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WOW! Thanks for posting Ignore those downplaying the whole thing. Like the "well, I wouldnt have been there" ... yet we all have to pass or be passed by semis

Australia's electricity and gas affordability crisis Love the Battery but unfortunately its just another company taking advantage of our #@$%$# up energy policy. ... do we think its a coincidence that the worlds biggest battery finds a profitable home in our modest country that has horrendous...

Agree. Not every pause, but definitely some un-pauses result in a “sound spike” which caused me to flinch because it really does sound like the speakers just got hammered. (Predominantly Spotify use) I’m no audio engineer but looking back I now believe all my others cars had some sort of soft...

Very few of my passengers have realised that there are shades in place, but I agree on the reduced rear headroom, That said, none of my passengers have ever been tall enough (yet) to notice that too :D

Really don't see how LiDAR is going to be stable when EVERY vehicle on the road is trying to use it ....... And even if they have new, better algorithms to filter out the interference, thats likely going to take shyt loads of processing power.

Huh!? I don't know how, you virtually can't see them from the outside and barely notice they are there when inside.

Sure, but to me whether ICE or M3, it HIGHLY dependent on the typical types of bitumen (quality) that are on your route & the speed for those routes. i.e. A freeway with a nice smooth top ... SUPER quiet for both with most tires. Then: ICE all you can hear is the bloody engine M3 all you can...

Phantom Braking - still happening for me very occasionally on Freeways ... but in almost every case I note that theres an Overpass ahead of me & (bright) daytime. Not sure if its the overpass itself or very heavy shadows under it ... or both.

Shades I purchased that DONT restrict rearward vision. https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07Q9BC8K7

Default protection. Tesla Model 3 protects owner from unsafe air even without Bioweapon Defense Mode

For those of us with M3s Tesla Model 3 protects owner from unsafe air even without Bioweapon Defense Mode

[... awaiting first Cybertruck pics ...] edit. Oops, how could I forget Model Y ! :p

... looked at it again today, I seem to get different "output" 1 day vs another ... I'm now wondering if its deliberately regulating A/C output based on what it believes the external temperatures are, not just the internal. Hence only manual operation works to override it.

Agree, M3 A/C is not what I would have expected, it seems fairly capable, but doesnt run in a consistent way. Maybe its the glass and IR. I have in-roof sun-shades front and rear ... but still it's really hard to get a consistent, comfortable setting.

Absolutely!! It’s even a joy to drive to work, traffic jams are so low stress with FSD and tons of entertainment options.

As I quietly suspected might happen ... ITS GROWING ON ME !! o_O ... and I suspect it won't be just me. 200k pre-orders may only be the tip of the ice-berg. Elon-magic :D Aside from the AMAZING specs & value, (i.e. lowest dollars per Kwh in ANY electric vehicle, as echoed by quite a few people...

weird issue today (pre this latest update); Got in the car, no sound. No blinker noise, no music, no alert sounds. Also no LTE/telstra but that seems to be another bug ... that goes away after a few minutes. Did a soft reset, came back fine.

I wouldn’t nessisarily think the past OS Delivery delays are an indicator for the future, he now has multiple new factories coming online, being built, and has already demonstrated his “3 month” mix to get both US domestic & OS production for M3s. But sure, he’ll have to fulfill some of domestic...

... there seems to be a unusually high percentage of Octavia (vRS) (ex-) owners here .... ! Maybe we're all tuned to hunting down great drives :D

Sad. And I've got FSD and that didn't help. Seems odd their on-road FSD intelligence is better than their Parking intelligence! :confused:

PARKING: Only been using the auto park feature recently. Parallel parked, does a lovely job reversing in but during the last step of pulling forward it went WAY too forward in the parking bay (over the front line), and not centered between the cars either. Normal behavior?

Same. And when driving the M3 I avoid roads/freeways that get me to my destination too fast ... don't want the drives to end. Wife has my Octavia vRS, luckily she loves it ... because my adoration for it has diminished very rapidly!

Yeh. It is. BTW, am I imagining it but is the car making more sub-audible electronic harmonic noises as you drive ? ... wouldn't be surprised if "fine tuning" the power electronics to get extra power & one-pedal *might* create a few new harmonic vibrations.

... I wonder if the software will detect a speak thats "accidently" disconnected? :p

Hand the site Emergency Response team a copy of Tesla's corresponding emergency response recommendations and you'll be really going Above&Beyond vs. the ICE types. First Responders | Tesla Australia

Exactly. I never drove a Tesla before I purchased the M3, but had watched 100's of videos, good & bad, prior to stepping up. Eyes-wide-open. And I've never purchase a vehicle because it was trendy. I purchase because they were awesome engineering mixed with performance i.e. still have my black...

Automatic Navigation; Suggestion was this is linked to calendar, but a bit like google I’ve found it’s intuitively routing me to my work location and the return as soon as you open the car. (Weekdays) ... if only it would flag radars like google does.

I dont mind running alpha or beta items for Tesla if my hands & feet are ready to take back control at a moments notice, so I'm not going to touch Smart Summon with a barge pole until i hear (and see) its mature and not going to damage my car, damage someone else, or make the headlines on some...

Don’t care! LOL Love the killer look & performance of mine. And for 99% of my normal driving I’ll only be able to tell the difference by scrutinising lots of numbers.

Yeh, greatest scam every they are. They have the monopoly in WA, they consistently lose money every year so as tax payers we prop them up, then they pay us shyt for our input. Mostly because their energy & fuel strategies are from the ‘60s! Look forward to the day that plentiful WA sunshine and...

Press and HOLD the dashcam icon before you unplug. It gives a little flash (hard to see when your fingers over it) and the red dot disappears. This makes it safe to unplug.

Always ran Michelins Pilot Sport on my Octavia vRS because they honestly stick like shyt to a blanket when you're in a difficult situation, including & especially the wet. I'd didn't consider their life "short", probably 40k-50k even with my spirited driving. Would love a little unknown brand...

Bad front windscreen seals are real, per report in Australian sub-forum Tesla Model 3 in Australia

Tesla Model 3 Center Control Screen Protector from Amazon Came in a nice rigid cardboard sleeve. Not sure its glass as others are saying, but its certainly a good, reasonably thick (plastic?) sheet. The instructions on the back of the box are incorrect, it talks about removing a second film...

Nope, only did the sides, and only did them the same front and rear, the extra black rear side windows are an Ugly Look imo.

Weird. Press and hold the “car” icon when that stuff happens, it apparently sends feedback to Tesla Various results it seems. Me yesterday on 3 lane freeway (they ARE Free in WA ;) ), heavy rain, spray from cars in front and road lines were virtually disappearing as grey blurs with all the...

I didn't want Tint on my roof, so brought these Glass Roof Sunshades (set of 2) for summer. https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07Q9BC8K7/ Arrived. Seems reasonable quality. When folded they easily fit inside the ~60cm x ~40cm bag thats provided. Comes with a few spare clips. Simple enough to...

Yep, was good to learn this ... eventually. It brakes rather dramatic in FSP when another car crosses / turns right in front of you. Too much because a) somewhat unnecessary because they were going to clear your path fine b) increased risk of someone rear-ending you

Great info thank BH. Now I'm tempted to do it in my 3 ... but I'm sure someone else and their 3 will beat me :p

Not that I noticed too much difference in relation to "nudges", I started using the car on the SPORT steering setting, but have since changed to COMFORT ... find it better even for "sporty" driving. ... small chance this may be influencing your wheel.

All great tips, thanks, but this one is 1 I wouldn't have thought of! Cool. But sad for your loss mate.

Short Indicator --> Doesnt work Long Indicator --> Triggers lane change Push Steering Wheel --> Causes FSD disengage Nudge Steering Wheel --> Starts the actual lane change (so long as it thinks its safe)

Oh, OK. ... a shame then that it doesnt use all the google map features ... like colour coded traffic & speed camera warnings

Yep, an Australian feature ... "You WILL stay behind this slow #$#& who is using the right-hand Parking lane of the freeway ..."

Yep, may not event be supply chain related, could be because of ongoing readiness for Model Y assembly line.

Its marked as a tunnel in https://www.openstreetmap.org Node: ‪The Cherry Tree Hotel‬ (‪1543740289‬) | OpenStreetMap So should work .... OpenStreetMap is apparently the Source of data. Tesla Functional Workarounds

Well, couldnt wait, got the small paint repair done myself quick and cheap @ Kustom Rides Panel&paint (@kustom_rides) • Instagram photos and videos Then went and got done at a good price: Gyeon (Ceramic) protection for paint, full rims, calipers, full interior & side window Tint @ Diamond...

A door door ;)

I guess a few of us are rolling the dice on Tesla's RoboTaxi future ... Rare for a car to move from be a financial sink to an investment. FSD might be consider cheap if & when it finally gets switch-on, and my M3 is earning me several $100s .. or more (?) a day while I'm not using it.

Not really a Tesla topic but given the discerning tech-types here I’d assume there be knowledgeable advice around. Now that I’m keyless with the car I really only need a good electronic deadlock for my inside garage door. Preferably smartphone (Android) and keypad access, long battery life. The...