Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

I mostly use a counter weight on the steering wheel, and when doing 100km/h+, I never see a warning, or blue flash on screen. Maybe on 2 or 3 occasions I have seen it doing over 100km/h on a long journey across Ireland. It's only when doing slower speeds I ever see the warning. Sometimes it says there is a cheat device detected and to remove it. I am always at the ready to grab the wheel with my hands resting on my legs, or just lightly touching the wheel.

Here's where it gets funny. I had the counter weight off the wheel for a few weeks recently and drove my usual route and random trips. I would leave my right hand resting to the right side of the wheel and my wrist resting on upper knee. This would emulate the same turning force on the wheel as the counter-weight. I get the warnings as frequently as when the counter-weight is on the wheel, as well as the cheat device warning! How can it detect a cheat device device when there is no cheat device? (not a real question)

It's ridiculous and needs to be sorted in an update.

Those rim covers really suit the car.

From 2022 the RWD car was fitted with an LFP battery which meant it could be charged to 100% without fear of causing additional battery degradation. The LR's don't have the LFP with charging to 80% recommend in order to preserve the life of the battery. Therefore the additional mileage benefit you get from a LR is negated by the fact you should only charge to 80%.

But no problem charging to 100% if you start your journey straight away.

I’ve had one on for about 3.5 years… easy to clean and still looks as fresh as the day I applied it.

Also, they are not technically legal (minimum thickness requirements for plastic (vinyl is a plastic) plates is 3mm, and they are only about 1mm), but my car had its 1st NCT on Saturday and they never even mentioned it…

Therefore the additional mileage benefit you get from a LR is negated by the fact you should only charge to 80%.

I think you misinterpret the 80% for daily use recommendation. The extra range is still there if you need it. What they say if in normal routine if you don't drive past the 80% range everyday don't charge to 100%. With the LFP they say you have to charge to 100% at least once a week. For me that's the same level of inconvenience. (I have both cars so not trying to choke one or the other).

But aside from the range focus the LR has a bit of different character. It is safe to say that if you don't really need the extra range and you're not buying the car for the driving pleasure it may not be worth it. Or otherwise put for the range alone 8k is a lot of money. On the other hand, I would say that, 8k more for AWD is actually cheap. EV6 GT starts at 85k albeit some more power and Ioniq6 AWD from 70k.

Floor mats come as standard, but are just crappy carpet ones.

I say yes, get screen protectors. Cheap peace of mind.

Mudflaps from Amazon. A set comes wit the car, but the rear ones suck.

Get the tints.

can't recommend audio stuff.

Extras: The centre console inserts to optimise space are a must. Boot and frunk mats….you can buy an entire kit. Not suree what hub caps are avaiilable on Highland, but if you can, get a kit that protects the rim from kerbing.

I got mainly Spigen accessories and they are great quality.

Matte screen protectors front and back.

Centre console and armrest inserts

Windscreen cover for when the sun is out (when ever that will be) they also do ones for the roof

Also got a few little things like door latch covers and a hard case for the charging cable as its easier to wrap it into a hard case

The M3 comes with a "safety kit" which has a small first aid kit, 2 high viz vests and a warning triangle, i bought another first aid kit, I store all these in the bottom storage of the boot.

All weather matts are imo essential, I got ones from Taptes and they are great quality, they will take about 6 weeks to come from China

I would get a couple of cheap enough bluetooth headphones for the kids in the back, you can keep them plugged in in the arm rest when not being used if you get a usb c hub. Also a couple of bluetooth console controllers so they can play games in the back.

The thing is with Tesla you never know!

It might happen tomorrow or it may never happen.

I think the model Y might have hit 0.0% rates only because people were waiting for a refresh and they wanted to make sure they kept shifting high volumes.

But again it’s Tesla so anything can happen at any time.