New vs Old Rear Seats

[xav-]

Since Tesla wants to do improvements I have a good one:

Please get rid of the idiotic trunk and replace that with a hatch and make retrofitting available at no expense to existing customers.

 

[m3snowy]

Since Tesla wants to do improvements I have a good one:

Please get rid of the idiotic trunk and replace that with a hatch and make retrofitting available at no expense to existing customers.

I think that's called the Model Y.... other than the no expense part.

 

[MXWing]

I just went to check too, but then I realized I don’t even have a vin. When mine arrives, maybe it will come with a Heads Up Display (HUD) and with Autopilot that can see fire trucks and parked police cars

YOU should be seeing parked fire trucks and police cars.

Who pays for your insurance and who is the liable party.

Pretty sure it's not Tesla, Inc.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

Since Tesla wants to do improvements I have a good one:

Please get rid of the idiotic trunk and replace that with a hatch and make retrofitting available at no expense to existing customers.

You must be kidding. You want Tesla to make available as retrofit a complete structural re-do of the vehicle????

 

[SoCalDude]

YOU should be seeing parked fire trucks and police cars.

Who pays for your insurance and who is the liable party.

Pretty sure it's not Tesla, Inc.

@MXWing aka “no personality”. Breathe buddy and don’t be afraid to to use a question mark at the end of your questions... - Even on questions you post that make no sense. Your MXWing user name is pretty clever.

 

[Dan Detweiler]

Since Tesla wants to do improvements I have a good one:

Please get rid of the idiotic trunk and replace that with a hatch and make retrofitting available at no expense to existing customers.

Buy an S...or a Volt. I love the Model 3 trunk. Not everyone likes hatchbacks.

Dan

 

[MXWing]

@MXWing aka “no personality”. Breathe buddy and don’t be afraid to to use a question mark at the end of your questions... - Even on questions you post that make no sense. Your MXWing user name is pretty clever.

Attempts to bait with ad hominem attacks will not be successful.

Trying to raise the level of AP IQ among the populace but it appears ignorance is preferred.

 

[SoCalDude]

I didn't take a photo but the seat back does not lay perfectly flat. It goes up at a slight angle but not too bad.

Awesome. Good to know. Thanks,

 

[Dan Detweiler]

The time I spent in the backseat of the 3 was literally the only thing I was disappointed with in the car. As it has been stated earlier, the problem was the slowness of the seat, high knee position and lack of foot room. The amount of padding in the seat really wasn't the problem. They chose to sacrifice seating position for headroom. I'm ok with that. Everything in a car is a compromise.

By contrast, the driver comfort is beyond anything I have ever driven. SUPER comfortable.

Dan

 

[SoCalDude]

Attempts to bait with ad hominem attacks will not be successful.

Trying to raise the level of AP IQ among the populace but it appears ignorance is preferred.

I just checked to see if MXWING was available as a license plate for you, but it is already taken. I would have bought it for you as a piece offering.

 

[MXWing]

I just checked to see if MXWING was available as a license plate for you, but it is already taken. I would have bought it for you as a piece offering.

Thank you. Yes it was taken and I didn't want to try a variety of it.

I did consider EFFUCHP to pair along with my 11-99 foundation plate (thank you fallen officers) for a laugh but sometimes being clever can be taken the wrong way.

Do you have a vanity plate planned? I saw something cool which I hope the owner got their Model 3 as I’m sure it’s what the plate was intended for.

 

[ProphetM]

My VIN is in the 16,6xx and I have the older seat how do I get the newer seats replaced? Why should us that are in the beginning of the order process be guinea pigs for everyone else?

That's how it is for everyone. Tesla just does it faster. With other carmakers, your 2018 model purchase makes you a guinea pig for 2019 models. And the people who waited for 2019 models will be guinea pigs for 2020 models. And eventually when the carmaker has all issues sorted and the car is just about perfect for what they want it to be, they change the whole design of the car and start all over again.

 

[MXWing]

That's how it is for everyone. Tesla just does it faster. With other carmakers, your 2018 model purchase makes you a guinea pig for 2019 models. And the people who waited for 2019 models will be guinea pigs for 2020 models. And eventually when the carmaker has all issues sorted and the car is just about perfect for what they want it to be, they change the whole design of the car and start all over again.

Your neighbor's new Tesla will almost always be improved and cheaper (with few exceptions) than the one you took for delivery.

That's the game. I wouldn't have it any other way. At least we get software upgrades.

 

[SoCalDude]

Thank you. Yes it was taken and I didn't want to try a variety of it.

I did consider EFFUCHP to pair along with my 11-99 foundation plate (thank you fallen officers) for a laugh but sometimes being clever can be taken the wrong way.

Do you have a vanity plate planned? I saw something cool which I hope the owner got their Model 3 as I’m sure it’s what the plate was intended for.

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The Ford Escape is hilarious. I believe the license plate frame confirms your suspicions on the plates future. The 3 that i am getting is for my wife so a vanity plate is unlikely. I did look into a few plates, but all were taken.

 

[irwiny]

Oh wow.... my vin is 141XX - delivered in Fremont late April. Both front and rear seats are gen2. My vin# was low since another white model was vin #18X the same day.

 

[Garlan Garner]

I didn't take a photo but the seat back does not lay perfectly flat. It goes up at a slight angle but not too bad.

I would rather have the cushion than the flatness. That's just me though.

 

[TEG]

Can someone with the newer rear seats take a couple pictures with the back seats down so we can see how flat they lay? Thanks!

 

[geometro]

You must be kidding. You want Tesla to make available as retrofit a complete structural re-do of the vehicle????

Yes, I believe there is sarcasm intended.

 

[EVnut]

Thanks TEG! I actually see no difference. Put some weight on there, and I'll bet it goes a bit flatter, just like with the previous seats. I'd rather have ANYTHING better than the originals back there. As others have said - my biggest disappointment after climbing inside a 3 my first time was those rear seats with zero support. I won't be sitting back there much... if ever. But I tend to use my cars fully, so rear passengers are a regular thing.

 

[gene]

I am glad both our Model 3's are the earlier rear seat. Most important for us is the flatter cargo area.