Australian Model 3 Waiting Room

[King Punch]

Ordered in Feb, initial estimate was July to Sept, now sitting on Aug to Nov, went to an EV meet on the weekend and drove the ICE vehicle that will be getting retired, it must have sensed it's time is coming so while driving home tonight the engine starts misfiring and I limp home at 40km/h for the last 10km and I'll need to get it towed on Monday to a mechanic! I don't know if I want to sell it anymore, now considering sending her to the scrap heap as double payback and asking if I can push the button to crush it lol

So you say, but you'll have to live with it for 2 more months either way so it's gonna drain your dollaroos for as long as it wants, might even leverage your ignorance in that you can drive a misfiring car for a short distance and not need to tow.

It happened to me a few months back, around 120 all up to replace the coil.

 

[hyperdallas]

This is my 3, except mine has the sport wheels (ordered before 18" became standard). It's a good looking spec

To avoid LCT since I will be leasing, I couldn't get the wheels AND the black paint and stay under the threshold. So I figured, get the color you want and you can change the wheels at a later time...

 

[danwale]

So you say, but you'll have to live with it for 2 more months either way so it's gonna drain your dollaroos for as long as it wants, might even leverage your ignorance in that you can drive a misfiring car for a short distance and not need to tow.

It happened to me a few months back, around 120 all up to replace the coil.

Oh I know I can drive it, I drove it home from where it started misfiring VERY slowly. It's just extremely slow and a bit unsafe when you have to take off and it wants to crawl at 10km/h for the first 10m, then slowly you get to 20, then maybe 30 then the car shudders like crazy if I try go above that. The closest mechanic to where I live is about 15km and I'd need to use the back streets to get there as I can't drive on the freeway at that speed. I have free towing in my roadside assistance and that's better use of my time than trying to get it there myself.

I was trying to have a light hearted joke about the shittyness of the situation throwing money at something that I thought would have been not my problem anymore by around now.

 

[King Punch]

Oh I know I can drive it, I drove it home from where it started misfiring VERY slowly. It's just extremely slow and a bit unsafe when you have to take off and it wants to crawl at 10km/h for the first 10m, then slowly you get to 20, then maybe 30 then the car shudders like crazy if I try go above that. The closest mechanic to where I live is about 15km and I'd need to use the back streets to get there as I can't drive on the freeway at that speed. I have free towing in my roadside assistance and that's better use of my time than trying to get it there myself.

I was trying to have a light hearted joke about the shittyness of the situation throwing money at something that I thought would have been not my problem anymore by around now.

I know, I've been there. Just hope they are individual coils and not an assembly, else it's gonna cost a FORTUNE.

 

[danwale]

I know, I've been there. Just hope they are individual coils and not an assembly, else it's gonna cost a FORTUNE.

Yes that will be my Monday surprise when the mechanic gets to have a look at it, I'm a bit nervous as I had spark plugs replaced 23 months ago and I've only done 11k km in that time, that's significantly less than it should have lasted.

 

[King Punch]

Yes that will be my Monday surprise when the mechanic gets to have a look at it, I'm a bit nervous as I had spark plugs replaced 23 months ago and I've only done 11k km in that time, that's significantly less than it should have lasted.

It's not the plugs but the ignition coils itself. Some cars, each coil per spark plug is individual, while for others its an assembly meaning you have to change to whole set, which depending on make and model can sometimes run upwards of $500 huehuehue

 

[MagicalseT]

For those that have joined recently and are awaiting their 3 or Y… here’s a little distraction I put together to while away the time…

 

[Speedst3r]

To avoid LCT since I will be leasing, I couldn't get the wheels AND the black paint and stay under the threshold. So I figured, get the color you want and you can change the wheels at a later time...

I'm also leasing, was just fortunate to order back in March

 

[hyperdallas]

I'm also leasing, was just fortunate to order back in March

Yeah, I left it way to late .... But better late than never

 

[MNoICE618]

I had wondered about that!! Appreciate the post - is your job a lifesaver? Now I know, my phone will be app, partner will be card. Had tried googling about it but very few see it as a problem.

i would think changing your Tesla login password would block all other devices from future access.

 

[Speedst3r]

i would think changing your Tesla login password would block all other devices from future access.

Logging in with your account on other people's devices is probably not the best way to manage access.

As per my previous post if other drivers use their own accounts you can remove their access to your Tesla.

 

[axelfair89]

Delivery window has just changed for me.
Was: September 20-29
Now: September 2-10

 

[Polarxp]

Delivery window has just changed for me.
Was: September 20-29
Now: September 2-10

Yesterday mine read 31st Aug - 6th Sep, this morning it doesn’t show any date range, only “Manage your order in your Tesla Account”, so something is happening

 

[Mattflow]

@*Sparkles* - If you haven't made your mind up yet and you haven't seen it.. RyansModel3 finally got his Y and compares his first drive of it with his previous 3 - mentions some of his pros and cons for each model. Maybe it'll help you out?? ..

 

[Unconscionable]

Yesterday mine read 31st Aug - 6th Sep, this morning it doesn’t show any date range, only “Manage your order in your Tesla Account”, so something is happening

Exact same thing happened to me, not sure what it means yet, hard to say really until the VIN at least shows up in RAV.

 

[Polarxp]

Exact same thing happened to me, not sure what it means yet, hard to say really until the VIN at least shows up in RAV.

Maybe Monday it’ll show up in RAV…. What is your build date?

 

[Unconscionable]

Maybe Monday it’ll show up in RAV…. What is your build date?

12/08

 

[Julcars]

For those that have joined recently and are awaiting their 3 or Y… here’s a little distraction I put together to while away the time…

Glad to see you sharing your positivity again @MagicalseT. You night need to give it to us once a week until the new quarter's production run

 

[kpdog]

Pulled into NRMA charger at Ewingsdale (Byron Bay NSW) for some fat, fast and free electrons and a Model Y pulled in to wait for a spot and he said he picked up his 3 weeks ago!! So he ordered early June and his DD was Mid August (at the longest). Can understand the switch to a MY even at a cost of $350.

I was sitting here when the YR became available and thought about pulling the trigger.

However I was in the queue to pay $78800 for a M3LR and the price at the time of this spec had moved up to over $90k.

So by switching to a MY I would have given up $12k in equity in the M3 LR to switch to a lower spec car (MY base model).

I think quite a few of us ran the same sums.

 

[noddy@teamterm]

For those that have joined recently and are awaiting their 3 or Y… here’s a little distraction I put together to while away the time…

Its been a long wait, and I enjoyed this last time you posted it. It went well with your avatar (so much going on). But since you changed your avatar I just kept getting distracted wondering, if they are really your hands? Nice skills though.