Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

When I picked mine up three weeks ago it was very straightforward. The cars were lined up inside the marquee out of the weather, the Tesla people were friendly and polite but only needed an electronic signature from me on an iPad so there wasn't much time for small talk. Then the car was mine to inspect, ask questions or just drive away. While I was poking around looking for issues somebody came by with a cloth and cleaned the side windows. Not sure there was any need but presumably he was working along the line. It didn't feel anything like a motor dealership though, no sign of a salesman promising personal support or a service department encouraging me to buy advance servicing or the like. More like collecting something from Argos.

The car was clean if not sparkling. When I had it in the sun later I could see the imprints of some stickers that were on the inside of the windscreen so that hadn't been cleaned too thoroughly. It had 45% charge which was plenty though I had made a contingency plan to head to the 50kwh eCars charger at Newlands Cross if required. In the end I drove around for an hour or more before charging in Ashbourne.

One thing I would have liked would be to have some of the accessories available there and then. For example the bins for the armrest storage cost just €20 from the Tesla website but take a week to arrive. Why not have them to sell to new owners on the day, or better still include them? They did include a set of long mudflaps that I won't be using, I'd have been happy to swap them for something I did want.

That's the one. I can see that my car was registered yesterday - I guess they've more than a few to get through.

Thats because its not a dealership. Its actually more akin to buying from the Sandyford Ikea store - direct from the manufacturer.

It's good alright, I have over 1000km already in 9 days, just be aware that the trip page only appears to includes motive energy used and does not include heating etc. My 88 km today showed 13.5 kWh/100 km which looks great, however if I work it by % battery used it looks more like 15.5 kWh/100km, still good.

The screen you are on I use only in average range mode, which gives a good indication what range you can expect from your recent driving.

I think it includes everything while the car is driving, i.e. not in park. So heating is included while driving, but e.g. sentry mode energy usage is not.

How long does it take from order online until AIB finance contacts for details etc. ordered a couple of weeks ago and no word - updated all on manage account etc. in fairness delivery date is August or longer 😂

They will contact you about 2-3 months before expected delivery date.

They are not the ones buying it off you so they don't really care.

It'll get loaded up as is and sent off to the dealer that put in the highest bid for it at the time you submitted the valuation.

3-4 days for me but I was buying an inventory car.

About a week before collection you'll be texted the reg.

If you need a reg sooner for insurance quotes, just ask them and they'll give you the reg of a similar spec car.

I’m 24th and no reg. anyone know if the boat made it over?!

My buddy got his reg for his Model Y on the Friday for pickup on Sunday so they can cut it tight.

On insurance, 123.ie gave me a quote without a reg. Chill couldn't do it online because their databases didn't have my reg even after a few days. I rang them and got a quote (way way above the 123 quote). Its for women gave me a quote on the chat function, they don't even have tesla in the system so quoted me for some BMW Roadster.

Just on the topic of insurance quotes, what ballpark premium are you getting on model 3?

For me, they all seem to start higher than €600 for SR+ which seems off (especially since I have full NCD, no claims, no points, etc)