Isn't that a smart move? I guess you want your car in its lightest form or need more room. On the other side of equation, I remember reading on a BMW forum... Someone wanted to switch out RF because they are too rough and noisy as they age. Someone else joined the conversation and gave the poor dude a lecture. But the*** has a point. If you have a flat and are on an isolated area, freeway, or crossing a tunnel (his words)... it can make a difference whether you had a RF to get off to a safe spot. Now taking the spare off the car is something else. Good for you.

That's reasonable but if they don't have your size and the tire can not be repaired and you're on a trip, your trip is pretty much screwed? I think they should either make RFs or room for a spare.

 

Yep. You could definitely be screwed. They don't make run flats for Tesla...at least EV versions. You really don't want to put a non EV tire on a Tesla. Someone I knew did that, and regretted it as EV tires are padded and made to run quieter

 

I've seen on the Tesla forums that they give you a spare to use temporally. They make sure you won't try and keep it.

 

Lol that's one way to make sure you don't keep it 🤣

 

May your streak of good fortune continue. I had 2 flats on my IS350 and have had 2 on the Civic. Lots of debris on the roads here in SoCal and it is usually small stuff that you can’t see and avoid while driving.

 

Review coming shortly!



Yes, that's my Y parked next to the i7

 

The 7 looks sweet And wow I didn't realize that was your Y, I thought it was a 3!

 

It's starting to really feel like fall 'round these parts

 

Last night, I came across the Halloween display on the app, and this morning, I was delighted to see it on my car. It looked absolutely adorable. I'm now looking forward to seeing the Tom Turkey and old St. Nick displays.

 

i7 Review is now live (Post #25):

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ev-...-bmw-i7-3.html

 

The MB EQS comes with a TIREFIT kit which is comprised of a tire sealant container that attaches to an air compressor pump tool that plugs into an auxiliary power outlet.

 

Some tire shops won't touch a wheel that has goop injected I don't blame them.

 

As I mentioned earlier, once used, it destroys the tire and leaves it out of balance. I found this out the hard way when I used it in an emergency a few years back. Even my mechanic who will go out of his way for me wouldn't repair it, saying it would mess up his equipment. Had to buy a new tire

 

First semi-cold day of the year for the Rivian (~32 on the drive in). Kept the temp at 72 and had my seat heaters on low and basically got my normal efficiency. Pretty impressed as my old 3P used to drop 5ish percent under the same conditions. We'll see how well things work when it gets really cold though

 

That's awesome. Does it have a heat pump?

We had a 32 degree day and the EQS is taking a hit already. ~16% reduction already whereas the Y is only seeing a ~6% hit. Our Y has a heat pump vs no heat pump in the EQS so it's to be expected. Even with poorer efficiency, the EQS still has more range overall since it just has more battery. I'm curious to see how each does as it gets colder. I'm curious if there will ever be a point where we see the Y ending up with more range. Maybe as it gets closer to zero degrees?


It does make me wonder how much better the '24 EQS SUV does in the winter. Over our 2023, it has a heat pump, a front motor disconnect, new battery chemistry, 10 more kwh (118kwh usable from 108kwh). I'm sure it would do a lot better than our 23.