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Tesla Model 3 in Australia

Discussion in 'Australia' started by Electric_Blue, Sep 7, 2016.

  1. bay74

    bay74 Member

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    In response to the cracked rear glass, Tesla says that it's only a warranty item under certain conditions - e.g. if the crack originates at the heating strips or something else to do with the glue. They've sent me a quote for about $1500 (since they won't know if it's a warranty item until they look at it) which I have to accept to proceed.

    Pretty disappointing.

    I'll be making it clear I expect it to be treated as a warranty item. The vehicle is only just over a year old!

    So much for EVs being cheaper to own! ;)
     
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  2. moa999

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    Fair enough.
    If it was obviously caused by a rock chip for example (dent on outside) you cant expect them to cover that under warranty.
     
  3. Candleflame

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    happened to me. Australia has lots of singe lane highways and lots of rusty cars/trucks with non-fit for purpose mudflaps. Glass insurance is cheap and everyone should have it imho.

    My rear glass cracked too. Road train must have kicked up a rock when coming towards me.
     
  4. bay74

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    I’ve never seen an impact fracture in glass which spread in a single line across the edge of a piece of glass just above where it’s glued, but ok. Not sure how a rock would even hit back there. o_O
    Fingers crossed ey.
     
  5. Onshore

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    Performance has just had a price hike today. Now $106K OTR (NSW)


    SR+ and LR appear to remain unchanged.
     
  6. moa999

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    Base price went up $3k, which translates to about $4k on roads.

    The P had previously been 'relatively' cheap compared to other markets, so this fixes that.
     
  7. Candleflame

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    yeah. The initial stealth performance was probably the cheapest followed by the initial P which were similar in price to i.e. european models. SR and LR are just overpriced.
     
  8. Vostok

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    Yep. Anyone with a Tesla but no glass/windscreen cover will experience regret at some point.
     
  9. Candleflame

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    theres so much glass in the car sooner or later youll get some glass damage somewhere lol.
     
  10. blaqmamba

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    Hey I've just had a similar issue and rep reply, though he said I could stop in to service centre for a minute and have a tech verify its a warranty claim. Took the tech about 3 seconds to identify it as defective glass. Doing some online searching it seems to be a fairly common fault with the glass.
     
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    The first Tesla ship of the quarter has arrived at Port Kembla - Tokyo Car. Over 800 made in China Tesla onboard.
     
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  13. ICUDoc

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    Your service is very valuable, Vedaprime.
    (but I've lost interest since I discovered there will be ZERO new Model S in this country in 2021!!)
     
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  14. Tim W

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    Interesting. My M3LR is probably onboard given the estimates of a delivery date from Tesla. So if I get a China sourced vehicle versus a US one, am I concerned, happy or neither? I'm new to all this stuff............
     
  15. BCTS

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    If your in Europe and cold Winters your probably concerned about Chinese sourced because of Heat Pumps and LFP Batteries.

    If your in Australia you should be happy. Chinese build quality, LFP Batteries are ideal for our climate and Heat Pump issues shouldn't be a problem here.
     
  16. adee

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    Are LFP batteries in Model 3 LR or only in SR+?
     
  17. QBN_PC

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    Only SR+. They're too bulky for the LR.

    The cars are designed with enough space for LRs to have a floor full of 2170 cells. The old SR+ with 2170s didn't need all that space - it needed about 2/3 of it. So, while LFP cells are bulkier - they need more space to provide the same storage, it doesn't really matter, since the SR+ battery area was 1/3 empty to begin with.
     
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  18. Tim W

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    Ah very interesting to learn about those differences, many thanks....
     
  19. Flatbat

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    Tip - Cancelling model 3 turn signal / indicator
    Treat the indictor as a toggle switch - Probably obvious to everyone else, but it took me a while to work this one out. In most cars when you need to turn your indictors off, you simply move the lever back to centre in opposite direction to the current indication. This of course works on the M3 too, but it is hit and miss and I often find it unintentionally ends up with the opposite turn signal coming ON. Annoying and confusing to other drivers when passing. This is because lever is momentary and self centres on release. Instead simply move the lever momentarily in the same direction as current indication and it toggles them off. Far more reliable and works every time without fear of inadvertently signalling he wrong way.
     
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  20. moa999

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    ^ Good tip.
    Also note that there is a halfway point in the blinker stalk, which will only blink them three times.
    And if you complete a 90 deg turn they should auto turn off.
     
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