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Australian Model 3 Waiting Room
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Hopefully Giga Berlin will ramp up & the euros & poms can get their vehicles from there, going forward & allow the backlog in Asia/Oceania to catch up.
HAHAHAHA. Best comment this week!Man our lives are a mess ... ship watching. I thought train spotters were weird ...
Ordered my 3R exactly on the 22nd January lol, it's on that Google sheets tracker.
No VIN, no coms from sales or finance about the ETA.
So where do we land percentage chance wise that this is our ship?
No percentages until we get VINs. Right now it's Schrodinger's Teslas. But the plus side is at this stage that whatever she took on in Shanghai is probably still there. At the very least, she didn't dump everything and reload with Santa Fe's. ... Yet. Our Teslas or Chinese forklifts are still aboard. I spose there's a possibility they are loading in and out at the exact same time? Which would be impressive.
Update from my SA in Perth today after sending a quick follow-up email
We are hoping to have an exact indication within the next week, I will call you as soon as I get any information.
Thank you so much for your patience, I know its been a struggle with the unknown but we should have an update very soon.
We are hoping to have an exact indication within the next week, I will call you as soon as I get any information.
Thank you so much for your patience, I know its been a struggle with the unknown but we should have an update very soon.
@ianhutch1 - and you are a Feb OD like me, and they might *gasp* have information soon?
I’ve been having the guilts about craving info when there are still Nov/Dec OD people left in the dark.
Not saying that you or I or anyone shouldn’t get an update, but I had thought it would still be ages before I got any updates.
Kudos to you for chasing info…and actually getting a response
Big Hyundai vibes. Pyeongtaek is where Teslas have been traditionally offloaded (because it's near Seoul). Masan is right near the huge Hyundai factory in Ulsan. Maybe they offload Teslas there but i can't find any references to that ever happening on the web.
Hoopyfrood has a new hobby Brewing here.
You should wear a go pro on your head and wave at ships as they cruise by… I’d watch it on tiktok
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Ha! Francis Bourgeois is, quite frankly, a wholesome delight. And if i could wave at a ship full of Tesla's i would be every bit as gleeful as Francis.
Macquarie offer early termination with a ~$750 fee pro-rated from memory. My rep called me yesterday to re-apply since my first loan expired (it's been 6 months since being approved). Also, the rate is increasing next week so we had to lock in the 2.99%. all approved now. I can wait another 6 months for my me LR.
should I be getting my hopes up?
That’s what I was told only he added they were very hopeful June would be delivery time which, to me, means they are on one of the ships.
The Turandot could not have done too much in South Korea, it was only in port for 5hrs 51mins. Heading for Masan, maybe the Hyundai‘s/Kia’s will load there, still got 1/2m of draft to go to maximum. Will not arrive until after 11 tonight so I won’t know anything.
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Model 3 LRMany, many new cars come with large diameter wheels ranging from 18" to 21". Heck, even a Camry SX has 19" wheels, KIA Sorento GT-Line has 20" wheels, Hyundai Sonata N-Line has 19" wheels, two of the Mazda 6 range have 19" wheels. It's not limited to a Tesla Model 3 LR problem, it's actually not a problem at all really - it's just something to consider.
Additionally - I really would be asking more questions on here and watching YouTube videos etc than expecting expert advice from SA's. Would be just your luck that you changed your order from 19" to 18" and your place in the queue reset to today
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I had similar concerns about the 19" wheels, (my order was just before the LR spec was change to 18 ") about a week after ordering after reading various reports etc. Enquired with the SA about the implications of changing who said it won't make it cheaper -wasn't my main concern and no one could say if I'd lose my spot on the waitlist unless I actually committed to the changed. BS detection meter went into overdrive. Once I calmed down from that conversation and realised it should be easy enough to change after taking delivery if I want to, feel much more relaxed.
I do wonder why they don't offer the Aero covers with the larger wheels, I don't find the look of the coverless 19" that much better - prefer the potential of that extra bit of range. maybe I'm in a very small demographic there.
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