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Yes, finance was removed ever since Highland models were orderable in other countries. You can get 0% on the inventory vehicles though.

New is great if you can lease through a salary sacrifice scheme to save tax, but if just a personal purchase then given the over supply of used Model 3s at the moment the prices are good. LR has all wheel drive and better performance. If you go with a 2021 model then you would have a 360 mile...

Yes, 8 years/120k miles for the LR on battery and motors.

Loads on Autotrader for 30k. I wouldn’t get used from Tesla, they aren’t always well prepared - I’d prefer to go and see one from whoever is selling one. The vehicles have a 4 year/50k mile warranty so a 2021 model still has plenty left (provided you get a low mileage one).

I’d get a used 2021 LR for around £30k. It will have less range (360 miles vs 385 miles), but why take the depreciation hit on a new car now there are so many second hand options available. Insurance will be more on the LR.

Seems the UK will get the new M3 in Q1 2024 - all the current grades are now showing estimated delivery of Jan/Feb. The price of the blue and black paint has also increased £200.

No. AB increases the effort from the front motor on the AWD model to give the extra performance, which the RWD obviously cannot do.

Same, Teslamate was showing a software update available for my car and now it has been removed.

Yes, but there must have been some cancelled ordered/over supply because a few appeared as inventory vehicles for anyone to purchase.

Yes, and Upgraded Audio / Custom audio with immersive sound / Premium speaker is what the base model RWD comes with. The high level audio system that the LR AWD and Performance models comes with has sub / amp in the description.

No, but the LR RWD isn't that spec - they seem to have assumed an audio system based on the LR AWD which it doesn't have. No point believing a random leasing company made up spec rather than the official Tesla spec or what customers have actually received.

I was specifically replying about GivEnergy - they only charge at 3.6 kW anyway.

Based on Tesla's description and owner videos from other countries that was expected but good to get it confirmed - it's the same as the non-LR RWD.

I takes about 4 hours to charge a 9.5 kWh battery. Car charging is essentially irrelevant, that happens in parallel. The payback just on the second battery would probably be 20 years+ if a single 9.5 kWh is only just too small. It would be nice to not have to use any full price electricity but...

Ask them to explain this: https://octopus.energy/press/sunny-money-octopus-energy-quadruples-export-rates-for-smart-tariff-customers/

You don’t need a VIN to know it was made in China, that’s the only factory that makes RHD Model Y ;) Hoegh doesn‘t ship Tesla’s to the UK, only mainland Europe.

That doesn’t matter in Germany/Spain. It is what the manufacturer certified the vehicle with. Not sure. You certainly wouldn’t pass their equivalent of our MOT without tyres that match (or I assume exceed) the certificate on conformity...

They did, which is why it lowered before they introduced the smaller capacity battery. In WLTP terms it went from 352 to 340 miles.

Not just Germany, Spain also enforces tyre ratings against the Certificate of Conformity.

Very easy to go past the inverter and/or battery output rates if you have electric cooking. A couple of rings on the hob, the oven and microwave all on will exceed any domestic battery system but they are typically cycling on and off so aren’t always all on together and when they are it is only...

That sounds about right for a 2021 model with the 82 kWh Panasonic battery. The newer 2022 model with 79 kWh LG battery is less.

You could try the half way house of flow formed rims. @spon88 got some Tsportline rims for his MYP, although he also dropped down in size. https://tsportline.com/collections/20-tesla-wheels-model-3/products/tsv-tesla-model-3-20-inch-wheel-set-of-4 Whether they would be strong enough to...

If you want something stronger that doesn't impact weight/range then you need to be looking at forged rims. Cast rims cannot handle pothole abuse with low profile tyres.

they show the position of the low point of the wheel which should be matched with the red dot high point of the tyre to minimise out of round vibration. You would expect them to be removed before delivery/collection but Tesla doesn't do proper PDIs.

Yes, the RWD also has a lower top speed. Probably so they can save money on tyres. If gearing had changed then you would expect some change in acceleration figures too.

Screen is reversed on RHD so the control will be next to the hand, so the big change is only the left hand and not the right needed to operate it.

and when that time comes it makes perfect sense to build cars without them - however that isn't the reality today, and if I purchase a car today I need it to be useful today, not years in the future.

They did on the old MS but the M3/MY has cheap and nasty stalks that I believe are built in house.

Yes it’s less than the SR+ but it’s the same as the recent outgoing model. 0-60 mph is 5.8 s = 0-62 mph (100 km/h) of 6.1 s.

Lower top speed but better range and same acceleration. More positive than negative I’d say for most people.

Good sound insulation is dense and therefore heavy but it isn't just about the dedicated insulation, everything on the M3/MY is designed to reduce cost and weight (to aid range). The carpets are thin, the body panels are a thinner gauge than most other manufacturers use for aluminium - all these...

Because part of the BMW’s weight is in sound proofing. Tesla don’t want the expensive nor the extra weight that sound proofing brings.

like for like the larger the wheel the heavier it is. Unsprung rotational weight makes a big difference when accelerating and decelerating.

not anywhere yet, Oz and Nz have expected delivery dates of Q1 next year.

But they like flashing their lights though.

It does apparently. I've ordered one.

Ordering straight after a test drive, yes. Only waiting a week for delivery, no. You have timed it well and received a bit of luck.

Doesn’t this have 0% chance of passing current safety regulations so isn’t coming to Europe?

whoever compiled that list clearly hasn’t been to Milton Keynes.

People prang their cars putting them into garages, and if a thief breaks into the garage they have more time to break into the car without being seen. Cheapest is nearly always on a driveway.

There’s a M3P demo vehicle currently in inventory with 2k miles on the clock and almost £10k off list with 0% finance available. Not a bad deal even if you do have to put up with the grey exterior colour ;)

fine scratches showing up as white is just how the light catches the scratch in the clear coat. Like Durzel I use Meguiars ScratchX.

Yes, I checked they had a blue one. 👍 I assume you will be the first owner on this showroom vehicle but you are the second on your existing one? That might account for the difference.

See if they respond tomorrow and if they will give reassurances that they will fix all issues, otherwise just reject and get another. There is currently a 'showroom' M3P with nearly £6k off list and 0% finance so your demo one would have to be an especially good deal to make me want to keep it...

I think they are just over 13 kg compared to 14.5 kg for the Ubers.

I think that is reading too much into it. I imagine the removal of the offer is because they now back on track to sell the quarter's UK production target and so won't leave them with excess inventory. That would be the case whether next quarter sees the current or newer facelift.

No. Custom / upgrade with immersive sound is what the standard RWD model has.

forecast for me today was around 10 kWh, which is usually too optimistic so I charged overnight to 65% only for the early rain to clear so I have generated over 15 kWh and exported 6 kWh of that. Still better to buy electricity cheaply overnight than needing to during the day.

Yes premium audio has those features - just that the LR RWD doesn't have premium audio as clearly shown in the video posted yesterday (unless the UK spec is different to mainland Europe).

Not sure it would be any different - my lights are on most of the time when it's sunny anyway