Australian Model 3 Waiting Room

[BlueMagnolia]

I'm tempted to buy it too but first want to experience the car in its raw form for a while. Once I get used to it and the car becomes "ahh it's just my car" rather than, "holy sh*t I've got a Tesla", I'll then purchase it as it will feel (I hope) like something new again. I'm treating it like the first ever car I purchased on Gran Turismo in 1998

Great thinking! I'm thinking the same, get used to the stock car (LR) and add modifications from there. I'm coming from a manual V8 BMW M3 which I modified alot and sounded incredible redlining at 8400rpm (full titanium exhaust, GTS tune, HRE forged wheels, coilovers etc etc). All part of the fun

 

[old_geez]

Great thinking! I'm thinking the same, get used to the stock car (LR) and add modifications from there. I'm coming from a manual V8 BMW M3 which I modified alot and sounded incredible redlining at 8400rpm (full titanium exhaust, GTS tune, HRE forged wheels, coilovers etc etc). All part of the fun

I’ve just come from 35 years worth of BMWs, including many ///M’s, and a race car.
With my new M3P, I don’t miss them at all

 

[BlueMagnolia]

I’ve just come from 35 years worth of BMWs, including many ///M’s, and a race car.
With my new M3P, I don’t miss them at all

Fantastic!!!! I'm keen to make the switch from ICE to EV, if petrol heads like ourselves can do it, anyone can.

Funnily enough a few of my colleagues who are massive petrol heads are making the switch as well

 

[old_geez]

Fantastic!!!! I'm keen to make the switch from ICE to EV, if petrol heads like ourselves can do it, anyone can.

Funnily enough a few of my colleagues who are massive petrol heads are making the switch as well

“Electron head” > “Petrol head”

 

[Maximillan]

Fantastic!!!! I'm keen to make the switch from ICE to EV, if petrol heads like ourselves can do it, anyone can.

Funnily enough a few of my colleagues who are massive petrol heads are making the switch as well

I went to visit a mate in the country, and drove my Tesla on the way there. We headed out to grab lunch and because of a busted foot he hadn't driven his 911 Carrera in a while and so he asked me to drive us both in it. Once it was warmed up and on a quiet stretch of road he asked me to boot it.

What happened at that point was strange. Even though the PDK kicked down a few gears to give maximum acceleration, the delay in doing so and then waiting for the engine to wind up felt slow. In a 911 that'd I'd driven when he first got it and was wow'ed by it then. Sure when it hit the upper end of rev range it had plenty of punch and sounded glorious, I was shocked to be feeling disappointed by a 911. The future is bright.

 

[Dany]

Fantastic!!!! I'm keen to make the switch from ICE to EV, if petrol heads like ourselves can do it, anyone can.

Funnily enough a few of my colleagues who are massive petrol heads are making the switch as well

Ill second that,my car is a holden commodore SSV LS3 6.2l V8 .
I love every bit of it, thats y its going to storage and now im waiting for my M3

 

[penn_]

Is anyone thinking of adding the enhanced autopilot for $5,100 when they get their vehicle?

Me. Mostly for auto lane change. Rarely the summon might be good for getting the car out of tight spaces

 

[AndrewSa]

Me. Mostly for auto lane change. Rarely the summon might be good for getting the car out of tight spaces

I had FSD on my old M3. And I'd have to say the auto lane change/merge were magnificent and best feature. Summons in tight places handy at times and traffic light was ok ... so in that order... just my thoughts

 

[Polarxp]

Is anyone thinking of adding the enhanced autopilot for $5,100 when they get their vehicle?

https://i.ytimg.com/an_webp/xrjH8UKYE_Q/mqdefault_6s.webp?du=3000&sqp=COz6kZcG&rs=AOn4CLBwDwWMc__O3cnrkgLDSnbwMcVl2A

this guys take on it is interesting. Is Tesla FSD worth $10,100 in Australia? Value for money?

 

[neuralnetwork]

Just got a text from Tesla saying that Pepper Money is no longer a Preferred Lender and is now a "third party lender". Looks like Plent and Macquarie are now the only two Tesla Preferred Lenders!

 

[Dany]

Just got a text from Tesla saying that Pepper Money is no longer a Preferred Lender and is now a "third party lender". Looks like Plent and Macquarie are now the only two Tesla Preferred Lenders!

I got that same message and for an instance i thought it was a vin allocation message ..

 

[penn_]

Just got a text from Tesla saying that Pepper Money is no longer a Preferred Lender and is now a "third party lender". Looks like Plent and Macquarie are now the only two Tesla Preferred Lenders!

Fascinating. Must have been a difference of opinion

 

[DrWaffles90]

Anyone in Melbourne / VIC who believe their car is otw able to share their OD and EDD?

OD: 1 March 2022
EDD: Aug - Nov 22

OD: 22 Jan 22
EDD: 24 Aug - 05th Sep
M3R W/B/18s

 

[MizMaz]

Fascinating. Must have been a difference of opinion

There’s talks in other forums that it could be because of the interest rates… Pepper also sent out an email about free EV charger with Evie for 12 months

 

[MizMaz]

OD: 22 Jan 22
EDD: 24 Aug - 05th Sep
M3R W/B/18s

OD: 4th Feb 2022
EDD: 23 Sept - 4th Sept
M3P W/B

Most likely yours is same ship as mine- Morning Cystal due to dock Brisbane next Sunday 7/8

 

[MadFruit]

No change in my EDD dates yet (1st Aug to 15th Aug) but I just got an email from Tesla inviting me to a live webinar to introduce the new car... so something must be happening to trigger that. Anyone else?

 

[Polarxp]

No change in my EDD dates yet (1st Aug to 15th Aug) but I just got an email from Tesla inviting me to a live webinar to introduce the new car... so something must be happening to trigger that. Anyone else?

That’s interesting…. That’s the first time I’ve heard of a webinar in here. I wonder if that‘ll be a standard thing now?

 

[o'leary]

No change in my EDD dates yet (1st Aug to 15th Aug) but I just got an email from Tesla inviting me to a live webinar to introduce the new car... so something must be happening to trigger that. Anyone else?

Got the same message but no edd as I'm in Tas

 

[Polarxp]

The link I supplied before didn’t work, so lets try that again…..

 

[Broony]

Don’t see enough value, however acceleration boost for 3k that’s a definite yes

EAP for me a definite