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

No specific date as such, just an expected range. 21st May - 5th June. I might just head down to the Bank and pay it today so.

I made a transfer with AIB I think on Monday afternoon and picked up the car at lunch time on Tuesday, give them a call the car might be in the country there seems to a good few now as showing in transit and it’s possible it’s already out in baldonnell.

Haven’t posted here since shortly after taking delivery of my model 3 in February but some feedback…

1. I love this car so much, it’s just so good and so much fun - I’m happy every time I get it! Zero regrets, so so glad I bought it.

2. Next car will be M3 Performance. (In ultra red 😍)

3. I got a ceramic coating put on about a month later (before first wash and any water swirls or scratches) and it’s fab. Hydrophobic and made my own first home wash a breeze. All glossy and extra shiny in the sun. Half thinking of investing in a car-dryer now.

Large drying towel ordered and en route already!

Um no to the rest - Model 3 resides in a 3-walled garage and not been down the country since the ceramic coat/wash so I’ve literally just spray washed, teeny bit of neutral car shampoo, and done! Guess I’ve to google some more. Recs welcome, you’ve not done me wrong here yet!

My previous 6 cars were a motley crew of BMWs, Alfas and Mercs, loved them all too for various reasons (more or less given some of the heartbreak) I used to drive them filthy, but no more 😃

a few down the country bugs sleeping a little easier tonight…

There’s a Tesla cargo ship en route to Southampton with an estimated arrival date of 6th June, so anyone with upcoming delivery dates is probably looking at the following week for deliveries here, at best.

Hey guys, I'm pretty much all set to order a new Model Y. But what do people do about trade in? The trade in price I was offered is a no deal for me. I see some people saying sell privately. What did you guys do? I'm guessing I'd need an extra loan and temporarily have two cars until the old one sells. But then what about insurance? I'm not a big fan of donedeal and dealing with tyre kickers to be honest. This is a big turn off. It's a pretty important park of the purchase and leaving you to deal with your old car privately is a big turn off in what is otherwise a seamless, hassle free experience. I'd love to hear how others are doing this.

I’m in a similar position. If you make an order and you’re not happy with the final trade in price, can the €250 order fee be refunded easily? Says non-refundable on the website…

Thanks guys. Yes selling to an alternative dealer is what I had in mind. But I'm more likely to go with another brand that offers a decent price to be honest.

I was just wondering what others are doing. Thanks for the GW and Vector tip, I'll get quotes from them.

It's a terrible blot on their sales process. It's really putting me off.

Are there any tricks around timing? I presume the external dealers will honour the quote if it's close to your delivery date? How are people managing this approach? I'm just curious is there some trick or tips I'm not aware of with regards to insurance transfer, timing etc.

At the moment, all I can think of is sell the car first and hope that the delivery date is accurate and doesn't change. Thst way I'd only be without a car over night.

This is a really, really badly managed process from Tesla and so off putting. Just give a decent trade in price. I'm buying a 50k car ffs.

You're looking for the legacy dealership trade-in model with a very non legacy approach manufacturer in Tesla.

Sell privately if you want to squeeze most out of it. I'm in process of wading through the nonsense DoneDeal messages too on my Model 3. It gets easier and the genuine buyers do surface. Best buyer for me is the one who already owns a Tesla and is looking for a second!

Sell to GW or Vector if you fit their needs for less hassle.