Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

[mousekiks]

Are the car seat covers safe with a car seat? I was told that you shouldn’t use them because the car seat won’t tighten as close to the seat as it would without it which could leads to the car seat moving more during an accident.

There's little rubber dots all over the rear of the covers to keep them secure. I checked the manufacturer of my car seats Graco Help Center and they said it's permitted as long as there's less than 1-inch of movement. So, check the car seat manufacturer requirements I suppose?

 

[zeroifex]

My EDD was pushed back 6 days, was 6/7-6/21, now it’s 6/13-6/27. Not tightened, still a two week window. Ordered 4/27 in CenCal. View attachment 1054673

Same thing happened to me, but my order date was 04/25

 

[zeroifex]

My EDD also just got pushed back to June 13-June 27

This is the 8th push back since ordering

I ordered 4/24

I'm starting to think someone doesn't like me up there

Same boat... pushed back to those same date ranges.

 

[MattyTokes]

Took delivery yesterday!

Had too much fun to take more pictures then got it covered in bugs so it will need a wash tonight.

This is my first Tesla and it is absolutely amazing, I cannot believe how fast this thing is.

 

[rcm1201]

Are the car seat covers safe with a car seat? I was told that you shouldn’t use them because the car seat won’t tighten as close to the seat as it would without it which could leads to the car seat moving more during an accident.

I have 2 kids, oldest is 5. Have been using the seat covers for car seats for 5 years and have never once heard that they are unsafe. I'd highly recommend you get a car seat that has the LATCH system which drastically improves the security of the fit

 

[Nhawk]

My EDD just got pushed back by a month from June 15-30 to July 3-31

 

[StaceyR]

Does this brake pedal position seem correct? Going back and forth between my now sold '18 M3 and my new M3P it seems the brake pedal is slightly misaligned and too close to the accelerator pedal. I measured 5 1/4" between the center "tunnel" and the brake pedal which barely leaves room for my 4 3/4" wide shoe to fit. Unfortunately I failed to also measure the distance in my old M3 before I sold it but it never felt this tight. I'm leaving for a camping trip so I don't have time to visit a dealer that has a M3P to measure and compare.

Could someone with a new M3P check their brake pedal position and let me know if I'm just being paranoid?

Other than this issue I'm thoroughly loving my new "hot rod" M3P! Many thanks.

 

[normcaldwell]

I don't think it's just an east coast thing. I'm in FL and ordered second hour on release day and I took delivery last Thursday (June 6). I believe someone here from NC also took delivery last week. Honestly, I don't know what drives the order in which the cars are made/delivered.


I would say the solution is, leave them removed (ditch them).

Is the movement/sound coming from the five big aero covers, or the five small ones; or both?

 

[cptnslo]

I wanted to do ceramic on my seats but does anyone know how the perforations affect that? Can you still ceramic coat ventilated seats? Or you just don't do the ventilated part?

My front seats are coated and the ventilation has worked perfect. Just don’t soak the seats in coating and you should be fine since you’re wiping up the excess

 

[Birdsfan]

Just had an update via the app. My trade in was just accepted, it had been pending since ordering. Oddly, I have a trade in already from Tesla, it was done the day I ordered the car when I was at the service center talking to a sales guy. Needless to say the "accepted" trade in was more than $2k less than the trade I already have, so I rejected it. My EDD went from end of June to end of July, no surprise there. What I find interesting is I went through the app to change interior color from White to Black the system will not allow me to make any changes at this point where I was able to change it as of yesterday??

 

[cptnslo]

More deliveries being shown on yt. Not linking them since I’m sure a good chunk is stuff we already know or clickbait lol

 

[Chris Wittmann]

Just had an update via the app. My trade in was just accepted, it had been pending since ordering. Oddly, I have a trade in already from Tesla, it was done the day I ordered the car when I was at the service center talking to a sales guy. Needless to say the "accepted" trade in was more than $2k less than the trade I already have, so I rejected it. My EDD went from end of June to end of July, no surprise there. What I find interesting is I went through the app to change interior color from White to Black the system will not allow me to make any changes at this point where I was able to change it as of yesterday??

Just logged in to check. I can no longer edit my order either. Not sure when it was last editable however.

 

[MikeyC]

Does this brake pedal position seem correct? Going back and forth between my now sold '18 M3 and my new M3P it seems the brake pedal is slightly misaligned and too close to the accelerator pedal. I measured 5 1/4" between the center "tunnel" and the brake pedal which barely leaves room for my 4 3/4" wide shoe to fit. Unfortunately I failed to also measure the distance in my old M3 before I sold it but it never felt this tight. I'm leaving for a camping trip so I don't have time to visit a dealer that has a M3P to measure and compare.

Could someone with a new M3P check their brake pedal position and let me know if I'm just being paranoid?

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Other than this issue I'm thoroughly loving my new "hot rod" M3P! Many thanks.

Kinda hard to tell as I'm not sure the angles are the same.

 

[xianking]

Does this brake pedal position seem correct? Going back and forth between my now sold '18 M3 and my new M3P it seems the brake pedal is slightly misaligned and too close to the accelerator pedal. I measured 5 1/4" between the center "tunnel" and the brake pedal which barely leaves room for my 4 3/4" wide shoe to fit. Unfortunately I failed to also measure the distance in my old M3 before I sold it but it never felt this tight. I'm leaving for a camping trip so I don't have time to visit a dealer that has a M3P to measure and compare.

Could someone with a new M3P check their brake pedal position and let me know if I'm just being paranoid?

View attachment 1055462

Other than this issue I'm thoroughly loving my new "hot rod" M3P! Many thanks.

I measured exactly 6". (And I'm talking about the brake pedal! Get your minds out of the gutter!)

 

[zeroifex]

I took delivery of my SG/WHT today at 3/4pm in Buena Park. Great build quality, front hood is just ever so slightly to the right but nothing that can't be handled later on by myself. Everything else seems to be in great condition. Took delivery with 5 miles on the odo. Pulls harder than previous M3P during the butt dyno test. I don't yet notice any alignment issues but will take it to get aligned soon anyway just because it's fresh. Hopefully tint in the coming weeks as well. Put in all my accessories that I've been accumulating since order date.

SG is way nicer in person than in photos, unless you're shooting in the right conditions. Loving the white seats and the heat rejection it provides. Going to ceramic coat the seats myself in the next few days. Ride quality is also great, reminds me of a stiff sporty BMW suspension. I like to feel the road and have a certain level of cushion as well. Def feels more engaging than the LR ride. This is my first Tesla and it's a great first experience so far

No photos yet but will have some soon when I get a chance.

That's where my Tesla will be most likely delivered. Did you see any additional M3Ps?

 

[Andrés Ornelas]

Is there any solution to protecting the seats from car seats? I have two young kiddos so will need to have two car seats in the back. This will be my first Tesla, the M3P.

Is there any type of cover/suggestions to protect the seats as much as possible? My understanding is that any barrier between the seat and the car seat is unsafe and loosens the fit. On my previous cars I have just sucked it up and accepted the indents on the seats, but this makes me very sad with the new M3P lol.

i just use white towels, and they have protected my MY's seats for about three years of car seats without damage; can't speak to the safety of it, but i just clamp them down HARD (tightening with all my strength while kneeling and bouncing on the seat) and the carseats feel very secure (don't move at all, which IIRC the safety guidance is they should move less than one inch)

 

[CHB12312]

i just use white towels, and they have protected my MY's seats for about three years of car seats without damage; can't speak to the safety of it, but i just clamp them down HARD (tightening with all my strength while kneeling and bouncing on the seat) and the carseats feel very secure (don't move at all, which IIRC the safety guidance is they should move less than one inch)

Haha I am happy to hear I am not the only one who secures them by getting on top of the seat, jamming my knee into it, and pushing down while pulling the strap. It’s harder than leg day to install one of these damn things securely.

 

[Groovin]

Also a victim of the latest push, June 15- June 30 pushed to July 3 - July 31

 

[AJ Henderson]

I don't think it's just an east coast thing. I'm in FL and ordered second hour on release day and I took delivery last Thursday (June 6). I believe someone here from NC also took delivery last week. Honestly, I don't know what drives the order in which the cars are made/delivered.


I would say the solution is, leave them removed (ditch them).

It seems to be specifically the North East. Plenty of deliveries down south but very, very few deliveries or vins north of Virginia.

 

[hkarthik]

Looks like almost everyone outside CA with a late June EDD got pushed this morning to July or August.

I'm still sitting with an EDD of June 21-30, but just awaiting my fate now.