Tesla Model 3 in Australia

[DanBoy]

Thanks to Random206 for gathering the facts onto one place
So far it looks like NZ/Au reservation holders who ordered early are getting VINs
majority P3-

Looking like being none reservation holder....no car for you, and rightly so
I'm in this boat.....and my car not on this boat (cap cap probably hah!)

Ordered 03/06/19
no reservation
no VIN
Stage Prepare for Delivery

no contact from Tesla other than generic emails/txt

To the best of my knowledge no one in NZ has reported here
receiving invoice, other than one that looked like it may have been a credit note
If any NZ cars were on cap cap surely that should be happening soon
Fingers crossed for you reservation holders

No so certain, I am a day 1 Reservation holder and ordered on day 1 that the configurator opened. My account was updated to reflect free 'Pearl White' and I have NO VIN assigned and my account still says awaiting finance even though I am approved. The TESLA rep has said 'not to worry about it' as they 'haven't started assigning cars yet' and when the delivery specialist is assigned to me that all of these things will be 'tidied up'. I also asked if I can expect my car by Mid-September when I will be leaving country for 6 weeks as the original order stated August. He told me this is 'unlikely', the thing I am finding the most frustrating about this whole process is just how dis-organised it all seems, I keep hearing that the local reps have no idea what is on what boat and when they arrive and that the new system will only allocate vehicles to clients when they are actually here, all seems a bit random to me.

I am not overly in a hurry but it would be nice to think that the $1000 usd of mine they have been holding for 3 years might get me some sort of priority along with the others in the same boat as opposed to 'we just see whats on the boat when it arrives'. I have sold my current car (as didn't want to hold up a potential August delivery) and are driving a crappy little rental until the Model 3 arrives which is why I would like an rough indication of when I might see it. I understand that they are in a logistical nightmare but honestly I would rather they just say nothing as opposed to all of this conflicting information, so far I have been told face to face by reps:

- August delivery looking good
- Unlikely to see it before middle of September
- Change to LR AWD from P- won't effect delivery time as they are the same car just with different software mods
- Change to LR AWD might delay delivery
- There are NO client cars in NZ as yet as the first batch will arrive late August
- There are ongoing deliveries and I will be contacted 1-2 weeks before my expected August delivery (i.e this week just ended)
- Great news txt 'your model 3 is almost here'
- Your finance is approved despite the account page saying 'pending finance approval'
- We will hold your car while you are away if you pay the full amont
- Your car won't be held if you can't pick-up within 7 days of us giving you a delivery date, it will be re-allocated

They are just so frustrating as they produce such a bloody good product which means I have to just grin and bare it, which lets face it is exactly what I am going to do.

 

[natetm3]

I’m not completely certain, however I think the $100 is for the telstra 4g sim card, the consequences being streaming music and phone app connectivity to the car beyond immediate bluetooth. If you dont have the sim connectivity updates will only occur on wifi, when connected.

Standard Connectivity (ie the no cost standard option) is still a 4G service, but is used only for critical updates. From the same FAQ:

What are the new connectivity options?

• Standard Connectivity offers basic maps & navigation, music & media over Bluetooth® and software updates over Wi-Fi. Note: Important safety updates will continue to be available over the car’s cellular connection.

There's not going to be a situation where someone wanting Premium Connectivity has to pull out the MCU and install a SIM, anyhow. I don't see any other way for them to offer it as an option via the touchscreen without the SIM preinstalled.

So whilst standard connectivity = lower data usage, Tesla are still paying for an active service for these vehicles. Logic (mine, anyway) dictates that Tesla would want to turn this service from an ongoing cost into an ongoing profit, whatever the margins involved might be.

I would assume that the 4G service is also how a vehicle can add FSD on after the fact even with Standard Connectivity, and whilst I don't know much more not having driven one yet, perhaps it would also be querying supercharger availability and similar even though it doesn't do satellite maps and show live traffic. It certainly routes based on live traffic, so that at a very minimum is over LTE for Standard Connectivity.

 

[natetm3]

This is the question everyone has been asking for the last year. You’d think they would implement this as soon as they could, but they still haven’t. They can bill for supercharges, but still haven’t developed a system for this which is weird.

Best guess: because it currently differentiates the premium models from the standard models, just as I said in my reply.

The margin for the service won't outshine the margin for the vehicles themselves.

 

[Random206]

Awesome work. Done my update. Just a suggestion- it would be good to know the variables such as

1. Custom plates
2. Remote home delivery/pickup at store

Thanks I've included both these, good thoughts.
I feel as though we have basically captured the whole ordering process now, haha.

Can someone tell me if they go back to the form after they've submitted it and exited the window (closed all instances of the web browser as well), does it allow you to go back and edit your entry?

 

[Random206]

No so certain, I am a day 1 Reservation holder and ordered on day 1 that the configurator opened. My account was updated to reflect free 'Pearl White' and I have NO VIN assigned and my account still says awaiting finance even though I am approved. The TESLA rep has said 'not to worry about it' as they 'haven't started assigning cars yet' and when the delivery specialist is assigned to me that all of these things will be 'tidied up'. I also asked if I can expect my car by Mid-September when I will be leaving country for 6 weeks as the original order stated August. He told me this is 'unlikely', the thing I am finding the most frustrating about this whole process is just how dis-organised it all seems, I keep hearing that the local reps have no idea what is on what boat and when they arrive and that the new system will only allocate vehicles to clients when they are actually here, all seems a bit random to me.

I am not overly in a hurry but it would be nice to think that the $1000 usd of mine they have been holding for 3 years might get me some sort of priority along with the others in the same boat as opposed to 'we just see whats on the boat when it arrives'. I have sold my current car (as didn't want to hold up a potential August delivery) and are driving a crappy little rental until the Model 3 arrives which is why I would like an rough indication of when I might see it. I understand that they are in a logistical nightmare but honestly I would rather they just say nothing as opposed to all of this conflicting information, so far I have been told face to face by reps:

- August delivery looking good
- Unlikely to see it before middle of September
- Change to LR AWD from P- won't effect delivery time as they are the same car just with different software mods
- Change to LR AWD might delay delivery
- There are NO client cars in NZ as yet as the first batch will arrive late August
- There are ongoing deliveries and I will be contacted 1-2 weeks before my expected August delivery (i.e this week just ended)
- Great news txt 'your model 3 is almost here'
- Your finance is approved despite the account page saying 'pending finance approval'
- We will hold your car while you are away if you pay the full amont
- Your car won't be held if you can't pick-up within 7 days of us giving you a delivery date, it will be re-allocated

They are just so frustrating as they produce such a bloody good product which means I have to just grin and bare it, which lets face it is exactly what I am going to do.

I'm in the same boat as you mate, except I am a P3- config.

My finance is approved and Macquarie have advised it's approved on their end and in the shared database, but that it won't change to fully approved until Tesla update something on their end a bit further.

 

[Ploddy]

P3+, cash buyer (ready to go right now), January 2019 reservation, Ordered day 1. No VIN. No idea when.

 

[paulp]

This is the question everyone has been asking for the last year. You’d think they would implement this as soon as they could, but they still haven’t. They can bill for supercharges, but still haven’t developed a system for this which is weird.

Too busy creating games for the centre screen.

 

[paulp]

No so certain, I am a day 1 Reservation holder and ordered on day 1 that the configurator opened. My account was updated to reflect free 'Pearl White' and I have NO VIN assigned and my account still says awaiting finance even though I am approved. The TESLA rep has said 'not to worry about it' as they 'haven't started assigning cars yet' and when the delivery specialist is assigned to me that all of these things will be 'tidied up'. I also asked if I can expect my car by Mid-September when I will be leaving country for 6 weeks as the original order stated August. He told me this is 'unlikely', the thing I am finding the most frustrating about this whole process is just how dis-organised it all seems, I keep hearing that the local reps have no idea what is on what boat and when they arrive and that the new system will only allocate vehicles to clients when they are actually here, all seems a bit random to me.

I am not overly in a hurry but it would be nice to think that the $1000 usd of mine they have been holding for 3 years might get me some sort of priority along with the others in the same boat as opposed to 'we just see whats on the boat when it arrives'. I have sold my current car (as didn't want to hold up a potential August delivery) and are driving a crappy little rental until the Model 3 arrives which is why I would like an rough indication of when I might see it. I understand that they are in a logistical nightmare but honestly I would rather they just say nothing as opposed to all of this conflicting information, so far I have been told face to face by reps:

- August delivery looking good
- Unlikely to see it before middle of September
- Change to LR AWD from P- won't effect delivery time as they are the same car just with different software mods
- Change to LR AWD might delay delivery
- There are NO client cars in NZ as yet as the first batch will arrive late August
- There are ongoing deliveries and I will be contacted 1-2 weeks before my expected August delivery (i.e this week just ended)
- Great news txt 'your model 3 is almost here'
- Your finance is approved despite the account page saying 'pending finance approval'
- We will hold your car while you are away if you pay the full amont
- Your car won't be held if you can't pick-up within 7 days of us giving you a delivery date, it will be re-allocated

They are just so frustrating as they produce such a bloody good product which means I have to just grin and bare it, which lets face it is exactly what I am going to do.

I’ll continue to say this. Only listen to your tesla delivery specialist if you want delivery facts.
The last 5 pages are covered in supposed tesla people ‘in the know’ and yet they are all offering conflicting advice.

 

[paulp]

Standard Connectivity (ie the no cost standard option) is still a 4G service, but is used only for critical updates. From the same FAQ:

What are the new connectivity options?

• Standard Connectivity offers basic maps & navigation, music & media over Bluetooth® and software updates over Wi-Fi. Note: Important safety updates will continue to be available over the car’s cellular connection.

There's not going to be a situation where someone wanting Premium Connectivity has to pull out the MCU and install a SIM, anyhow. I don't see any other way for them to offer it as an option via the touchscreen without the SIM preinstalled.

So whilst standard connectivity = lower data usage, Tesla are still paying for an active service for these vehicles. Logic (mine, anyway) dictates that Tesla would want to turn this service from an ongoing cost into an ongoing profit, whatever the margins involved might be.

I would assume that the 4G service is also how a vehicle can add FSD on after the fact even with Standard Connectivity, and whilst I don't know much more not having driven one yet, perhaps it would also be querying supercharger availability and similar even though it doesn't do satellite maps and show live traffic. It certainly routes based on live traffic, so that at a very minimum is over LTE for Standard Connectivity.

Dont know about the 3 but in the S and X installing the sim does not require removal of anything other than a small piece of rubber.
Every country installs its sims on arrival. Its not going to require MCU removal for thousands of cars.

 

[natetm3]

Dont know about the 3 but in the S and X installing the sim does not require removal of anything other than a small piece of rubber.

Really? From what I've read, it's in a holder on the Tegra 3 motherboard inside the MCU. Here's a picture.

Do you have a picture of where it is in your S? Maybe the local spec is different.

 

[Fantomsss]

Containers.. not much activity. Someone’s should check it out mid day Monday/Tuesday and bring a binoculars..

 

[andygen21]

Containers.. not much activity. Someone’s should check it out mid day Monday/Tuesday and bring a binoculars..

And a drone

 

[Fantomsss]

They have hail protection nets. Drone won’t be much help.

 

[Fantomsss]

Car trailers are waiting for those TM3s just outside.

 

[Fantomsss]

Pic

 

[Fantomsss]

Silly me, wife told me that containers take 2-3 days to leave docks. There is quarantine and random x-rays. I did enjoy the drive there. Roads are empty and weather is beautiful today. And I don’t even have m3 on order.

 

[RobDickinson]

OK I thought I'd have a look what else I could buy that done the 0-100kph in similar times in NZ, its hard to find out some more obscure info so if I have missed something from an actual NZ retailer sorry..!

My p3- at 0-100 3.4s for $96,600 (including paint)

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV specs $139,990
0 - 100 kph 3.8 s

Audi RS4 $149,900
0 - 100 kph 3.9 s

R8 RWS $253,900
0 - 100 kph 3.4 s

Takes the high end R8 to win...

R8 plus $355,900
0 - 100 kph 2.8 s

BMW M3 Competition Sedan $162,550
0 - 100 kph 4.2 s

M5 f90 $199,900
0 - 100 kph 3.1 s

Jag f-type svr $240,000
0 - 100 kph 3.6 s

Lexus LC 500 $ 215,000
0-100 4.3

AMG C 63 S Sedan $168,800
0 - 100 kph 4.1 s

Porsche Boxster GTS (981) $164,400
0 - 60 mph 4.1 s

Porsche 911 GT3 (991) $275,000
0 - 100 kph 3.3 s

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS $267,450
0 - 100 kph 3.4 s

Only the 540x Mclaren is slower so knock yourself out with those..

 

[paulp]

Really? From what I've read, it's in a holder on the Tegra 3 motherboard inside the MCU. Here's a picture.

Do you have a picture of where it is in your S? Maybe the local spec is different.

Like I said I dont know about the 3. In the S you remove a small rubber lining up under the storage tray below the screen

 

[paulp]

OK I thought I'd have a look what else I could buy that done the 0-100kph in similar times in NZ, its hard to find out some more obscure info so if I have missed something from an actual NZ retailer sorry..!

My p3- at 0-100 3.4s for $96,600 (including paint)

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV specs $139,990
0 - 100 kph 3.8 s

Audi RS4 $149,900
0 - 100 kph 3.9 s

R8 RWS $253,900
0 - 100 kph 3.4 s

Takes the high end R8 to win...

R8 plus $355,900
0 - 100 kph 2.8 s

BMW M3 Competition Sedan $162,550
0 - 100 kph 4.2 s

M5 f90 $199,900
0 - 100 kph 3.1 s

Jag f-type svr $240,000
0 - 100 kph 3.6 s

Lexus LC 500 $ 215,000
0-100 4.3

AMG C 63 S Sedan $168,800
0 - 100 kph 4.1 s

Porsche Boxster GTS (981) $164,400
0 - 60 mph 4.1 s

Porsche 911 GT3 (991) $275,000
0 - 100 kph 3.3 s

Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS $267,450
0 - 100 kph 3.4 s

Only the 540x Mclaren is slower so knock yourself out with those..

How many of those do that level of acceleration without burning fossil fuel?

 

[Priit]

I’m not completely certain, however I think the $100 is for the telstra 4g sim card, the consequences being streaming music and phone app connectivity to the car beyond immediate bluetooth. If you dont have the sim connectivity updates will only occur on wifi, when connected.

The sim card is already in all M3 cars, as the car sends data back to Tesla on demand and also gets traffic updates, even though it does not display it. the route planner takes the traffic info into account. They just limit the data on it so updates and streaming does not cause them excessive data costs. That $100 is USD for the subscription, here in AUS, it will most likely be $150 or even $200 AUD per year as Telstra here likes to take some more cash for data.