I have the same color 2013 p85. It has 47k miles. I'm so happy to hear yours is going strong at almost 200k. I will be extremely happy if mine makes it to 150. My biggest concern right now is the drive unit. You mentioned you had yours replaced in 2014? Do you know if it has the coolant delete? I have an uncle that lives in Ocala. I'm hoping to visit him soon. Did you know theres a third party Tesla ev center called electrified garage in Ocala?
I’m very familiar with Electricfied Garage and I have not figured out if it has the coolant delete but there’s something to keep an eye on. Keep in touch and let me know how your car makes it.
Love my 2014. I'm at 125k miles, and as per slow charging. It may take 45 from near 0 to 80 or 90% but i've started using a better route planner aka ABRP app, and it plans fasteat trips, where you stop a few more rimes but charge shorter durations. Shaved an hour or 2 off my Sd to tucson road trip. The tesla routing in gps will work, but ABRP is just. A little better in my experience, especially over longer trips it adds up. Almost no waiting at chargers now just enough time to.use bathroom maybe have a snack then back on the road
Well, that’s a great idea. I didn’t think about that because it really does charge a lot faster when it’s at the low point of its capacity. Anything over 60% and it slows to a crawl
Original brake pads?! I guess the Tesla's have a different brake setup than a traditional car? I've never seen brake pads go 50k miles, 170k is just crazy.
Most electric cars don’t need to have their brake pads replaced that often. The regeneration slows you down 90% of the time. Plus, my commute is on a country road in Florida which only has a few turns and stops.
I have owned many EVs and quite a number of PHEVs and hybrids. Of all of them, the Tesla brake design is, in my opinion, the worst. Tesla brakes DO NOT have a regenerative mode. Whether you’re doing 10 mph or 85 mph, if you put pressure on the brake pedal in any Tesla, you are engaging friction braking and are wearing the pads and rotors. In every non-Tesla EV, PHEV or hybrid with which I am familiar, when you use the brake pedal then regeneration takes place, unless you press on the brake pedal really hard for an emergency stop and engage the friction braking. With that said, in the six Teslas which I have owned so far, I have almost never touched a brake pedal above 8 MPH. And with my current generation Model S, there is no need to even use the brake pedal to come to a full stop. I have used the brake pedal in it only once while in motion, when a soccer ball being chased by a child came rolling out into the street right in front of me. The stop was impressive even though the automatic emergency braking system did not come into play. With all of these vehicles, including the Teslas, my expected mileage on the OEM brake pads is unlimited by wear.
I would never park any car, whether in a normal parking lot or at a Tesla charger location, as Bryce L. has pictured himself doing here. And yes, of course I understand about A and B stalls at Tesla locations and of course you can argue that there are plenty of open stalls. I would be ashamed telling the world how inconsiderate and self-centered a person parking like that shows you to be. That is exactly how the most inconsiderate drivers in America park, mostly in Rams and BMWs. That is some very low class company to intentionally include yourself in.
