u/olsh

I love Ted Lasso. I have a "Believe" sign over my office door. I wish that the show would address Ted Lasso's salary more especially in season 4.

The lowest paid premier league coaches make around $2 million a year.

Season 1 is the perfect season of television, so there probably isn't any need to fuss, but I do wonder if Rebecca could have used a cheap salary as justification for bringing Ted in.

In Season 2 and 3, you are dealing with relegation and promotion, and some angst between Rebecca and Ted and Nate. You'd think there would be some discussion of salary for Ted. When Nate changes teams, he is given a $220,000 car.

And then in Season 4, Ted brings his family over. He lives in a pub-apartment. I didn't notice where his ex-wife was supposedly staying, but she gave up a home and career to move to London, which is one of the most expensive cities in the world. And based on my research, a head coach for a second-league women's team would likely make less than $100,000 a year. In London.

Extra SPOILERY

And then Ted asks to be downgraded to assistant manager, which is very sweet for a lot of reasons, but Coach Chilton was probably only making like $40,000 a year. It's nice that Ted will have extra time to go to his son's games, but he also needs to pay for his family's lives.

I appreciate that Ted Lasso is largely escapism television, but the show does talk about money in a lot of other contexts. Financial pressures, ticket sales, Keely's company funding, Roy Kent and other players' contract negotiations, tricked out Mercedes G-Wagons and other exotic cars.

But financial pressure just isn't ever a story line for Ted. Maybe he is just coasting by on the 5 million bucks he made for coaching Richmond?

I purchased my 2026 M3 (AWD) more than two months ago. The software has updated twice, with one update being more significant(adding "Hey Grok" and all that). So now my Software is 2026.20.200.1 but my FSD is still on 14 .2.2.5 (the version it came with).

Maybe I should count my blessings and be happy I still have 14.2, but based on all my searches of this forum and google and grok and gemini, this seems abnormal.

Are a lot of people in the same boat?

I use FSD for about 88% of my mileage. I like it a lot. I'm still on v14.2.2.5 despite the OS updating to 2026.20.3.

Lately, my 2026 Model 3 will turn on the blinker and start to turn down a road for no apparent reason. The map on the navigation is not calling for a turn. There are no obstructions in the road or signs to confuse it. Any savvy operators out there know why this happens?
Is there a logic to it, or is it just a complete glitch? I've done my commute probably 30 times in this car on FSD, and today it tried to turn down random side streets twice.

It has always done this kind of stuff in parking lots, and I've just come to expect that. But weird decisions like this are more common in the last three weeks than before.

I was on a mission 25 years ago or so, and my mission president was very strict. But I don't really know if it was close to the strictest mission, or if it just seemed strict to me. Anyone have a really strict mission? Here were some of the rules that were strictly enforced:

1: Meal breaks were limited to a half hour
2: No meals with members unless an investigator was present
3: The only music allowed were hymns and pre-19th century classical (with no words)
4: Garments 100% of the time when not showering, no exceptions for exercise
5: On Prep-Day (we were banned from calling it "P Day"), we had to still wear full missionary clothes anytime we were outside.
6: ON Prep-Day, we had to do our full morning studies.
7: We had to be in our apartment by 9:30 with no exceptions, and at 10:00 PM we weren't allowed to talk anymore. Lights out at 10:30.
8: Wake-up time was a mandatory 6:30 AM and we had to be out the door by 9:00, but the Mission President required us to do 1 hour of language, 1 hour of companionship study, and 30 minutes of personal scripture study. The mission president guilted all of us into waking up at 5:30 AM (I did every day of my mission).
9: Because we rode bikes, we were constantly told there was no need to exercise.
10: We were all told to report to the mission president whether our companions were "exactly obedient."
11: We were never allowed to watch movies, ever.
12: We would teach english one night a week, but english classes were converted to teaching the vocab of the discussions (missionary lessons) in english (enrollment dropped quick)
13: If you ever wanted to do more than 3 hours of temporal service in a week, you had to get permission from the MP
14: If an investigator didn't commit to baptism within 3 weeks, we weren't allowed to talk to them anymore.
15: We couldn't wear backpacks because they looked too much like student bags. So we wore shoulder bags (on bikes)
16: Our hair had to be long enough to part.

I have the windshield protection plan from Tesla, so I have to go through Tesla for my windshield replacement. When I set up my appointment, the earliest appointment available was about two and a half weeks out. I just got a notification my appointment is getting moved to a month later because that is the soonest they will have the "parts" (I'm assuming the windshield).

This isn't a big deal, but I'm just curious if this is a normal time frame for Tesla to replace a model 3 windshield.

I've only had my M3 for a few weeks and I got a chip way up in the corner of the windshield, where you can't see it from the inside. In almost no time at all the chip turned into a massive crack all the way to the middle of the windshield.

Chips and cracks happen on every car and I have the windshield protection to help out.

I've seen a lot of posts alleging that "tesla windshields suck". Is this actually true? Are the windshields more likely to chip? And are the chips more likely to expand and require replacement?

I love my truck, but for many reasons, I just don’t drive it much. I put 5,000 miles on it from November to May, but then bought another car for most of my commuting. To be honest, I would much rather drive the commuter for almost anything. I feel dumb, but I have to admit the HD Sierra is not all that nice inside and the ride sucks for my purposes.

I tow a few times a year but I have an old truck my teenager drives that can manage in a pinch, plus truck rentals are great now.

Should I hang on to it for a couple more years and not put too many miles on it and then re-evaluate in two years, or sell it now and see what I can get?

2500 AT4X

tl;dr: I bought Griot's garage ceramic 3 in 1 off amazon for 17 bucks and it's made it way easier to wash my Model 3.

I recently leased a pearl white model 3. I didn't get any paint protection or ceramic coating. After driving during rain and after, it was filthy. I'm nervous about brush-filled car washes, so I went to the self serve, and a lot of the splatters just wouldn't come off at all with the high-pressure soap or high pressure rinse. Even after several minutes of spraying. The grey blotches would persist.

After some googling around, I decided to but a bottle of this stuff. I'd never used DIY ceramic spray before. After I washed the car really well (still covered in splatters), while it was soaking wet, I sprayed one section at a time and dried with a microfiber towel. All of the splatters and bird poop and whatever else came off.

Apparently I only need to spray it once every 3 or 4 months. But now, even driving in the rain doesn't seem to get it as dirty, and everything just comes right off when I spray it.

Has anyone else had long term success with these products? I was about to just start going back to the subscription brush wash place, but this might hold me off for a while at least.

I've driven a lot of cars over the last 5 years, and I am blown away by how much I'm loving this Model 3 (AWD/Premium). The self driving is so much better than I thought it would be. The driving dynamics, interior quality, and noise are better than I expected. And the tech just blows other cars out of the water. The speakers are even great (almost perfect to my not-that-picky ears).

The acceleration of the AWD is still great. It's as fast to 60 as a Shelby GT350. And who would ever need a faster car? Nobody. But, and I know it's still early yet, I love the car so much that I think I'll probably want to have one for a long time, so I wish I had just purchased the Performance instead of leasing the AWD. Paying a premium for the top of the line makes sense to me when you want to keep the car long term.

I really hope in three years the Performance model is just as good or better, if Tesla isn't too busy launching data centers into space and having robots fall up stairs.

I was a member of the church until I was about 35 and I don't really know what the Church's response to this question would be.

Let's say a child is in the ICU and going in for a major surgery. The family asks for people to pray. The ward has a special fast.

What does the LDS theology say about whether the number of people who participate in the fast and prayer makes any difference at all?

If 1000 people participate, is the surgery likely to be more successful than if 5 people do?

Don't get me wrong, I can understand why prayer can have benefits to the individual who is doing the praying, and I get how it might feel nice to have a group of people praying for you. But the Church and its scriptures have always talked about faith as a principle of power. Faith can "move mountains" so to speak. But is the amount of participation in prayer going to change whether miracles can or will happen?

This is obviously complicated by real-world situations, where sometimes children surrounded by heathens and atheists recover miraculously and children surrounded by faithful believers have horrible complications or pass away. I get that. But what does the Church actually teach about this?

Does the Church take the position, that it matters how many people engage in prayer for the child?

Hi everyone. You've all been really cool about helping answer my questions as I've moved into the Tesla world. I don't know if this information will be helpful or interesting to anyone, but I figured I'd share.

My prior electric car was an Audi Etron GT that I purchased used with low mileage. I do think the GT is the most beautiful electric car available. The prestige package was loaded with all the bells and whistles. But I got rid of it due to a lot of problems that might have just been my particular vehicle. I will say that, compared to the 2024 Audi Et-ron GT Prestige, I strongly prefer the Model 3 so far. These two cars have different value propositions and different price points, but the tech and overall vibes on the Tesla are so much better that I prefer it even though the Audi's driving dynamics, features, aesthetics, physical buttons, and luxury feel were probably superior (personal preferences).

I also drive a diesel pickup that costs about 43 cents a mile in gas right now. Yeah, 100 miles costs $43 bucks in that thing.

Lease vs. Finance

I went with a lease for my situation, because I have other cars for longer trips and 3 years is actually on the long end for me. I don't know if I made the right decision with the competitive financing. My lease ended up being a few bucks more than I thought it would be based on the estimate, but I also didn't factor in the sales tax on each payment. Oops. Not a big deal, but something to think about. Side note, if you ever want to buy more miles at a discounted rate, you will need to have the lease funded through Tesla Trust, and not one of the other funders. Mine is with a different company so that isn't an option for me.

RWD vs. AWD vs. Performance

I went with with the AWD. I really wanted the premium package either way. I wasn't ever really considering the base model. I had a really hard time deciding between RWD Premium, AWD and Performance. I still don't know if I made the right decision, but I will say that the acceleration in the AWD is still extremely impressive. It doesn't rearrange your insides like the performance does, but the AWD is about as fast as my E-tron GT (not an RS), and it's also as fast to 60 as a V8 Mustang GT. And as you'll see below, I probably wouldn't use the acceleration much. I do think that even in the 2026, the speakers in the AWD are better than the premium by a bit. Either way, the sound system in the 2026 AWD is fantastic. I'm not an audiophile, but I do love good speakers, and these are probably close to the best stock speakers I've had. Also, even though I have a truck when I need it, the AWD will add some benefits in the snow.

Energy Consumption:

Over 200 miles, I'm averaging about 4.2 miles per kWh. Charging at home means that energy costs about $2.38 per 100 miles. For reference, a standard Honda Accord would be about $14.37 in gas per 100 miles. A Honda Accord Hybrid would be about $9.58 in gas per 100 miles. My truck is about $43 in Diesel per 100 miles.

Full Self Driving and Connectivity

I do agree with a lot of people that the monthly subscriptions are pretty annoying. The FSD at $100 a month and the premium connectivity at $10 a month are well worth it to me.

Side note: I do think Tesla should consider a "pay as you go" model for some drivers who just want to use it here and there. Like $10 a day or something.

I absolutely love the tech interface. It's fantastic. I like the connectivity so my kids can watch streaming, and I love the Apple podcast and Music apps. Everything works great.

For me, the full self driving has been a revelation. It might be important to note I'm still on the 14.2 software, and I've heard a lot of people complaining about the new update for FSD. My experience is on the older version.

I really can't believe how good it is. It blows me away. It behaves so much like a human (who is a good driver). For example, turning right out of a parking lot on to a busy street where I need to cross four lanes to get into the left lane to get on the freeway, and it executed it perfectly. I'm really pleased at how it will go with the flow of traffic and exceed the speed limit by a reasonable amount, though I'm a little surprised regulators don't do something about this. I find myself

The acceleration is smooth and the overall experience is fantastic. It hasn't nagged me too much either.

If I had to add some nitpicks, they would be:

Roundabouts. It has sucked at roundabouts. Even when the exit is clearly indicated on the map, it wants to go around again.

Pot holes. It doesn't seem to ever want to avoid potholes or puddles, construction covers or sewer lids. The most common reason I exit FSD is to go around a pot hole.

Stop signs. Tesla has programmed this really well to be safe, but sometimes, the full stop, then the gradual pull up, then the right turn takes longer than I want and people behind me get pissed about it.

Dips and gutters: Sometimes the Tesla just wants to send it full speed over a speed bump, dip, or gutter. It will turn into a parking lot pretty fast and hit the gutter hard in FSD, which isn't great because the clearance isn't that tall.

Climate Control

This is still taking time to get used to. I think the preconditioning and the automatic functions are fantastic, but I really do need to figure out the best way to use voice commands because going through the buttons on the screen can be annoying. But, it's much easier in FSD. I do miss having a few physical buttons, but it's not the end of the world so far.

Navigation

So far, Navigation hasn't been that great compared to google maps and car play. I'll put in an address and it won't recognize it or it will insist on a different location. If I'm navigating to a business, it will fail to find one close by and only find one in another city. Once it's locked in on the right location, it's fine.

Seats

I'm really happy with the white seats I chose. We'll see how the cleaning and maintenance goes. So far there aren't any issues with my jeans turning them blue. The cooled seats work very well compared to Ford or Audi or GMC.

One warning for bigger guys out there, the seats are a tiny bit narrow. They aren't bad and the side supports have some give, but it's a little snug. It's hard to notice in a few test drives, but on longer drives the outside of my thigh gets a bit uncomfortable. But, the seats are much more comfortable than the Audi Etron GT Prestige (unless you want the massage function).

Grok and voice commands

It's taking some time to get used to when to use Grok and when to just tap once for voice commands. I do strongly prefer apple car play's approach to texting with people. I've found voice-to-text to be frustrating because a lot of times older messages don't show up at all on a new drive and I have to click the button to send the message. Maybe there are settings to make this better.

I do like having Grok available though so I can ask basic questions that come to mind while I'm driving. It's helpful

Screen Protector

I decided to add the $40 matte screen protector from Spigen. I really like the way it looks and the glare reduction is nice. It's not quite as sharp now, but it still looks great and the sensitivity and speed seem unaffected. I did leave one little speck of dust somehow and now it's eternally trapped. I'll have to decide whether it's worth $40 to try again. Not yet.

All in all I'm simply blown away by this car. I know it gets a lot of hate and a lot of people have their qualms, but I really think it's amazing. And I've had a lot of cars over the last 10 years. The technology is still way ahead of Ford, Honda, Audi, VW, GMC, Chevy, and Toyota, at least for my preferences.

I went through the process to lease a 2026 AWD model 3. There were RWD options available “today”, but I decided to go with the AWD and I was ok to wait. After I chose my configuration, it gave me the estimated price (about $70 a month low) and then indicated there were other similar builds available sooner. One of those was a different color ($1000 more), and indicated it was available immediately, but I was on the fence on the color so I figured getting it 2-3 weeks earlier would be great.
After I finalized things, the delivery estimate changed to “2-3 weeks.”

No big deal, but it’s a little strange.

So in summary, the cash down goes up by a lot due to additional fees beyond the $3,000 down. The lease price goes up (mostly due to sales tax), and if you choose a different and more expensive configuration to get it sooner, it might not happen.

But I’m still very excited.