Model 3 Performance Waiting Room

[MrT3]

One of the staff told me with the performance not to attach the mud flaps because you'll be scraping the wheels on them at full lock.

The extensions? You will scrape them on speed bumps in any M3 not just the performance so best to not fit them.

 

[Bnesbit]

Happy new car day to all collecting today or this week, just incredible motors it only gets better!

 

[prizos]

Happy new car day to all collecting today or this week, just incredible motors it only gets better!

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Looks great. I’m picking mine up tomorrow from Newcastle and then straight to the detailers in Harrogate for PPF, ceramic coating, wood dash wrap and window tinting. Can’t wait.

 

[prizos]

Looks great. I’m picking mine up tomorrow from Newcastle and then straight to the detailers in Harrogate for PPF, ceramic coating, wood dash wrap and window tinting. Can’t wait.

Happy new car day to all collecting today or this week, just incredible motors it only gets better!

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Just noticed from your reg you also
Picked up from Newcastle. What was the delivery experience like and state of the car … looked good?

 

[debrooker]

Happy new car day to all collecting today or this week, just incredible motors it only gets better!

Think your camera lense needs a clean its making your car look like it has all manors of cr*p on it ;-)

Enjoy the car

 

[Bnesbit]

Just noticed from your reg you also
Picked up from Newcastle. What was the delivery experience like and state of the car … looked good?

Really straight forward, in, collect key card, check it over set it up, let them know you’re happy and sign, away you go. Had full charge in too. Wouldn’t say it was that good in terms of condition, drip marks etc but build was perfect

 

[FrancoM82]

Got my VIN and Reg this morning by Txt! Which part of the VIN should I post in here to get the table updated?

 

[prizos]

Got my VIN and Reg this morning by Txt! Which part of the VIN should I post in here to get the table updated?

Picked up my M3P this afternoon from Newcastle. I can echo bnesbits comments pick-up was easy but state of the car was not ideal. Build quality was perfect but lots of Swirl marks and drop marks. Also noticed a small but deep scratch on the rear bumper. To their credit they sorted it there and then as i was going straight to the detailers. Will post more photos next week when it’s back from Reep Yorkshire. Great drive and well worth the 6 month wait.

 

[prizos]

Got my VIN and Reg this morning by Txt! Which part of the VIN should I post in here to get the table updated?

First 4 digits of the last 6 I believe

 

[blower]

I would recommend everyone checking their paintwork, I’ve noticed quite a lot of little spots which looks like air under the lacquer? I’ve attached a few pictures for reference. It can only been seen in certain light (sun).

I’ve raised this as a service through the app and they have arranged for paint specialist to check it out.

Did you get anywhere with this as i've noticed the same spots on my black M3P, primarily on the hood. Not visible in direct sunlight but I can see them when in the shade.

Gonna hit the hood with my DA tomorrow (if it's dry), see if they're just water spots of some sort.

 

[Antlers1968]

Picked up yesterday from Bluewater. Chuffed with the car, much better put together than my previous 2019 M3P. Bit non-plussed with the handover though. The car was parked in a dark underground carpark so difficult to check over that well. The Tesla operative whilst polite was a bit, 'any problems within 100miles or 7days, stick it on the app but don't bother me them'. At the end of the day, its just different from buying a German car and thats the way it is. As it happens, it all looks perfect or alternatively, Ive not found anything yet.... fingers crossed!! Hope all goes as well for the rest of you who are still to get theirs.

 

[Chris CG]

Just updated my insurance with Directline for my delivery on 28/9 - moving from a ‘21 M3LR to a ‘22 M3P has meant a refund of £14 for the remaining 9 months. Must be safer drivers the M3P lot as nothing else has changed?

 

[seadog]

Pick up mine on Friday, only minor quality issue I can spot so far is the parking sensors appear to be a slightly different shade of white to the rest of the car. Panel gaps and fit and finish inside and out all appear good.

Quick opinions compared to my 2020 model.

Happy with - Biggest plus is the wind noise around the front windows appears to be much improved, it's not noticeable at speed now, that was one of my only real gripes of the 2020 car. Not sure if it's the laminated glass or if they have improved the door seals but its so much better. The suspension seems a fraction softer which I'm happy with, it's still perfect for normal driving on road, and the suspension noise does not seem to get transmitted into the cabin as much as the older car. The redesigned centre console is better although no storage trays now so will order some. I prefer the black trim rather than the chrome but that's personal preference.

Not so happy with - Biggest disappointment is the indicated range is no more than my 2020 model (maybe even lower), I expected with a slightly larger battery and heat pump the 100% range would be higher than my 2020's current range of 300 miles (if I remember correctly it was 309 when brand new), going by pro rata the new one appears to be around 300, I was expecting around 320 plus. The kwh/mile I'm achieving appears to be similar (albeit I haven't done enough miles for an accurate comparison), certainly no noticeable improvement anyway. Hopefully the winter months will show improvements with the heat pump rather than the resistive heater. Road noise is no better but no worse, it appears much the same, still think the car could be improved quite a bit in this area although it's probably more noticeable with the 20" wheels than other models, and to be fair it is very quiet on good road surfaces, it's just there is not that many good surfaces in the UK. I haven't tested the Performance yet.

 

[blower]

Pick up mine on Friday, only minor quality issue I can spot so far is the parking sensors appear to be a slightly different shade of white to the rest of the car. Panel gaps and fit and finish inside and out all appear good.

Quick opinions compared to my 2020 model.

Happy with - Biggest plus is the wind noise around the front windows appears to be much improved, it's not noticeable at speed now, that was one of my only real gripes of the 2020 car. Not sure if it's the laminated glass or if they have improved the door seals but its so much better. The suspension seems a fraction softer which I'm happy with, it's still perfect for normal driving on road, and the suspension noise does not seem to get transmitted into the cabin as much as the older car. The redesigned centre console is better although no storage trays now so will order some. I prefer the black trim rather than the chrome but that's personal preference.

Not so happy with - Biggest disappointment is the indicated range is no more than my 2020 model (maybe even lower), I expected with a slightly larger battery and heat pump the 100% range would be higher than my 2020's current range of 300 miles (if I remember correctly it was 309 when brand new), going by pro rata the new one appears to be around 300, I was expecting around 320 plus. The kwh/mile I'm achieving appears to be similar (albeit I haven't done enough miles for an accurate comparison), certainly no noticeable improvement anyway. Hopefully the winter months will show improvements with the heat pump rather than the resistive heater. Road noise is no better but no worse, it appears much the same, still think the car could be improved quite a bit in this area although it's probably more noticeable with the 20" wheels than other models, and to be fair it is very quiet on good road surfaces, it's just there is not that many good surfaces in the UK. I haven't tested the Performance yet.

The range will improve with time as the BMS adjusts - you need a fair few 100% charges and 1000 miles+ and the range will increase, this was always the case with previous models but is even more so with the LG battery. Of course the winter months will skew any expected range so you won't see the true range until next year, unless you do a lot of miles before the winter.

 

[blower]

Did you get anywhere with this as i've noticed the same spots on my black M3P, primarily on the hood. Not visible in direct sunlight but I can see them when in the shade.

Gonna hit the hood with my DA tomorrow (if it's dry), see if they're just water spots of some sort.

With regards to these tiny milky spots that looked to be under the clearcoat - i'm glad to report they are not!

They came straight off with a light polish, unsure what they are - some contamination probably picked up on route from China. They wouldn't shift with a water spot remover but the lightest of polishes and they're gone.....thank god! I didn't fancy having to have the entire car resprayed as there were a lot of them on the bonnet and quite a few elsewhere.

 

[prizos]

Just updating the table to remove my entry. Everyone who is waiting .... its worth the wait !! (More pics to follow)

User	Exterior	Interior	AutoPilot	Collection	Order Date	Delivery Estimate	VIN
Antlers1968	silver	black	AP	Bluewater	21/02/2022	02/09/2022
Uknn	silver	black	EA		28/02/2022	Nov - March 2023
SlavaK	black	black	AP	Glasgow	04/03/2022	02/09/2022
Dontastic	blue	black	AP	Delivered (Dundee)	07/03/2022	01/09/2022	6021XX
seadog	white	black	AP	Glasgow	15/03/2022	02/09/2022	2264
thestarkfactor	blue	white	EAP	Glasgow	16/03/2022	Was June (now missing)
JemFP2	black	black	AP	Bristol	16/03/2022	22/08/2022	3053
Bnesbit	blue	black	AP	Newcastle	16/03/2022	01/09/2022	6022
kevincredible	black	white	AP	Staines	17/03/2022	01/09/2022	6026
Imran145	red	white	AP	Manchester	17/03/2022	08/08/2022 - 07/09/2022
mnijjM3P	red	white	FSD	Birmingham	22/03/2022	02/09/2022	6024
Ruben79	White	White	EAP	Birmingham	23/03/2022	23/08/2022	6021
trouter	silver	black	FSD	Manchester (Trafford)	26/03/2022	09/08/2022 - 23/08/2022 (26th August actual)
Blower	black	black		Bristol	30/03/2022	02/09/2022	1458
Mark62	silver	black	FSD	Southampton	02/04/2022	19/08/2022	1424
impingu1984	white	black	AP	Manchester	02/04/2022	02/09/2022	6083
FrancoM82	white	white		Southampton	09/04/2022	29/09/2022
Waser	black	white	AP	Bluewater	18/04/2022
DanPerformance	black	black		Birmingham	18/04/2022	16/08/2022 - 15/09/2022 (Told them I want Sep 1+ when ordered)
Stuart Carr	White	Black		Bristol	29/04/2022	August-Sept 2022
Belly Buster	silver	black	AP	Birmingham	12/05/2022	27/09/2022	6148
sl48	silver	black	AP	Southampton	13/05/2022	02/09/2022	7700
Andyman35uk	Silver	Black	AP	Southampton	21/05/2022	28/09/2022	6148
TorqueNM	silver	black	AP	Bristol	30/05/2022	28/09/2022	6154
Peige	White	White		Delivery to Sussex	01/06/2022	27/09/2022	5471
Ci2k	silver	black	AP	Bristol	02/06/2022	30/09/2022
Chris CG	red	white	AP	Manchester	04/06/2022	28/09/2022	6155
Bunnyfugger	blue	white	AP	Newcastle	03/07/2022	Nov 25th - 9th Jan
rowedav	white	white	AP	Newcastle	07/07/2022	Nov 15 - Dec 30 2022

 

[blower]

Removing myself as well.....

User	Exterior	Interior	AutoPilot	Collection	Order Date	Delivery Estimate	VIN
Antlers1968	silver	black	AP	Bluewater	21/02/2022	02/09/2022
Uknn	silver	black	EA		28/02/2022	Nov - March 2023
SlavaK	black	black	AP	Glasgow	04/03/2022	02/09/2022
Dontastic	blue	black	AP	Delivered (Dundee)	07/03/2022	01/09/2022	6021XX
seadog	white	black	AP	Glasgow	15/03/2022	02/09/2022	2264
thestarkfactor	blue	white	EAP	Glasgow	16/03/2022	Was June (now missing)
JemFP2	black	black	AP	Bristol	16/03/2022	22/08/2022	3053
Bnesbit	blue	black	AP	Newcastle	16/03/2022	01/09/2022	6022
kevincredible	black	white	AP	Staines	17/03/2022	01/09/2022	6026
Imran145	red	white	AP	Manchester	17/03/2022	08/08/2022 - 07/09/2022
mnijjM3P	red	white	FSD	Birmingham	22/03/2022	02/09/2022	6024
Ruben79	White	White	EAP	Birmingham	23/03/2022	23/08/2022	6021
trouter	silver	black	FSD	Manchester (Trafford)	26/03/2022	09/08/2022 - 23/08/2022 (26th August actual)
Mark62	silver	black	FSD	Southampton	02/04/2022	19/08/2022	1424
impingu1984	white	black	AP	Manchester	02/04/2022	02/09/2022	6083
FrancoM82	white	white		Southampton	09/04/2022	29/09/2022
Waser	black	white	AP	Bluewater	18/04/2022
DanPerformance	black	black		Birmingham	18/04/2022	16/08/2022 - 15/09/2022 (Told them I want Sep 1+ when ordered)
Stuart Carr	White	Black		Bristol	29/04/2022	August-Sept 2022
Belly Buster	silver	black	AP	Birmingham	12/05/2022	27/09/2022	6148
sl48	silver	black	AP	Southampton	13/05/2022	02/09/2022	7700
Andyman35uk	Silver	Black	AP	Southampton	21/05/2022	28/09/2022	6148
TorqueNM	silver	black	AP	Bristol	30/05/2022	28/09/2022	6154
Peige	White	White		Delivery to Sussex	01/06/2022	27/09/2022	5471
Ci2k	silver	black	AP	Bristol	02/06/2022	30/09/2022
Chris CG	red	white	AP	Manchester	04/06/2022	28/09/2022	6155
Bunnyfugger	blue	white	AP	Newcastle	03/07/2022	Nov 25th - 9th Jan
rowedav	white	white	AP	Newcastle	07/07/2022	Nov 15 - Dec 30 2022

 

[prizos]

I can highly recommend Reep Yorkshire for detailing work. Not cheap but PPF , Ceramic Coating, Windows Tints and Interior Wood wrap are excellent.

 

[TorqueNM]

I can highly recommend Reep Yorkshire for detailing work. Not cheap but PPF , Ceramic Coating, Windows Tints and Interior Wood wrap are excellent.

Looks excellent. Did your car have any factory fitted PPF on the rear arches?

I'm thinking of getting Alcantara for the dash and door trims. I was also thinking of getting a swivel bracket for the screen, but I'm not sure about this now as I'm worried that if there are ever any screen issues it will be very easy for Tesla to pin the blame on the bracket / fitting of it!

 

[prizos]

Looks excellent. Did your car have any factory fitted PPF on the rear arches?

I'm thinking of getting Alcantara for the dash and door trims. I was also thinking of getting a swivel bracket for the screen, but I'm not sure about this now as I'm worried that if there are ever any screen issues it will be very easy for Tesla to pin the blame on the bracket / fitting of it!

There was no PPF fitted to the rear when I picked it up.