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If you can drive it probably not totaled, but you won't know for sure until they take it apart

ohh, also wanted to mentioned I bought the car in FEB 2023 when the price dropped to 43k - the 7500, and 2k from CT so I really paid 33k plus taxes so what I got back was what I paid luckily.

Hi All, just an update, I just picked up the Model Y last Saturday, the same day they introduce the .99% financing and was able to switch to the better rate. Got super lucky! The wife is super happy and my payment is lower. We got it with the 19 inch stock gemini wheels and it drives very...

yeah, I was shocked as well, the fact it could be totaled never crossed my mind, Anyway my wife wanted to upgrade to a Y so I guess it works out. They are giving me fair money for it.

The thing is my kids are really short... my wife and daughter are all 5ft tall, so they would use it... I would prefer not getting the 3rd row TBH and get the cheapest Model Y, but I need to make the decision with my wife as she likes to take her parents out with us so we would use it. Thanks...

The Damage is not bad IMO but they said its totaled. I think we will upgrade to a Y, but personally to me the 3 drives noticeably better than the Y, so I will miss that. My wife and kids want the 3rd row, so that will make them happy. I am just having a hard time dealing with all the logistics...

lol no one can answer the question? well 3w per kilometer is 300w every 100km, or 3000w every 1,000 km, or 1000w every 333km Where I live in CT that would translate into $.25 every 333km when charging from home

That makes no sense to me, if you deliver me a messed up car twice, I lose my deposit? Its not the OP fault if his first order had rock chips. Who would want to take delivery of that, that should be on Tesla, not the OP

Congrats! you are going to love it. Drives very smooth. Which model 3 are you getting? You will need to buy floor matts as it does not come with it. I got mine in February, Just watch some videos in regards to build quality so that way before pick up you can make sure everything looks good as...

I reached out to CHEAPR and they said only one rebate every 24 months. I did buy the car under my name and my wife, so I am thinking Tesla should be able to run it under my wifes diver's license number. I will keep you all updated on how I make out.

Hi All, i bought a base Model 3 at the $43k msrp at the end of FEB 2023. Now Tesla just reached out to me saying that they are unable to send the application for me as its coming up that I am ineligible. I am not sure why would that happen, I did by an ev last year, does that matter? I reached...

This used to happen to me the first time I tried because I was doing it wrong. Just have your cell phone on you and then push the release button on top of the charger without pulling wait a second or two and you should hear an unlock sound, then with both hands pull out the charger and adapter...

Yesterday the car said it needed to update and just did it overnight. The proximity function is working now. I also notice they updated the energy consumption area as well.

Hello @scratch , how did you make out? did you get the car? An update would be nice :)

I am not sure how many feels about this as I am not sure how the quality fo the work is, but I know at least in the past if you bought snow tires from Costco, they would swap the tires for free every season, The best option is for sure to have separate wheels and tires.

It seems you are well educated on the subject. I too was new to buying a model 3 and mine experience was good. I did not find anything major wrong with the car with the panel's alignment. I did find inside the car, around the pillar one of the panels is not aligned but its in the back. I did...

My wife has not showed any interest in wanting to drive the tesla, and I am not pushing her hard either. I could set some time aside to show her how the tesla works, but to be honest I am a bit afraid she will get it scratched. I usually dont care but I like this car... :)

This is good info. I guess I got lucky with mine as it is aligned, but knowing what I know now, I would reject delivery if mine was that bad, if there is a next time. Did you find any other issues with the car? What about inside? do all the Panel trims line up well? I am not sure if it matters...

I had a Thule cargo box on my 4runner and my mpg would actually improve... dunno

I like it... did not know that existed. Thanks for sharing

Try to "Power Off" from the menu screen and see if it turns off. I think it's under safety.

Does the 2023 Model 3 RWD even support more than 32AMP charging? I am pretty sure in the menu that is the max I am able to select.

but is what is confusing they are able to hop in but not drive... so the car should be started... dunno

I had the same issue this morning. I closed all the apps on my phone early this morning and then when I approached the car it would not open until I launched that app again. I also notice that at times the car won't unlock if I have my phone in my back pocket, in the front pocket its fine...

How do you start the car? I never start the car, I just hop in and drive....

I never had any good experience lowering the car, so I would not, I would just leave it.

That sounds too good to be true... Just be careful it is not a scam! Good luck!

I would not get them Not worth it. I learned the hard way. I got spacers on almost every car I owned and always had minor issues, like a bit of vibration. My last experience was on my 4runner I put it back to stock. Stock wheels and removed the spacers the ride was so much better. So from what...

correct about what? If you pay 15k in federal taxes and your solar rebate is 15k, you won't get anything on the ev? I do not think that is correct. All I've been reading says you can collect ev first and then solar, so the solar will roll over to the next year.

ugh... i hope that is not true... I am getting solar this year and from what I read the ev credit gets applied first and then the solar... so yes you can still get the ev tax credit together with solar...

You do not have a home charger at all? Nothing even with the standard outlet? I would not buy a Tesla then unless you can get free charging. I would just buy a new Tesla Model 3 RWD, the price is very low right now and with the federal tax rebate you could keep it a couple of years and sale it...

I am actually surprised that the Model 3 did not drop more in price to move inventory even more before the tax break news comes out.... That is why I held off as much as I could...

That is good to know... as long as the range is not drastically reduced, I am fine. You seem to have so much knowledge about wheels and tires, that is great! I need to do a lot of research that is for sure. I still do not know what offset works best; I do not want to spend a ton of money...

dude, this is great info! I need to save it. Thank you! Did the wider tire affect your range? I was thinking to keep the same width to be honest and go with a higher ratio, for example go from 235/45R/18 to 235/50R18, i am however considering new lighter wider wheels so I guess the wider tire...

Congrats looks nice! Yes I would not drop it either. The last car I dropped I hated the way it felt... I am not sure if this is possible but perhaps, we can by tires a bit larger side wall (like 3% overall)? I know I done this with ice cars without an issue...

I could be wrong, but I think a Model 3 is a great opportunity for new owners as of now. I think with tax and all with the incentives if you qualify the actual cost of the car would be around $33k. MSRP 43k, minus the $7,500 federal tax credit and minus another $2,500 from most local state...

I had an option to bring a certified bank check on delivery day. That would be the way to go in your case.

I brought my wife as well. She had a good eye as well :) Yeah, the deadline really pushed me to get it now as well, but I am glad it did. I like the car a lot more than I thought i would. Congrats and welcome!

Why do you think people are more aggressive towards Tesla owners? Are you saying this is a political motivation such as left against, right? I just got my Tesla so I have not driven much on the highway yet, but I am tomorrow...

I can confirm in my 2023 M3 I just picked up a couple of days ago the functionality is still not there. It sucks parking in my tight Garage....

Looks good, what are the wheels and offset? Is that from Tire rack? Sorry, I am new here... just got my Tesla model 3 in white... I won't lower her, but I might get more aggressive wheels. I will buy lighter than stock and keep the tire widths the same, just an aggressive offset like yours. i...

It's probably just me, but I found myself letting the car slow down much more than i need to when regen is on, compared to me using the brakes. I've always driven stick shift cars before, and I would barely ever need to replace the brakes. All cars I've owned I never had to change the brakes...

Thank you! very informative! I saw the option about having the car apply the brakes to simulate regen, but personally I would never set that as it would just wear the brakes out. Yeah, from what I could tell the car was not regening when I would brake as the "Green" regen bar did not move. I...

Are we not able to turn regen braking off? Also when regen braking is off, when we hit the brakes does it regen at all? Thanks!

I was in the same boat, almost pulled the trigger on the performance but ended going with the model 3 rwd. I am not sure in what state you are in but my state offered $2,250 incentive as long as msrp is below 50k That tip the scale for me together with being able to charge 100% and lfp battery...

way to burst my bobble... but thanks for the heads up... i guess I won't be doing anything... better safe than sorry... but it sounded like a very kewl mod :(

Hello Thai, is yours also a 2023 Model 3? Thanks

no way!! that sound awesome. Share the link please!!! Congrats!!!

I think that is wise. Better safe than sorry. We just don't know if Tesla will drop the price to make up for the difference. Either way you can't go wrong, you are going to love the car, it is really nice. I hope you have a great experience and delivery! Take your time and watch all the pre...

ohh also wanted to mention that the window sticker for the model 3 RWD does show that 40% of the car is from China so I think that would for sure mean it would not get the full tax credit soon.