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8 Years with a Tesla Model 3 (at 15k/yr, at least)

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by shrspeedblade, Sep 16, 2020.

  1. smashcz

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    I only see - since last charge - trip A - trip B.
    I don't see total.
     
  2. travis1906

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    Had to reply. Have a M3 Mid-Range bought in Feb 2019 with 40K miles. Black with black interior. Total chrome delete with black matte center console and wood trim!

    Looking forward to driving this as long as I can!
     
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  3. Futuresystem

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    #63 Futuresystem, Sep 24, 2020
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    Not sure you can find lifetime, however make your own as follows:
    Once you get “since last charge”, scroll upwards. There are four totals, 1. Since xx:xx (latest drive).
    2. Since last charge.
    3 Trip A.
    4. Trip B.
    .... so you can reset just one for a trip.
    I leave the last one alone and don’t ever reset it so it’s effectively lifetime, apart from the few miles driven before delivery.
    I also changed it’s label from “Trip B” to “Lifetime, don’t reset”.
     
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  4. Futuresystem

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    Great summary. We have had our car a year here in Oz (Australia) and love it more every day. It’s a stealthy P.
    It’s by far the best car, and the best new car experience we have ever had! Even a year later I still look for excuses to go for a drive.
    Elon summed it up so well years ago when he said “We don’t build slow cars” (or was it “boring cars”?)
    Either way, he’s right!

     
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  5. M109Rider

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    I did the exact same. “Lifetime don’t change”. :)
     
  6. hcdavis3

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    I’ve had to replace the flux capacitor twice on my car with 2800 miles.
     
  7. Cmdred

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    So I use miles per percent, because its easier to track what my range is supposed to be. I can't translate Wh/mile to range. I would really like to hear what effective range per percent battery usage people are getting with their M3 Performance, because I'm getting way below what was advertised.
     
  8. Kat Jacks

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    Your article is very interesting. My red TM3 is being delivered tomorrow (9/29) and I'm so excited. The delivery driver called me tonight with ETA. Your comments are reassuring. This car has a big price tag for me and I want to take really good care of it.
     
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  9. SD_MDL3

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    I have a 2018 mid-range at 20k miles. What are you seeing for degradation / full charge capacity?

     
  10. sjesser

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    Just noticed I said my range was 262 miles. It's actually 260 miles but you probably already knew that. When I charge it fully I get 252 miles.
     
  11. sjesser

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    Get some!!!!!!
     
  12. EnrgyNDpndnce

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    This. Although I didn’t know you could change the label from Trip B to whatever. Going to try that out, thanks!
     
  13. smashcz

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    So there is no way to see lifetime?
     
  14. Hyperion M3P-

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    No worries. At the end of your lease, you'll be poised to receive your Tesla Cybertruck (presuming you've reserved one early enough and are still going through with the purchase)
     
  15. Xambler

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    So many variables. Driving around Cape Coral where everything is flat and highest speed limit in entire city is 55, I average about 340 miles per charge. Driving up to north GA mountains I hit 2 super chargers (600 mile trip) and average 280 miles per full charge going 75 the whole way (maybe faster in Atlanta as is dangerous to go slow there). Going back to FL with a tailwind (and going down in elevation over all) we got 310 miles per charge (it was a strong tailwind...and I set AP at 80 for most of that trip ).. Tire pressure 47 as pressure can affect mileage also...pretty loaded car and with wife and dog. Interestingly, tooling around the mountain roads (lots of high speed curves and very steep roads both paved and gravel) did not seem to affect mileage much at all. 95% of the trip back and forth was navigate by autopilot If that helps. Never have even tried chill mode. Actually just realized I’ve never even tried anything but sport steering .
     
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  16. Cmdred

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    That's awesome... but is your car the Performance or the Long Range?
     
  17. Xambler

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    It’s a sleeper. Performance Motor is only difference from long range.
     
  18. Magnetic

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    Nice informative write up. So I just went out to the garage and checked my lifetime figures: 283 wh/mi. on a 10/2018, Model 3, LR, AWD, FSD, HW3, closing on 60K miles.

    Battery:
    I just dragged the charging arrow on the iphone app and it reads 279 at 100%, (9% drop from the 310), it’s in the low 40’s in the garage 30’s outside so that maybe affecting the battery figure. I regularly charge into the 80% range. Mostly home charging off a HPWC, Supercharge on road trips.

    Repairs:
    Both Upper Control Arms replaced
    Cabin Filters once
    Seat track squeaking, mobile repair
    Wiper blades, not sure they needed it but its been 2 years.
    Charging Pin
    Wheel alignment
    Tire rotation by Tesla Mobile to see how they do it ( how do they lift the car, two jacks, 1 jack, jack stands???) all others done by me. Oh, it's one jack at lift point behind front wheel, lift entire side of car so both wheels off the ground. 129lbs torgue for lug nuts.
    1 set of winter tires – used one season, haven’t put them back on yet.
    1 set of all seasons.

    Camping:
    We do camp in it and love the simplicity of it, especially the temp staying on all night. Camp mode needs work, understand it now shuts off. I just manually set the settings and once I hit door lock in bed it turns the screen off.

    Seats/Interior:
    Definitely has scuffs on the plastic. Little 303 to hide it. Seats are wonderful and as you stated, very easy to keep clean, along with all the interior. Invest in good floor mats makes clean up so easy. Did have a major water spill on back seat when the drain plug on cooler was left open. Hit supercharger, went to get a drink out of cooler in backseat and realized Tesla’s came with swimming pools? Drained the seat with a couple towels and it was back to normal. I think they are actually waterproof, but I’ll not try it again. Long drives, not sure why but when you get out of car you’re not hunched over holding your back walking to the bathrooms, that is really really nice. Piano console is a fingerprint magnet.

    Supercharging/Charging:
    First year was free: Very very nice seeing we were on the road a lot. You don’t appreciate the free charging until you have to start paying again. Charging time has decreased significantly. You can just about hit the bathrooms and clean the windows before it’s time to go again. Fun to talk with fellow Tesla owners at Superchargers, wonderful folks. HPWC and the Schedule Departure is very cool. Walk out in morning, car is all charged and heated/cooled and ready to go. Wish they’d turn the seat heaters on under the Scheduled departure. Can’t do it from my phone app when set on schedule departure. I always have a full tank in the morning (>80%) with home charging, like having a gas pump in your garage.

    TACC/Autopilot/FSD:
    Love it. Glad I did purchased it when I did, EAP/FSD back then. It makes those long road trip drives soooo much easier, supervisor rather than driver. It has improved significantly from original, plus the free upgrade to HW3. I use AP on regular roads all the time. I really enjoy the system adjusting the speeds as you approach towns and other speed drops/increases. Also like the ability to glance around without worrying about running off the road on back roads or crossing the lines. Not a fan of the Phantom Braking, ughh, when will that ever get fixed. FSD with autolane change is nice on road trips plus it takes the exits, so if you had a moment of inattentiveness you don’t miss your exit. Single pedal driving is cool, except when you drive a regular car and realize the stop sign/light is approaching fast and car isn’t slowing. Stop sign/Stop light not kicking in. Oppps, wrong car. You do get spoiled.

    Sentry/Alarms:
    Nice piece of mind. Hope they come out with a delete all, so you don’t have to go one by one on the clips. It was fun to look at them the first time but not anymore, nothing to see here, move along… It will be nice if you could view the event (alarm triggered) on your phone.

    Conclusion:
    2 Years and almost 60K, on all types of roads in all types of weather. It’s been great. Best car I ever purchased, absolutely no regrets. But it works for me and my family, others may not care for it. Battery range and other battery topics it’s just noise, agh, no longer pay attention to it, non issue. Car figures it all out on road trips. Charge at campsite when camping, again no issues. Never had to experience, as one other person posted somewhere “The Tow of Shame”

    Now should we get High test, mid range or low octane in the electricity to the battery. :) Out of curiosity, do gas cars have discussion boards on the gas they run, the size of their tanks, the miles they get, percent vs miles, should we fill all the way up or just half a tank of gas, miles to empty gauge not accurate. What pump should we use, does Exxon have super pumps, 5 gallons a minute…. What gas station/brand should we use? I guess it’s new technology and lots of questions and concerns. I still remember my uncles arguing over the fastest route when they’d come to visit. The old paper maps from each state pulled out on the table or floor and spirited discussions, both verbal and beverage ensued. Days gone by.

    At the end of the day, it’s just another car that uses batteries and electric motors instead of gas and combustion engines, and uses a fancy computer and software, but still a car with same tires, same suspension, same every thing else, minus the motor and transmission that eventually wear out. It’s still just a car.
     
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