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Pictures of production Model 3s

Discussion in 'Model 3' started by TEG, Jul 7, 2017.

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  1. silentcorp

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    Why did this get pulled from the stickied topics?
     
  2. JRP3

    JRP3 Hyperactive Member

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    Model 3 is old hat now.
     
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  3. TEG

    TEG Teslafanatic

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    Although this forum section will live on to discuss Model 3 while Semi, Pick-up, new Roadster, and Model Y start to heat up.
     
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    Exactly. The thread was “unstuck” because it was started in mid-2017 when any photo of a production Model 3 was big news. That was over 2 1/2 years ago and over 500,000 production Model 3s have been built since then.
     
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  5. lonewolf313

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    Here is an image of my rented Model 3 (evee.com.au) charging in Canberra ACT Australia

    Model 3 is still new here in Australia having started delivery to customers for the last 8 weeks or so.

    Model 3 charging in Canberra ACT.JPG
     
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  6. jkoya

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    I wonder if the "Tesla Parking" painted on the parking spaces reduces the amount of the spaces being ICEd....
     
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  7. lonewolf313

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    At McDonalds, absolutely.

    Also these charger stalls are at the side of the store behind the drive through bays where less cars would park anyway.

    When I arrived there the general carpark was more than 1/2 full of cars (it was a Saturday around 11am) and all 6 bays were available for Tesla's to charge with no ICEing.
     
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    Boy wouldn't you love to examine a China Tesla. We'd all be most interested in learning if the build quality, fit and finish and paint are superior to California assembled Teslas'.

    From what has been written on this forum, domestic Teslas' have improved build quality .... we all hope so.
     
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    Early reports say the China 3's are better quality than the US.
     
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  11. MarcoRP

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    #5891 MarcoRP, Nov 13, 2019
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    Then this is one of the rare times “Made in China” is a good thing. :)
     
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  12. Merrill

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    Well, since California has electricity shut off we are now a third world state so it makes sense that the Tesla’s made in China are superior.
     
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  13. TEG

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    Well they had a chance to look at what people didn't like about the Fremont models 3s and try to improve on that.

    I think time will tell if the new battery arrangement is any better or worse than the Gigafactory 1 batteries...
     
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    "Made in America" - a slogan most will applaud.

    "Made in California" - Hmmm ....
     
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    Well, I'd expect so. Brand new equipment, two years of corrected mistakes in Fremont assembly. And I'd not be surprised to hear the Chinese workers may be better than Fremont's.
     
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    I wonder if the paint will still be Water based...
     
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    Beautiful car. Did you do anything special to the exterior or does it look like that out of the factory?
     
  18. silentcorp

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    Pics or gtfo. Went up to Estes Park and saw the power plant. Had to snap a pic.

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    Any pics of new 3 Performance with the new dark 20 inch rims?
     
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