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Model Y UK Delivery
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No it was a man and then a different chap (from Manchester) called me back and both were really helpful. Confirming tomorrow but all looking good for a pickup Thursday evening!
Hey guys... what is that PPF that I'm hearing all about??... where exactly (photos if poss) is it so I'd know where to look when I collect this coming week?.. thanks...Just sat on the Tesla Hub car park in Staines
* Turned up 90 minutes early. No trouble.
* Walk in, show drivers license.
* Sign an iPad
* Get given row number (4A in my case)
* Cars are parked close together, I had to squeeze in through the passenger side. I am a patented Fat Lad though, so YMMV
* Car prep was flawless except for 3 bubbles and trapped grit under the NSR PPF.
* UMC and Type 2 public cable present and correct.
* Parcel shelf present and correct.
* 51% charge
* 6 miles on the odometer
* App linking worked flawlessly I had full app control of the car within 5 minutes of signing the iPad. Note I had to quit/restart the app to make it appear though.
* Car itself was similarly flawless. Build quality appears absolutely perfect after a 1h inspection. I’m not blaming China for the PPF.
* Staff friendly, helpful, plenty of them.
* There’s a toilet on-site which is clean and well maintained (SWMBO is disabled; this matters more than you’d think so thought I’d mention in case it helps others who might be anxious)
Had I not been over cautious on the collection checklist I could have been in and out in 10 minutes flat. As it was I got everything done in detail in 45 minutes.
Am now on my way home. Few pics follow!View attachment 820861View attachment 820862
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There's PPF paint protection in front of the rear wheel arches ... that - it seems - may be fitted at the elivery locations ... that if fitted in a hurry might get left with bubbles underneath it.
Thanks for the confirmation! I was thinking it'd be something like that, I'm expecting Q4, but hoping for Q3
It's a race now to see what arrives first, the MY or the Northern Ireland superchargers
Hopefully see you in Belfast in Q3!
According to a test between all different wheel configs, including hub caps on vs off, running with them off causes about 2% range loss, approx 7 miles max over the 100% battery.
On a long journey, its about 3-4 miles max, its not worth thinking about every again its so irrelevant.
I'll be power coating mine as I agree, this picture does look good. I wanted the 19's as this will be for my wife and will be the family car as such so I wanted the best possible ride and less stress with curbing wheels. Also, I do agree the 20's look better, I might buy a spare set of 20's when they start popping up for sale. This is a lease car so saw absolutely no point paying for someone else's upgrade and BIK. I can sell the wheel set after.
My Model S on 21's is messed up after years of curbing. Plus a softer ride would be nice.
This is precisely why i removed the aeros from my M3 as soon as I picked it up...rather it look better than worry about 3-4 miles range
And the M3 wheels look even better than the Y wheels without caps. I wish they had made the Y wheels dark grey as standard like the aeros.
Utumno
2 x Model Y LR (2022 Q2 & 2023 Q3)
The only thing I’d add to this is that I think the standard Gemini aero covers on the Model Y look rather more convincing “in the flesh” than they do in pictures or on video. I am, however, at a loss to explain why.
For me it’s kind of the opposite of the IONIQ 5. I think that vehicle looks great in pictures but having seen several on the road it’s basically a biscuit tin on wheels “in the metal”.
So for those regretting their choice of Geminis, see if they grow on you. And no offence intended to IONIQ 5 drivers either, this is all personal opinion!
Hi mate.
I’ve found the ride quality on great/average condition roads to be absolutely fine, no issues with it whatsoever.
On the very shitty, bumpy roads where you can actually see how bad a condition the road is in, you can feel it firm but nothing outrageous. I’ve been showing it off to some friends and family and not one person has commented on a bumpy ride!
I had a GLA before the GLC, from memory the ride of the Y on the 20”s is only minutely firmer than that of the GLA.
Hope that puts your mind at ease, loving every minute of the Y so far!
On the really rough, outrageously bad roads you can feel the firmness of the ride, however on average - great roads I haven’t found it to be an issue.
The firmness of the ride was always on my mind in the run up to collecting the car, however I don’t give it a second thought when driving the car which can only be a good sign.
Utumno
2 x Model Y LR (2022 Q2 & 2023 Q3)
I have flaps on the front but none at the rear, collected yesterday.
Utumno
2 x Model Y LR (2022 Q2 & 2023 Q3)
Today’s “first Tesla” rural insight; our Model Y is a pigeon murder magnet.
The dimwit birdbrains clearly can’t hear it coming and you can almost see the shock when the turn round in the road to see Barry bearing down on them.
If the pigeons are like this, imagine how bad the pheasants are going to be
The dimwit birdbrains clearly can’t hear it coming and you can almost see the shock when the turn round in the road to see Barry bearing down on them.
If the pigeons are like this, imagine how bad the pheasants are going to be
Mr H
Active Member
Pensioners are more fun, they do make a bigger mess though.....Today’s “first Tesla” rural insight; our Model Y is a pigeon murder magnet.
The dimwit birdbrains clearly can’t hear it coming and you can almost see the shock when the turn round in the road to see Barry bearing down on them.
If the pigeons are like this, imagine how bad the pheasants are going to be
Read that out of context
Appreciate your feedback. Think i can stop stressing and start thinking about all the accessories i dont need but want to get now
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