Ordered a Model 3

[XLR82XS]

I'm happy to say I am part of the Tesla family now! This will make me the second in my family to own an electric vehicle. (sister has a '17 MS 75D) Yesterday I ordered a M3 long-range premium white/white premium. I look forward to delivery day and years of Tesla enjoyment.

I am a long-time car enthusiast and builder that has built and owned a vast array of vehicles over the last 22 years from Audi S4, 3 MKIV Toyota Supras, Porsches, R35 Nissan GT-R, 63 Chevy Bel-Air, 67 Mercury, etc...

The M3 will be the daily driver with my "standard" which is full window tint and PPF. The other vehicle weekend warrior is a high factory spec 2011 Porsche Panamera Turbo, also white. I look forward to being part of TMC.

 

[EVGo99]

You'll love the car. Great choice on color as I have the white on white. It looks awesome

 

[Cheezed]

Welcome to the family I will be getting my SR+ White w/ White interior in about 10 days and can't wait. Hope you enjoy yours as much as everyone else has.

 

[XLR82XS]

Cheezed, we may be getting our cars around the same time. White is the way to go! My sister's S75D has white interior.

 

[mmiketa]

I should be in my performance white/white within a week hopefully!

 

[NuttyM3]

Congrats and nice choice with the White/White option. I've been reading the TMC forums along with watching videos the past several months and I'm really close to configuring my M3 and joining the Tesla family. I am still tossing back and forth with the White exterior/Black interior and the White exterior/White interior. Once I get past this hurdle I think I will be in the ordering line. One of the things holding me back is some of the talk on the TMC forum about the White/White taking a long time from ordering to delivery. Decisions...decisions.

 

[XLR82XS]

They say 2 weeks so only time will tell. The white interior looks SO good, has fantastic wear properties, and breaks up an ALL black space. I can't wait!

 

[NuttyM3]

They say 2 weeks so only time will tell. The white interior looks SO good, has fantastic wear properties, and breaks up an ALL black space. I can't wait!

Yeah, I'm hearing good things about the white interior plus the black interior will retain more heat from being in the sun than the white.

 

[XLR82XS]

Delivery went well today - no flaws in the car! Painters tape applied and it held up well even in the DOWNPOUR on the 2 hour trip home. Tint going on Saturday - PPF in a week.
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[bigroo42]

painters tape? Please elaborate....i pick up on friday and i've not heard about painters tape...

 

[Mongenel]

Hooray! Now I just need to have mine scheduled!

So like... what the hell is up with the painters tape? Is that a temporary protective layer?

 

[Scott7]

Ok and I thought I was paranoid.

Congrats on the new car!

 

[oripaamoni]

Smart! People would to do this on road trips out to car events. One year I wrapped my whole car in painters tape to poke fun at it haha. Enjoy! (I would play it a 2x, its a bit long)

 

[XLR82XS]

Guys, the painters tape is my form of paint protection for brand new paint that protects against road debris and chips until my PPF gets installed. This stuff is cheap and is a great temporary solution that has saved my vehicles paint/headlights/rockers when they driven long distances. Even held up well with a HUGE downpour on the 100+ mile drive home post-delivery. If it peels up I have extra rolls for touch-ups.

Tint install this Saturday and PPF shortly after.

 

[XLR82XS]

Ok and I thought I was paranoid.

Congrats on the new car!

Thanks!

 

[mmiketa]

Guys, the painters tape is my form of paint protection for brand new paint that protects against road debris and chips until my PPF gets installed. This stuff is cheap and is a great temporary solution that has saved my vehicles paint/headlights/rockers when they driven long distances. Even held up well with a HUGE downpour on the 100+ mile drive home post-delivery. If it peels up I have extra rolls for touch-ups.

Tint install this Saturday and PPF shortly after.

The guys that do the PPF touch up your paint first, I was told by the shop near my that you're getting a better deal if you take it in after you've had the car for a bit because you pay the same but they fix up the paint.

 

[XLR82XS]

The guys that do the PPF touch up your paint first, I was told by the shop near my that you're getting a better deal if you take it in after you've had the car for a bit because you pay the same but they fix up the paint.

Touch up chips/damage? You will see those and any damage underneath the film. My guys will do paint CORRECTION before applying film which is correcting any flaws/swirl marks/etc in the paint.

Ever installer is different.

 

[XLR82XS]

Tape finally removed and PPF install has begun.
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[VT_EE]

Guys, the painters tape is my form of paint protection for brand new paint that protects against road debris and chips until my PPF gets installed. This stuff is cheap and is a great temporary solution that has saved my vehicles paint/headlights/rockers when they driven long distances. Even held up well with a HUGE downpour on the 100+ mile drive home post-delivery. If it peels up I have extra rolls for touch-ups.

Tint install this Saturday and PPF shortly after.

I’m sure you must have had a few people staring as you were driving a car covered in painters tape.

 

[Nocturnal]

The guys that do the PPF touch up your paint first, I was told by the shop near my that you're getting a better deal if you take it in after you've had the car for a bit because you pay the same but they fix up the paint.

That doesn't make any sense. They can't really "fix" damage to the paint, they actually just buff it down. PPF as early as possible is ideal.