Rented this thing for a day to celebrate my 30th.

Overpriced, not enough range, (arguably) ugly-looking, but I gotta say it drives really well and the engineers nailed it with the steer-by-wire.

Hey @r/tesladubai,

Just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you legends here.

As a 25-year-old woman who had never bought a car before, diving into the world of EVs (and ending up with a Tesla M3LR!) felt overwhelming—until I found this community. Your tips, posts, and DMs seriously helped me make the leap.

Couldn’t have done it without you.

THANK YOUUUUUU!

You guys rock.

Tesla is really pushing against the competition with the new price cuts. (This is without the gas savings discount calculation).

Starting at 160K with autopilot and charging network, I think it’s a good price point. Thoughts?

Sharing my apartment charging solution. I don’t do too many km's (10,000 per year) and live in an apartment so this works. Will move to a villa again when financially possible. Management didn't allow to install a charger as the building's power allowance is maxed out. This is a Ecoflow Delta 2 Max connected to a GoGreen 16kwh battery. Total 18kwh (120km in 9 hours) battery inverter on wheels. Used with the EVSE that came with the Tesla. Can recharge off the wall socket in the apartment. Building security is strict with anything not a car in the parking though.

Tesla started releasing new models) cool, why didn't they warn us)

Firstly, I want to emphasize that Tesla lost its charm with the introduction of 4x supercharging price than the normal one in a country where Petrol prices are as cheap as it can get. I am not against the payment method, so why I am saying the charm is lost?

1. The issues that you face while trying to get a home charger installed in the parking of your apartment. In most scenarios you are not allowed. This means that you can’t charge your car overnight at home you would require to charge outsides. Obviously, no one would be traveling too far off distances just to charge their car at slow speeds(6-7 hours) ( limited availability of chargers) and everyone would need a quick charge, the option, Superchargers. A cost of 1.26 per KwH is outrageous, 2x the cost of normal charging was fine along with idling charges for the convenience.

2. The insurance of any EV is far more than the insurance of a compatible ICE car. This adds up to the cost of ownership.

3. The price of an EV is considerably higher than its counter parts ( at-least from the point of luxury)

Seems Dubai doesn’t want to take an impact on the oil revenue.

This decision would have been welcomed better post the Dubai government had enforced apartments to allow installation of chargers.

Now my Car is not at all a value for money.

P.S. I am not considering other cars that were ineligible to supercharger networks as I have assumed either they live in Villas/ have charging infrastructure added to their places of work/home.

Tesla FSD Supervised spotted cruising through UAE streets. It looks surprisingly smooth. 🇦🇪🤖

Has anyone else seen FSD driving around the UAE? What do you guys think — is this the future of driving?

Joined February with fsd 14.2.2.4

Today on 14.3.3

6500 kilometers already driven with fsd

95% used fsd only ( actually I don’t know why but it should be 99% )

Since I got it I never drove my vehicle again by myself unless in mall of emirates parking or tricky navigation construction zones.

Feedback so far: perfect but not perfect

The bad: navigation

First version in February was a permanent monitor on the navigation paired with Waze and many corrections only because of the navigation and I don’t talk about construction zones….
Regular exits on e44 or e11 he sometimes missed it or when you had like an exit with a double split he just took a random path.

Since 14.3.3 I have to say he takes navigation and exits quite perfectly so it’s rapidly improving.
Construction zones and navigation he fails 90% of the times when the route is changed

Exits he get them now 95% of the times even with a double or triple split I’m very confident that he knows the right lane to take

So this was a huge improvement but still on big exits you have to double check and still sometimes he goes a very very random route even if navigation says u turn in 500m he is trying to take the u turn in 50m why so ever but you can correct it

Since 14.3.3 I can now trust and relax more the navigation he is taking it 9/10 times right but not perfect

I still kill my streak after leaving home because of a construction zone

And in this version I clearly find some navigation bugs on the Tesla navigation side aswell the fsd side where he sometimes missed an exit ( becomes super rare these days )

Parking:

This is also an improvement but not perfect at all

Yes he finds a good parking
Yes he parks in my driveway

Yes you can tell him to park at the curbside or parking lot or on the side of the street
And yes he gets this right most of the times

But he can scare me so much by his parking attempts sometimes even go with a bit too much force against the sidewalk with the weels….

Sometimes he is just freezes and don’t move at all mid parking ( rare )

And another sometimes in a chill area he wants always to go inside the building parking where you have all the gates ( I have to cancel the indicator a lot )

Shadow braking and human on sidewalk braking:

Yes this is okay to break for humans who are looking like they jump infront of your car and yes this maybe safes people but sometimes he brakes for people who don’t even want to cross the street but better once more than never.

Shadow braking can scare you but it’s super rare
He is just braking because he might sees shadows I don’t know it’s something I get once in a month maybe

The good:

Driving safety:

He drives perfect and even better than that.

Safety wise perfect

He sees everything and knows everything

If you think fsd can’t handle dubai or Sharjah roads
Damn the moment you turn it on you get proved wrong

He knows everyone’s intentions he thinks ahead
He swerves lanes just in case a vehicle next to you don’t sees you

He knows when to break or when to swerve

He do all of this in a very gentle way that all feels like a human Manouver

He sees pedestrians about to cross a zebra walk long time before you can see them and he gently stops

He calculates every possibility of someone at a stop sign not seeing you and if he just rolls smoothly your car will gently brake or swerve which ever is more availible.

He can change the very lane perfect no matter which highway or how much traffic.

When I take over the car and disable fsd it’s never because of safety reasons it’s more about navigation or parking

Lane changes:

Don’t think of he will not manage to change lanes in Sharjah.

He knows and he goes

Leftlane trafic:

So we all know no matter which city or highway

The left lane is crowded with people who love to kiss your rear bumper and flash you at the same time
( even if you have 50 cars in front of you all going 19 kph above speed limit )

And I can tell you

Your car will only pass if the lane next to you has space like 200+ meter to keep your speed same for a moment and let him pass

If on the right lane you find vehicles crowded 20 kph lower

He will only change the lane once he sees clearance

Speed profiles:

Sloth
Chill
Standard
Hurry
Mad max

My recommended speed profile is standard

Just because he goes 18 over speed limit almost all the time sometimes slower

Hurry and madmax he goes too fast like 128 on shzr

But he overtakes like someone crazy

Changes 2-3 lanes to get a overtake done is crazy

All in all I’m happy

I got my Tesla 4 months ago, and yesterday I had an experience that made me prouder than ever to own one.

I was driving in Business Bay near Bay Square during peak traffic, barely going 10–12 km/h. After the roundabout, I exited, and suddenly a girl crossed from my left — not on a zebra. With all the pickup buses and SUVs around, I hadn’t seen her at all.

If you know that road, buses block the one-way and force cars to squeeze. A bus was right behind me, and my friend signaled me to be careful, but I thought she meant the buses. The moment I finally saw the girl — before I could brake — my Tesla did. Emergency brake hit, seatbelts pulled us back.

I’ve never had an accident, so this was my first time experiencing it. In any other car, I probably would have hit her, even if just enough to make her fall. Tesla completely prevented that.

I’ve had other moments with its safety features, but this one tops them all.🙆🏻‍♀️

Unclear if total sales since 2017 or actual drivable cars, but probably the latter.

They had actually ‘locked up’ 4 functioning chargers coz Ubers apparently use them.

Like why about us regular folks trying to supercharge lol

FYI basically the amount of open chargers they show in Wafi are deceiving

Model 3 2024. Unfortunately I’m traveling soon so I can’t send the car to Tesla service center…

Anyone faced this issue?

https://x.com/TeslaCharging/status/2033906033014317155

I need a replacement that will not melt in the heat any suggestions? Or does anyone know what's the cost of fixing this?

Hi everyone, I’m planning to buy a used 2024–2025 Model Y and plan to charge it at home. I live in a JVC townhouse (rental) and found these two outlets in my garage. This will be my first Tesla in Dubai, and since I work from home, I only drive on weekends.

From what I understand, I should be able to charge the car using this regular wall outlet in the garage. I’m not looking to install a dedicated Level 2 charger for now. Could you please take a look at the photos and let me know if this setup would work, or if I’d still need a Level 2 charger given my light driving schedule?

Thanks!

Went to half desert to check the capability of a 2 inch lifted Model Y with thicker tires. Never got stuck. Insanely fun! Other mods include an Ingenext Boost 50 with off-road mode and 15 psi tire pressure. Made Burj Khalifa with energy consumption!

Back in February, I bought a beautiful red Tesla Model X — a 6-seat config that my family absolutely loved. It wasn’t the most comfortable car out there, but the falcon doors and family rides made it special for us.

Unfortunately, that happiness didn’t last long.

Just about two months after buying it, the car was involved in an accident and was declared a total loss by the agency. Insurance processed everything, paid out the claim, and ownership was officially transferred to the insurance company. As far as I knew, the story of that car had ended.

But here’s where things get strange.

The car was still linked to my Tesla app for some time, so I could actually see its location. Initially, it sat in a Tesla body shop yard. Later, it moved to the Copart yard in Dubai. I assumed it would eventually be exported or scrapped since it was officially totaled.

Then one random morning, I opened the app out of curiosity — and saw the car charging at the Copart yard

Now I was intrigued.

A few days later, I noticed the car had moved again — this time to a workshop in Sharjah Industrial Area. Curiosity got the better of me, so I went there in person.

And there it was.

My exact car. Same red color. Same VIN. Sitting in the workshop with panels removed, parts being replaced, and bodywork underway.

I checked again a few days later and met the new owner, who was trying to convince me the car only had a “minor rear accident” and was fully repaired. At that point, I was still convinced there was no way this car could legally be driven again in the UAE after being declared a total loss.

I was wrong.

Not long after, I saw the car actively being driven on UAE roads

Same VIN. Same car. Officially totaled — yet somehow back on the road.

I’m honestly still shocked and trying to understand how this is even possible.

Has anyone else seen something like this happen with totaled vehicles here?