arjay
member
Still hoping to see the midnight silver(grey) one... I personally don't understand why they are not showing/making that color.
ME TOO!!!
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ME TOO!!!
Then your priorities are out of whack, IMO. Model 3 buyers need more encouragement than Model S drivers, not less.
plankeye
That Vegan EV Guy
I would imagine that with the new, high-volume paint facility, they can spray more than one car/color at a time.
FloridaJohn
Member
I toured a BMW factory about 15 years ago that did not need to "batch" their paint colors. They could spray each car coming down the line a different color in no particular order (from their palette of colors available). I would imagine that is the industry norm by now. Reducing colors only reduces the amount of paint to stock, and does nothing to speed up production.
My brother says that he has been stopped twice by the local police while driving his S. He told me that neither time did he receive a ticket or even a warning .... the officers just wanted to see the car.
I doubt many "ordinary" vehicles get that much (non-violation) attention.
I doubt many "ordinary" vehicles get that much (non-violation) attention.
JeffK
Well-Known Member
JeffK
Well-Known Member
Just to confirm... this red Model 3 was in the desert and not melting this time
This is progress.
physicsfita
Member
Spotted today at the Ann Arbor, MI supercharger:
(Sorry for the poor image quality -- I had to drop it down quite a bit in order to upload the images.)
(Sorry for the poor image quality -- I had to drop it down quite a bit in order to upload the images.)
exactly - they can't be just painting all the black cars, then storing the painted bodies somewhere, then painting all the silver etc - that would be insane.
The current production line runs with cars of all colors all of the time.
So my question still stands - why use different colors between S/X/3 or exclude an S/X color from 3 when there is no cost penalty or reduction.
It also suggests that, just because a color hasn't been seen doesn't mean that its not going to be available.
or (and I like this one best)
They cut the colors down because they're expecting lots of orders for Sig Red and need the space to store all the paint
oh my - that looks awesome. Its funny how dark it looks from the back.
That front shot gives you a really good idea of how much road you'll be able to see through the steering wheel.
There's your spaceship, right there.
Swampgator
Active Member
So frustrating! A Model 3 charging without the screen covered and we get no interior pic! Ughhh
Foxhound199
Member
Piney999
Member
AND it looks like the screen was showing the charging information in the first picture... ugh!! That would have been fantastic! Also, has that car been off roading? It looks very muddy!
erthquake
Active Member
In fairness, the driver is in the car. Probably not comfortable to approach the car that close. Just need a good SLR, telephoto lens and polarizer, and you'd be able to see that screen. Though I suspect Tesla was smart enough to not display the battery capacity and other salient info on their dev screens.
Waiting4M3
Active Member
physicsfita
Member
That was why I didn't get any closer, and I only had my cell phone readily available. On the driver's side, he hung his jacket in the window to make it hard to get a decent photo. On the other hand, perhaps that means there are coat hooks?
From what I could see, it looked like the screen was similar to what others have seen. (Not that I could see all that much!)
physicsfita
Member
Now that I think about it, it might have been hung off the shoulder belt connection.
physicsfita
Member
doug just changed the server settings, so here are the max quality photos -- thanks, doug!:
cgiGuy
Active Member
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