Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

slave1 · 27-05-2021 05:02AM

£50,000 Tesla crushed by concrete blocks falling from lorry

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-tesla-wrecked-by-blocks-falling-from-lorry-8006612

Tesla did its job very well...

Matqo · 27-05-2021 02:04PM

Has anyone taken delivery of a M3 w/black interior in the last few weeks? If so has the direction of the wood grain on updated door panels been changed to horizontal rather than the initial vertical? I've seen images for Fremont produced M3's which do however haven't heard anything on whether Shanghai has also introduced these changes.

AndyBoBandy · 27-05-2021 02:08PM

slave1 wrote: »

£50,000 Tesla NOT crushed by concrete blocks falling from lorry

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-tesla-wrecked-by-blocks-falling-from-lorry-8006612

Tesla did its job very well...

Just made a slight modification there in case that happened to be teh 1st post a prospective buyer might see upon entering this thread

JPA · 27-05-2021 02:43PM

slave1 wrote: »

£50,000 Tesla crushed by concrete blocks falling from lorry

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-tesla-wrecked-by-blocks-falling-from-lorry-8006612

Tesla did its job very well...

That is ****ing terrifying.

dmcg90 · 27-05-2021 03:02PM

Nedved85 wrote: »

Oh, and don’t bother requesting a trade in from Tesla. They give paltry valuations

I just got my valuation back, eep. Won't be taking that!

28-05-2021 06:31AM

Test drove a Model 3, or actually any Tesla, first time ever on Tuesday and really enjoyed it. We took the LR for a spin up and down relatively busy M50.

Didn't have a proper chance to let the car stretch its legs due to the volume of traffic and a rather careful passenger. But I can safely say the performance is adequate and then some more for conditions here. Based what I read I expected the car to have been noisier than our Leaf but was pleasantly surprised here. Didn't try many corners but the directional stability on motorway is absolutely first class and the seats were really comfortable.

I thought the AP handled the drive well once you kept the follow setting up high. It's smoother than ProPilot I found. The engagement time of the lane keeping is instantenious: if you engage it while offset it does put you in the correct position rather quickly. Nissan gives you many seconds before it starts to track the lane. Also the collision avoidance is a bit naggy regarding the cars exiting the motorway when you move on their lane. But overall the AP was really good I find, just noticed those two.

After a good night's sleep and lots of thought and extra reading we now have the LR on order. SR+ was what I thought we would buy if we liked 3 in person, but the extra range and performance and the looming VRT increase of LR made this happen now. I was given June as the expected delivery so rather excited now. I'll try to sell our L40 beforehand as the valuation was low, as expected, but initiated the trade in just in case.

AndyBoBandy · 28-05-2021 06:44AM

We’ll wear,

Hope you used a referral code to order???

28-05-2021 06:51AM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

We’ll wear,

Hope you used a referral code to order???

Thank you. I used a code from a relative alright for that free SuC goodness.

Nedved85 · 28-05-2021 08:04AM

dmcg90 wrote: »

Thanks for the tips! Any recommendations on places that give better valuations in the dublin area?

Could you sell privately? You’ll lose about 25% or more on market value by selling to a motor trader etc.

Nedved85 · 28-05-2021 08:11AM

Nedved85 wrote: »

Could you sell privately? You’ll lose about 25% or more on market value by selling to a motor trader etc.

Since it’s an eNiro, you should have no problem selling. It’s a lot easier to sell an EV than a combustion car. Believe it or not, we hope to be in the market for an eNiro in the future, just not right now. How bad of a valuation was it? Drop me a private message if you want

28-05-2021 10:05AM

Does anybody know which battery the latest MIC LRs most likely come with? LG or Panasonic?

cannco253 · 28-05-2021 10:51AM

So what's the view on Tesla releasing the driver monitoring system with the cabin facing camera? I'm not sure how keen I'd be for Tesla to be able to see what's going on inside my car, even if it's for autopilot or FSD.

I wonder how many new owners will be aware of this. Is it on by default or do you have to activate it yourself?

AndyBoBandy · 28-05-2021 11:42AM

cannco253 wrote: »

So what's the view on Tesla releasing the driver monitoring system with the cabin facing camera? I'm not sure how keen I'd be for Tesla to be able to see what's going on inside my car, even if it's for autopilot or FSD.

I wonder how many new owners will be aware of this. Is it on by default or do you have to activate it yourself?

It's coming in the next software update.

They say the video from the internal camera, will not be saved, or uploaded from the car, and will be used to live monitor the driver when autopilot is engaged.

My guess is it will warn you if it sees your eyes closing, or hands off the wheel etc...

innrain · 28-05-2021 01:01PM

sh81722 wrote: »

Does anybody know which battery the latest MIC LRs most likely come with? LG or Panasonic?

Mine came yesterday with manufacture date March 31st and it is E5D which should be LG if I'm not mistaken.

The guy from Tesla who delivered the car was actually from the Belfast store called to help with the deliveries because how busy they are. He hinted of a new store opening soon. We chatted about the supercharger here in Sandyford and he mentioned that they have to build of a substation in order to have the required power.

Matqo · 28-05-2021 01:03PM

innrain wrote: »

Mine came yesterday with manufacture date March 31st and it is E5D which should be LG if I'm not mistaken.

The guy from Tesla who delivered the car was actually from the Belfast store called to help with the deliveries because how busy they are. He hinted of a new store opening soon. We chatted about the supercharger here in Sandyford and he mentioned that they have to build of a substation in order to have the required power.

Congratulations on your new Tesla! Which interior did you opt for if you don't mind me asking?

innrain · 28-05-2021 01:05PM

Matqo wrote: »

Congratulations on your new Tesla! Which interior did you opt for if you don't mind me asking?

Cheers. It the black one. I was just replying your wood panel question there. It seems they are bit slanted so nor vertical nor horizontal

Matqo · 28-05-2021 01:18PM

innrain wrote: »

Cheers. It the black one. I was just replying your wood panel question there. It seems they are bit slanted so nor vertical nor horizontal

Thanks for that, would it be too much to ask for a screenshot? ðŸ˜…

slave1 · 28-05-2021 02:11PM

innrain wrote: »

Mine came yesterday with manufacture date March 31st and it is E5D which should be LG if I'm not mistaken.

The guy from Tesla who delivered the car was actually from the Belfast store called to help with the deliveries because how busy they are. He hinted of a new store opening soon. We chatted about the supercharger here in Sandyford and he mentioned that they have to build of a substation in order to have the required power.

I wonder if you're stuck are the Destination Chargers in Sandyford available for an out of hours quickie?

Aph2016 · 28-05-2021 06:08PM

Is it just me or does anyone else have Bluetooth issues? I'd say 50% of the time the car doesn't automatically connect to Bluetooth while I'm in the car, and opening the car doors with the phone in my pocket is hit and miss.

innrain · 28-05-2021 07:16PM

Matqo wrote: »

Thanks for that, would it be too much to ask for a screenshot? &#55357;&#56837;

I have tried but the lighting in my car park in sh$it. With the first chance, pretty sure missus will want a trip to Kildare tomorrow and I'll check the J14 as well.

innrain · 28-05-2021 07:17PM

slave1 wrote: »

I wonder if you're stuck are the Destination Chargers in Sandyford available for an out of hours quickie?

Don't think so but don't know for sure.

WayneEnterprise · 28-05-2021 08:03PM

dmcg90 wrote: »

Thanks for the tips! Any recommendations on places that give better valuations in the dublin area?

I sold my Merc to this guy before buying my Tesla:

https://usedcarbuyer.ie/

His name is Eoghan, was great to deal with.

AndyBoBandy · 28-05-2021 10:48PM

innrain wrote: »

I have tried but the lighting in my car park in sh$it. With the first chance, pretty sure missus will want a trip to Kildare tomorrow and I'll check the J14 as well.

If your stopping off at J14 can you take a photo of the eCars 8 car hub site? It’s been months since the last photo on PlugShare was uploaded of the ground works being done…. So would expect a bit of progress..

innrain · 29-05-2021 04:33PM

Matqo wrote: »

Thanks for that, would it be too much to ask for a screenshot? ��

Here they are

mfceiling · 29-05-2021 06:15PM

innrain wrote: »

Here they are

Not shítting on your new car but Tesla have made a balls of that wood carrying into the door.
Rsymons on YouTube fit the alcantara kit in place of the wood and it looks 100 times better.
Congrats on the motor btw!!

innrain · 29-05-2021 06:36PM

mfceiling wrote: »

Not shítting on your new car but Tesla have made a balls of that wood carrying into the door.
Rsymons on YouTube fit the alcantara kit in place of the wood and it looks 100 times better.
Congrats on the motor btw!!

Thanks. Honestly that wood insert matters the least to me. Never had an eye for this sort of things. More keen to find a way to extract data from the car. Did anybody here used Tronity?

Managed to try the autosteer and must say it was a different experience from the drive test. Yesterday on M50 it did the job brilliantly. Less traffic being Friday. Today I used it all the way to Kildare. Very nice. I can't explain why I could get it work in the same way during the driving test. Coming back got bored of not doing anything and disabled it. Managed a 13.5 kW/100km which is not bad.

wassie · 29-05-2021 07:19PM

cannco253 wrote: »

So what's the view on Tesla releasing the driver monitoring system with the cabin facing camera? I'm not sure how keen I'd be for Tesla to be able to see what's going on inside my car, even if it's for autopilot or FSD. I wonder how many new owners will be aware of this. Is it on by default or do you have to activate it yourself?

If privacy is a concern you could always get a simple webcam cover used for laptops like this one on Amazon.

Aph2016 wrote: »

Is it just me or does anyone else have Bluetooth issues? I'd say 50% of the time the car doesn't automatically connect to Bluetooth while I'm in the car, and opening the car doors with the phone in my pocket is hit and miss.

I'd say it's more than likely you - or more specifically your phone. What model is it and how old? Have a trawl through these threads on the Tesla Motors Club forum.

innrain wrote: »

Thanks. Honestly that wood insert matters the least to me. Never had an eye for this sort of things. More keen to find a way to extract data from the car. Did anybody here used Tronity?

Firstly congrats on the car!

Before you decide to give your credentials into a 3rd party app/service, you should be aware of potential security (and warranty) issues with such. Telsa's collect huge amounts of data which in itself is a bit disturbing (including things like the contacts in your phone). I'm not saying don't do it, because there is a gold mine of data. Rather just make an informed decision. This thread in the Tesla Motors Club forum covers this off pretty well. Was enough to put me off personally but each to their own.

Sam W · 29-05-2021 11:18PM

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Did a fairly big drive today and auto steer was randomly cutting out at various times throughout the day, and then remained unavailable before becoming available again…. On and off all bloody day…

I had my first 100km motorway drive today and experienced the same issue. Auto piloting at 120 kmh and there was a slow car (circa 75kmh) ahead. The full beam just came on suddenly and autopilot got disengaged. A message was displayed on the screen saying autopilot is not available and remained like that for the next 5 minutes…

The whole motorway was quite empty with good visibility. Can’t think of any reason that it needs to flash the car in front or disable the autopilot for 5 min.

Not sure if anyone else is experiencing the same?

dmcg90 · 30-05-2021 10:34AM

Test drove a model 3 down the M50, up to Dun Laoighre and back and honestly left deflated. I had constant autopilot issues where it would repeatedly disengage on roads it should be well able for. Car is lovely inside, performance was great (if a little too fast off the line for my liking even in chill mode) and it felt great to drive but I ended up not putting a deposit down. Auto-lane change didn’t work either, nor parking assist (despite being enabled on the car and finding chances for it to work like I’ve seen online.

Maybe it was an issue with the test drive car but I walked away with my deposit staying in my wallet for now.

Gumbo · 30-05-2021 12:34PM

dmcg90 wrote: »

Test drove a model 3 down the M50, up to Dun Laoighre and back and honestly left deflated. I had constant autopilot issues where it would repeatedly disengage on roads it should be well able for. Car is lovely inside, performance was great (if a little too fast off the line for my liking even in chill mode) and it felt great to drive but I ended up not putting a deposit down. Auto-lane change didn’t work either, nor parking assist (despite being enabled on the car and finding chances for it to work like I’ve seen online.

Maybe it was an issue with the test drive car but I walked away with my deposit staying in my wallet for now.

If your dead serious on one, I’d address those issues when sales give you the follow up email and try arrange a further test drive. Hopefully in a different car. It may have been on strike or something that day as the 161 loner MS I had last week done all what you mentioned without issues.

I’m actually a long time FSD non believer but I had AP1 for a month and actually started to come around to it.

There are certain sections on the M50 at sandyford and around it that it doesn’t work though for some reason.

Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

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