Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

mfceiling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119000882#Comment_119000882

I miss the numerical figures. Nothing worse than 3 bickering teenagers asking how long is left on this song, while you say "I don't know, 7 centimetres"?

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119000938#Comment_119000938

That’s a good response 🤣🤣

AFOL

The issue I think is that the tyres are stretched on to the wheels leaving the rims very exposed. I have never seen another manufacturer stretch tyres... Only aftermarket

eagerv

Was just outside washing our two cars (Model 3 and Ioniq 5) and yes I am a sucker.☺️ My car was filthy after a long day yesterday. How easy the Tesla was to wash compared to the Ioniq (Which was much cleaner).

But when drying the cars it is a great time to examine the finish and panel gaps of the two cars. Really the Model 3 is now first class, paint is first class after 4.5K kms, to my eyes anyway. The Ioniq panels look tighter, particularly the shut lines, but in reality it's not the case. They have cleverly used trim panels to hide some of the gaps and a clam shell bonnet hides gaps very well. Also having boot lines at the corners helps. The Model 3 on the other hand is very rounded, with many of the panels and shut lines on compound curves, which will always make gaps more prominent depending on your view angle. But in reality build quality appears excellent.

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119001431#Comment_119001431

I think the new refreshed M3P wheels are slightly wider are they? The older 20” with the same 235 tyre is not stretched.

slave1

Had an old SSD lying around so managed to format it to FAT32 using Seagate utility and tried it in the car with a USB3.0 to SATA adapter, works perfect. Adds loads of flac songs for music and ample TeslaCam space

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119002337#Comment_119002337

I didn’t think you had to do any of that formatting stuff anymore.

I had an250gb sandisc ssd that I just plugged into the car (2020) and formatted in car and left it there. I didn’t have to anything else. I do however have a usb console so have my music on an additional usb stick if that makes a difference.

slave1

Would not work for me until I formatted it to FAT32, I needed the manual intervention as the new 3's do not have data enabled on the non-glovebox USBs so I had to partition the drive between TeslaCam and Music as that's the only USB drive to read data now

jusmeig

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118993565#Comment_118993565

Yes I can, while there is no official one, this one was recommended by the folks on the Model3 UK owners forum and one lad posted pitctures. The match is 99% perfect.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B073PXHZ5D/ref%3Dpe_3187911_185740111_TE_item

I've been to lazy to prioritize this task on my list.

eagerv

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119005709#Comment_119005709

Thanks jusmeig, looks to be just what I need will order immediately. In over a million miles driving have never damaged an alloy before. Someone else did similar very slight damage to my previous Civic, but was very easy to touch up with a permanent black marker which made it almost invisible.

aigne

For those with pre-LFP batteries, e.g. early 2020 Model 3 - which is better for battery long term health if facing this decision regularly?

• (a) depart at 80%, arrive at destination at 40%, 7kW destination charge to 80% while going about business, return drive, arrive to 40%
• (b) depart at 90%, arrive at destination at 50%, don't bother charging, return drive, arrive at 10%
• (c) it really doesn't matter enough to be thinking about it

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119006473#Comment_119006473

I’d charge and depart at 100% and be done with it.

gabbo is coming

What's the pre LTF mean?

eddhorse

Same, 100% don't charge

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119006754#Comment_119006754

I assume you mean LFP?

Its the name of the new batteries in the standard RWD car.

Kramer

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119006473#Comment_119006473

Theoretically, for long term health, a is likely better than b, but I doubt there would be much in it.

In those circumstances, my priorities would be what is easiest & cheapest. a would also be better in terms of having a safe buffer. Arriving home with 10% could be problematic with cold weather or another unforeseen event.

Charging to 100% will result in earlier Model 3s nagging you that regular charging to 100% can cause damage to your battery.........despite posters here claiming that's misinformation & can be safely ignored 🤔

Bovakinn

Can anyone recommend a tyre repair place around Carlow/Kilkenny/Wexford that can do the model 3?

I hit a large rock and I'm left with a slow puncture. The joys of back roads...

wassie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119006473#Comment_119006473

Ive said it before, if there is one section you should read on your owners manual, its the section on Charging.

In particular the sub-section High Voltage Battery Information -> Battery Care.

There is no advantage to waiting until the Battery’s level is low before charging. In fact, the Battery performs best when charged regularly.

In relation to your question, I would suggest (a) applies based on the above. Follow the guidance in the manual and let the Tesla BMS do its thing.

There are various factors at play that are never constant such as the delta between winter & summer, the age & usage characteristics of your battery. It is highly dynamic. Battery longevity is at the very core of what Tesla do. They have all the data coupled with massive R&D investment and are the manufacturer, so they are THE expert on this subject.

I am DC fast charging sevaral times a week out of necessity, but otherwise I follow the guidance in the manual (I too have a Nickel Cobalt Aluminum Oxide (NCA) cell battery). After 18 months, the Tesla techs advised me that my battery is in excellent condition, allowing for some minor degredation in line with frequent DC charging. 210

Virgil°

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118820134#Comment_118820134

Got an email back from the delivery team there a few weeks ago saying they managed to revert to my old order(midnight silver, white interior) using the pricing structure pre-Paddys weekend price increase. Pretty delighted about it.

They made a mistake and stuck on the 19" wheels but I'm not complaining since the car is worth much more than I'm paying for it and potentially landing in the June deliveries or August at worst I've been told

wotzgoingon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119008425#Comment_119008425

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but that is alloy damage rather than tyre. Tyres are flexible alloys aren't. You buckled your alloy and air is escaping.

Bovakinn

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119010301#Comment_119010301

Found a place that could do it. No damage to the wheel at all. The tyre just needed to be resealed. When I hit the rock I instantly lost ~15 psi, so the rock popped the seam momentarily and it must not have been sitting right afterwards.

wassie

Nice little win for the day. Glad to hear it.

splashthecash

What are peoples thoughts on the premium connectivity option? I know there is a months free trial but is it worth continuing after that runs out? I presume the car can hook up to your phone's hotspot automatically and use your mobile data for streaming\maps\etc. correct?

I have to say...this is going to be a long wait, I've been looking at videos\reviews most days since I placed the order (last week) - I don't think there will be anything left for me to read\look at by the end of May :) - when are VINs normally assigned, is it right before you receive delivery or when your car is being built?

eagerv

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015207#Comment_119015207

I have subscribed to the monthly payment for premium connectivity, for me it's worth the €9.99/month. Pity there is no yearly sub here.

Fingleberries

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015207#Comment_119015207

I went for the sub, too. It's handier than messing with hotspot, I reckon, etc.

Also, more for those who are using public charging regularly, your connection appears to be through the Netherlands so your Netflix library might be different to Irish Netflix.

eagerv

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015207#Comment_119015207

VIN is normally assigned pre delivery, often when car is on ship.

Certain things will not work using your phone hotspot, such as live camera view and satellite view maps

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015207#Comment_119015207

Subscribed in July 2020 with the intention of keeping it only for the summer….. have kept it ever since.. €0.32 per day is well worth it.

JOL1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015207#Comment_119015207

Tesla doesn’t have a capability to connect to Apple CarPlay (a strategic decision by Tesla to promote greater adoption of Premium connectivity) so connecting to your phone via hotspot will not give you live streaming of maps and navigation. The Premium Connectivity is an integrated solution with live traffic and satellite map imagery which looks great. In addition you can connect to Spotify using the Tesla account and this may be of value if you don’t already have a Spotify account

At the end of the day it’s personal choice

slave1

I'm not a fan of monthly deductions, you do it and forget about it. I had a few black areas where stuff would not load on me which also put me off, what's the point in subscribing if not to get coverage.

I partitioned an old SSD hard drive so have flac music which I prefer in any case over Spotify or Tidal. Don't care about Netflix or Disney+. Do like YouTube so I can throw a hotspot if bored when charging but I don't intend on public charging that often.

The single piece of connectivity I miss is the satellite view of Google Maps and it's cheeky of Tesla not to allow that via WiFI tethering. I just don't tenner a month miss it.

wassie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119015938#Comment_119015938

Agreed. Having it simply for the mapping alone does it for me. Im also in my car a lot for work so hotspotting all the time would peeve me as generally the internet connection gets dropped to 3G when I receive a call. Forking out €50k+ for a car Im not going to quibble over a tenner per month.

Just don't get me started on people who buy new cars but wont get a toll tag only to whinge about tolls.