Is Tesla Providing Model 3 Test Drives in the USA?

[Skotty]

Just wondering if anyone knows whether or not Tesla is allowing test drives of Model 3's in the USA yet.

My wife and I are interested in getting one for the efficiency, range, and autopilot (would be very nice for my regular long range travel for work), but I'd like to test drive one first, preferably one of those extended test drives Tesla sometimes allows.

 

[sgreenstonenj]

I test drove one two weeks ago in the Burlingame location

 

[N.Y.R.]

Just wondering if anyone knows whether or not Tesla is allowing test drives of Model 3's in the USA yet.

My wife and I are interested in getting one for the efficiency, range, and autopilot (would be very nice for my regular long range travel for work), but I'd like to test drive one first, preferably one of those extended test drives Tesla sometimes allows.

Yes.

https://www.tesla.com/drive?redirect=no

 

[Lithiumilo]

yes of course lol.

i test drove a model 3 performance. bought one a week later.

 

[ewoodrick]

Yea, but go ahead and carry your money with you.

 

[Eugr]

You can ever ask for an overnight test drive if you decide you like it.

 

[vickh]

You can ever ask for an overnight test drive if you decide you like it.

those are great to really try out the car but not over the weekend here in AZ

 

[Kleenerth3]

I just drove a performance 3 in Oceanside CA. I'd bought our blue LR M3 two days ago and the rep. that called told me about it. I know, ass backwards from how I'm used to buying. There was 7 or 8 cars there to test drive and all models but the Y of course. Call around or put out a search for Tesla local test drive. Bet you're surprised, I totally was. What a blast to drive. We own a Saab 9-2x that is a kick to drive... Not anymore. Can't wait to receive our new M3 LR!

 

[Eugr]

those are great to really try out the car but not over the weekend here in AZ

Yeah, they don’t do weekends here too. The closest I’ve got was taking it Friday 3pm and returning by 10am Saturday.

 

[Sregor]

Yeah, they don’t do weekends here too. The closest I’ve got was taking it Friday 3pm and returning by 10am Saturday.

Then you are lucky. Here in the Netherlands you are allowed a testdrive of only one hour. The sales person is travelling with you in the car....

 

[WilliamG]

yes of course lol.

i test drove a model 3 performance. bought one a week later.

I was even allowed to bring the demo P3D+ home to my house for the night. Bought a new one a few days later.

 

[Lithiumilo]

I was even allowed to bring the demo P3D+ home to my house for the night. Bought a new one a few days later.

woah! overnight loaner??? color me surprised!

 

[WilliamG]

woah! overnight loaner??? color me surprised!

Yeah. I was, too. Certainly worked in Tesla’s favor since I’m not a time-waster or an idiot when it comes to buying a new car.

 

[rickdogg82]

Rent one using Turo.

 

[Skotty]

Cool. Thanks everyone. Our 2014 P85 only gets about 240 miles on a full charge, and it's just not quite enough for my regular work trips that tend to require about 300 miles. Plus I hear I'm missing out doing all that highway driving without autopilot. A long range Model 3 is looking pretty tempting. Would be a good deal for Tesla too, as I would no longer be mooching free supercharging half way through the trip all the time.

 

[Knightshade]

woah! overnight loaner??? color me surprised!

I got a Model S P100D for a 24 hour test drive last year because I wanted to see how AP did on my actual drive to/from work. Tesla made a copy of my drivers license, and that was it.

Everybody at work was shocked like "Wait, they just GAVE you a 140k dollar car for a day for free?"

It's what convinced me the S was simply too big a car and the 3 was the way to go... (I mean I'd already had a reservation since day 1 2016 but that confirmed the S wasn't an alternative)

 

[Kilotango74]

You can ever ask for an overnight test drive if you decide you like it.

They didn’t allow me an overnight because I’m over an hr away but they did drive one out to me to test drive

 

[Knightshade]

They didn’t allow me an overnight because I’m over an hr away but they did drive one out to me to test drive

FWIW I'm nearly an hour away as well (house to sales center) but I was picking up and dropping off at the sales center (since it's only 15 minutes from work)


Basically I got dropped there over lunch to pick it up, then got to drive it home in my "real" commute and keep overnight, then drive it back to work in my "real" commute, then drop it back off around lunch at Tesla.

 

[JaredW]

Yes, I drove one in the Dallas Northpark location.

 

[Eugr]

They didn’t allow me an overnight because I’m over an hr away but they did drive one out to me to test drive

I'm only 30 minutes away, but they didn't even ask. The only thing they asked was to return it by 10am next day.