Tesla Model Y

We dropped into Sandyford yesterday while up in Dublin to have a look at the new RWD Model Y (Was the Standard). Wifey wants to change her Ioniq 5 soon, she loves my new RWD Premium; however she couldn't warm to the new base model, probably would have been fine if she wasn't used to my one already.

She did fall in love with the Performance version in the showroom though,… till I told her the price.😁. Looks fab in the new Marine Blue with the white interior.

Picked up the model Y yesterday.

Was lashing rain so didn't really get any worthwhile pictures. Will throw some up once it dries outside. Have to say the silver actually looks really good on it!

Absolutely total different kind of driving experience with it.

It makes driving so much more simpler and actually enjoyable!

Noticed some small issues on the day.

Driver door seal had a bubble in it and frunk seal didn't look right on the bonnet.

Guy at Tesla said it was normal as it's soft and should sort itself out. Will see how it goes.

Noticed this morning that it looks like there is an ever so slight misalignment on the bonnet.

One sides gap looks slightly bigger. Not sure if I'm over thinking it and it's normal.

@honda boi Definitelely get it sorted, the lighter colours are very unforgiving for uneven panel gaps. The ranger will probably come to your place to align the bonnet.

I noticed that our front doors are quite heavy to close but the alignment is perfect and I suspect it's a question of allowing the seals to fully settle in our case. It's not like that the locking pin is misaligned or anything like that.

There can be slight misalignment in the frunk lid.

There are rubber bumpstops that can be adjusted in and out by turning clockwise and counterclockwise.

Very straightforward to do. Give it a go!

An AI generated answer containing words such as "generally" and "usually" doesn't inspire much confidence in its accuracy

Even if it was a wear and tear item, sure we take our Teslas in for suspension refreshes under warranty 🤠

All he had to say was he'd consult with the office and get back to you - by doubling down and talking about it being excluded from the warranty is frustrating - of course it isn't!!

Hi all,

Just getting around to writing this here now.

So I have done 1000km since picking up the model y last Thursday.

Have to say I will never go back to owning a petrol or diesel. EV just makes driving so much easier!

I travel usually 250km a day and never have had any range anxiety. First 2 days I charged to 90% just in case. But now I charge to 80% and it's grand.

Very smooth and quiet while driving.

Acceleration is absolutely insane. I've had fast motorbikes and the instant acceleration in this is crazy.

Efficiency is quite good. I drove it like my previous diesel, so not so efficient. I got around 17-18kwh per 100km. And that is with a lot of motorway speeds

Space is amazing. Lots of space for the 3 kids in the back. Rear screen is great as well. Eldest kid isn't happy because the middle seat isn't heated!

What's slightly annoying is you have to turn off the speed limit chime every drive.

Still have to figure out how to work out the car not locking itself if I have to get out and leave the kids in the car ., if I remember to turn off child detection then it's usually ok 😂

Autosteer is quite good when it works. Times it would just slam on the brakes for no reason, which is very annoying.

I have logged 4 issues in the service section on the app and need to book appointment time in sandyford. Anyone know if they give loaner car when work being done? Waiting for the service team to reply.

All in all the car is amazing. I'm saving €100 a week on fuel compared to my old diesel. And that's with normal electricity costs, not an EV tariff .

Quick snip of the car from Saturday when we had some sun! Silver actually comes out really nice!

From 2024 onwards it needs to be switched off again after every journey. Similar to lane assist. It's an EU thing not Tesla specific

For the alarm/locking with kids in car.

Put the car into camp mode or dog mode when you're getting out. Swipe up on screen and it's at the top or can do on the app (climate section).