://licenseplatewrap.com/

_yb2s 3y ago
Kind of… there is an unwritten rule that if you have an expensive looking car without a front plate, it won’t be enforced. In wealthy neighborhoods a substantial fraction of cars won’t have front plates. You will see a lot of Porsches, Teslas, etc. that were sold new without holes for a front plate mount and never had one. If you have an old beater, or the wrong skin color, you can get pulled over for not having a front plate.
sowbug 3y ago
You can also try a color printer and adhesive laser-friendly sheets that claim to be weatherproof. Ours are looking a bit haggard five years later after printing them, but we haven't been issued any tickets. I'm sure they're not legal, but nobody seems to mind.

dreamcompiler 3y ago

> Funniest one: When you are using cruise control you cannot disable the wipers. You cannot disable the automatic wipers when using cruise control. This makes sense to me: Because they use the cameras for cruise control, they need to be able to clean the cameras whenever necessary. If the weather is clear, the automatic wipers never come on unless you hit a puddle or something.

jvanderbot 3y ago
It makes sense once you make the somewhat arbitrary and questionable design decision to do everything with cameras. A 17,000 brand new minivan has a better driving experience re: console, space, and adaptive cruise, because it doesn't use cameras.