Picked up from Manchester this afternoon. She’s quick. No faults or marks anywhere.
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Ah gosh! Stunning picking up mine on Sat. Cannot wait. Where did you collect from and how was experience?
Manchester Trafford - Pickup experience is very basic. Hand them driving licence and your phone, sign a squiggle on a screen then its "your car is in row A, off you trot". My last car was a new Range Rover, red carpets, dramatic lighting etc However the car itself is magical and I know I'd never own a gas car again (and had Ferrari's / Porsche / GTR etc). As for running it in, the very first thing I did was a 0-60 on Trafford car park
Congratulations! Never experienced getting a Ferrari. Soon I will. When I picked my BMW I was given a bottle of gin. That evening I spent getting drunk in the car listening to the HK sound system ( on a private driveway and not driving I just add!)Manchester Trafford - Pickup experience is very basic. Hand them driving licence and your phone, sign a squiggle on a screen then its "your car is in row A, off you trot". My last car was a new Range Rover, red carpets, dramatic lighting etc However the car itself is magical and I know I'd never own a gas car again (and had Ferrari's / Porsche / GTR etc). As for running it in, the very first thing I did was a 0-60 on Trafford car park
How comes you went Electric after all the ICE vehicles?
I just became addicted to the torque delivery of the EV. Simple as that.
Most will allow you to manually enter it or provide the model then you supply the reg at the time of paying for the insurance
It was a question really - not sure myself.
I saw a YouTube video of the myp at the Nurburgring and the driver said in the comments he didn’t push it to hard as the vehicle was new and he wanted to run the motors in?
Full credit to you if you can get behind the wheel of a MYP and not floor it in the first 50 miles…. You have WAY more self control than me !!!
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You certainly need to bed the brakes in properly before doing too many 'big' stops. The factory pads are not up to much and the brakes are not bedded at all from the factory. Brake feel will be significantly better though once you've bedded them in.
Motors don't need to be run in. Just get in and floor it
how do you bed brakes in? I never did it for my M3PYou certainly need to bed the brakes in properly before doing too many 'big' stops. The factory pads are not up to much and the brakes are not bedded at all from the factory. Brake feel will be significantly better though once you've bedded them in.
Motors don't need to be run in. Just get in and floor it
You'll find lots of methods quoted, but basically the idea is to get the pads contacting the full width of the discs by doing some repeated gentle but firm braking at moderate speeds. The aim is to eventually transfer a layer of pad material onto the discs, because it's that which allows disc brakes to work effectively.
Unless you have Track Mode, you won't be able to turn down the regen in a new Model 3 or Y, so you just need to use the brakes hard enough to get the brakes bedded. And never come to a complete stop if they are getting hot in the process.
I've seen Teslas which have done many thousands of miles and still haven't got the pads fully in contact with the discs. That then leads to issues with corrosion and poor braking performance in a situation when you might need to use them as intended. Regen is great, but you need to use the brakes regularly on a Tesla to keep them in good condition.
This is a good overview of brake bedding: Bedding-in and Material Transfer Process | Apec Automotive
Unless you drive like a lunatic you won't touch the brake pedal and if you do use it you will only "feather it" as the Regen does all the braking.
Hence the phrase "One foot driving"
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