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Just wanted to share a lesson I learned today. Defrost your car before you open the doors. My rear window didn't go down at all (which I understand), but when I went to shut the door the glass didnt go under the trip and scratched the chrome trim above the door in 2 places. Lesson always...

I really like 1 pedal driving. The fact the car only moves when I put my foot on the throttle is something i have really become used too. Both my Model 3 and my wifes leaf drive work like that, so we have both got very used to it. Here is the problem, Every other EV i have driven (ID3 and Niro)...

Ok, for the past year or so, i have had to do very little driving at night. But before covid, I drove early and late quite a lot. Never had any issues with headlights and never got flashed. Now, I am getting flashed by also every car, I figured out it was my headlights had become completely...

Anybody had an issue where the door seals come unstuck? What should I use to restick it? Some double sided tape?

Anybody had there Model 3 serviced yet? I am want to know when people are getting it done (based on range or age)

Anybody got an experience of going to the service centre during lockdown? Specifically the MK Centre? I ideally would like to sit down a work from there, but i am not sure that is going to be possible in the current situation.

Had a very worrying moment today. I was about 5 mins into my journey today when suddenly i got an alert beep. I then started getting messages saying, Auto braking, Stability Control, Regen, Autopilot were all disabled. So i did a soft reset, Nothing changed. Found somewhere safe to stop, Did a...

With the recent heat I have taken to venting the car from my test app for a few hours in the day. My office is at the front of the house so I can see the car when I do it. This morning I discovered that when I last pressed to close the window, the car had shut all but the drivers window (which...

Anybody else recently had an issue where teslafi has stopped recording journeys? I did 2 trips yesterday both over an hour (around 70miles) neather have showed up on teslafi. It recorded my trips last week without issue and I have changed nothing. It sometimes misses short trips, but if it...

So my Taptes USB Hub Turned up today. It does seem to have a lot of similarities to Jeda Usb Hub (make of that what you will). The Device has 3 USB ports on the front (1 Data and power, 2 Power Only) and a USB C cable (Cant confirm if this is power only at this time) Inside you get a stick...

I have an appointment with Tesla SC in MK tomorrow, I want to confirm they are going to fix my 2 issues not just the first i one i booked in. I did email Tesla with details, but have heard nothing back. I tried the 0800 756 9960 but there is nothing for servicing. anybody got a phone number or...

So I am just shy of 2 month in on my Life with a EV. I have noticed that the number between my Smart Charger and Teslafi are some what different. I would assume my Charge is probably more accurate as it just doing it job. Here are the number So we are talking a difference here of about...

So seems my Rear camera is now going a little funny. I was working yesterday, but now its only seems to show black. I have done both hard and soft resets. But its does not seem to want to come back on. I have even left it on while i was driving home, and it still didnt come on. Any suggestions?

I love my Model 3. Its Fantasic. But... I miss Android Auto from my old car! Specifically i miss its navigation and it voice control. The Model 3's Infotainment sounds great, and does keep getting better, but the voice control is Terrible (compared to AA).In the times i have used it, it mostly...

There are around 4 EV (podpoint) charging Points at the MK Stadium near the cinema. Is it poor form to park in one of these spaces and leave the car on charge while I watch a film? (They are only 7KW chargers)

So i collected my Tesla 1 week ago and I am still a happy Bunny. I just wanted to share some thoughts, lessons and experiences. Don't put child lock on and sit in the back seats. Its hard to climb through to the front to get out. Don't use fart mode in the dark when you have a 2 year old in the...

This need a bit more work and the print quality is not great. But I wanted to make something to tidy up my SSD and Hub for when I get the car on Friday. It's takes the Anker USB hub and the SanDisk Extreme Ssd This is the 3rd version and took 12 hours to print. Thought I would share. I am...

Hi All, I am collecting my car next friday from West Drayton, I am roughly in the area for work, so i will probably stay down. Any Recommendations of where to stay?

Moderator comment - thread renamed from "Mobile Cables" Easy question, I have both an Iphone (work) and an Android Phone (personal). I want to order my USB cables, is it possible to get the tesla ones in the UK? Or am i better off going with the some from Amazon? If so, roughly how long should...

So the advised government rate for mileage for a ev is 4p per mile. My current ice get 16p per mile (it costs me about 13p, so 3p a mile in my pocket). From looking around the average cost per mile on a model 3 is 3.5p per mile, so only 0.5p delta. It feels like the ev rate is a little low. If...

Has anybody got an EVbox Elvi? I am looking at this or a Rolec.I really like the Elvi box, but the installed cost is quite high, the ideal its moduler is pretty appealing given the rate of change. I just wanted to see if anybody has an real world feedback. My biggest concern is that the App is...

What sort of range have people been getting in the real world on the Standard Range Plus in the UK? I have one on order while i am not concerned by the range so much. It would be good to get some really peoples views rather than what journalists like to call news nowadays.

While I wait till I can get my model 3, I am filling my time with googling (seems to be part of the experience) One of the things I am looking to get once I get my car is the jeda usb hub. But they don't seem to be Available in the UK or even be able to shipped. Any body in the UK got one?

Hi. Sorry this may have been answered else where but when I searched I could not find a recent topic. I am looking at leasing model 3 bit I am trying to get my head around charging. I know I can get 7kw at my house but I was trying to workout the pros and cons of going for a Tesla charger or a...