Tesla Model 3 thread - V2.0

finneys13

I asked the same question on the TOI FB page and the advice was basically not worth it

JPA

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Why do you need winter tyres?

If you're lucky, you might have need for them for 2 weeks over a 3-4 year period!!!!

Save your money.

Poster is not in Ireland.

redcup342

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Why do you need winter tyres?

If you're lucky, you might have need for them for 2 weeks over a 3-4 year period!!!!

Save your money.

Legally Required in Germany (where I am) unforunately. hardly ever gets cold enough to warrant them here which is a pain in the a**. :pac:

JPA

redcup342 wrote: »

Legally Required in Germany (where I am) unforunately. hardly ever gets cold enough to warrant them here which is a pain in the a**. :pac:

Best thing you could do is find a German Tesla forum.

redcup342

JPA wrote: »

Best thing you could do is find a German Tesla forum.

I dont need a recommendation on Tyres, just on nice looking rims ?

Most of us drive on Summer tyres and performance is greatly reduced below about 5 or 6 deg C which we experience frequently. To drive on Snow tyres in Ireland might not be worth it unless the Gulf stream shifts somewhere else along with the jet stream lol.

dionsiseire

Just got my deliver date for my M3.

Ordered Sept 7th
Delivery Sept 30th

Not a bad turnaround time

dionsiseire

dionsiseire wrote: »

Just got my deliver date for my M3.

Ordered Sept 7th
Delivery Sept 30th

Not a bad turnaround time

There's some in stock already on the tesla site why do you have to wait ? not right spec ?

AndyBoBandy

[Deleted User] wrote: »

There's some in stock already on the tesla site why do you have to wait ? not right spec ?

In stock on the Tesl site means it’s on a ship on its way to Europe without an owner, or its extra stock sitting in a yard in the U.K.

AndyBoBandy

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

In stock on the Tesl site means it’s on a ship on its way to Europe without an owner, or its extra stock sitting in a yard in the U.K.

Seriously ? haha that's nuts.

dionsiseire

Yup and also there were no existing inventory while I put my order in.

dionsiseire

dionsiseire wrote: »

Yup and also there were no existing inventory while I put my order in.

What spec did you go for ?

dionsiseire

Deleted User wrote: »

What spec did you go for ?

I ended up deciding that 90%+ of all my journeys would be less than 400km return journey and that lugging the extra battery around for no reason didn't make sense so SR+ felt the right one for my situation.

Black paint as the showroom really sells how good the black looks and I didn't want the white interior (another reason not to go LR)

So I need to pick up some mats but I'm otherwise covered I think. Pricing charger installs at the minute. 1600 for a Zappi was first quote I got.

Lumen

dionsiseire wrote: »

Black paint as the showroom really sells how good the black looks and I didn't want the white interior (another reason not to go LR)

The LR doesn't come with black paint or a white interior as standard. Those are €1100 and €1050 options respectively. The default is white paint and black interior.

AndyBoBandy

dionsiseire wrote: »

I ended up deciding that 90%+ of all my journeys would be less than 400km return journey and that lugging the extra battery around for no reason didn't make sense so SR+ felt the right one for my situation.

Just to note, if your trips are motorway drives, expect 240-280km range from the SR+

To get the 409km stated range, you'd almost want to be driving like Miss Daisy in summer only.....

Having said that I drive an SR+, and so far have had no issues with range going up/down the country... you just have to factor in charging stops..

dionsiseire

Lumen wrote: »

The LR doesn't come with black paint or a white interior as standard. Those are €1100 and €1050 options respectively. The default is white paint and black interior.

Yup but you can't get the white interior on the SR+. It's not allowed. So I chose the black paint at 1100 but as I didn't want/need the white interior, it not being an option was fine with me

dionsiseire

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Just to note, if your trips are motorway drives, expect 240-280km range from the SR+

To get the 409km stated range, you'd almost want to be driving like Miss Daisy in summer only.....

Having said that I drive an SR+, and so far have had no issues with range going up/down the country... you just have to factor in charging stops..

Oh totally and I won't be driving like the aforementioned Miss Daisy. But typically my return journeys are 100km. Sometimes I head to Laois so I'd be about 250 round trip. So I'm super cleanly within the windows for most of my journeys and then yup for the longer ones just about planning to charge. No problem at all

EVGuy

Anyone here on the Lucan bypass this morning in a white one? I flashed lights, you flashed the hazards?

Definitely more super chargers needed, we need proper charging hubs.

kellticwarrior

Hi Guys,

Picking the car up on Saturday (hopefully). First time buying a new car, do I need to have the car tax sorted or can I do it after I collect?

ethernet

kellticwarrior wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Picking the car up on Saturday (hopefully). First time buying a new car, do I need to have the car tax sorted or can I do it after I collect?

Congrats!
Tax can wait. There's some leniency there. You can do it online once you have the VIN (last six digits are your PIN for the website). It might take a day for the car to turn up on the Motor Tax website though after it's been registered.

kellticwarrior

ethernet wrote: »

Congrats!
Tax can wait. There's some leniency there. You can do it online once you have the VIN (last six digits are your PIN for the website). It might take a day for the car to turn up on the Motor Tax website though after it's been registered.

Cool, thanks for that. It just got registered today so that explains why I can't login:cool:

AndyBoBandy

You should still be able to Tax it once they give you the reg.

When I collected back in March I had the tax disc in hand already, but theres no panic if you don't have it with you...

kellticwarrior

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

You should still be able to Tax it once they give you the reg.

When I collected back in March I had the tax disc in hand already, but theres no panic if you don't have it with you...

Sound, it only got registered today. Had a minor panic when I read in the email "Kindly arrange tax and insurance prior to collection". I know there is "Days of Grace" allowed usually, but the fear set in. Car was ordered in early December, was just waiting for something to go wrong...

AndyBoBandy

Try and log into motor tax tomorrow and it should work...

lurf94

kellticwarrior wrote: »

Hi Guys,

Picking the car up on Saturday (hopefully). First time buying a new car, do I need to have the car tax sorted or can I do it after I collect?

Congrats, might see you there, im collecting Saturday also. Ill be the guy with the MASSIVE smile on my face ! Haha. Enjoy man

lurf94

Hi Guys,
With collection Saturday I'm trying to make sure I have everything with me on the day.
I have Mats, a USB stick for Sentry Mode/dash cam, my centre cap kit. Insurance is all sorted and ready to go. Tax will be sorted. Anything else im missing ?
I also plan on printing off a delivery checklist and running through that before leaving the premises.

AndyBoBandy

lurf94 wrote: »

Hi Guys,
With collection Saturday I'm trying to make sure I have everything with me on the day.
I have Mats, a USB stick for Sentry Mode/dash cam, my centre cap kit. Insurance is all sorted and ready to go. Tax will be sorted. Anything else im missing ?
I also plan on printing off a delivery checklist and running through that before leaving the premises.

I think you'd survive collection day without the centre cap kit :rolleyes:

When you insert the USB stick, make sure to format it using the car itself, rather than bringing it out already formatted, will guarantee it to work.

I brought a checklist with me too, but didn't really bother with it. I just gave the car a good going over with my eye, and got the guy that was there to sort a few very minor things there and then...

Best of luck for Saturday..

kellticwarrior

lurf94 wrote: »

Congrats, might see you there, im collecting Saturday also. Ill be the guy with the MASSIVE smile on my face ! Haha. Enjoy man

Hahaha, there could be quite a few of those :) What is you collection time? I'm in for 11, if i can get into Dublin that is..

What's the USB stick for ?

nc6000

Deleted User wrote: »

What's the USB stick for ?

Extra storage for dashcam and sentry mode.

WayneEnterprise

kellticwarrior wrote: »

Sound, it only got registered today. Had a minor panic when I read in the email "Kindly arrange tax and insurance prior to collection". I know there is "Days of Grace" allowed usually, but the fear set in. Car was ordered in early December, was just waiting for something to go wrong...

You ordered in December and only getting it now? How come so long?

WayneEnterprise

Just got a text from +1 (510) 369-1556 titled "Tesla Update" asking me to fill out an online with my reservation number etc. Is this legit?

Keggers74

WayneEnterprise wrote: »

Just got a text from +1 (510) 369-1556 titled "Tesla Update" asking me to fill out an online with my reservation number etc. Is this legit?

I’ve a car due for delivery week commencing 28th Sept and received the same message this morning, so assume it must be legit.

WayneEnterprise

Keggers74 wrote: »

I’ve a car due for delivery week commencing 28th Sept and received the same message this morning, so assume it must be legit.

Rang them there before filling it in. Apparently it's done through your Tesla account in other countries, but something about their systems in Ireland require it to be done using a Microsoft Office form. So it's legit anyway.

AndyBoBandy

nc6000 wrote: »

Extra storage for dashcam and sentry mode.

It's not extra storage, its the only storage.... so no USB Flash Drive = no Dashcam or Sentry recordings (Sentry mode will still work, loud music and warning on screen, but nothing will be recorded).

kellticwarrior

WayneEnterprise wrote: »

You ordered in December and only getting it now? How come so long?

Probably a mix of adding the sports wheels the second week in January, Covid19 and my general luck🙂

lurf94

kellticwarrior wrote: »

Hahaha, there could be quite a few of those :) What is you collection time? I'm in for 11, if i can get into Dublin that is..

I'm also in for 11. And new restrictions or not, I've deemed collecting my car pretty effin essential 😂😂

nc6000

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

It's not extra storage, its the only storage.... so no USB Flash Drive = no Dashcam or Sentry recordings (Sentry mode will still work, loud music and warning on screen, but nothing will be recorded).

Oh, I didn't realise there was no storage at all. That's not great really, it wouldn't cost much extra to include an SD card or USB stick when building the car.

AndyBoBandy

nc6000 wrote: »

Oh, I didn't realise there was no storage at all. That's not great really, it wouldn't cost much extra to include an SD card or USB stick when building the car.

Meh, it’s a consumable part, so better leave it to the owner to change as and when they need to...
Something built into the car will eventually fail and need replacing, so I’m sure Tesla could do without that hassle, so leave it up to the owner...

jhegarty

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Meh, it’s a consumable part, so better leave it to the owner to change as and when they need to...
Something built into the car will eventually fail and need replacing, so I’m sure Tesla could do without that hassle, so leave it up to the owner...

Given Tesla's history with eMMC I couldn't agree more.

AndyBoBandy

Enhanced Autopilot for Model 3

€3,800

mobyduck

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Enhanced Autopilot for Model 3

€3,800

Hrmmm that option is not offered on configurator? Wonder what combo of M3 HW and spec that is avail for?

AndyBoBandy

mobyduck wrote: »

Hrmmm that option is not offered on configurator? Wonder what combo of M3 HW and spec that is avail for?

I’m in an SR+

Perhaps it’s only available as an after purchase upgrade?? A sort of FSD lite

Dont be at yourself

It appearing for me (M3P)

mobyduck

Interesting, wonder will many bite at that price. And if so, would upgrade from this to FSD be half price too.

jhegarty

Makes no sense to buy FSD/EAP with purchase due to VRT.

Kramer

jhegarty wrote: »

Makes no sense to buy FSD/EAP with purchase due to VRT.

I bet that's not their motivation though.

Their motivation is to sell a "service", tied to the owner, not part of the car. This then ends when the car is traded in/sold & the new owner will again have to fork out for the "service".

Why sell FSD once per car if you can sell it many times, over the life of the car?

Tesla are mercenary & driven by figures.

Kramer

Kramer wrote: »

I bet that's not their motivation though.

Their motivation is to sell a "service", tied to the owner, not part of the car. This then ends when the car is traded in/sold & the new owner will again have to fork out for the "service".

Why sell FSD once per car if you can sell it many times, over the life of the car?

Tesla are mercenary & driven by figures.

Tesla are scum bags to do that in fairness, make you pay per car that you can't sell on, it's the future probably.

Royale with Cheese

If it's a service that is tied to the owner then it should be pay per month, not a flat one off fee. I'd probably get it for a few months if so out of curiosity but doubt I'd get much use out of it long term.