Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

I was with 123 for years, but since I got the Model 3 they've consistently been ~200 more than Supervalu for whatever made-up reason.

Do most in here clean\wax their cars themselves or do you bring it to a professional cleaner\detailer?

I now have the prices for replacing the M3 windscreen and it is interesting. Allglass (the insurance company’s nominated supplier) quoted me €1400 for their generic glass and €980 for Tesla glass. Earliest available appointment is approximately 3 weeks away so less than ideal. Tesla quoted €715 for the job and gave me an appointment in 48 hours. My insurance (RSA) pays €400 towards replacement by Allglass and €225 if done by a third party. Tesla is still the cheaper net option to me even with the reduced insurance contribution which is a pleasant surprise.

Wow. That's definitely a higher price for the front glass.

Looking back, the quote Tesla gave me for the rear glass was €500 (give or take), AXA said they'd pay the full amount if I went with an approved supplier (Tesla or Allglass).

In the end I went with Allglass, but they got the official part from Tesla.

When I look at my insurance renewal, it just shows the amount was settled for €250.

On the Model 3 there are three major panes of glass, windscreen, back screen and a middle pane at the centre on top. Tesla said that sometimes insurance can get picky about covering that third one under windscreen cover, but the other two are usually covered (as long as you have windscreen cover) without any hassle.

Toll tag stuck under the armrest lid is where it's at. It works! No lump of white plastic on the windscreen. :)

Not necessarily, if you order one from inventory it should be one that's enroute, so will be available before July. I read yesterday someone ordered one last week and is collecting on Tuesday.

Worst case it's not here by July and you can cancel and get a refund if you want so it's worth a gamble anyway.

Don't forget to order via a referral link for some free charging etc

Late night browsing were ya? Whatever you decide, you'll either have 5k off the 131 plate, or 3.5k off the 132 plate. If you see an inventory car you like, order that. Otherwise order exactly what you want. And use a referral link for tesla credits. Nice for some free charging after collection.

Had the following charge port error message appear when I parked up last night after a long trip.

A quick googly didnt reveal too much about CP_a163 error code, other than a couple of reports about a faulty charging harness being the culprit.

The message became inactive overnight, but has me concerned should it reappear as Im on the road during the week normally.

Anyone had a similar experience?

Did that already - keen to know if any other peeps have encountered similar issue and if it was recurring.

Made a custom order M3 entry level on 15th of April. EDD is 13th-28th June. Test drove the other day as still on the fence, asked nice guy behind the counter if he had any further details on the order. Turns out it's in Zeebrugge and awaiting transport to Ireland so there are plenty after transiting the Suez anyway I'd guess

Is there any way I can charge between 2 and 5 via the Tesla App only?

The best I can come up with is to set the start time in the app and set the %age limit so as to finish around 3 hours later depending on the current SOC.

But I might be out by 30 minutes either way.

Set a scheduled charge for 2am.

In 3 hours you can take on 21kWh… (in my SR+ that’s 42%.

So if I was playing the 2-5am game, I’d set the charge level at 42% above what the car was currently sitting at as I went to bed.

you’d have to do that every night, but it’s doable.