So apparently my M3 RWD will be arriving in Feb/March. Hopefully that will be the case as I'm ready to roll now. I'm 6'3 and we have 2 of the chunky rear facing child seats in our cars. Does any body have any feedback on space? The Kia EV6 is catching my eye and if Tesla keep pushing my order back then I'm thinking about other options. Any feedback on the space would be great please. I know I could visit Sandyford but that is not an option at the moment. One of the kids might be able to 'graduate' to the next type of carseat son which I'm hoping will be less bulky
Where do you live? I’m sure an M3 owner on this forum who lives not too far from you could let you test out the configuration. I’m thinking no issues width-wise for 2 chunky car seats, just don’t try to fit a third kid in the middle 🙂 between them. True of most cars. And I’m guessing no issues with getting one in behind your driving position but best to check.
2 chunky car seats in the rear will mean the middle seat can’t be used.
someone posted pics on the Tesla owners Fb Group last week.
There was a bug thaw last week which near all the uk owners had km on their apps. Seemly fixed this morning.
maybe similar bug. Delete and reinstall and make sure the car is set to km too.
Here’s a single booster seat in the back of my Model 3.
I wouldn’t see any issue in getting 2 big seats into the back of the car, but as was mentioned, this would mean the middle seat is unusable… (even with 1 booster in the back, the middle seat would be unusable by an adult).
Same size as you and upgrading my car as car seats for 2 & 5 year old not ideal. I took M3 for a test drive few months ago and fitted a child seat and was more room but they'd be still kicking the front seat. Get on to customer service for a test event.
Was looking at Ioniq 5 ( loads of room and Kia will have similar) in August but put an order in for a Tesla as told would be delivered sept.
Now its delayed until march so I've ordered a Ioniq 5 few weeks ago for Jan delivery (have Vin and is in the country).
From what I can see if your ok with a white, black or grey M3 you may get in March. If you order anything like blue (my order) or red you'll be waiting.
Based on my Tesla ordering experience I'd go with the Kia.
Did a bit of driving during the Christmas.... The majority 212 Tesla's I saw were white looks like that's what Tesla are "pushing" customers to buy.
Or because white is the cheapest one to buy……
Most of the time is the only color available.... Many people have changed their orders in the last two quarters.
I currently have a baby seat (be safe) and an Axkid minikid 25KG rear facing with a 5year old, this is behind the passenger seat and is positioned to give max space to the child . Won't be much space for moving the seat back but you'd have to try it yourself to see if it's comfortable for you. Once they move into a HBB there's loads of space.
I'd highly recommend the Tesla, especially if you do any sort of long distance driving. Supercharging is fantastic.
Also from experience white is the only color you can get at a reasonably fast delivery. I have an order open on a blue one since last August and it maybe available in march (7 months wait). I've gone for a different EV now as I don't fancy a white M3. No point in cancelling the M3 either now as they don't give deposits back.
Depends what spec you're looking for there is a good few long range and performances models in inventory at the moment with a good choice of colours, the long wait times are for the RWD model 3 but if you pay extra for paint and wheels it's around a 3 month lead time
Naa deffo don't agree there red is by far the nicest, no coincidence it's also the most expensive 😜
Personally I think you'd have to be a bit mad to go for a long range. 15k more (for non demo model) for 80km extra range and bit of extra poke (RWD range and speed is more than enough)
I'm not that desperate yet 🤣
As an outsider, I sort of agree with that. There is a nice sparkle to the white, some of the other colours particularly blue look a bit dull unless kept perfectly clean. White suits our grey weather.
And do I remember reading the white is a better quality paint or is that a myth?
Around 10k difference if buying through a company and also BIK and accelerated capital allowance make a difference , but in fairness for the 10k or 15k your getting AWD, 30% bigger battery, around 100bhp, better sound system, higher top speed quicker acceleration, I have driven both and its a different car tbh,although with the newer RWD with 60kwh battery range isn't that much different just depends on what you're looking for really in an EV
80km More range and faster when the RWD is a bullet already and corrected with the sound system, is that worth 15k (look at the on the road price not the one on the main page its just shy 50k RWD standard white and 65 for LR standard white). If you stump up the an extra 5k plus more on top of that for the performance you get extra's, wheels, trim & lowered suspension and even more poke (but little less range than LR but still more that RWD).
So performance would be a better option for a few quid more. No grant for LR or performance also so that one of the reasons for the big jump in price between RWD and LR.
Of course if a company car figures maybe different as not sure what the grant situation is there.
Depends what your listening to my days of pumping out da tunes are well gone..... Don't need premium sound for newstalk or podcasts 🤣
Any of the IRL Model 3 owners affected by the recall?
Yeah mine is part of it, but my Frunk latch.. works fine. I’ll be in anyway getting a new control
arm
in a week or 2 so hopefully they can check there and then to see if the wiring loom is chaffing.
Did someone call you? I had a call today from Tesla but could not take it.
Only saw white Tesla's in Dublin bar one grey. Stopped in McD's in Athlone (one with ionity chargers) 3 Tesla's using the non ionity chargers all of them white.
As white is the free colour you'll always see more of them, I was driving a blue stealth for 2 years but sold it in November and just picked up a black performance from inventory in December, be hard to keep clean but looks great after it's been washed
What models does it affect? Mines a mid 2020 M3 performance. Is that included?
No I checked the VIN search tool and my car came up…..
Link for anyone wanting to search.
Get your VIN at bottom of home screen in the app.
No recall for me: SR+ 2021 update (Fremont) delivered Dec 20
It’s unable to tell without knowing why it is being recalled.
You should simply book an appointment and select the correct reason. If mobile service is available for what you have selected, it will show up as an option.
You will also get a text or call from Tesla beforehand and they will confirm to you whether you can use mobile services or that you have to visit the centre.
No recall as well.
Thank you for the link.
The recall reaosn on mine is cable may wear over time that would mean the backup camera stops working.
The mobile ranger was able to fit fog lights, I think my one will likely be a mobile ranger job from the description.
"Tesla Service will inspect the trunk harness on affected vehicles for wear. If wear is determined to be within specifications for the coaxial cable, Tesla Service will equip the harness with a guide protector to ensure a sufficient radius when the harness holds in a closed trunk state and prevent further wear."
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"Tesla will wrap black electrical tape around the wire"
Contact Customer service, they'll put you in contact with the delivery team. I had the same issue and normally day after I contacted to see what was going on it would go to the next step.
Firstly to confirm all the documents and details and the a week after that confirmation of AIB approval of finance
