Looks the same as mine, I didn't shop around so good to hear this.
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Australian Model 3 Waiting Room
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PcS000
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Holy SH*T!Thanks for sharing!
I am in my late forties, live in Liverpool area and NRMA wants $2,650/year.
Too many thieves and/or incompetent drivers in my area then
(I lived in Glenfield as a kid)
I bought my second car in Liverpool when i was posted to 101 FD WKSP in ingleburn.
'86 VL Turbo.
Shoulda kept that car, would be worth a fortune now..
Right so as we draw hopefully closer to seeing our cars sometime soon I am turning my mind to what I need for day 1.
The main question I have is around mobile charger. I rent so there isn’t a reason for me to put in a proper charger (I will likely move in the next year or two when I purchase). So with that in mind I am simply thinking of getting a standard plug in mobile charger. I am trying to work out whether there is much difference from the Telsa mobile connector or a good quality generic. One thing I would like is the ability to set charge times for my offpeak (10pm-6am) but it seems I will need an app to do that properly.
Do people have views?
The main question I have is around mobile charger. I rent so there isn’t a reason for me to put in a proper charger (I will likely move in the next year or two when I purchase). So with that in mind I am simply thinking of getting a standard plug in mobile charger. I am trying to work out whether there is much difference from the Telsa mobile connector or a good quality generic. One thing I would like is the ability to set charge times for my offpeak (10pm-6am) but it seems I will need an app to do that properly.
Do people have views?
edy80y
EDY80Y
I'm also getting a Mobile Charger, and it will be the Tesla one. Will order it as soon as I get a VIN.
Yeah, same, I have a wall connector but will buy a Mobile Charger at some point just to have the facility available when travelling.
I'm going with the Tesla one myself, there are some good quality options out there, which are definitely worth looking at if you want to go that way. I just wouldn't go for anything I hadn't done any research on, this is the one component that has the potential to do maximum damage to your car.
I'm going with the Tesla one myself, there are some good quality options out there, which are definitely worth looking at if you want to go that way. I just wouldn't go for anything I hadn't done any research on, this is the one component that has the potential to do maximum damage to your car.
The Tesla mobile charger is great value - it's a good quality unit, it is capable of up to 32A with the right additional plug (it comes with 10A and 15A standard plugs), and it has the convenience button on the handle to open the charge port.
You can tell the car to either start charging at 10pm or finish charging by 6am, which will work fine if you're not driving further each day than you can charge in the 8 hours you'll have - probably about 120km real world. If you drive a bit further one day you can finess the target charge % to ensure it finishes in time (you'll pretty quickly get a sense of what % you can charge in your 8 hour window).
With the mobile charger I'd probably use the scheduled start time ("Scheduled Charge") at 10pm - it'll start right on the dot. When you eventually upgrade to the much faster charging wall connector, I'd use scheduled finish time ("Scheduled Departure" with off-peak end time set to 6am) instead, so it charges towards the end of the night.
edy80y
EDY80Y
Great post. I will also add to the comment about 32A capability. I will eventually have a 5 pin 32A Single phase socket installed in my drive way, to use of those orange coloured attachments for faster charging at home .
PcS000
Member
I'll be getting the Tesla mobile charger again - the current one is going to bloke with I've sold it to. I did have look around and I just thought, I am actually happy with how the Tesla mobile charger performed and now it's a known quantity for me too.
...and now I realise my opinion is quite biased
I'm in Adelaide too and my order is from August 24.. was told that I'd be front of the list because I had ordered a week or two to the highland change over. No VIN yet either no matter how many times a day I refresh my email & Tesla account page 
Ordered in black, otherwise no non-standard changes.
Ordered in black, otherwise no non-standard changes.
edy80y
EDY80Y
Have you refreshed as much as me though?I'm in Adelaide too and my order is from August 24.. was told that I'd be front of the list because I had ordered a week or two to the highland change over. No VIN yet either no matter how many times a day I refresh my email & Tesla account page
Ha my order is about a week before yours so hopefully we pick up our cars around the same day!I'm in Adelaide too and my order is from August 24.. was told that I'd be front of the list because I had ordered a week or two to the highland change over. No VIN yet either no matter how many times a day I refresh my email & Tesla account page
As @Jules22 said there are some quality aftermarket options out there.
I went with the Tesla UmC and added a 32a tail. It’s a known quality, will get firmware updates with the car and has a good rep.
SHAUN MENDEZ
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Really impossible for us to advise. I went red, I do have a late model Mazda currently in the red, I've been told the new M3 Red looks even better, haven't seen it myself in person, but even if it just looks as good I'll be happy.
I did consider black, but yeah, it is harder to keep clean, but at the end of the day it all comes to personal preference.
Even the Blue which I didn't really like in the 2023 models, looked awesome when I saw it on the new M3. I really don't think there's a 'bad' colour.
Do darker cars actually get hotter? Has that myth been busted? Once you put a UV clear coat and ceramic coating .. any car is going to get hot in the sun. Luckily we will have that overheating thing to keep it cooler
Do darker cars actually get hotter? Has that myth been busted? Once you put a UV clear coat and ceramic coating .. any car is going to get hot in the sun. Luckily we will have that overheating thing to keep it cooler
Yeah, I doubt Red or Black will make any difference re heat. Running the Aircon from the app a few minutes before you get in worked very well for me, so I don't think that's really a consideration for me.
Experiment reveals if white car is really hotter than black car in sun
An experiment conducted by road insurance company Royal Automobile Association of South Australia (RAA) revealed the inside temperature of each vehicle.
Either of those temperatures would be fatal for humans so you’d be cracking a window I’d suggest..
