New Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive

[spooksman]

Apologies for the possibly dumb questions that follow - I did try searching, but so many things come up with a “what comes with a new Model 3” search that I am a little confused…

I have had my M3P since May 2020 (love it), but sadly the lease is coming to an end and I’ll no longer be able to get a salary sacrifice car, so we are looking at buying a M3 Rear-Wheel Drive on a PCP. Given the upcoming Highland refresh, Tesla are currently offering 0% finance over 4 years, with no deposit, which is attractive. Although we’d prefer the newer model, finances won’t stretch to cover that (when it gets here), so we have to cut our cloth accordingly!

We took a test drive in an M3RWD at the weekend, and I have to say I was impressed with the improvement in build quality and quietness - I even had very few issues with having no USS, which kind of shocked me… However, specifications have changed a fair bit since I got my car, so I wanted to use the ‘hive mind’ on here to get up to speed. I’ve tried to do the legwork first to help, but are the following correct about an M3 RWD in comparison to my old M3P (forgetting the performance/4WD I guess):

I lose…

• The fantastic sound system
• Front footwell lights
• Some range
• USS
• Storage tray in centre arm rest (why?)

But I get…

• Heatpump
• Powered boot
• Heated steering wheel
• Double glazing
• Dimming door mirrors
• Ryzen processor
• Wireless phone charging
• Li-ion low voltage battery
• PWS

Do I still get…?

• Mats
• UMC adaptor
• Heated rear seats
• Front fog lights

If there are things I’ve missed, please let me know…

I’m sure there is a specification on the Tesla website somewhere, but I couldn’t find it

Thanks in advance

 

[MrT3]

Do I still get…?

• Mats
• UMC adaptor
• Heated rear seats
• Front fog lights

Yes
Yes
Yes
No

 

[EVMeister]

If there are things I’ve missed, please let me know…

Well you missed any mention of losing a huge amount of acceleration, but seem to have nailed every other point of comparison. I'm assuming the acceleration isn't a big factor for you. Did you manage to test the sound system much or at all during the test drive? I personally find the sound system in my Model 3 LR very good, but at higher speeds you can't really appreciate that anyway with all the road noise etc.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

You may also lose passenger side lumbar support
And then storage tray you can buy pretty cheaply

 

[spooksman]

Well you missed any mention of losing a huge amount of acceleration, but seem to have nailed every other point of comparison. I'm assuming the acceleration isn't a big factor for you. Did you manage to test the sound system much or at all during the test drive? I personally find the sound system in my Model 3 LR very good, but at higher speeds you can't really appreciate that anyway with all the road noise etc.

forgetting the performance/4WD I guess

I did put that, and yes, I'll miss it loads, but sadly it's got to go back and I can't afford another one

 

[spooksman]

l’m back with another question - sorry!

I have my lease car on a Tesla account that is registered to my work email address. As the new car will be a personal car, that will be registered to my home email address. How exactly am I going to make that work with the app - both of us need access to both cars!

I found loads of articles about two cars in one account, but struggling with information about two cars in two accounts…

 

[Edders]

I'm too just about to be in this situation so following with interest

l’m back with another question - sorry!

I have my lease car on a Tesla account that is registered to my work email address. As the new car will be a personal car, that will be registered to my home email address. How exactly am I going to make that work with the app - both of us need access to both cars!

I found loads of articles about two cars in one account, but struggling with information about two cars in two accounts…

I'm too just about to be in this situation so following with interest

 

[_MJF_]

I have my lease car on a Tesla account that is registered to my work email address. As the new car will be a personal car, that will be registered to my home email address. How exactly am I going to make that work with the app - both of us need access to both cars!

Isn't this as simple as changing the e-mail address on your account from your work e-mail to personal ? If you do that before you order the new one then you won't end up with two accounts. Unless I'm mis-understanding.

I had similar, in that I had an account under my personal e-mail from booking the test drive, but the car was then ordered under the work e-mail. The guy at the local Tesla service centre advised deleting my personal account and then changing the e-mail on the account with the order from work to personal e-mail. They said it could be done anytime but didn't do it until the car actually arrived - paranoia about losing the place in the queue.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

l’m back with another question - sorry!

I have my lease car on a Tesla account that is registered to my work email address. As the new car will be a personal car, that will be registered to my home email address. How exactly am I going to make that work with the app - both of us need access to both cars!

I found loads of articles about two cars in one account, but struggling with information about two cars in two accounts…

You can delegate car access to another account (assuming you are the master account holder). The lease car may already be delegated onto your work email address, in which case you can’t delegate it to your personal email address. If so I’d give your work email delegated access to your new car and that account will be able to see both cars and you won’t need to go account swapping. You can always log in to your home account when you need the few extra features that has.

In other words - your work account has delegated access to both cars, one delegated by the lease company, the other by your home account.

The only catch is if your new car also has delegated access because of the way you’ve financed it

 

[_MJF_]

Do I still get…?

• Mats

If you've got decent mats in the current Model 3 then might be worth keeping them, unless it's changed then the mats are flimsy carpet ones that drift out of place easily.

 

[spooksman]

Isn't this as simple as changing the e-mail address on your account from your work e-mail to personal ? If you do that before you order the new one then you won't end up with two accounts. Unless I'm mis-understanding.

I had similar, in that I had an account under my personal e-mail from booking the test drive, but the car was then ordered under the work e-mail. The guy at the local Tesla service centre advised deleting my personal account and then changing the e-mail on the account with the order from work to personal e-mail. They said it could be done anytime but didn't do it until the car actually arrived - paranoia about losing the place in the queue.

Sadly, we already ordered the new one . As the new car is linked to my personal email, I doubt I could change my lease car’s work one to that now.

My current thinking is I’ll have to log out of my work account on the app, log in using my personal one, then share the new car with the work account. Then log out and back in with the work one, and I should see both cars.

I can’t add drivers to the work one as it is a lease, and that option is missing, so the missus will have to continue using my work login…

Well complex!!

 

[spooksman]

You can delegate car access to another account (assuming you are the master account holder). The lease car may already be delegated onto your work email address, in which case you can’t delegate it to your personal email address. If so I’d give your work email delegated access to your new car and that account will be able to see both cars and you won’t need to go account swapping. You can always log in to your home account when you need the few extra features that has.

In other words - your work account has delegated access to both cars, one delegated by the lease company, the other by your home account.

The only catch is if your new car also has delegated access because of the way you’ve financed it

Brilliant - I think that is what I wrote (we crossed in the ether)!

The new car is on a PCP, so I should get full account control.

 

[ringi]

Why not buy your existing car from the lease company?

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

Brilliant - I think that is what I wrote (we crossed in the ether)!

The new car is on a PCP, so I should get full account control.

Yes, reading what you wrote it sounds the same

 

[spooksman]

Why not buy your existing car from the lease company?

As you would expect of someone on this forum - I had a spreadsheet detailing the 'pros and cons' . The top pros are below:

1. New 4 year warranty
2. Insurance cost (M3P is dearer)
3. Cheaper/more options on tyres
4. Better ride quality (that's from the missus!)
5. Quieter
6. Heat pump (more efficient)
7. Heated steering wheel
8. Powered boot
9. Double glazing
10. Dimming door mirrors
11. 0% interest over 4 years
12. £0 up front (money stays in the bank earning interest)
13. Referral bonuses
14. Pretty cheap compared to what the lease company wanted for the M3P

We plan to keep the car four years and possibly more, so it just kind of made sense.

 

[spooksman]

As you would expect of someone on this forum - I had a spreadsheet detailing the 'pros and cons' . The top pros are below:

1. New 4 year warranty
2. Insurance cost (M3P is dearer)
3. Cheaper/more options on tyres
4. Better ride quality (that's from the missus!)
5. Quieter
6. Heat pump (more efficient)
7. Heated steering wheel
8. Powered boot
9. Double glazing
10. Dimming door mirrors
11. 0% interest over 4 years
12. £0 up front (money stays in the bank earning interest)
13. Referral bonuses
14. Pretty cheap compared to what the lease company wanted for the M3P

We plan to keep the car four years and possibly more, so it just kind of made sense.

But...

Not Blue/White, not so fast, and likely no so much fun .

 

[spdpsba]

But...

Not Blue/White, not so fast, and likely no so much fun .

Did you say not Blue/White - what is wrong with that?

 

[spooksman]

Did you say not Blue/White - what is wrong with that?

No, sorry, maybe I confused things. The new car has all the pros listed, but it is not Blue/White, which is what I currently have - IMO Blue/White is awesome.

 

[kpanda17]

hit it again guys 2nd M3RWD and 3rd Tesla, got my brother to just buy a MY
its amazing that outside of Tesla there IS an EV adoption slowdown
inside of Tesla its red hot, CT, Jupiter, M2 on its way

Keep us the amazing work Lars, Franz!

 

[WannabeOwner]

its amazing that outside of Tesla there IS an EV adoption slowdown

I find this strange too. Its not as if VW et al are doing a BAD job ... and whilst Tesla has clear advantages (such as efficiency) enough? new buyers must know about the foibles to have taken that into consideration.

Will be interesting to see if stalkless-Highland gets a dent in uptake