Tesla Model 3 in Australia

[sczsimos]

Just thinking about range anxiety again and remembering what is was still like when we had ICE in our phones... Never had to worry about getting through the day.

 

[aegidius]

what is was still like when we had ICE in our phones...

You had ICE in your phone? Luxury! I had to crank it with t'handle...

 

[RobDickinson]

I never had range anxiety before my battery powered phone, it worked for all 5 meters of the cable I had

 

[RobDickinson]

Oh I was in a model S 90D on Saturday evening as a passenger - in the cold and wet, pretty brutal acceleration, and I am guessing not 100%, and slower than p3 :O

 

[Zfactor]

I had a good chat with Auckland Tesla delivery specialist - David. He said the cars are arriving in multiple batches. Orders will see movement this week with the contract drawn. He was quite relaxed about people going on holidays and picking the car post return - as long as full payment is done before leaving. He was also flexible for my custom plates being managed by them if I choose to leave the car with them. Felt reassured and excited at the same time. Now we just need the boats to arrive.

 

[Zsik3115]

Come on you slow ass ship

 

[Vedaprime]

Ship tracking, truck tracking... my goodness, I’m impressed with your enthusiasm!

Lol. Just over waiting. F5 key is on its last legs.

 

[RobDickinson]

Lol. Just over waiting. F5 key is on its last legs.

bah just automate it...

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[Vedaprime]

bah just automate it...

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Damn. Would have given me time to track Trains and Planes

 

[Grenadine]

Who is going down there? Cmon!

 

[khayyam]

Come on you slow ass ship

Cap capricorn has slowed to 5 kts and won't be at the pier at 530, IMO.

 

[OzVic]

They'll be held until we get Pharlap back and you admit the pavlova is ours.

We'll even throw in Barnaby for good measure!

 

[paulp]

As I sit here, trying to work but actually waiting for Cap Capricorn to pass outside my window, it occurs to me that there are probably very few, if any, model 3s aboard. I would very much like to be wrong, mind you. But if there are cars on cap, Tesla on K rd will probably have the cars Tuesday or Wednesday. If so, they'll want to start deliveries at the end of the week. (They don't have space to store many cars, in addition to their rabid customers). If they want to do deliveries at the end of the week, they should already be making delivery appointments and arranging payment. And there's no indication that they have done so...

Yep, I made that same observation last week. Until delivery appointments are made the boat isnt close, and NZ will be first to know.

 

[meowsers]

Yep, I made that same observation last week. Until delivery appointments are made the boat isnt close, and NZ will be first to know.

I feel like it would be wise to be sure the car you are going to deliver is in one piece before you promise it to the customer. Maybe they are waiting until the dust settles to book a collection appointment.

 

[khayyam]

Yep, I made that same observation last week. Until delivery appointments are made the boat isnt close, and NZ will be first to know.

Maybe they're cutting it fine. Next 24-48 hours will tell for sure, I reckon.

 

[khayyam]

I feel like it would be wise to be sure the car you are going to deliver is in one piece before you promise it to the customer. Maybe they are waiting until the dust settles to book a collection appointment.

They don't seem to have issues with re-assigning VINs and re-scheduling appointments, based on the reports from the UK. But, let's hope you're right!

 

[Fantomsss]

Tesla contracted a logistics company to handle storage, etc. They don’t need to store all cars in their delivery centers.. they couldn’t even if they wanted to with over 500 onboard Cap Capricorn.

 

[freshmax]

I would be more inclined to say they would unpack and check each vehicle before booking it to a person for delivery, dont want to find out that they were all damaged in the containers and then have to anger hundreds of customers. As said above next 48 hours should tell us.

 

[CAM3RON]

A bit more on NZ insurance: still no response from vero (insure my tesla). According the FB group, they're very slow, and many other people seem to have issues with the real quote being much more than the indicative price (~$1100). I did get a detailed quote from youi, though, which is about the same as the vero indicative price.

Yeah, Vero have been very slow to reply to me, which doesn't give me much confidence in their service.
I rang up State insurance and got a quote for $1260 per year for full price of SR +. I might end up going with them as they seem a bit more reputable and I have my other insurance with them.

 

[doug313]

Just write 'Unknown' in there mate. I did.
You will not be impressed with their offer btw. Guaranteed!

Thanks! But as it turns out, my quote was on the high end of the trade in price guide on redbook.com.au. Not unreasonable.