Tesla Model 3 in Australia

[Majkey]

A question to those of you who have a VIN – when did the hidden VIN appear on your account?
Was it:
1. once the car was manufactured
2. once it was on a ship
3. only on arrival in Australia?

Being #VINless I'm wondering if my car has manufactured or if it already on a ship somewhere...

 

[jason66]

28/7/2019 order
P3+ White Interior.
Still #VINLess
Not a peep from Tesla. I'm going to call on the 1st and request an update. "Busy end of sales quarter" should hopefully no longer be an excuse.

 

[Dave3333]

A question to those of you who have a VIN – when did the hidden VIN appear on your account?
Was it:
1. once the car was manufactured
2. once it was on a ship
3. only on arrival in Australia?

Being #VINless I'm wondering if my car has manufactured or if it already on a ship somewhere...

Well my car was manufactured on July 10, arrived in Australia on August 16, and I got a VIN on August 30! Don't have the car yet - that won't be for about another four weeks...

 

[DarrenTP]

I believe Opticoat didn't hide scratches. According to my detailer, the detailer needs to fix all paint defects before applying the coating; otherwise, it will stay under the coating forever.

I agree with you... it worths the money.

Correct, Opticoat doesn't hide scratches, but part of the process a certified installer goes through is paint prep which includes buffing out minor scratches, and Phil did a great job of that before the Opticoat went on. Very happy with the result.

 

[Bowdad]

A question to those of you who have a VIN – when did the hidden VIN appear on your account?
Was it:
1. once the car was manufactured
2. once it was on a ship
3. only on arrival in Australia?

Being #VINless I'm wondering if my car has manufactured or if it already on a ship somewhere...

I had my VIN prior to it arriving in Australia. I believe it was provided once it was on the ship but might have been earlier as I was in the first batch where they made cars expecting a certain demand level and then allocated as needed.

 

[Grenadine]

Another call for me, and probably others in the same boat here in Brisbane. My Friday morning delivery, which became a Saturday afternoon, is now a Monday night delivery. Apparently my car is still in Sydney. Once again, not going to hold my breath. I can now relax and just enjoy the weekend without wondering if it will turn up.

Oh oh. I don't like the sounds of that. My scheduled delivery is 10:30am Monday.

 

[Roddy54]

Does anyone know if this is normal/expected?

Lots of paint bubbles, trunk interior edge (frunk also has these, but not as significantly):
View attachment 459510


Large paint folds in both corners, trunk interior:
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Noticed when using one of the actual delivery checklist PDF's to do a more thorough pass over the car.

Are Teslas painted by robots or someone using spray cans of paint? THIS is bloody awful on a >$70 car...ANY car in fact. Hyundai would be hauled over the coals for this sort of 'work'.

 

[cregor]

Just got call (3.5pm). Delivery was scheduled for today 5pm. Now Sunday noon.

 

[Grenadine]

Yeah the 3 has been made for 2 years now. It is pretty inexcusable.

 

[Grenadine]

Just got call (3.5pm). Delivery was scheduled for today 5pm. Now Sunday noon.

What city?

 

[Bowdad]

Just got call (3.5pm). Delivery was scheduled for today 5pm. Now Sunday noon.

Might I ask which state Cregor? Many of us are in a similar boat

 

[cregor]

Might I ask which state Cregor? Many of us are in a similar boat

Sydney. P3- 499XX Vin.

 

[kieranu]

once it was on a ship

In my case this, it doesn't take long from manufactured to ship. Basically it was assigned once I'd confirmed how I was paying etc.

 

[kieranu]

A question to those of you who have a VIN – when did the hidden VIN appear on your account?
Was it:
1. once the car was manufactured
2. once it was on a ship
3. only on arrival in Australia?

Being #VINless I'm wondering if my car has manufactured or if it already on a ship somewhere...

And to confirm, are you definitely looking at the right page?

product-finalize?rn=RNxxxxx and not profile

 

[Majkey]

And to confirm, are you definitely looking at the right page?

product-finalize?rn=RNxxxxx and not profile

Yes – Thanks for asking. I use the following: hxxps://www.tesla.com/en_AU/teslaaccount?product-finalize?rn=RNxxxx
and then search for 5YJ3. Nothing :/

 

[CaptainPugwash]

Yeah the 3 has been made for 2 years now. It is pretty inexcusable.

Yup, well Hyundai Kona Electric is the same price as a SR+. You can buy a tragically low volume $25k car that looks like a $25k car with Hyundai paint and a big battery or you can buy a Model 3 from a small new company with big plans.

Tesla are delivering 2500 cars in a month. How many did they sell in AU last year?

 

[cregor]

Sydney. P3- 499XX Vin.

VIN should be 4991XX

Also - call seemed to originate from a Japanese number. I queried this with the delivery specialist. He was surprised but stated that that may be why many were hanging up on him. Thinking it was a scam - I asked for details (RN and scheduled delivery time). He was on top of them. Also - page on tesla.com updated with new delivery pretty quickly (so if it's a scam its a very good one - and they'll have two days until I find out).

 

[Oli C]

Sydney. P3- 499XX Vin.

Same, got a call at 1130am this morning saying do not come for 1230pm pick up as no car, comeback 3pm Sunday. same vin range same car P3-

 

[cregor]

Same, got a call at 1130am this morning saying do not come for 1230pm pick up as no car, comeback 3pm Sunday. same vin range same car P3-

I sympathise... Was hoping finally, but given the chatter, not surprised.
What colour. Mine is black.

 

[qdolan]

Are Teslas painted by robots or someone using spray cans of paint? THIS is bloody awful on a >$70 car...ANY car in fact. Hyundai would be hauled over the coals for this sort of 'work'.

Tesla's are painted in California which, due to their environmental and safety laws, means they have to use water based paint, which is not ideal. Doing a better paint job would be much easier if the car were made somewhere other than California..