Tesla Model 3 in Australia

[Priit]

Yes it’s a trade off.
Either you have a smart phone that just works or you battle with software and configuration.
Your Tesla will be locked down and secure just like an iPhone.

I have slightly different needs and expectations for a car compared to a phone. But would prefer that open app ecosystem still as that would allow many useful apps to pop up there.

 

[Blue heaven]

Had to pass by Autonexus in Perth today. Was there about 1:30pm. Had just missed the truck offload but witnessed the Model 3's being parked. I directly counted at 19 but could easily have been more as very hard to count the ones parked deep in the pack. There were 3 Blue Performance cars so I assume one of those puppies is mine! Attached are a few photos. If anyone wants to take a look they have parked them at the front, under shade cloth so clearly visible. A red Performance was the last I saw parked so will be the closest to see. For those that missed it the address is 21-25 Ilda Road, Canning Vale. I took a few videos of them getting parked I can try to upload if people are desperate to see more. The key cards appeared to be taped in protective packets to the front. They all looked fairly clean except one black one with Aero wheels which looked like it had a bunch of road grime on the rear probably from the short truck ride from Forrestfield train offload to Canningvale. First time seeing Model 3 with my own eyes...they look much better in person for sure. Now they are here, how long do we have to wait? View attachment 450302View attachment 450303View attachment 450304View attachment 450305View attachment 450306View attachment 450307View attachment 450308View attachment 450309View attachment 450310View attachment 450311

Well done Mr Bond, your 00 status has been re-activated.

 

[korda]

Had to pass by Autonexus in Perth today. Was there about 1:30pm. Had just missed the truck offload but witnessed the Model 3's being parked. I directly counted at 19 but could easily have been more as very hard to count the ones parked deep in the pack.

This is both fantastic that they're finally in Perth, and awful because mine's on the ANL Warrnambool :/

 

[Grenadine]

Just got told not to expect delivery until October as my spec (blue P3+ with black interior) is all allocated elsewhere for September.

 

[BarnabySydney]

Sound like you are a tinkerer.
An open Tesla app ecosystem. You can only dream.

It's not a totally closed system. The rest api's that the Tesla app app uses look to have been figured out and apps have been written which use these.

Tesla API, Controlling your Model S and Model X

There are even some media controls

Media

 

[Vostok]

How about this hypothesis (which may be wishful thinking)...

The rumoured price increase “soon” (due to AUD weakness vs USD) will be coupled with making white interior available as an option on SR+ and LR AWD. So Tesla kept that demand lever up their sleeve in case they needed to raise prices.

So I’m actually looking forward to the price increase

Am I nuts?

 

[Fumiphobic]

Had to pass by Autonexus in Perth today. Was there about 1:30pm. Had just missed the truck offload but witnessed the Model 3's being parked. I directly counted at 19 but could easily have been more as very hard to count the ones parked deep in the pack. There were 3 Blue Performance cars so I assume one of those puppies is mine! Attached are a few photos. If anyone wants to take a look they have parked them at the front, under shade cloth so clearly visible. A red Performance was the last I saw parked so will be the closest to see. For those that missed it the address is 21-25 Ilda Road, Canning Vale. I took a few videos of them getting parked I can try to upload if people are desperate to see more. The key cards appeared to be taped in protective packets to the front. They all looked fairly clean except one black one with Aero wheels which looked like it had a bunch of road grime on the rear probably from the short truck ride from Forrestfield train offload to Canningvale. First time seeing Model 3 with my own eyes...they look much better in person for sure. Now they are here, how long do we have to wait? View attachment 450302View attachment 450303View attachment 450304View attachment 450305View attachment 450306View attachment 450307View attachment 450308View attachment 450309View attachment 450310View attachment 450311

Any white ones? So delivery before Christmas is looking possible

 

[Vedaprime]

First deliveries Brisbane. Credit Greg Freguson FB



4434xx range - Cap Capricorn

 

[CarlPerth]

Had to pass by Autonexus in Perth today. Was there about 1:30pm. Had just missed the truck offload but witnessed the Model 3's being parked. I directly counted at 19 but could easily have been more as very hard to count the ones parked deep in the pack. There were 3 Blue Performance cars so I assume one of those puppies is mine! Attached are a few photos. If anyone wants to take a look they have parked them at the front, under shade cloth so clearly visible. A red Performance was the last I saw parked so will be the closest to see. For those that missed it the address is 21-25 Ilda Road, Canning Vale. I took a few videos of them getting parked I can try to upload if people are desperate to see more. The key cards appeared to be taped in protective packets to the front. They all looked fairly clean except one black one with Aero wheels which looked like it had a bunch of road grime on the rear probably from the short truck ride from Forrestfield train offload to Canningvale. First time seeing Model 3 with my own eyes...they look much better in person for sure. Now they are here, how long do we have to wait?

Wooohoo! Well done That red performance is mine!!!!!!!OOOOooOOoOO (going crazy with delight)

 

[MichaelVorst]

Delivery appointment got pushed back by a day to 10th, they were quoting the "12v battery issue". Said more batteries flying in on Monday...

 

[TH232]

Any white ones? So delivery before Christmas is looking possible

Ya, a pile of white ones, seemed to be a lot of white, 3 blue, 2 red, 2 black, 1 midnight silver...but of course really hard to tell with the ones at the back

 

[MandySimpson]

In a case of perfect timing, today 99% Invisible dropped a great episode on waiting. If you have 30mins while you are waiting - maybe try this? Wait Wait...Tell Me! - 99% Invisible

 

[TH232]

Wooohoo! Well done That red performance is mine!!!!!!!OOOOooOOoOO (going crazy with delight)

They seemed to be parking them in colours, first white, then blue, then black, then midnight silver, and red last..that means red is first out the door!

 

[Vedaprime]

Invoice for my 4434XX vin had a build date of 24/07. That seems a bit late for Capricon? Just putting it here since it might help with figuring things out regarding the ships

Thanks for this. This is the second range in Cap built later - but this one was on Brotonne with that build date. Have update vinship list

 

[meowsers]

Someone who gets one of the 12v swap cars should look at the manufacture date on the battery and see if they are making stuff up or being honest. Although they may not be manufactured this /last month. I see no reason they would be making stuff up, just would be curious to know the difference in batteries.

 

[Vedaprime]

Yeah its P3D+ blue for me, so seems like those are all the performance pack cars, but its such a big gap. Thats why i thought itll be interesting to mention it, maybe VedaPrime can comment

So we now have a Cap Capricorn range where, 1 was built at Kota buld dates, and 1 at Brotonne build dates.

Remember vins registrations don’t exactly match production, they are just registrations. It means when the cars were in production planning, but they didn’t use all the numbers registered (maybe there was a delay or shortage for that variant on the line), and then grouped them together in a production run. It does look like they were built on the same day as the rest of the Kota and Brotonne builds. We will never know until the invoice precisely. It is still the best we have. I wish we had a ship manifest - it would make things easier.

 

[CarlPerth]

They seemed to be parking them in colours, first white, then blue, then black, then midnight silver, and red last..that means red is first out the door!

I'm definitely there tomorrow - I might take my binoculars and see if I can spy my VIN!

 

[TeeThreee]

I see ANL Warnambool has left Auckland (I hope I have a 4882XX P- aboard...) but to my surprise I see it is headed for Melbourne rather than Sydney. Does anyone know whether the containers are all being trucked to Sydney, or whether Autonexus Melbourne is getting involved now?

 

[aroth]

It's not a totally closed system. The rest api's that the Tesla app app uses look to have been figured out and apps have been written which use these.

Those are webservice endpoints. Sure you can build an iOS/Android/whatever app that hits those endpoints and run it on your phone/laptop/whatever. But can you install it on the car's infotainment system, without risking turning your car into a $100k brick? Or publish it somewhere where other Tesla owners can install it onto their cars (preferably by tapping something within the infotainment system or at least their Tesla app)?

Those are the sort of things that determine if the system is closed or (partway) open.

 

[Trodderus]

This sums up my sentiments at the moment:

#TeamVINless