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Wow. Not much wait time! Won’t have the fastest M3 Highland much longer.

Night charging.

Glad you got a good outcome. Will they reimburse you with pretax dollars? Should be some good detailers down there. Adelaide seems to have an awesome car culture.

Really disappointing that they would be so half-arsed to coat over such obvious road crud when 15 seconds, a couple of squirts of surface prep and a wipe with a microfibre cloth would have had it ready. I can understand why you don’t have any confidence in them correcting it - it appears that...

Most of the other cars there were unregistered or in dealer plates - mostly Volvos and Benz’s. I suspect they’re mostly doing work for Dealers’ Ming Mols and push the prep back to the dealers. We took out down the Gold Coast on the weekend so it ended up with a coating of sea spray. I washed it...

So, yesterday was the day when Zappi went in for tint and paint protection with my NL company's choice - MotorOne. Results seem very similar to previous experience with OptiCoat Pro and GTechniq Crystal. There is extra gloss and depth and it sheds water like a beast. Happy with the tint also...

I did the same. With a little bit of Google and YouTube you master it pretty quickly. When the software update becomes available, don’t start it if you need to go anywhere soon. It says 30 minutes, but mine took about 45.

Quick question for those who have recently taken delivery and purchased via novated lease. How long did it take for the $400 deposit to be refunded?

Whoah!!!

Don't know. Is it possible to adjust the volume of the lock sound? Since the 2024.14.3 update it is super loud.

Consider some of the other public chargers. I tried my local BP Pulse charger yesterday to add a sneaky 12Kwh in 12 minutes while I ducked into Woolworths. I've never seen it in use. So far topping up nightly using the Tesla mobile charger off the 10A plug is doing the job. Will be good when...

That’s it. Drop it off and leave them a key to be able to get in/out and move it. The detailers you chose are pros and will prep it to the point it looks better than Tesla had it.

Awesome. It’s always worth checking, but the Chinese built Teslas supposedly have much better build quality.

Excited for you! Make sure you post some photos. I don't have a Tesla anymore. My wife has commandeered it! It was a great 36 hours...

For me, I got the invite to schedule the delivery appointment 3 days after arrival in Australia. The appointment offered was a further 12 days. I suspect if will vary depending on the number of vehicles. The Tesla guy at delivery yesterday said that they had unloaded about 1,000 vehicles in...

Geez, I know we're a little behind the times up here, but NSW doesn't have a monopoly on progress,,,, 🤣 In QLD the blue EV triangles (and yellow hydrogen pentagons) are required for any EV/Hybrid (or hydrogen powered) vehicle built after 1 January 2019. The rule came in to effect on 1...

Couple of photos in the sunshine & now feasting on electrons at home. Put nearly 100Km on her today - an absolute pleasure to drive. Well worth the wait. And the audio system....😮

Accepted and safely parked at work.

I asked my provider early on about this scenario. They said the rate at time of approval would apply if rates increased before settlement whereas the saving from a reduction would be passed on.

Best to confirm with your NL company. The NL company commonly structures the finance to commence in month 3 and run for the lease term less 2 months (i.e. 5yr lease = 60mth - 2mth = 58mth). This allows some money to build up in the NL account to cover initial expenses and have a buffer so that...

Just received the receipt from Tesla. Paid in full! 3 more sleeps...

For those of us collecting/about to collect our new M3, it might be time to get ready to trade in: 🤣

Name and shame. They are a collective of either luddites or over-consumers of Sky News.... (why do I suspect that it will be in Queensland somewhere?)

I got an email from Tesla at 11:50 (BNE) advising that the updated invoice was in my account. I was in the office but not at my desk to do anything thanks to meetings all day. About 1:30 my NL provider sent through an updated finance agreement. I spoke to them about 3:50 as I didn't want to...

GRAND PACE and PAGANELLA both stuck at Caloundra in the Port of Brisbane traffic jam.

That was the advice from my NL provider - the payment process has been initiated. If we were to update it will need the updated invoice, a new finance agreement and new deeds of novation signed by all parties and would be unlikely to be completed and payment made in-time for my delivery...

PITA as it will affect purchase price, residual value, monthly lease, cost, etc. I assume will need to sign an amended finance agreement and deed of novation.

Agree. Just confirmed with them this morning that the financier would make payment tomorrow. Have sent through all I know to them. Did everyone actually receive an updated invoice via email? I received an email telling me of the price reduction and a second one with an updated order...

Statement from captain of PANGELLA: Cpt. Salome K. "Route still in progress. Port of Brisbane confirmed clearance. Waiting birth until further notice. @Wagits, put the bottle down, climb down from the window and go to bed"

I like that! Pity there is never any sun in QLD any more. Just endless rain. Except for a brief period this afternoon when despite it hammering down rain, it was also sunny. Ironic that I just ordered to remake our plates from black text on white to silver text on dark blue...

I'm booked in for tomorrow (Friday). Weirdly, it wasn't available when I searched Brisbane, so I used Radelaide as a location and could book.

The delay is that it will wait at anchor for a few days to get in to Port of Brisbane:

I don't think it will be long until your delivery is booked.

Same. Booked in for 10:00am. 🍾

Sure was. Thanks for this. Really useful information.

Owning outright I would say: Does your policy have new car replacement option? While it is covered by that, go with market. Switch to agreed after 2 years or whenever new car cover finishes. But as it is a NL, if written off it might be that the insurer pays out the loss and the lease is...

Find the deal that you're happy with and set the start date for next week - say Friday. You will probably need to call the call centre to purchase it without a registration plate number - explain that you don't have the car yet so do not have registration, but you do have the VIN and that you...

I used the NL provider's broker. Their cover was as good as and cheaper than anything I could find retail. It will be the financier that wants it.

Yeah, it was the day Elon was working in the delivery centre. 🤣

Have you signed the deed of novation with your employer and the NL co yet? I assume they would need the final invoice to square away the fiinance.

Sydney must be overflowing with Teslas. Orchid Ace left yesterday, Morning Crystal arrives in next hour or so, and then Grand Pace arrives Friday!

Just ask for a certificate of currency. Is the insurance they want car insurance or compulsory 3rd party. Insurance is already ticked in my order but in Queensland CTP is part of your rego. I think it is separate in some states. I'll use a checklist. It is a good prompt to check everything...

Nope. Just an email asking me to follow Tesla on Instagram & X.

Our cars have the same birthday!

It is not uncommon in the industry. It happened to me with a Toyota many years ago. The main issue is the delay to you taking home the car. I would have a look at the South Australian inventory for a vehicle in the same spec as your's. There are 18 Highland long range vehicles listed. If...

Awesome. Your wait has been epic. NL co contacted me today to let me know everything is ready for payment as soon as I get a delivery date from Tesla.

I have had previous cars coated with OptiCoat Pro and GTechniq Crystal Serum. Both have worked well in stopping dirt/duct from sticking - being easy to clean, adding a bit of depth of gloss and stopping micro sctratches, but they don't protect against big scratches, shopping trolleys and car...

Yikes. It really is a tech company first.

I sold a car through Manheim's sellmycar.com.au a few years ago and they honoured their online offer straight up. They offered the same for my current car as carsales did when I got quotes last week. I suspect that so long as you are up front with any damage/issues that their initial online...