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Thanks, just seen this and it is interesting. Looks like 50% is best for the LFP battery. I’ll also check with Tesla and see what they say.

Thanks. With the LFP battery, I thought it was better to have it charged to 100% while idle for extended periods. Is that incorrect?

I will be travelling overseas for four months in 2024. I plan to leave my 2022 Model 3 parked in the garage and connected to the charger. Are there any other issues or considerations I should be aware of?

For folks in the Sunshine Coast, I can absolutely recommend Sunshine Coast Wheel Repairs (www.sunshinewheelrepairs.com.au). They are very experienced with Teslas and did a great job for me.

Probably so - that's certainly what Elon is saying. The trouble is (for me anyway) that was a significantly more expensive solution. The Gen3 HPWC sells for $780 and I was quoted $900 to connect it to 3-Phase power. Instead, I got a 3-Phase 5 pin socket installed in my garage which cost about...

I found NRMA had the best comprehensive package of the 5 or 6 insurers I investigated. It was the cheapest and they had fewer restrictions (named drivers, etc.) than the others.

What a difference a proactive, responsive SA makes to your peace of mind while waiting for a delivery date. Mine has been very good, keeping me informed, answering my novice questions and generally making the process easy for me. Whereas other people on this forum have had quite different...

That's very helpful - thanks

Thanks for posting that.

OK - got the delivery text this morning. Picking up my RWD on Weds 2nd at 10am!! Can’t wait to get my hands on it.

That's right. I remember, around 20 years ago, a colleague and I both had Mazdas, bought from and serviced by the same dealer. We both had (different) difficult to diagnose problems with our cars. His service experience was awful and mine was really good. It's not even the dealership sometimes...

Well, I've had a quite different experience. My SA has been both proactive (calling me when the VIN was confirmed) and responsive, when I've contacted him. I'm very happy with the sales experience!

Build date was 10 January.

I emailed my SA today, seeking an update on delivery date (currently EDD is 20 Feb - 6 Mar). He said I should get delivery 1st week of March, with notification of the date during the week before. I've got a VIN, build date and invoice, so I'm guessing mine's on the Crystal. Fingers crossed!!!

Thanks for your post - that's very helpful!