Yes I ve had the VINs for a couple of weeks. But I,ve been down this frustrating path in 2019, 2020 2021 and now agin for the 4/5 time. It hasn't got better just progressively worse. The cars have improved out of all recognition which is the only thing which keeps me hanging on.
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Model Y UK Delivery
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RichardTheKing
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I have just paid for my MY, I am officially poor now!
(MY white Gemini FSD ordered oct21 collection 5th march 22 Manchester)
(MY white Gemini FSD ordered oct21 collection 5th march 22 Manchester)
I believe that like Apple, Tesla don't ever do discounts. Why would they? Demand greatly outsrips supply and long may that be the case as it all but eliminates depreciation for everyone but drivers who lease..
Pete UK
Member
Great post, thanks for sharing. Looks good in the Blue
Are you talking about the interior air/ a/c fan?
How noisy was your fan?
Mine seems loud-ish turned up high but I’m not sure if it’s just because I’m used to a Petrol car and it’s so quiet inside the Y in comparison.
Set on 1, 2 or 3 my fan is reasonably quiet, higher settings (to demist) and it’s a bit louder obviously. (I leave it on 2 normally)
Is this something I should be worried about? How would one tell if the fan noise is a normal ‘loudness’ or not?
I guess you’re comparing it to the loudness of your model 3’s fan? Any extra info appreciated.
Some insights to add from me;
I’ve got to say my car was spot on; paint, panels, exterior, interior trim all solid and excellent quality. I only had one issue 500 meters driving away from delivery I got a message “left camera obstructed”. But it cleared 2 mins later. Came back once but soon disappeared and hasn’t returned in the subsequent 2 weeks. Probably just a bit of condensation from delivery.
I’m really pleased with my Model Y. Best car I’ve ever bought. Feels quality built and luxurious inside. I too have had my fingers hovering over the acceleration boost
500 miles and £35 in “fuel” later and I’m loving it.
I’d add that the autopilot using auto steer can be a bit disconcerting. Mine disconnected entering a smallish round about and gave me a bit of a scare! On the motorway it’s fantastic but it doesn’t feel 100% relaxing just yet. You definitely have to be extra alert. Maybe more alert than just driving it normally! The active cruise control is great though. Probably need to get used to trusting the auto steer a bit more. Although I think I’ll likely just use it on the motorway.
Chargers: I went for the Tesla Gen 3 wall connector. It’s great being able to press the button on the cable one handed to open the charge port, instead of faffing with the phone app or opening it from inside on the screen, or heaven forbid pressing it! Another first world problem solved.
This charger is supposed to be ‘smart’ but to be honest it isn’t yet. Not till it gets the promised update. This is largely irrelevant because you can schedule your Charing times on the app or in the car anyway if you’re on a dual rate electricity tariff. We’re not and to be honest if we were I don’t think we’d save, as the day time rate is higher than our fixed rate and we use more electricity in the house during the day, so it’d work out more expensive, for us anyway.
Re-generative braking: we set ours to ‘Hold’; this is great. Initially takes half a day or less to get used to. Love it now. One footed driving is great! Almost never touch the brakes. Careful when you get back into another car, you’ll think the brakes are rubbish or have failed !
Sentry mode: you can view the cars cameras from the app while you car is connected to WiFi (eg at home) indefinitely (I think). If your car is parked somewhere else, like in a car park or on a street and NOT on WiFi, there is a data limit on using this feature with the free one month premium connectivity. I’d guesstimate it’s about 5-10 mins viewing. Not sure if it’s limited when you pay for premium connectivity after the free trial…
Pre-conditioning: great for the week day drive if you commute to work. Just set and forget. Get into a warm and defrosted car every work day
If you’re still waiting for you car to arrive, I feel your pain but it’ll be worth the wait.
Cheers for now, not long to go….
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In terms of insurance, I have a reg, but it's not showing on the database yet so can't amend insurance yet. How much time did people have to swop over their policies?
A cautionary tale on holds. Ordered in November and got matched with a Feb 19th delivery date that didn't work for me. Put the car on hold for 3 weeks. Just took it off today and my delivery date now shows May 10-June 5th, so basically back of the queue. The rhetoric was generally you end up near the front when you remove the hold, so a little bummed.
HOLD AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
HOLD AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
It's actually only designed for the motorway, hence why you got the disengage at a roundabout. It's technically not even for single lane undivided highways which is why all the phantom braking bad press is a bit overblown.
The manual actually says: "Warning: Autosteer is intended for use only on highways and limited-access roads with a fully attentive driver."
I've used it on city streets to very varying degrees of ok depending on weather and road markings.
You bought the wrong car. You will not lose on a model 3 provided that you keep turning it over.Eliminates depreciation? Can I get some of that? Who do I email at Tesla to get the difference refunded to me on my model s?
Congratulations, hopefully i will not be long now…
For those (including myself) who were considering a stick-on number plate…
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Number plate changes hit the UK this week
TOMORROW sees all new cars registered with ‘22' plates that also have important new features.
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Manage your expectations... Being that this is not your first time to the rodeo, I would of thought you have mastered this well by now. There is is not one big business with thousands/millions of customers out there that have 100% customer satisfaction.
Here we have a good example. We both ordered at the same time, yet not having the same experience. Some have ordered fairly recently and have a delivery date.
This is also my third Tesla purchase. The other two cars were ordered from inventory, delivered within a month of ordering and better coordination on their behalf.
I think part of the frustration you and others having here is due to impatience. Im a bit like that hence do not like to preorder anything. In addition, coming here and seeing that others are doing better or the same with their orders does not help.
First world problems indeed imho and if not, I can only assume that you are on life support or something to that end.
Personally I have sympathy for you and any other in the same situation and only wish I could help. My only advice is to stay strong and find something else to occupy your mind/divert your energy
Rooster6655
Active Member
Phantom breaking happens on the motorway for most people, they have had plenty of time to improve it to, still the same as 2.5 years ago.
Rooster6655
Active Member
There are plenty of big businesses that are very good with customer satisfaction, Apple and Costco are 2 that spring to mind. That gives accurate delivery times and follow up, if issues with products then resolution often very quick.
The problem with Tesla is no accountability, if you have a genuine problem at any stage then it can be difficult to get a resolution.
For example I had a genuine question I needed to know regarding registration, phoned them and constantly cut off telling me to be patient and wait for a delivery update. However I am told by them I need to complete the registration form before my car is assigned a delivery day, so I could not proceed.
I emailed the local dealer contact who is supposed to answer questions and deliverygb, the local responded within a day and deliverygb almost 2 weeks later. Each reply then said the opposite of each other and turns out the local contact reply was wrong, which if I had listened to would have delayed my order further.
Tesla have great cars and some great processes/ideas to streamline everything but like FSD it will still require a few more years to refine the process.
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Pro plates and onestopnumberplates vinyl plates conform to BS AU 145e.For those (including myself) who were considering a stick-on number plate…
Number plate changes hit the UK this week
TOMORROW sees all new cars registered with ‘22' plates that also have important new features.
