Tesla Model 3 General Discussion

[ProjectWHaT]

https://www.tesla.com/blog/35000-tesla-model-3-available-now

The $35,000 Model 3 base model is now available. Also announced is the Model 3 Standard Range Plus which comes with 240 mile range (+20 from base) and a top speed of 140 mph (+10 from base) and a 0-60 of 5.3 sec (.3 faster than base) that costs $37,000 ($2000 more).

You can now buy Teslas online with a crazy one week full refund

You can now buy a Tesla in North America via your phone in about 1 minute, and that capability will soon be extended worldwide. We are also making it much easier to try out and return a Tesla, so that a test drive prior to purchase isn’t needed. You can now return a car within 7 days or 1,000 miles for a full refund.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

You can now only buy Teslas online with a crazy one week full refund

Fixed. All sales from their brick and mortar locations appear to be finished. Sounds like a pretty big cost saving move.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Fixed. All sales from their brick and mortar locations appear to be finished. Sounds like a pretty big cost saving move.

Yikes wow. Are they just shutting down all the stores?

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Yikes wow. Are they just shutting down all the stores?

Apparently they [some?] are being converted to galleries and information center, but layoffs are part of the plan.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Model 3 using full self-driving mode.

 

[kikie]

I saw my first Model 3 IRL today. Pfff, what an ugly car.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

The first Tesla pick-up!



Made from a Model 3 though

Here's the behind the scenes (language warning)

 

[Danoff]

It needs a lift.

 

[ProjectWHaT]

She says she's not done with it. She plans to lift it, finish the interior, add bed liner, finishing wiring, etc

 

[kikie]

I wonder what Musk has to say about the Truckla.

 

[CodeRedR51]

I wonder what Musk has to say about the Truckla.

Probably won't find out since he deleted his Twitter. Or so he says...

 

[ProjectWHaT]

Probably won't find out since he deleted his Twitter. Or so he says...

He literally tweeted a meme the next day

 

[CodeRedR51]

He literally tweeted a meme the next day

Yeah looking at it, doesn't appear that he actually did.

Edit:

 

[FT-1]

Wearing out your front tyres and steering column is going to be SO. MUCH. FUN!

I'm not gonna lie, the idea is great, especially as a way to keep occupied during rapid charges.... Now they just need to work on it in a way which doesn't cause damage to components.

 

[EngieDiesel]

Wearing out your front tyres and steering column is going to be SO. MUCH. FUN!

Not to mention the neck discomfort from constantly looking down and to the right for extended periods, and the inevitable social media shame when someone records you flailing around in your car like a derplord. FUN!

 

[ProjectWHaT]

 

[ProjectWHaT]

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-tesla-model-3-survey/

Bloomberg surveyed 5,000 Model 3 owners. They only released the data for quality and reliability today. There's more data that will be slowly released in the coming days. Everything is interactive on their website.

The worst single month for Tesla defects was February 2019, which recorded 101 issues for every 100 cars sold. That’s when Tesla began overseas exports amid a dizzying stretch of changes to production and logistics that led to half of the quarter’s deliveries rushed out in the final 10 days.

In the months that followed, initial quality improved considerably and reached a record low of 35 issues per 100 cars in September 2019, according to the owners surveyed.

Most problems involve the car’s exterior. Paint was far and away the biggest source of complaints, with about 12% of owners reporting an issue, followed by irregular gaps between body panels, then scratches and dents.

You can view exact quotes for each type of defect from survey respondents by going on the website .

Notwithstanding its initial flaws, Tesla owners raved about their cars. This is something of a paradox found repeatedly in the Bloomberg survey—many of those owners who dealt with defects in their new Model 3 gave the electric sedan high overall marks for satisfaction. They gave their highest ratings to its design, performance, and some of the unusual software features that help define Tesla’s brand. A nearly unanimous 99.6% of respondents said the Model 3 is a pleasure to drive, the kind of consensus rarely reached by any consumer product.

 

[FoRiZon]

What's wrong with these people.....

 

[CodeRedR51]

Got this in the mail today.

 

[super_gt]

Pretty good weight distribution:
(if you don't speak spanish skip ahead to 1:38)



And this is very impressive if you haven't seen it:

 

[kikie]

Interesting

 

[EngieDiesel]

Interesting

I mean, they're kindasorta right in that most manufacturers are pushing towards mild hybrids and that in turn is bringing their cost down... but man, talk about completely missing the point of why Teslas even exist in the first place.

But then again, there were a couple people who bought those Fisker shells that Bob Lutz crammed LS engines into, so I imagine there are a few people who would buy a hybrid Tesla just to be "that guy".

 

[05XR8]

Interesting

2023 huh... Wonder if technology starts ramping up to "Black Mirror" levels this decade.

 

[Dotini]

Reportedly the Tesla Model 3 plant in China is now shut down temporarily due to coronavirus concerns.