Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Still a generic Apr-May for me.

Just for ref, when getting my 201 SR+ (manufactured around Aug 2019) serviced for a boot issue and rear harness recall, they included the retrofitting of working front fog lights as it must have been ordered when this was still a listed feature by the original owner. Somehow went three years without first owner noticing....

Ranger also improved on request the typical Fremont misalignment on left rear passenger door where chome was lower than that of panel behind it.

Great to have fog lights, even on a black SR+ where panels are not so obvious. Will test the minor difference of them on as get lots of fog in Co. Kildare.

presumably it could be unlocked post delivery, you'd think anyway? Like all those e-scooters sold with MPH limiters :)

After last nights TSLA Q1 financials (Q1 price cuts drove margins down from 29% to 19%), and the current price drops pushing Q2 margins to 9-11% range, I'm convinced the price drops are here to stay. There is literally no reason to rush to buy a Tesla at the moment in the belief that the price drops are temporary.

As for the M3 refresh, I think Tesla will behave just like any car OEM and implement further price cuts after the announcement in order to shift the last of the 'old' model. Indeed, this current price drop may be an attempt to shift that over-production of M3 in preparation for the refresh.

I didn’t say anyone was rushing to buy - indeed it’s pretty clear from the previous Jan price drop that no-one is rushing to buy, and I’m simply suggesting that will probably still be the case.

hard to see a glut of people rushing into a €40-53k purchase in order to save 3-4% (€1.5k).

the truth washes out in the beepbeep registrations, so it’s a moot point really.

Centre caps arrived from tesla. I have to say it's quite quick to get stuff from the webshop. I also got a bag on amazon for the aero covers to go into. It has dividers to protect them from each other. Not sure I'll leave them off but just wanted a change and nice to have options.

Ditto, used the centre caps for the first 2 weeks or so, was a pain keeping the wheels clean. Stuck back on the aero caps and they haven't been off since..

I bet this rep is fairly happy with their wheels.

I get that alright, the aero caps are a breeze to clean.

Yeah I was comparing one in black on the UK website.

Even without the grant it's €60,230 here versus €66200 (£59090) in the UK.

How's the edd looking for the white M3 P?

Software update this morning to 2023.12.1. One of the better ones.👍️

Impressed so far. For me a major feature is having option of larger text on screen, I am at a stage where I will soon need reading glasses, the old text was very small. I can now comfortably read all the small print.

Holding down left scrolling wheel now brings up many features that would previously have meant going into menu. Not sure how much will use this feature.

If you touch on a Supercharger or POI on screen you now get photos of location. Nice, but pics are small, not sure if you can enlarge.

More, but that's all I have used so far.

Is there anything out there to beat the Model 3rwd sub 40k with similar range. Looking at changing one of the company cars. Could have an MG Z long range for 35k, i'd nearly go the extra few k for the Tesla. Any car i'm not thinking of? Not driving it myself so it's more bang for buck I'm interested in and needs to do 350/400km+

Other car to consider is the MG4, but delivery timelines on them are almost as bad as the ZS.

I cancelled my MG4 and picking up a Tesla model Y on Tuesday. Model 3 at 40k is honestly a bargain compared to what else is available.

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