It's the "in thing " to have. If you haven't seen the South Park episode all about "Smug" instead of smog that explains it all. I think alot of Model y/3 are the ex Prius crowd.
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From what I remember, the app. for the stalks notifies you if the battery is low on battery. This gives you enough time to replace it so that you are not suddenly caught with it being inoperable.
Yes, lotsa people buy things that are the in-thing, for show, you name it. Nobody needs a BroDozer. Porsche, MBZ, Corvette, you name it.
In my experience, the EV fits my use case very well. CA bought a lotta Prius, for gas mileage and the computer lane. The Tesla as well. I bought the 1st Model 3 for wifey; I did not even test drive it because I had had surgery. I have come to appreciate it in so many ways.
I suggest there are others like me who are on our 2nd Teslas based on our experience. I cannot see myself buying another ICE car, except for a pickup. Wifey prefers the RX450h F Sport over a Model Y, so there's that. I am not an SUV guy.
Yes, the interior blind spot LED red dot is absolutely useless.
Interior LED, are you talking about the turning on/off of the interior cabin LED?
Yes, the wrap around led strip. The S3XY Commander expands and makes great use of them. If a car enteres your blind spot, it blinks and changes color.
Elon, take a lesson you bonehead!
I’m a bit lost. Are you talking about the available S3XY Strip, or the factory wrap around LED strip?
Please see the video link I posted. The Commander makes use of the factory LED wrap around led bar.
I bought the Stalk kit, which includes the Commander module. I did not know about the Commander LED functionality. Love it.
Just saw the video. Now that right there is pretty cool!!
What? It's the same thing everyone else does, but they place it in the mirror. On top of that it shows it on the screen. Useless though!
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All that money and you have to buy aftermarket turn stalk.
The one that lights up in the mirror is easy to spot. The one Tesla put in the interior, that tiny red dot is not easy to see.What? It's the same thing everyone else does, but they place it in the mirror. On top of that it shows it on the screen. Useless though!
You look in the mirror, and if the blind spot indicator is in the mirror, it is right within your immediate peripheral vision. The tiny red dot where Tesla placed the blind spot indicator is not. To you it may work. To some, like with me and JeffKeryk, it’s misplaced.
Looking in the screen for my blind spot is another unnecessary thing to do IMO. When I make really quick lane changes, I don’t even use the screen. The only time I use it for my blind spot is when I am only cruising along. Again it works for some, to me it does not.
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My car has an orange LED on the inside aswell, and I like it. When I open the door I can still see the interior LED but not the mirror glass, and it warns me of traffic coming from behind.
it also beeps if there's a car in the blind spot and approaching when I turn on the indicator. so even if you don't pay attention it should still warn you.
What car do you drive?
a chinese one.... MG HS
Just checked, yeah that will not work for me either. At least it is a bit larger than in our Tesla.
Skynet likes it when foolish humans trust their lives to technology.
I can see it. It beeps when it detects a vehicle in the blind spot too. I'm not saying it's perfect, but it works fine.
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and the sarcastic tone of your initial reply to my opinion about the red dot LED indicator gave me the impression that you are invalidating my opinion since it differs from yours.Good for you then. It’s useless to me, useful for you.
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$430 for something that the worst econobox gets right?!? Crazy!
I think I’d stick with the buttons at that point.
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Good for you then. It’s useless to me, useful for you.