Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Paulstown is Applegreen and Carlow is Circle K.

They should be forced to either install their own chargers asap or they need to allow another company to install as the M9 needs chargers right now!

Thats a fairly significant detour to Ballacolla because there are no chargers in Waterford or on the M9, how long did the detour add to the journey?

It really is not good enough on a 140km motorway to have so few options for ev charging...

Same here, not 1 single issue, a bit boring to report on.. and I have probably one of the first M3Ps registered in the country, 02/11/2019

Yours looks a 'bit' worse than mine, on mine there was a few gauges but not so deep. Sanding followed by more coats would probably help in your case to knock of the high spots, eventually filling the gauges. I found that when painted at least the visible silver damaged bit has vanished.

Big improvement though in your case..

Was the exact same for me..

I ordered on 15-Mar and also selected AIB hire purchase. I completed the other steps in the account but could not progress this one any further.

I also got the same texts as you but ignored them. After the 3rd text I jumped on the online chat and asked the rep was there anything expected of me. He said no, the delivery team will contact me in regards finance. Approx 2 days later, I get an email with finance application form and was approved in 24 hours! This all happened about 1 month after I placed the initial order.

So now all steps complete in my account and patiently waiting for a VIN, but from reading other forums it looks like we could be waiting for quiet a while!

Ya it worked out the best for me anyway at 4.9%. Local credit union was ~7.5% and my bank was something similar.

Maybe try get hold of a rep on the online chat and give them a gentle nudge.. and at least you’ll get all actions on your account complete.

There is a ship "Theban" carrying Teslas on the high seas with a destination Zeebrugge (arrival estimated 14th June). For those who may not be aware this is the route for supplying Tesla to the Irish market. It may bode well for those who have EDD with likelihood for a push towards the end of June as the cars would also need to find their way to Dublin from Zeebrugge. Good luck to all

Very interest to find out more about the pcp, where did you see it?

Fair bit of driving today, kept a record if anyone interested..

Left home Co Wexford, 100% battery to Cobh then to Cork. Strong headwind, damp roads, no rain, but mild enough. At speed limit where possible, but almost no motorways. Filled back up at Mahon to 100%, took 24kWh after 162kms.

Return trip home 143kms with tail wind, but cooler (Approx 13C) and very wet roads used 33% of battery.

Took screenshot of app, impressed again with the speed at such a high SOC. Car screen seems to show about 2 kW less. Did not really need to charge at all, would probably have arrived home after 305kms with about 25%. (And saved myself 24 x €0.39 = €9.36 )😊

She's a good one alright, no problem getting over 400km real world so it seems. I am sure more careful drivers could well better it with the right conditions.

Yes, more than likely correct. Noticed the heater symbol and could hear the fan running. I didn't set the SUC as a destination in navigation as didn't need to pre heat the battery due to not needing to get away in a hurry.

Dropped our Model 3 to the service centre on Tuesday for a new tail light (excessive condensation) and problems with the intermittent boot lid issue (it only semi opens and beeps). The parts were not in stock so a ranger will call over next month to replace the light and the electric strut.

Test drove the Y at the same time. It's a good looking car in person and the higher driving position was nice when exiting the car. Also the boot space looked very functional and it had even more hidden space underneath than the 3. However it was noticeably slower in acceleration compared to our LR and the handling felt a bit less precise as well. I had been toying with the idea of upgrading to Y due to a dog but as it didn't scream "buy" to me, the current car will stay. I did really like the red colour though and the standard white now looks quite bland.

If I was buying now and the money was not an object I would probably get the Y for the functionality. But knowing that our 3 last year was less than 59k and now 68/73 depending on which model you go for in LR form, a 3 RWD would be a no brainer. If you can fit everybody/every animal in it that is.

Am looking forward to trying the SUC at Sandyford once it finally opens. The Chargers have been installed for about 4 weeks and site looks complete but appears as though they have yet to be connected.

I intend to do most of my charging at home and am searching the best electricity plan (we are now a 2 car EV family)

Had a go of one of these for a few minutes last week (SR not sure if it was the LFP). Was very nice although it braking when you lift off was very strange. Can that be turned off or reduced? Also the sound system was good but all the sound seemed to come from the front. Is it a case of unlocking the rear speakers after you get the car? If so how much is that and is it worth it?

It was the SR which I think are all rear wheel drive. The audio was good it just all came from the front as far as I could hear so thought the rear speakers might not be activated.