Tesla Model 3 in New Zealand

[Matt_NZ]

Its a premium connectivity feature afik which may (or may not) be available to purchase on the SR+ later

Probably...

 

[Ecoli]

Well I got my second call from Tesla today
Delivery confirmed
I'll be picking up on Friday 27 Sept Auckland
Had the option to pick up sooner or after hours
To busy at work, opted to keep placeholder appointment .

No rego yet
Checked carjam has a WOF now

Managed to get hold of Vero
Insurance about $2000. Per yr.....ouch

Getting close now, excitment levels rising!

 

[RobDickinson]

Tomorrow or Weds for me!

 

[Ecoli]

Nice 1!
Let us know how it goes

 

[Ecoli]

Picking up mine today
getting excited is putting it mildly

 

[RobDickinson]

So, it soo damned awesoooooommmmmm!!

 

[RobDickinson]

I averaged 94 wh/km on my commute, < 2kwh for 20km, < 5kwh for it entirely, or 60c total cost.

In a car that can do 0-100 in 3.2s.

 

[Don TLR]

I averaged 94 wh/km on my commute, < 2kwh for 20km, < 5kwh for it entirely, or 60c total cost.

In a car that can do 0-100 in 3.2s.

Soooo,,,worth the wait ?

 

[RobDickinson]

oh hell yeah

 

[Ecoli]

Wow wow wow this car is so incredible
Words fail me. So worth waiting for.

Friday Auckland store extremely busy
There was 4 others picking up cars when I was there
Standing room only in the owners lounge.
Staff handling the numbers well from what I could see
Although they were extremely busy they still somehow made you feel
you and your car were important and had time to answer any questions that wasn’t covered
In the run through

 

[CAM3RON]

Picking up tomorrow. Going with AA insurance in the end. Easiest to get hold of and deal with.

 

[DanBoy]

Anyone else waiting for a LR AWD?

 

[RobDickinson]

I'm not sure there have been any yet? Some people have been offered a P- instead

 

[DanBoy]

It is so frustrating, I ordered a P- and are a day 1 reservation holder, I then wanted to change colour the day after the P- was replaced by the LR AWD. I rang the help line and they assured me no significant delay if I swapped models and I would have the car, at the latest, by the end of September, since then No VIN, no contact at all. I have asked once for an update and said that I would be willing to take a P- if this would be an earlier delivery date, they said 4 weeks ago that they would get back to me and.......... nothing. Just the most horrible company to deal with, I don’t mind the delay as such, would just like an update as I need to hire a car until my M3 arrives.

 

[CAM3RON]

Got the car today, followed a Model 3 half the way through the city which was a conincidence.

At the showroom and they had quite a few people taking delivery.

All the delivery workers seemed cheerful, unfortunately we got a bit of a grumpus and the delivery felt rushed and kinda took away from the moment.

The car, and the screen especially, seemed so small - much smaller than I imagined. No panel gaps or scratches, although some rubber sealings seemed a bit floppy and not attached very well on the doors, and the back of the car was dusty and not well cleaned.

Driving home was a trip! Blasted up a steep hill to my street with ease, unlike my old Prius which normally struggled up! Overall, a lot of fun and yeah worth the wait.

Setting up stuff has been easy and I knew my way around well after watching so many videos.

Set up my little UMC charging station at home and all good to go.

 

[Sojournerman1]

1 am wow

Worth getting up for, like watching the Abs smash aussie or England would always put a smile on my face

 

[RobDickinson]

At least you had a delivery!

Mine was handed over by a transport worker, dusty dirty and slightly damaged, all I got from tesla was a short video via email.

The car is great though

 

[Sojournerman1]

Yep chc.

Just checked Carr & haslam , est delivery 1st October. (to Lyttelton)

Im friken pissed.

Fly up to Auckland and drive it home, you can thank me later

 

[RobDickinson]

That would be bad I've had the car since Tuesday

 

[Sojournerman1]

Then ignore me. Hehe and I'm jealous