Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

jusmeig

Sam W wrote: »

So I finally got all the car wash kit delivered from Amazon.

30-metre garden hose - 15 quids
Foam gun - 21 quids
5L snow foam - 14 quids
Mitt x 2 - 9 quids
Drying towel x 2 - 8 quids
1L Shampoo x 2 - 13 quids
Meguiar’s bucket and grit guard x 2 - 33 quids

Total 113 quids or 130 eur and I’m expecting to be able to have at least 40-50 washes for our 2 cars.

I use pretty much the same kit, but added:

Extra bucket and brush for the wheels.
No surprise the wheels are fairly filthy, so I do the 4 wheels first using a separate brush and mitt, and rinse them in bucket number 3.

That way when you start the car panels u are not rinsing it into "wheel dirt".
After I have washed the whole car, I tend to use a detailer anyway for the bonet as the finish is far better than the max/shampoo alone.

wassie

The wheels are the best part of cleaning a Tesla with regen set to aggressive. So little brake dust!

Sam W

I'm looking at detailer and wax at the moment.
So after rinsing the shampoo and wiping with a cloth, do I spray detailer first, and then wipe it dry again, and then spray wax, and wipe again? Should they all need different cloths?

jusmeig

Sam W wrote: »

I'm looking at detailer and wax at the moment.
So after rinsing the shampoo and wiping with a cloth, do I spray detailer first, and then wipe it dry again, and then spray wax, and wipe again? Should they all need different cloths?

The wax I use is in the shampoo, it's Meguiars wax/shampoo. I towel dry, then use the detailer. U can go mad with detailers and get a wax/ceramic based one. I got my car ceramic coated, so it never gets really filthy. So a decent mitt wash is enough with detailer.

innrain

Anyone replaced the wipers? They seem a bit useless to put it mildly. Nor halfords nor micks have something compatible. On the other cars I used aerotwins and very happy with.

Gumbo

Sam W wrote: »

I'm looking at detailer and wax at the moment.
So after rinsing the shampoo and wiping with a cloth, do I spray detailer first, and then wipe it dry again, and then spray wax, and wipe again? Should they all need different cloths?

I'll assume you have washed correctly.
Use a good drying towel for drying the excess water from the car and glass. Something like this - https://www.reflectautocare.ie/CarPro-DHydrate-Drying-Towel?search=drying%20towel

The Quick Detailer and Spray Wax are kind the same thing. They both add a light layer of protection and give you that hydrophobic water beading action.

You don't need both. The Ceramic Quick Detailers have a bit more longevity in them, something like Maguires Hybrid Ceramic Quick Detailer.

I personally use P&S Beadmaker - https://www.reflectautocare.ie/index.php?route=product/product&path=188&product_id=982

So once you have dried the car, spray it panel by panel. you can buff it in gently with a wax pad and then buff out with a goof Micro Fibre Towel. The first use is where you want a good coat of it. Then the next time you wash the car, you can actually spray it on while the car is wet and use the towel to dry it and the QD/P&S will act as a drying aid while also topping gup the previous layer.

P&S doesnt last as long as other QD's, but my good it works better and provides a lot more gloss!

Sam W

From what I have read there, detailer can get rid of light dust and provide short term shiny look & very little protection, while wax provides a long term shiny look and better protection, but the car must be completely clean before applying it.

I think I’m going for a detailer for now and see how it goes.

Gumbo

Sam W wrote: »

From what I have read there, detailer can get rid of light dust and provide short term shiny look & very little protection, while wax provides a long term shiny look and better protection, but the car must be completely clean before applying it.

I think I’m going for a detailer for now and see how it goes.

You don’t want any dust on the car at all while applying any of those spray products. You’ll just be rubbing the dust into the paint!

The only thing I don't like at all on the TM3 are the wipers: the auto mode never seem to stop regardless of the lack of rain and they go at full tilt with even a hint of rain drops.

I'm constantly switching them on and off using the voice commands or the shorcut. I'm thinking there is actually something wrong here. Anybody else battling with these compared to say Nissan Leaf auto mode? It just worked on our two previous cars.

Kramer

sh81722 wrote: »

The only thing I don't like at all on the TM3 are the wipers: the auto mode never seem to stop regardless of the lack of rain and they go at full tilt with even a hint of rain drops.

You're not alone. The auto sensing wiper function is pretty poor on the Model 3, but many say it's just a characteristic & grand :pac:.
Have you driven in the dark yet? Tried the auto dimming headlights?
Pretty poor too :eek:.

Kramer

Kramer wrote: »

You're not alone. The auto sensing wiper function is pretty poor on the Model 3, but many say it's just a characteristic & grand :pac:.
Have you driven in the dark yet? Tried the auto dimming headlights?
Pretty poor too :eek:.

Yes, the auto dim had issues alright. Just have to go back to manual operation for the two for time being. Who knows, perhaps Elon will eventually get them right with the future updates?

But what a car this is otherwise. Steers like a go-kart and ready to take on anything the West can throw at it with a great real life range also.

Sam W

Both the light sensor and wiper sensor are ****e. I just turn them off for most of the time, especially during summer.

I kinda get why the light sensor is so sensitive though. We were driving on M50 at around 8-9pm last week. The sunlight is still ample. We have headlights turned off and engaged AutoPilot.

All of a sudden there is a very loud warning sound coming from the car and the AP gets disengaged. Scared the **** out of my missus. After that, I couldn't turn AP back on at all for the remainder of the drive.

I talked to the service guys the next day and was told that AP is primarily dependent on *very good* lightings. Therefore, the headlight has to be either turned on all the time, or in auto mode so the car always has the perfect vision. Even if it's just a split second driving under a building shade, the car would know that the vision is not perfect and would turn on headlight. I guess it's the same reason for wipers.

Royale with Cheese

Have to schedule a service for mine now, had the car washed during the week and opened the front trunk yesterday to find it was full of water. On an 18 month old car... not impressed.

pad199207

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Have to schedule a service for mine now, had the car washed during the week and opened the front trunk yesterday to find it was full of water. On an 18 month old car... not impressed.

Jesus!

Sam W

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

Have to schedule a service for mine now, had the car washed during the week and opened the front trunk yesterday to find it was full of water. On an 18 month old car... not impressed.

Jeez… what kind of wash did you do? Those automatic rollers, a manual wash, or did you wash it yourself?

I had my car washed at Jervis shopping centre while I was doing shopping a couple of months ago. When I came back I found that the frunk wasn’t closed fully. They might have accidentally opened it and either didn’t notice it at all or just didn’t press hard enough to close it.

Royale with Cheese

Auto wash. Had noticed some water in there prior to that but I keep walking boots in there that are often muddy and wet when I put them in so I put it down to that intially, definitely looks like some kind of leak now.

Royale with Cheese

I scheduled a repair there, they're going to come out to me thankfully but I'll be waiting 10 days. I used to live within walking distance of the service centre but it's a bit more of a pain in the ass to get to now.

jusmeig

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

I scheduled a repair there, they're going to come out to me thankfully but I'll be waiting 10 days. I used to live within walking distance of the service centre but it's a bit more of a pain in the ass to get to now.

Mine is in for a windscreen repair and annual service.
It was booked in last week and the earliest appointment was 13th July.
Luckily I can still drive it around as the chip/cracks are well below the eyeline, but a three week wait is a little concerning given the number of cars has greatly increased, but only the one service centre.

slave1

What annual service? No annual service requirements for Tesla's.

jusmeig

slave1 wrote: »

What annual service? No annual service requirements for Tesla's.

I think the service technician just called it that.
He actually write "1st annual Inception" :pac:

Basically because its back anyway for the glass/calibration, and the wipers are wearing a bit, I asked for it to be checked over. On the PDF it say General Inspection, and the guy said the check tire wear, wipers, fluids etc.

ELM327

Anyone fancy a TM3 used, for more expensive than new?

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/tesla-model-3-sr-320bhp-automatic-model-full-l/28601093

AndyBoBandy

ELM327 wrote: »

Anyone fancy a TM3 used, for more expensive than new?

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/tesla-model-3-sr-320bhp-automatic-model-full-l/28601093

WITH HOST OF EXTRAS SUCH AS
- 2 KEY CARDS
- FULL LEATHER INTERIOR

Gumbo

ELM327 wrote: »

Anyone fancy a TM3 used, for more expensive than new?

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/tesla-model-3-sr-320bhp-automatic-model-full-l/28601093

Seen it yesterday.
The only thing I can think of if it has FSD but it’s not listed.

AndyBoBandy

Gumbo wrote: »

Seen it yesterday.
The only thing I can think of if it has FSD but it’s not listed.

Or they're just putting down the full price with the SEAI grant already used.....

jhegarty

But look at all those extra.

Royale with Cheese

If you're a business customer there's no seai grant anymore and the price for purchasing brand new from Tesla is 5k higher than the private price. If you buy a used but nearly new car you pay the price that is advertised (or whatever you can haggle them down to).

I've seen a few nearly new model 3s advertised at in and around the brand new price for buying privately and I'd imagine they're aimed at business buyers who want to save a few quid (and not wait months for their car either). If I was to buy another electric car through my company I would definitely be looking at this route although I wouldn't be paying as much as they're asking. It's going to distort the used market for these cars for a while I would think.

innrain

Tesla reintroduced the leasing for both personal and business at least for the Model 3. No option to buy at the end of the lease. Not sure it makes sense I was looking for a friend: SR+ with 25k km/year for 4 years 1k/month-> 48k paid and you're left with nothing.

Fitz II

Any chance Elon could give the Boards.ie team a hand with the new platform, somebody tweet him, they really need the help.

jhegarty

I see Tesla are giving service options in Cork and Galway. Is that new ?

innrain

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117613462#Comment_117613462

It is new but it is for light jobs (no bodywork). I forgot how they call it. I met the rangers at SuC few weeks ago and they mentioned it. It's sort of fixed/mobile where people can have some issues fixed. I'd say they want to make themselves more visible.