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I wouldn't dwell on it too much. You are afterall talking about 24 miles indicated difference, that is something that would be lost on a bit of putting your foot down or a high speed hill I would leave not charging it to 100% though on an older battery model - I think I have done that myself...

I would have to agree with this. The remote diagnosis, updates and parts ready for fitting is a game changer over traditional dealerships. Even from an EV perspective, the likes of VW are miles behind. As an example, when my onboard modem went faulty it was one visit to Bristol service centre...

I will see - in three years when my current PCP is up on my M3P. That's a long time away with the speed of progress at the moment.

About 7 secs, and you are talking about a car that is at least 10 years old I think at the end of it's production run...2013 probably at the newest as I don't think they have done a CDI badged car for some time now. But it is about the same as I paid extra coming from a Merc C250D to the M3...

You want 3M Dual Lock for outdoors if possible - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dual-Lock-SJ3550-Tape-25-4mm - is fully plastic and has a VHB type tape on the back of it too. It sort of clicks together rather than peels like velcro does and won't hold onto any water. I used it to mount two small...

It would probably have to be closer to 650 to 700bhp to hit a sub 3 I think ? - 1900KG is a lot of weight to get moving for sure. I would be happier with some better suspension or adaptable suspension so you can actually use some more of the power effectively. But the idea of some seats that...

Looks like home insurance is now coming under the "magic maths" increases too. Had an email from LV explaining that costs of insurance are going up because house values are now 22% more than last year - then today got my renewal which apparently equates to a 62% policy increase with no change in...

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Applies to first gen Model 3? I didn't know the early ones had matrix at all on them? That's surely some mistake in the "editors notes" there?

Wasn't my experience personally recently. 9th Feb after service messages, I only booked it for 15th as it was the next day I could take off from work due to other commitments. Also that was no messing like every other dealership I have dealt with over the years - that has always been bring it...

I don't think that is what is evidenced here so far in the thread - there's a clear indication that Admiral seem to be looking to grow their Tesla numbers - or at least based on the feedback of them showing as the most competitive price wise in a lot of cases. Admiral I would consider a big...

To me - doubling the price means we don't want your business. Insurance is a simple profit/loss really under the covers - you want people paying the most money possible but claiming the least. You attract the right drivers to build what they call "the book" by manipulation of prices while at...

No you are right there - the group is made up of many factors - costs to repair, safety features (ABS - though that's pretty much standard now so probably not rated on except old cars, forward damage mitigation systems, occupant safety etc) but it does include the performance as a metric too...

I don't see why not - it's a pretty standard thing on motorbikes - power levels are only available on passing certain licenses or age of the driver/rider. Carrying passengers only with full licenses etc. I still don't understand why this isn't a thing on cars...

Nah, no movement as far as I know. I am waiting on this one as our base most summers is in Fraddon - would save me stopping at Lifton for a charge on the way down. Looks the same as it was in August from what my relatives tell me - they live across the road from there.

For info - Admiral haven't owned Confused since 2021.

Edit: All it says on the quote is: Has not had any motoring offences,added to their driving licence record - in the last 5 years. Include all offence codes that appear on the paper counterpart of the licence or have expired and have been removed but are still within the last 5 years. For...

No worries at all - I hadn't seen them that cheap before either when I last looked mate. To be fair, it was a year ago I last looked prices on common DIY fit parts when I was working out if I could afford the P model 3 - and then found out that they are so infrequently replaced that it was not...

All four as in all four pads - single axle set I wasn't pricing all four corners! He said he needed rears done only

Warranty or no - brakes and suspension arm wear is very unlikely to have been covered anyway. Rear pads are £45 to £85 a set (all 4)- depending on if it is a performance or not Rear discs from £45 to £108 each. Rear suspension arm is about £50 a side. So what £250+VAT in parts? You are being...

I just find it weird to think that it would make any difference, there are already regulators for just about every service in the UK and not one of them seems to make the world a better place for us that's what I was getting at.

More regulators? They are a complete waste of paper and serve nothing but their so called members. They are there solely it seems to give the pretence of being on the side of the consumer, literally useless. We don't need them IMO, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if they are the reason for half...

Model 3 Performance - 2019. Not sure how you check the MCU version TBH. But what I did was enter service mode. and look at the connectivity page - How many people are having connectivity issues? There was no response from the modem when doing the tests either.

Had the modem replaced yesterday - absolutely no loss of connectivity on the way home now and no longer needing to tether to my phone. The saving going via the SOS function as the attack point was around £150 which was considerable IMO - a third off - as I am out of warranty. Modem could be...

I used to love my old Saab for this - it had a night mode which turned all lights off but the speedo, was perfect for those late night long motorway cruises.

Got a response from Tesla now - no parts and labour cost - just have to pay for the hour of diagnostics work.

Tesla just closed my service request with no actual response to goodwill or why I would pay for the modem work twice effectively. No response to the query about the impact on the SRS components either. Have re-raised it again with them with the Emergency system being the primary concern. The...

The big IT companies have tried and failed. Off the top of my head: Amazon looked at doing car insurance - but then downgraded it to a comparison option instead, though they now do home insurance compare only. Facebook also dabbled in the market a few years back, but never went any further than...

Have had a try of a modem test - which does a reset/power cycle of it. And can confirm it is at least dead to any response, can see it retrying and getting no response (Linux commands show in the output and something I am very familiar with ;) ) I am also going to pursue Tesla under the...

Can see the screenshot above I took but it is basically looking like the modem is there, but it is saying no valid IMEI. From what I can see this is quite a common thing and across other models too - some people reporting that it has happened more than once outside of warranty period which...

We'll see what they say - I have asked, but it is completely dead mobile signal wise, not even a hint after a couple of two button resets being carried out. It's one of those things I will have a look at - may just be something daft like the aerial cable has come loose, reseat the 3/4G card - I...

Nah 3 months outside - September 2019 car was registered. So it would be one of the early cars delivered to the UK market. While I expect it is easy to ask them to "warranty" it when the car has one, this will be more of a test. The "remote diagnosis" is the only part they have goodwill on, the...

LOL - so Tesla came back and they expect me to pay £434.62 to fix the issue. £82 for diagnostics to be ran £28 to reflash the connectivity modem £168 to remove and refit the HW3 computer £83 to replace the connectivity modem. Obviously VAT to be added to that too. I don't know why I would need...

Still not seeing any of these claims of 40% increases at all, certainly not in my quotes. I can probably omit the multi-car quote option, but the next one is within £7 of what I was quoted in November 2023 - UK Aug 23 Insurance Recommendations albeit with Churchill not Admiral. My policy was...

Just put in a service request - not that I expect them to do anything, but more a case of they can add it to the pile :D

Yeah but you are not talking some loss of performance - it's total loss of any signal showing, for the duration of a 20 mile drive at 3AM in the morning. We are not talking about network congestion issues. This is what I am seeing during test - so no cell connection at all, and no valid IMEI...

So this is becoming increasingly annoying - had connectivity at the start of my journey today and then it just disappeared as I pulled off the drive, which seems to have been an issue for every journey this month bar one. So it's only working when in range of my home WiFi. Jan 7th is the last...

Yeah it's not at all, it's easy to check such a thing in like 60 seconds - just been through on Eurocarparts - Bosch is like £90 for my M3P... The wifes Mini Countryman is £299 for the same make!

I was surprised to see mine seem pretty decent post update today - went for about 5 or 6 miles each way in this drizzle we have and not once did the car decide that I need full power for a change at various speeds up to NSL.

Any news on the new site at Fraddon/Penhale yet? Seems like it is taking forever, considering the cabs were on site back in mid-August and with Lifton out of action may have to reconsider popping to see family this year over Christmas - Exeter is a little far out to be comfortable on a charge...

GOM - guess-o-meter Superbottle - basically it's the coolant system and it's self contained pretty much together. Rather than a top up bottle, a separate pump and a separate heat exchanger unit, Tesla opted to put it all in one unit including a diverter valve. Whether that's good or bad is...

I think the thing is - everyone who has a UK Model 3 is in the same situation as you are. The oldest cars are what Mid-2019? The standard warranty is FOUR years by the way. I am in the same situation - with a 2019 Performance variant - and I fully expect it will be stuff like suspension and...

Feel free to not read it then - you can also add me to your ignore list if you are so upset 👍

I had a massive delay on payout after I got smashed off my motorbike a few years back. The hire charge was similar sort of money (£160 a day IIRC) - which could have been avoided had the third party not absolutely refused to sort it themselves (FYI - motorbikes are considered a non-essential...

You are spot on with your first statement. Mileage bands is a thing BUT it varies depending upon the fuel type of the vehicle as a weighting factor - a diesel doing bigger miles is considered "normal" a petrol less so for example. Garage is a more complex one - it varies by age of driver and...

Or perhaps go with the decades old tech that worked instead of an AI/Vision based solution for the sake of it? I have had faultless reliability with VW, Merc, Nissan, Audi, Mini and Skoda auto wipers which all use a gel packed sensor - oldest car here coming on 20 years old at this point. The...

I have a real love/hate relationship with even the adaptive cruise and "safety" features on this car. Had a full emergency braking scenario on a dual carriageway on Friday (before software update that is current). There was someone parked in the layby and I was just in cruise. Car decided that...

You really need a level surface and a flat wall to have a look rather than a hedge. RSymons have a video on sorting it out yourself here -

Price is pretty much the same as it was 3 months ago when I renewed - actually it went down £1.90 versus what I had quotes wise just doing it now.

Not loving the new update so far. Car went in for the MOT this morning and while explaining how to turn on transport/towing mode it completely rebooted when selecting it. At first i thought that was just what it did when you select it (having never done it before) but it did it again on a second...