Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Interesting to see various comments on the video indicating that the buffer on the M3 LFP is variable and the buffer will reduce when the BMS is fully calibrated. No idea if this is true or not but it would be good getting official answer from Tesla.

Removing the proximity sensors seems crazy to me.

I've a 221 model 3 and live in the countryside, when I drive at night I get a constant camera blinded or blocked as it's or itch black outside, or when the sun is low to the side I get the same occasionally, how will they use vision under these circumstances? ffs they still haven't sorted the basics like wipers and auto high beam........

Yes I think so too. The comments here too indicate to me different experiences for each car/user.

My wife managed to scratch the underside of the front underside black plastic while pulling into the driveway 😮‍💨 as I imagine this won't be the last time, anyone know what the rough cost of replacement of that part is? I'm not sure what it's called but it's That black bumper like plastic that runs along the bottom front. She also scrapped the mudflap pretty bad but that's whatever to me.

Just from looking at your pic, would you actually be able to see those scratches without getting under car? I personally wouldn't bother replacing unless was hanging off..😊

You could but essentially as they haven't the software ready at present its simply a price grab and its sharp practice. I wonder if the EU will be happy with it - will the safety rating be considered incorrect.

Wondering how the front camera will work for close objects as its in the windscreen with none in the front bumper?

No LFP so not superior for my purposes.

Did I read it correctly that newer models may be delivered with no park assist? Really?

That's mental. Really interesting to see how front assist will work without sensors

After 4 weeks of ownership, i am really enjoying the car, happy that i went for the Model 3 and not hold out for the EV6.

Its so easy to drive, makes a big difference to the commute, only really appreciated it this morning when i took the wife's car to work.

There are few things that are annoying though.

the Wireless charging of the phones is almost useless, have a pen at the bottom of the pad, so that the phone is further up, still doesnt start charging straight away. and when it does it only puts a ~20% battery on my 45min Commute, have resorted to a USB cable for when the battery is low. in my last car, i never had to charge my phone at home, i'd charge on the way into work, and that would last me the day, and then charge on the way home and that would last me till the next morning.

The Spotify interface isnt great(more so for the Podcasts, it doesnt show which episodes you have and have not listened to(if it does, i havent noticed) and I was listening to an episode the other night, and when i got into the car the next morning, it started it from the beginning instead of continuing. it does know though, because when it finishes the latest episode, it always tries to jump back to the end of an earlier episode that i had stopped listening to with 5min to go.

The other annoying thing is that i have set my Home and Work locations, but it doesnt seem to pick up when i am there. When I charge, it near always marks it as "other" for the stats. Once it marked a session at work as "Work", and the next time even at the same charger it was down as "other" I have even charged on a charger that inside the building, and it didnt think i was at work. the stats thing isnt the end of the world, but it means that Sentry mode is active all the time, i have resorted to manually turning it on and off which is a pain, as i'll forget some day and itll be off when i need it.

I have set the addresses using both the eircode and also by dropping a pin on the map and its the same. i know at home, it thinks the eircode is in the estate behind, and it routes you in there on the navigation, its the same on google maps, but the house location is right, and you would think it would work off proximity to the point.

They are really 1st world problems, and not the end of the world, my biggest problem at the moment is that my Wife has taken a shine to the car :D

I have similar issues with the sentry mode. If you switch it off at a location, not in the menu, but by tapping the red circle when you park, it will remember to turn off there. It doesnt pick up "home" for me unless I park at my charger which of course I dont always do. I usually park the other side, and once I tapped the red circle there once, to turn off sentry, it remembers that.

The spotify app isnt perfect but it's usable for me at least.

Can't say I have an issue with the wireless charging either, although I have an older iPhone Xr so the battery is smaller.

Anyone having issues with squeaky windows? My drivers side one is annoyingly squeaky when lowering or raising. Not so bad when dry but very squeaky when has been raining.