Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

wassie · 02-03-2021 11:05AM

TopGear article about Unplugged Performance, a Californian company that does premium Tesla upgrades and customization, are now doing limited-slip differential as part of their M3 Performance upgrades. For those like me who are loving driving a RWD vehicle again, LSD would be an awesome upgrade.

The Pike Peaks Hill Climb video (link in same article) worth a watch also (note USA so speed is MPH)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG7fqwD6xt0

AndyBoBandy · 02-03-2021 11:27AM

^^ that's some extreme weight reduction.....

Geeyfds53573 · 02-03-2021 12:56PM

Gumbo wrote: »

All the newbies think the hand over is stressful...….wait till you experience ownership

Please tell me that’s a light hearted joke?

I was very happy with the service thus far but starting to see a lot of cracks

ELM327 · 02-03-2021 01:23PM

Geeyfds53573 wrote: »

Please tell me that’s a light hearted joke?

I was very happy with the service thus far but starting to see a lot of cracks

Lol. Hell no.

Join the Tesla Owners Ireland group on facebook and you'll see some of the horror stories. Great cars, terrible CS.

ELM327 · 02-03-2021 01:47PM

Try having an MCU issue and being told "a software update is coming". Repeatedly.
Try wanting to pay for a warranty fix when they refuse to do the warranty fix and they wont.
Try getting a sunroof fixed under warranty when they make it worse and I had to fix it myself.

Crap, absolute crap customer service. If the cars themselves werent so great and the competition so absent, they would have been out of business a long time ago.

AndyBoBandy · 02-03-2021 01:52PM

slave1 wrote: »

Ah now, the internet is fueled by those with negative feedback.
Any Tesla issue I've had has been sorted via Ranger on my driveway without any issue/quibble of any description.

Same here, 1 issue in almost a year, and the ranger fixed it (swapped rear light) on my driveway.

I'm going to Sandyford though this week to have a few small niggly issues looked at. Mainly the indicator stalk, when half pressing for left (to get 3 flashes), it only works about half the time... it's annoying when changing lanes and having to look at the screen to see if you're actually indicating!!

rear windows also screech when opening/closing in the cold.

wassie · 02-03-2021 02:53PM

My pillar cameras kept fogging over and had to be swapped out. This is normally resolved by running climate control. Preconditioning in very cold weather is recommended. If this doesnt sort this issue after some time them you may have a problem.

New owners should be aware that these cameras are not fully sealed and "condensation might build up inside of the B-pillar applique, potentially obscuring the B-pillar camera. This condition might cause some Autopilot features to be temporarily unavailable until the condensation goes away, such as Auto Lane Change, Blind Spot Detection, and Lane Departure Warning."

More on Telsa forums.
https://forums.tesla.com/discussion/179449/moisture-in-the-door-pillar-camera

MightyMunster · 02-03-2021 03:20PM

Gumbo wrote: »

All the newbies think the hand over is stressful...….wait till you experience ownership

One year and 15000km in and 0 issues other than not enough road trips due to Covid

Geeyfds53573 · 02-03-2021 03:43PM

ELM327 wrote: »

Try having an MCU issue and being told "a software update is coming". Repeatedly.
Try wanting to pay for a warranty fix when they refuse to do the warranty fix and they wont.
Try getting a sunroof fixed under warranty when they make it worse and I had to fix it myself.

Crap, absolute crap customer service. If the cars themselves werent so great and the competition so absent, they would have been out of business a long time ago.

I was reading far too much into Gumbo’s comment I am aware that Customer Service has its issues but the car is the reward for putting up with it...

J-W · 02-03-2021 04:30PM

I now have 5 final invoices in my account

.
The last one says I owe nothing ,so that's all that matters.

Really is a joke.

Just the Tax to sort which I suppose is up to revenues timeline.

Bobjs · 02-03-2021 04:39PM

Worth checking out.
https://youtu.be/RV3rv4d9qUg

Dozz · 02-03-2021 04:51PM

J-W wrote: »

I now have 5 final invoices in my account .
The last one says I owe nothing ,so that's all that matters.

Really is a joke.

Just the Tax to sort which I suppose is up to revenues timeline.

I can top that with 7 Final Invoices in my account........

redcup342 · 02-03-2021 04:55PM

Dozz wrote: »

I can top that with 7 Final Invoices in my account........

Was the exact same here in Germany when they changed VAT last year, their using Salesforce.... think I had 8 Invoices :pac:

Aph2016 · 02-03-2021 05:44PM

I have 5 final invoices and it says I owe more than €1000. Emailed Tesla and they said ignore and it won't affect delivery.

403 Forbidden · 02-03-2021 05:47PM

Aph2016 wrote: »

I have 5 final invoices and it says I owe more than €1000. Emailed Tesla and they said ignore and it won't affect delivery.

Yea I have 5 also - I now owe nothing! All sorted on my end!

Sam W · 02-03-2021 07:01PM

I have 7 invoices and an email asking me to pay 1 euro balance before they would deliver the car :rolleyes:

Dozz · 02-03-2021 07:03PM

Sam W wrote: »

I have 7 invoices and an email asking me to pay 1 euro balance before they would deliver the car :rolleyes:

Does it show -€1?
If that's the case Tesla owe you a euro...Good luck...

Sam W · 02-03-2021 07:21PM

No. 1 euro balance to be paid

Aph2016 · 02-03-2021 07:33PM

Sam W wrote: »

No. 1 euro balance to be paid

They wouldn't give me a time like you have, I guess it will arrive at any time during the day.

Sam W · 02-03-2021 07:42PM

Aph2016 wrote: »

They wouldn't give me a time like you have, I guess it will arrive at any time during the day.

Did they tell you if they will drive your car over, or on a flat bed? Either way, would be good to give them an email and ask about the slot.

Aph2016 · 02-03-2021 08:09PM

Sam W wrote: »

Did they tell you if they will drive your car over, or on a flat bed? Either way, would be good to give them an email and ask about the slot.

Already asked them and they couldn't confirm. Ah I've just accepted I'll have the car Friday so it is what it is.

Gumbo · 02-03-2021 08:22PM

For those getting deliveries on flat beds.
Pay attention to the car coming off the truck.
One guy had is front bumper damaged today coming off the truck.

zaphod42 · 02-03-2021 09:07PM

Just wondering if there is any reason not to order a new 2021 from existing inventory. The have the exact colour/spec that I’m after.

AndyBoBandy · 02-03-2021 09:40PM

zaphod42 wrote: »

Just wondering if there is any reason not to order a new 2021 from existing inventory. The have the exact colour/spec that I’m after.

Go for it....

You’ll probably get it a little quicker.

And chances are they’d match you to an inventory car anyway if it was the same spec as you ordered.

zaphod42 · 02-03-2021 10:23PM

Slaanesh wrote: »

Definitely go for it. There's new inventory added daily in a lot of cases. Don't forget to use a referral code prior to purchase, myself or any of the other owners can provide.

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Go for it....

You’ll probably get it a little quicker.

And chances are they’d match you to an inventory car anyway if it was the same spec as you ordered.

Thanks for the replies. I’ve actually placed the order this week after loads of consideration over the last few years. Just didn’t see anyone mention that they were ordering from existing inventory. Probably just being overly worried reading some off the issue a small number of people have.

How has build quality been with anyone’s recent orders?

Geeyfds53573 · 02-03-2021 10:25PM

Dozz wrote: »

I can top that with 7 Final Invoices in my account........

Ah lads I’m glad ye were ahead of me in the process otherwise I would not be as calm as I am - it’s embarrassing tbh

Still no Reg for me I think they only sent it off when I chased them...

Geeyfds53573 · 02-03-2021 10:28PM

zaphod42 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. I’ve actually placed the order this week after loads of consideration over the last few years. Just didn’t see anyone mention that they were ordering from existing inventory. Probably just being overly worried reading some off the issue a small number of people have.

How has build quality been with anyone’s recent orders?

Looks good from the UK deliveries ours are just arriving here this week

You should be getting yours in May

Geeyfds53573 · 02-03-2021 10:36PM

Slaanesh wrote: »

I'll let you know at the weekend when it's delivered ðŸ˜‰

Any call from them to explain the process?

Someone mentioned you need to sign for it - hopefully just to say it’s delivered - and it was also mentioned you have 30 days to check it over - is that the norm

zaphod42 · 02-03-2021 10:38PM

Geeyfds53573 wrote: »

Looks good from the UK deliveries ours are just arriving here this week

You should be getting yours in May

Sales guy I spoke with said second week of March if I pick something that was in stock. Loan has been approved.

Geeyfds53573 · 02-03-2021 11:02PM

zaphod42 wrote: »

Sales guy I spoke with said second week of March if I pick something that was in stock. Loan has been approved.

Oh sorry that may well be possible - did you get VIN?

I ordered first week in Feb I think as was told it was the last cut off date to get March delivery

Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

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