1800 Miles over 4 states in 5 days of ownership
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Tint installed— 35% all around with 70 on the windshield, all ceramic. My last car had 20% all around with 50% up front, which I would have preferred again, but I figure the Model3 is already flashy enough so I don’t want to give anyone more reason to hassle me when driving out of state. Other add-ons include a front lip and a few stick-on bits, and 5mm Front / 15mm Rear spacers. Lowering springs and a new rear spoiler just arrived and should be going on in the next week or so! I am also half way through the road noise reduction kit install, but I already measured it at only 67dB on the highway, which is the same as my previous vehicle into which I had installed 75lb of sound deadening mat in the doors and trunk.
This vehicle is amazing. Even with the autopilot being a little quirkier than I had hoped, this vehicle overall continues to amaze me. In hindsight, it is hard to imagine $60-64k getting anywhere close to the overall vehicle experience and delivery experience.
Speaking of the delivery experience, indeed, I showed up about 30 minutes early in my Uber, expecting to have to wait. Nope, they politely began the process for me. I was out of there in about 15 minutes, after signing 4 pieces of paper and getting a quick 5-minute tutorial. I had never even been inside a Tesla when I got to the dealer, so I have been pleasantly surprised with how intuitive most everything has been.
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Oh, and I had a blast surprising various family members with the acceleration and handling of the vehicle over the trip! However, I will definitely be looking into a few 240v charging options (like various adapters and heavy duty 240v extension cords to steal power from dryer outlets) because plugging into 120v every night, while better than nothing, wasn’t quite cutting it when everyone wanted a ride all the time haha. I coasted into my last stop at 3% battery the night before I left for home
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