Tesla Model 3 and Model Y Waiting Room and Delivery Queries (No referral links)

I would really like to see one in the flesh before I take delivery. Any chance anyone on here has one in the Limerick, Cork, Clare, Tipp or Galway area that wouldn't mind letting me take a look at ?

Also can someone remind me how long it takes to have delivery reflected in the app after an order is confirmed ?

They had a midnight cherry new shape for sale in the yard, not sure if was new or not, didn't look at the spec sheet, it's not a bad colour.

😁, you're right I was thinking of the 3. It was the old shape Y.

I drove the new model in RWD with the small battery for maybe half an hour, I didn't bother driving the AWD afterwards as didn't see much point, the RWD had plenty of grip, I've driven the Seal before it seemed like a nice car with everything you needed, I was tempted but range is my highest priority.

It's the long range i'm looking at, so 570km V's 702 km.

Is Musk not putting you off buying a Tesla? You could still get your deposit back and be in a Seal by end of Feb.

I picked up my M3 LR yesterday and wanted to share a few notes for anyone else collecting their car. When I first got in the car I was a bit concerned because there were several warnings and errors on the dash related to collision and autopilot. The young lad at the collection point told me that these were normal and would disappear after driving for a while as the systems calibrated, which they did. I had done some research about what to expect on collection day and never heard about this.

I spent a good bit of time inspecting the paint, panel gaps, finish and found zero issues. Went through a checklist i found in a youtube video somewhere but nothing to report. Overall, I am delighted with the car. I chose the red (stunning) with a black interior, was debating to go with white but im happy with the black. You read an awful lot online about potential build quality issues, but my car was flawless and feels so solid. Im coming from a 2017 E350 Mercedes and find the build quality of the Tesla to be just as premium. The driving experience is also great, handling is solid and a really smooth power delivery, my Merc was no slouch, but the M3 would leave it for dead.

A lovely feature was pre-heating the car this morning a few minutes before leaving as the car was completely frosted over.

For those curious about the collection range, I had 27% battery. I drove around Baldonnel for a while to get used to the car and then stopped at the Applegreen in Rathcoole to charge at roughly 23% left. Unfortunately, two of the chargers were not working, and the other two were in use with one car waiting in front of me. Waiting wasn't an issue for me as I was in no rush, gave me some time to play around with settings etc. However, for first experience with public charging it wasnt great, and I wouldn't want to be in a hurry needing a quick charge. I have a trip to Letterkenny next week where ill be tight for time and am already a bit worried as ill need to stop off at least once.

TLDR: Happy customer

Congratulations allybhoy, wishing you many years of happy motoring!
Thanks for the tips & reassurances - will be helpful.

I’m still waiting (Jan 31 - Feb 15 from a mid-Nov order) but can’t wait.

Just on your trip to Letterkenny, afaik, the Tesla nav system shows chargers en route and recently has added availability to that as well. So you can see in advance what chargers are available. You can also plan in advance using ABRP or Google maps.

Not sure where you're travelling from, but Letterkenny should be doable from Dublin (~240km) without stopping for a charge.

Yeh i thought that aswell, but it didnt work for Applegreen in Rathcoole, the car told me to stop off there, 2 were in use and 2 were out of service. Im travelling from Wicklow.. its about 600km round trip so ill definitely need to stop somewhere.

You should still be able to get there without a stop and then charge in Letterkenny. There are a good few chargers there including DC (although I think they're 50kW). Down the road in Ballybofey there's a 180kW charger.

If the Tesla system is not marking unavailable chargers, check the ESB app. Two of the stations there are ESB.

Edit: the one in Circle K is 100kW.

Probably best to hit that on the way back. It's only just over 200km from Wicklow, so SoC would probably be a bit high for getting the best out of the charge curve.