Look what I found in Palm Springs. (Hint, bunch of new Model 3's)

[Webeevdrivers]

Hi Folks. Angela and I decided we would swing by the Cathedral City service centre and see if there was a model 3 we could look at before heading back to Canada in a couple weeks. We were in luck. There were 3 outside the locked compound and 6 inside the compound. Here are a few pics. We also have serial numbers but are reluctant to post out of respect for the new owners. What is acceptable in this regard. They were low 5000's and a low 6000 for the three we could see.

Also some neat perspective shots with our smart electric drive. The front was lined up perfectly with our smart ED.

I am concerned as to whether it will fit in our rather small town house garage. How much bigger is it than a leaf. I included a picture of the leaf by the door or the garage and an inside shot. Has any other leaf owner upgraded to a Model 3 and gone down that road. It just seems quite a bit wider. Maybe its just an illusion. The leaf makes it with about a foot on either end (to the workbench) and its okay for width but feels tight going through the door...mirrors etc.

Thanks in advance.

John and Angela

 

[gaswalla]

Nice pics.. Good things come in 3s

 

[Daniellane]

I shot this video there just over a week ago (1/19)

 

[Webeevdrivers]

My guess is all of those in your video have been delivered as all of these were dirty and looked like they just came off a truck.

JMHO.

 

[SteveG3]

if it does turn out to be tight, TM3 should get the "summon" feature at some point, so, that could help some.

 

[Webeevdrivers]

I hope so. We really like the car.

Two things we would like to see it have and can’t find info on it.

1). Heated steering wheel like our Leaf.

2). All round camera view. We saw what looked like cameras on the side but not sure if has the all around view like the Leaf.

 

[03DSG]

Hi Folks. Angela and I decided we would swing by the Cathedral City service centre and see if there was a model 3 we could look at before heading back to Canada in a couple weeks. We were in luck. There were 3 outside the locked compound and 6 inside the compound. Here are a few pics. We also have serial numbers but are reluctant to post out of respect for the new owners. What is acceptable in this regard. They were low 5000's and a low 6000 for the three we could see.

Also some neat perspective shots with our smart electric drive. The front was lined up perfectly with our smart ED.

I am concerned as to whether it will fit in our rather small town house garage. How much bigger is it than a leaf. I included a picture of the leaf by the door or the garage and an inside shot. Has any other leaf owner upgraded to a Model 3 and gone down that road. It just seems quite a bit wider. Maybe its just an illusion. The leaf makes it with about a foot on either end (to the workbench) and its okay for width but feels tight going through the door...mirrors etc.

Thanks in advance.

John and Angela

Model 3 is a mid-size sedan. It’ll fit. Will fit better if you can free up space on the right where ur roller box/waste container is.

 

[tashtibet]

your Leaf is so clean and the garage, too. I drive Leaf and waiting for model 3-will keep the Leaf and free from gas station, emission test station, mechanics, oil change etc etc.

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Hi Folks. Angela and I decided we would swing by the Cathedral City service centre and see if there was a model 3 we could look at before heading back to Canada in a couple weeks. We were in luck. There were 3 outside the locked compound and 6 inside the compound. Here are a few pics. We also have serial numbers but are reluctant to post out of respect for the new owners. What is acceptable in this regard. They were low 5000's and a low 6000 for the three we could see.

Also some neat perspective shots with our smart electric drive. The front was lined up perfectly with our smart ED.

I am concerned as to whether it will fit in our rather small town house garage. How much bigger is it than a leaf. I included a picture of the leaf by the door or the garage and an inside shot. Has any other leaf owner upgraded to a Model 3 and gone down that road. It just seems quite a bit wider. Maybe its just an illusion. The leaf makes it with about a foot on either end (to the workbench) and its okay for width but feels tight going through the door...mirrors etc.

Thanks in advance.

John and Angela

Press Kit | Tesla

VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions & Weight

Length: 184.8”
Width: 82.2” (76.1” with mirrors folded)
Height: 56.8”

 

[Webeevdrivers]

So it is about 6 inches wider. The length is fine.

Do the mirrors fold in manually or electrically on the model 3???

 

[roblab]

The mirrors fold electrically, but you gotta find them on the screen first. They are smaller than the S and shouldn't be that much of a problem. Only 3 inches on a side.

Who in the world builds garage openings seven feet wide?? Heck, a double patio door is six.

 

[Webeevdrivers]

The mirrors fold electrically, but you gotta find them on the screen first. They are smaller than the S and shouldn't be that much of a problem. Only 3 inches on a side.

Who in the world builds garage openings seven feet wide?? Heck, a double patio door is six.

I don’t actually know width of the door and of course we are not there to measure right now. My previous post should have said the model 3 is about 6 inches wider than the Leaf. It should fit. No panic. Heck if we went on the list today my guess is it would be three years to delivery anyway.

 

[SMAlset]

The mirrors fold on the PUP version I believe, otherwise I don't think so. I imagine they could be manually folded if not auto-folding for car washes etc...but just a guess.

If you're not in the market now, I'm sure you will either be able to do a test drive by then or maybe even have a friend, co-worker or neighbor who has one that can try it out for you. I assume it's a standard garage size? Your car looks so short lengthwise compared to the Model 3 there. You must pack really light on trips, something my husband always complains about with my travel prep.

BTW your photos are fabulous. What a beautiful area of the country, so picturesque. Happy trails home.

 

[terry pierce]

My guess is all of those in your video have been delivered as all of these were dirty and looked like they just came off a truck.

JMHO.

 

[terry pierce]

Load of M3's on I40 in Albuquerque going east. Sunday Jan 28

 

[wwu123]

Your third, fourth, fifth pics just immediately reminded me of that old Sesame Street song (in Ernie's voice): "One of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong ...."

 

[wwu123]

Our two-car garage basically built in the early 60's has a 16' door opening. I don't think that's unusual for many two-car garages. With our Model S, that leaves about 6" on each side, and one foot between the two cars, when going in and out - that's with mirrors unfolded. The Model 3 is not much narrower than the S. 6" doesn't sound like much clearance, but is easily trainable, so we usually don't fold the mirrors to go in/out. I'll often come within 1-2" of the garage door frame if I don't line up exactly right, but as long as you go slow you can tell if you might need a do-over.

Inside the garage, it's wider, but basically mine is 19' x 19'. That leaves about 18" in front and back, and 24" to each side. We had to move out nearly every last shelf and storage on both sides and front to be able to open car doors or walk around. Fortunately I had a nearly full-height walk-in crawl space, that I was able to relocate most of the items that were in the garage.

And we STILL have to basically park one car at an angle so you can open SOME of the car doors between them to get in out. The Model 3 may be called a mid-size sedan, but our 3 will replace a mid-size SUV and really is about the same size.

 

[Daniellane]

I had a very tight spot for my Model S.
I have to get the front bumper as close as I can to allow enough room to get by on the rear as well as being able to open the rear hatch without hitting the closed garage door or worse getting hit by the garage door as it closes.
My solution was 2 of these from Amazon bolted to the garage floor. (One for each tire)
Works perfect. I roll in until they stop me.

Victus Garage Vehicle Parking Block, Black Heavy Duty Rubber Curb with 6 High Reflective Yellow Targets for Car, Truck, RV and Trailer Stop Aid, 19.7 Inches Long x 4 Inches High https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071VLG9YM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_bsOBAbK7R2Q7F

 

[Webeevdrivers]

Great idea. Thanks

 

[SageBrush]

My solution was 2 of these from Amazon bolted to the garage floor.

Nice.

How do you bolt into the concrete ?