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    Key Fob To The Rescue?

    One button is for the frunk, one is for the trunk, and other is to lock/unlock the doors. S/X fobs have buttons as well for the frunks and hatches and lock/unlock. You are correct that with the S/X it can work with proximity but isn't the only method.
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    Production Date

    VIN are not necessarily in order of production, so no real way to tell other than physically looking at the sticker in the door jamb.
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    VIN Assignment

    Production is not in VIN sequence, so even though you have a "low" number doesn't necessarily mean its older build.
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    Texas Hold Up!

    Cars are not being built to order, so depends on if one already exists that they can match up with. Since it's so close to end of quarter and with the hoops we Texans have to jump through to even get the car shipped here, probably not going to take delivery before the end of the month. If you...
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    Custom wood trim, seat leather, and leather and wood steering wheel: adding pizzazz to the interior

    No problem. Looking forward to seeing the finished product of the new wood veneer.
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    Who has the best finance rates right now?

    Thanks for the info. I did check for prior threads, but most seemed older and I know the "Texas hold-up" one also has financing and delivery stuff, but thought it would be better to have one specifically for recent financing instead of having to wade through many pages of that one. My...
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    Who has the best finance rates right now?

    Will be taking delivery in the coming weeks so need to start researching financing. Who has the best rates for 60, 66, or 72 months? I seem to recall lots of people touting RBFCU in the past, but their rates don't seem to be the best currently. Thanks!
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    From order to delivery in 8 days?!

    End of quarter push and every sale on Performance model is that much more profit. I was offered the same deal basically, ordered this past Saturday and they wanted delivery on the 26th. I declined as not ready with financing, etc...and want to avoid the chaos of end of quarter deliveries. If...
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    Paint Repair Kit

    To my knowledge, it is basically the same kit as what Dr. Colorchip has so the results and application process should be the same. I know they have a little video on the product listing that demonstrates it.
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    glass roof - production change (July 2018)?

    That's not the antenna. That is the heating element for the rear defroster. The antenna is actually under the rear passenger side C-pillar inside cover.
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    Model 3 steering - not loving it

    Which wheels did the 3 you test drive have? I'm sure that could play into the steering feel. It's possible the alignment could have been slightly off as well. In my experience, I would not call the steering twitchy. Responsive, yes, but not twitchy.
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    Pictures of production Model 3s

    Usually not a fan of grey wheels on a grey car (just too much grey lol), yours looks pretty good. My exact same color combo too, MSM with white interior. Will probably leave the wheels silver though.
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    Wider tires on stock 20" rim

    A wider tire of the same sidewall profile will have a slightly larger diameter. Larger diameter has larger circumference which will cause the speedometer reading to be slightly off, reading slower than you are actually traveling at. Going from 234/40 to 245/40 wouldn't be a huge difference, it...
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    Model 3 "Performance Brake Calipers" just red or different altogether?

    That manager is 100% incorrect. RWD brakes are completely different.