Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

jordan191

Sold my car last month, so cant really wait until march unfortunately, so i'll definitely take the car in December and at least its the newer 2022 version with the larger battery capacity & increased range

Vinnymcdonnell

Mine arrived in June, I told them not to register it until September due to the VAT lowering and there was no problem with them doing that at all. My car was in the holding yard up in Sandyford and just VRT'd it when I wanted it then. So there was none of this waiting for the next shipment or any of that.

Now I did have to transfer over a large sum of money as the holding of car and when the VAT lowered and they VRT'd transferred the remaining

jordan191

Got a text this morning

orin_jj

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118176913#Comment_118176913

ok, thanks. Still waiting for my VIN!

AmberGold

Ordered a Model 3 end of October. It was showing Feb for delivery. Now I notice from their website it’s changed to March for new orders.

Do you think mine will be still delivered in Feb or do all Q1 deliveries get shifted to March?

innrain

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118177362#Comment_118177362

I think you're good for Feb towards the end of the month

Am I Evil?

Just received my delivery text, scheduled for December 13th!

Le Bruise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118179215#Comment_118179215

brilliant! Mate of mine got his delivery text this morning too (ordered a few weeks after me). Still awaiting mine, fingers crossed!!

jordan191

Same here, delivery 17th Dec

orin_jj

Brilliant guys, how exciting! When did you guys order? I ordered first week in Oct, and still no VIN

Am I Evil?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118179494#Comment_118179494

I ordered last week of September, Really quick turn around in fairness!

It seems VINs are being dished out currently for Ireland so there's definitely still hope for you, I'm on another tesla forum a couple Irish people recievd VINs the other day with delivery texts today, others are still waiting for a VIN. I'm sure it'll come throughout this week

JD369

Congrats! I ordered late Sept but not even a vin yet. I'll give them a call I think.

Le Bruise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118179718#Comment_118179718

Just called them. Said VINs being assigned rest of this week into early next week. Chap I spoke to seemed surprised that my mate already has a delivery schedule and he ordered after me. His is LR and mine is SR, so that might be it?

JD369

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118181064#Comment_118181064

Could be, maybe theres a larger number of orders for the entry level. I also ordered the SR. Was talking to Tesla today and they said I should get a vin and delivery date soon and I'm listed as one of the December deliveries.

He also mentioned that I should get the larger battery, heated seats etc but the car would also have the slower 0-100km... 🙄

It will be interesting to see what happens.

jordan191

I think if you ordered before 2nd November you get the original 0-100km/hr, I think its the old performance model 3 rear motor, while the newer RWD ordered after 2nd November comes with the model Y rear motor and its slightly slower

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118182702#Comment_118182702

Yes correct.

if you ordered before nov 2, you get the lfp battery, increased range, heated wheel and rear seats and the 0-100 of 5.6 seconds.

I believe it’s something to do with the motor alright, but I don’t think it’s the performance motor.

my guess is that it’s software tweaked to allow people to buy an acceleration boost in the future.

At least on some LFP cars the part number of the rear motor is the same as Performance rear motor. That was trick Tesla did to ensure the heavier LFP battery didn't blunt the acceleration compared to the original SR+ which had the rear motor from LR. Teslabjorn had a vid about it when he did the Chinese SR+ performance testing earlier this year.

Here is one of threads about varying motors of SR+: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/2021-model-3-standard-range-plus-990-or-980-motor.234565/

howardm

I have a model 3 SR+ on the way ordered in September (still waiting on a VIN). I am looking at the home chargers, does anyone have the Tesla gen 3 wall connector? I am wondering is that the best option if I only intend on charging Teslas at home.

AndyBoBandy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118186731#Comment_118186731

Gen 2 for ~€100 less will be more than sufficient.. you can set the timer both in the car and in the app. I don't know what else the gen 3 does above the gen 2 wall connecter that I miss, or need to have?? Wi-Fi?? What for? maybe for charging non Tesla's,,, but otherwise charging is controlled by the car, so why would anyone need to connect to their charger by Wi-Fi?

I'll most likely end up replacing my gen 2 with a Zappi anyway next year as having Solar PV, I anticipate a lot of spare watts I'd like to put into the car..

So if you have or plan to have Solar PV, probably worth just getting the Zappi.

dbloke

My wife ordered SR+ on Oct 5th. Was expecting VIN any day now. Just got a text to say that because of new longer range spec her order is pushed back to Februrary! She's a bit miffed...

Le Bruise

Just got a message saying my delivery will be delayed until February, citing they want to ensure I get the upgraded longer battery range for the SR. Really annoyed now, as others are getting the longer range in December. Obviously they just over subscribed the delivery!

Le Bruise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118188440#Comment_118188440

it’s such a pain in the ass. I’ve had to put this car off since March 2020 due to the pandemic, yet a mate of mine decided to get an LR in October, ordered a week or so after me and has a VIN already.

JD369

Yeah I just got the same message and I'm not happy to say the least. I was told yesterday on the phone I was getting it mid December. I feel like cancelling the deal altogether.

sk8board

My limited understanding of LHD production is that a whole line changes to only producing LHD, and then switches back to RHD again - sounds like the next production was straddling both batteries and they’ve decided to wait so it’s all the new one

howardm

Also received the text last night. No Tesla until Feb 😥

orin_jj

I got the same txt. Hugely disappointing, was all set for December. I'm sure the Tesla Ireland team, who are incredibly helpful and friendly, have also been blindsided by this, I was talking to them at the start of the week and they assured me I was all set for a Dec delivery.

Hopefully it will be early February, and when the time does (eventually) come, we'll all be delighted with our 221 reg 😅

Le Bruise

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118190587#Comment_118190587

I'm sure we can argue to get the faster acceleration. It's what we ordered to be fair!

AndyBoBandy

It’ll be worth the wait lads.

mad to think that soon we'll be in 2022, which is the 4th calendar year the Model 3 has been available in Ireland...

sk8board

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118190587#Comment_118190587

dont worry, they’ll sell you back that half second of acceleration at a later date :)

the vast overwhelming majority of Irish ev drivers have neither owned nor drove a <=6.0s car in the past.

The base m3 is basically a hot hatch (and in my experience with my Gti it’s about the same range too).

orin_jj

Just had a quick peak over at Tesla Motors Club forums and its not in the least bit annoying to read posts with "Ordered Oct 26th, just received delivery txt" 😂😂