Tesla Model 3 thread - V2.0

jhegarty

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

I drove down the N7 to Kildare village yesterday in my SR+ and would have only had 15% left for a round trip so decided to keep it under 110 (speed limit was 100 most of the way anyway), and just had the heated seats on with the heating off. I think the 60km trip came in at under 160kwh/km, maybe 157 or something like that. I managed to charge the car when I was there so on the way home I had the heating on and did 120 when allowed and I think it was about 170-175 kWh/km.

I must be missing something here.

60km @ 0.160 kWh/km should have only been 9.6 kWh. That's well under 1/4 the battery on the SR+.

Royale with Cheese

You're missing the fact my battery wasn't fully charged when I left Dublin.

jfk75

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

You're missing the fact my battery wasn't fully charged when I left Dublin.

For your next trip there's a decent ESB charge point in the Tesco Extra Naas (exit at Naas and drive 2 mins down the Monread Rd.) There's also an Ionity charger planned for Circle K Kill but not sure if it's online yet.

User1998

What % did you arrive with at Kildare Village? Do they have charge points in the car park yeah?

JOHNNYBEGOOD 123

sk8board wrote: »

Thanks, so about 250km winter and 325km summer usable range on the SR+.

I’m looking to replace my 4 series gc, and the SR+ is €8k cheaper, with the LR a tad more expensive

Depends alot on what type of driving you would do.

City driving is more efficient than motorway driving

ELM327

jfk75 wrote: »

For your next trip there's a decent ESB charge point in the Tesco Extra Naas (exit at Naas and drive 2 mins down the Monread Rd.) There's also an Ionity charger planned for Circle K Kill but not sure if it's online yet.

Wouldnt ever rely on Naas charger


Ionity Kill north and south are not online yet

User1998 wrote: »

What % did you arrive with at Kildare Village? Do they have charge points in the car park yeah?

Yes, 2 *22kW posts

jfk75

ELM327 wrote: »

Wouldnt ever rely on Naas charger


Ionity Kill north and south are not online yet



Yes, 2 *22kW posts

Has there been many issues with the Tesco Extra charger??

ELM327

jfk75 wrote: »

Has there been many issues with the Tesco Extra charger??

No issues really with the hardware. The issues are with the locals.
However this may have been resolved since the payment was brought in?

jfk75

ELM327 wrote: »

No issues really with the hardware. The issues are with the locals.
However this may have been resolved since the payment was brought in?

In that respect I absolutely agree with you but as you say with the new over stay charges that's largely gone now. Only over there a couple of times a month but when I am there's always at least one space.

pobber1

ELM327 wrote: »

No issues really with the hardware. The issues are with the locals.
However this may have been resolved since the payment was brought in?

Yes, locals hogging the Tesco Naas charger is not a problem anymore.

donogh5

Has anyone ordered an M3 through a business lease? I presume delivery is quicker because there's no SEAI grant involved. Ordered last week, leasing company said 10-12 weeks for delivery (late March).

hwr5ytu356

donogh5 wrote: »

Has anyone ordered an M3 through a business lease? I presume delivery is quicker because there's no SEAI grant involved. Ordered last week, leasing company said 10-12 weeks for delivery (late March).

The seai only adds on a couple of weeks when the car gets here. Your biggest problem will be getting matched to a car. If it's a SR+ they seem to be in short supply. Tesla build in batches not to order it seems.

donogh5

hwr5ytu356 wrote: »

The seai only adds on a couple of weeks when the car gets here. Your biggest problem will be getting matched to a car. If it's a SR+ they seem to be in short supply. Tesla build in batches not to order it seems.

Gotcha, thanks. It is an SR+. Waiting it is

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Delivery of Performance model 3's in Sandyford today, Two blue ones with white interiors (one must be mine). Think another poster is waiting on that spec too. 3 white ones and 2 x grey and a red.





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jusmeig

Seth Orange Springboard wrote: »

Delivery of Performance model 3's in Sandyford today, Two blue ones with white interiors (one must be mine). Think another poster is waiting on that spec too. 3 white ones and 2 x grey and a red.

Them great wheels are WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better looking.
Needs a chrome delete now tho

Nedved85

jusmeig wrote: »

Them great wheels are WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY better looking.
Needs a chrome delete now tho

Hmm - I think it would be nice to have the option of the older ones :pac:

taylorsrichard

Seth Orange Springboard wrote: »

Delivery of Performance model 3's in Sandyford today, Two blue ones with white interiors (one must be mine). Think another poster is waiting on that spec too. 3 white ones and 2 x grey and a red.





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Omg! Would love just to go up and scout out the VIN number to see which one is mine!

Creamy Goodness

taylorsrichard wrote: »

Omg! Would love just to go up and scout out the VIN number to see which one is mine!

I'd say they're all off the trailer by this point and in the storage yard that has zero public access.

hwr5ytu356

Deliveries two weeks in a row now, maybe they are getting serious about the Irish orders.

Reag

Anyone know the opening hours of tesla sales? My work makes it impossible to ring before 4pm. But when ring and inevitably don't talk to a human, I get diverted but message says Tesla sales are closed. No hours given. Happened twice last week at 1610hrs and 1636hrs, and again today 1630. Need get hold of form to apply for finance. No response to email. Don't live in Dublin so can't pop in.

Shouldn't be this hard to give Tesla money

krissovo

One of the white ones must be mine, just waiting on grant now.

krissovo

Reag wrote: »

Shouldn't be this hard to give Tesla money

Its easier than Nissan & BMW, just buy online

backlashs

Reag wrote: »

Anyone know the opening hours of tesla sales? My work makes it impossible to ring before 4pm. But when ring and inevitably don't talk to a human, I get diverted but message says Tesla sales are closed. No hours given. Happened twice last week at 1610hrs and 1636hrs, and again today 1630. Need get hold of form to apply for finance. No response to email. Don't live in Dublin so can't pop in.

Shouldn't be this hard to give Tesla money

Did you get an email about the SEAI?

All email communitcation have had has been with the Person that send me the SEAI application forms,

Chaz76

Seth Orange Springboard wrote: »

Delivery of Performance model 3's in Sandyford today, Two blue ones with white interiors (one must be mine). Think another poster is waiting on that spec too. 3 white ones and 2 x grey and a red.





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Hopefully the other blue one mine!! Thanks for the pics!! Just need the grant to come through before next Tuesday now....

Reag

backlashs wrote: »

Did you get an email about the SEAI?

All email communitcation have had has been with the Person that send me the SEAI application forms,

Not that far yet. June 9th order but nothing happened until Christmas when like everyone else, additional info requested. Stated I would be Tesla finance. Others on forum applied for finance either in store or via application form from sandyford. My assumption is that I will not be vin matched until finance cleared and then comes seai grant. But since can't get hold of form to apply for finance, I am in limbo.

If this has worked in a different order for someone else, please let me know

Mc-BigE

donogh5 wrote: »

Has anyone ordered an M3 through a business lease? I presume delivery is quicker because there's no SEAI grant involved. Ordered last week, leasing company said 10-12 weeks for delivery (late March).

how do you find the monthly repayments figures over standard 5 year HP with Tesla?

Also i wonder would direct Tesla HP/Cash orders jump ahead of any 3rd party leasing companies ordered regarding delivery dates?

Reag

Mc-BigE wrote: »

how do you find the monthly repayments figures over standard 5 year HP with Tesla?

Also i wonder would direct Tesla HP/Cash orders jump ahead of any 3rd party leasing companies ordered regarding delivery dates?

If you go on the website and start ordering a car, an indicative HP quote will appear. Gives you an idea only. Ignore the "savings" figure- wildly optimistic

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Reag wrote: »

Ignore the "savings" figure- wildly optimistic

Depends on what your coming from.

digiman

DC Motors have a new blue model with white interior up as well, are the alloys on theirs the same as the ones that are on the truck? They look more black than grey in the DC motors add.

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/tesla/model-3/fpa/202001075880221

taylorsrichard

digiman wrote: »

DC Motors have a new blue model with white interior up as well, are the alloys on theirs the same as the ones that are on the truck? They look more black than grey in the DC motors add.

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/tesla/model-3/fpa/202001075880221

That’s not a stock M3 anyway. It’s been de-chromed and it’s got arachnid wheels - neither of which are supplied by Tesla for the 3.

digiman

taylorsrichard wrote: »

That’s not a stock M3 anyway. It’s been de-chromed and it’s got arachnid wheels - neither of which are supplied by Tesla for the 3.

Yeh, I'm planning on doing the same with the window tinting and also the de chroming.

What do you mean by arachnid wheels?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

digiman wrote: »

DC Motors have a new blue model with white interior up as well, are the alloys on theirs the same as the ones that are on the truck? They look more black than grey in the DC motors add.

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/tesla/model-3/fpa/202001075880221

DC have resprayed the alloys a nastly shiny black and done a chrome delete. Not a fan of the DC colour the OEM colour is more grey. Not the OEM alloys, close by not stock.

Looking at the DC photos I am becoming unsure about the chrome delete. I am not a fan of chrome but that delete on that colour somehow looks funny to me.

I find it odd that Tesla don’t offer a ‘shadow line’ option instead of chrome. I think it would be very popular in Europe especially. Every time I see a Tesla I like it but the chrome would have to go.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

cisk wrote: »

I find it odd that Tesla don’t offer a ‘shadow line’ option instead of chrome. I think it would be very popular in Europe especially. Every time I see a Tesla I like it but the chrome would have to go.

I dont know, I swing form one to the other.

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taylorsrichard

That’s a closeup of the wheels on the DC motors one. That’s the arachnid style. Tesla used to offer them as a referral upgrade on the S a while back.

digiman

taylorsrichard wrote: »

That’s a closeup of the wheels on the DC motors one. That’s the arachnid style. Tesla used to offer them as a referral upgrade on the S a while back.

I see it now, it's actually a different alloy and a darker black it looks like. Thanks

Dont be at yourself

I think the Blue/Chrome combination works really well. Not a fan of the white with the chrome so I'll do a chrome-delete on mine.

Yeah you’re right, blue/chrome and even red/chrome looks well but for the others it would have to go. The option from factory would be nice.

dingledosser

Reag wrote: »

My assumption is that I will not be vin matched until finance cleared and then comes seai grant. But since can't get hold of form to apply for finance, I am in limbo.

If this has worked in a different order for someone else, please let me know

Hmmm, I think you get VIN matched before the finance piece, although I’m open to correction.

Mc-BigE

Reag wrote: »

If you go on the website and start ordering a car, an indicative HP quote will appear. Gives you an idea only. Ignore the "savings" figure- wildly optimistic

I was asking more regarding the lease verses HP figure difference

drunkmonkey

Seth Orange Springboard wrote: »

I dont know, I swing form one to the other.

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The chrome with the chrome wheels looks miles better, the black wheels, tinted windows and chrome delete make it look like a boyracers ford probe, really cheapens it.
That would look savage on a midnight grey one just not the blue.

JOHNNYBEGOOD 123

JOHNNYBEGOOD 123 wrote: »

Bjorn done a 1000KM challenge recently in winter conditions. 5 degrees and windy. The link to this YouTube is on last page.

He averaged 218W/KM. That would be approximately 230 KM if you used the whole battery.

He done a similar test in summer in LR RWD and averaged 144W/KM

Great. What parts of Ireland did this acolyte drive in winter, as per the actual question?

Chaz76

Reag wrote: »

Not that far yet. June 9th order but nothing happened until Christmas when like everyone else, additional info requested. Stated I would be Tesla finance. Others on forum applied for finance either in store or via application form from sandyford. My assumption is that I will not be vin matched until finance cleared and then comes seai grant. But since can't get hold of form to apply for finance, I am in limbo.

If this has worked in a different order for someone else, please let me know

You get vin matched before they look at the finance end. I had to remind the guy in Sandyford that I'd been approved for finance

JOHNNYBEGOOD 123

Deleted User wrote: »

Great. What parts of Ireland did this acolyte drive in winter, as per the actual question?

5 degrees. Windy.

Look out the window

JOHNNYBEGOOD 123

JOHNNYBEGOOD 123 wrote: »

5 degrees. Windy.

Look out the window

Not sure how a snide remark is answer the question, where in Ireland did the guy drive?

catharsis

I've spent last 48 hours or so trying to get in touch with service centre for a genuinely urgent issue - anyone any way to contact them as I have left various messages with the 'public' Tesla line (answered in Scotland I think) asking Tesla SC Sandyford to call me without success, and my next option to schedule a service in the app is Feb 10th!

I'm not at the side of the road so did not call the emergency line but I am without a car and cannot get anyone to call me back or answer the f'ing phone. - this is NOT satisfactory customer service by any stretch.

Old diesel

catharsis wrote: »

I've spent last 48 hours or so trying to get in touch with service centre for a genuinely urgent issue - anyone any way to contact them as I have left various messages with the 'public' Tesla line (answered in Scotland I think) asking Tesla SC Sandyford to call me without success, and my next option to schedule a service in the app is Feb 10th!

I'm not at the side of the road so did not call the emergency line but I am without a car and cannot get anyone to call me back or answer the f'ing phone. - this is NOT satisfactory customer service by any stretch.

If the car is with you and the issue is preventing use of the car id consider that perfectly valid use of the emergency line.

hwr5ytu356

catharsis wrote: »

I've spent last 48 hours or so trying to get in touch with service centre for a genuinely urgent issue - anyone any way to contact them as I have left various messages with the 'public' Tesla line (answered in Scotland I think) asking Tesla SC Sandyford to call me without success, and my next option to schedule a service in the app is Feb 10th!

I'm not at the side of the road so did not call the emergency line but I am without a car and cannot get anyone to call me back or answer the f'ing phone. - this is NOT satisfactory customer service by any stretch.

If you cannot use your car, call the emergency help line. That's what it is for and it is second to none.

drunkmonkey

What's wrong with the car, could be someone here might know.

JOHNNYBEGOOD 123

Deleted User wrote: »

Not sure how a snide remark is answer the question, where in Ireland did the guy drive?

https://youtu.be/roNsuXnMiwc