Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Thanks, so just to be clear If you put down a deposit the price does not change even if for example they put the price up in a few months and the car you ordered is still months from being delivered?

For info, on the Tesla app, my EDD just changed from “February” to “Jan 4th to Feb 18th”.

Drove yesterday from Sneem to Dublin using the Cork route, 384 km in Model 3 LR. The car estimated arrival SoC of 13%. After passing Cork I planned a stop at Ballacolla but gave up that on a count that the whole family was asleep. They woke up at J14 just in time to request a pit-stop at Kildare Temple. In fairness I need it as well. 320km 3h30min arrival SoC 23%. As points of reference started from Sneem with 100% we got on N40 Cork with 79% passed Cashel Ionity with 41%, Ballacola 35% and Kildare 23%. The unused pre conditioning ate some range but. We did a wee bit of shopping, according to herself (90 mins according to ecars timer) so we got home with 32%. The motorway driving is good on auto pilot even when using just ACC. Two times the lane changing decided not to overtake. Once behind a very wide trailer and once behind a matt grey car. The grey kind that some people say can't see the car on the road. Had no phantom braking and ACC was enabled from Cork to Kildare.

Overall this weekend I drove 820 km and never stopped for charging. I charged while stopped for other reasons but mainly used destination chargers. We stopped at Birdhill for 12 mins for the kids and the car charged from 42% to 75%, peaking at 127kW. The efficiency of the car is brilliant in this weather. Used up 125kWh or 15.2 kWh/100 km. I reckon 60+% of the trip is motorway. At supercharging prices of 40c/kWh the whole trip would have costed me €50. In reality it costed me less than €25.

Thanks for that, the Model 3 is great for long distances.

I am also a fan of destination charging, particularly when 11kW. Often getting over 70km/hour, makes most long trips possible when starting with a full battery.

27 months in and I still haven't paid for any Supercharging... and still have 5,359km to use up before October!! (in my SR+, that 5,359 will work out about 8,000km due to its efficiency). Damn I miss the referral program!!

At least I'll get through a decent chunk of them next month!! but maybe only 2,500 at best! such a shame!!

what is on the logbook? Have you tried cartell?

great pic, the shadowing on the rear looks like a large spoiler..

With the new Model 3 RWD, in Ireland, of the 3 basic options (colour, wheels and interior colour), choosing base wheels (Aero), white interior and any other colour other than white, puts the car over the government grant threshold which is a shame. This means that a white interior + navy paint car costs €5k more than white interior + white paint car... Very hard to justify any other colour than white with the white interior...

Any workaround here if the white interior is the main priority? Other than a car wrap afterwards (which is ~€3,000 including sills)

Also, what do people here think of the white-on-white option....

Mike

In my 2020 Model 3, the boot appears to be made from tin foil, and I wouldnt be hanging 1, let alone 3 bikes off of it!!

I'd suggest the roof bar bike attachment though it will kill your efficiency - Not a problem if plenty of SuC's around...

You can still get Black, Midnight Silver or Blue without White interior and qualify for the grant. If you are set on the (Black/White interior you are correct in that it is only white colour car that will still qualify for the Government grant. You would need to value the Black/White interior highly to justify a 5k difference. Personal choice.

I see in the next update that the windows will close (if they are cracked open) if it rains. Apparently also listening to customers' requests. I think they already close when the sun goes down.

IIRC my 2015 Skoda Superb Elegance did the same.

This is a function available only with Premium Connectivity.....it is working for me

Yes working fine for me as well. You also have to have the bit clicked on the map screen to allow it.

After considering the alternatives I decided to order. Went with a blue rwd, no other options. Other than really liking it on the test drive the fact that the price is locked in is what swayed me after the experience I had with my last failed order from vw where the price went up a number of times and there still wasn’t as much as a build date by the time I cancelled.

when I was in with the guy in Sandyford he did a pcp quote which I was happy with but since ordering it is asking me to confirm the way it is being paid and since pcp is not on the website yet and the finance option is with AIB, am I holding up the order in anyway by not doing this part?