Model 3 RC sightings

[israndy]

It's great that they are thinking of 3 positions for car seats. Other cars we have support LATCH on the sides but it's plain old seat belt in the middle.

I really love that the middle seat belt is molded into the seat so if there is no one sitting there you are not sitting on a stray belt

-Randy

 

[anonim1979]

Video of a lovely red M3:
Bryan Madrigal on Twitter
( Mirror Streamable - free video publishing )

As a mp4 direct download (using twdown.net) might not work long if hotlinking is blocked...

More from the same account (reposts?)

EDIT. The one below is not a photo
"BTW Credit of this render goes to Vernon Roberts."
David Sell on Twitter

 

[TerrapinThief]

Saw my first Model 3 at work today! • r/teslamotors

Is this the first plate we've seen for the model 3 that says "dlr" instead of "mfg"?

 

[jsrawa]

Is this the first plate we've seen for the model 3 that says "dlr" instead of "mfg"?

I think so! Good eye.

 

[Zaphod]

I'm not really a fan of red cars, but damn gotta say 3 looks sexy in red.

 

[anonim1979]

Red again.
Tesla Model3 - Streamable
( Saw this Model 3 in the wild • r/teslamotors )

 

[smartypnz]

Okay, at this point, if there's a license plate on the car it is NOT a production car.

....sorry for the rant - too many false sightings that are obvious

 

[Xevex]

Okay, at this point, if there's a license plate on the car it is NOT a production car.

....sorry for the rant - too many false sightings that are obvious

This thread is not about the production cars though?

 

[JeffK]

Okay, at this point, if there's a license plate on the car it is NOT a production car.

....sorry for the rant - too many false sightings that are obvious

This is actually not true though. This video proves it.

 

[powertoold]

It's tough to tell if "production" car means "production intent", "built on the actual production line, but not a final production vehicle," or "final production vehicle going to a customer."

It'd be odd for them to put a license plate on a car that they intend to sell.

 

[anonim1979]

Model 3 spotted on 880! • r/teslamotors

 

[1208]

What happens to the model 3 RCs after everything goes into production? Are they destroyed or what?

I would be happy to take one or 2 off of Tesla's hand for free to save them paying to have them recycled.

 

[22522]

Red again.
Tesla Model3 - Streamable
( Saw this Model 3 in the wild • r/teslamotors )

The suspension on the white BMW (5?) may be a little better damped; although, I don't think a 3, or particularly an X3, is better damped.

 

[dsvick]

What happens to the model 3 RCs after everything goes into production? Are they destroyed or what?

I would be happy to take one or 2 off of Tesla's hand for free to save them paying to have them recycled.

I'm pretty sure they can't, legally, be sold.

 

[JoaoD]

I'm pretty sure they can't, legally, be sold.

I can take them for free No need to sell it to me!

 

[Neo_fd3s]

What happens to the model 3 RCs after everything goes into production? Are they destroyed or what?

I would be happy to take one or 2 off of Tesla's hand for free to save them paying to have them recycled.

Due to all the liabilites and other BS, the pre production/test vehicles will all get crushed, recycled, made into actual production vehicles.
The RC's will live on in real production vehicles after the whole recycling process.

 

[Mishakim]

It's tough to tell if "production" car means "production intent", "built on the actual production line, but not a final production vehicle," or "final production vehicle going to a customer."

It'd be odd for them to put a license plate on a car that they intend to sell.

There may be a need to test drive a car they intend to sell, on public roads, in which case it needs a plate. I don't recall the source of the rule (company or law), but when I worked in the industry, we had a fifty mile limit -- over that, and it couldn't be sold as new. Engineers working at the factory drove randomly-selected cars home overnight, to spot check for problems, and I spent a week driving new trucks up and down the highway to check for a problem we could only find at highway speed. We'd put an extra sticker in the window that said "We drove this car [___] miles to make sure it was perfect for you" or something along those lines, so the buyer would understand why the odometer had so many miles on it.

 

[MP3Mike]

I think the difference is that the RC cars have MFG, Manufacturer, plates, and the production cars have had DLR, Dealer, plates.

 

[Garlan Garner]

I think the difference is that the RC cars have MFG, Manufacturer, plates, and the production cars have had DLR, Dealer, plates.

Plates?

What kind of plates do you need? I can get you any plates that you need.

 

[wdolson]

In the options for the Model S there are three possible codes:
TM0A - Alpha, pre-production, non-saleable
TM0B - Beta pre-production, non-saleable
TM0C - Pre-production saleable

From these codes, I would assume they can sell the production candidates, but they probably only sell them to insiders (employees or people close to the company in some way). Over time some of these might become available on the collector's market, probably at well above market rates for a used car. At least this is the case for very early examples of iconic cars.

I know Tesla displays the non-saleable cars at their facilities. I've heard there are a number of pre-production Model S and X at the Fremont factory in a display.