UK 2021 Model 3 Q3 collection and delivery experiences

[Bobster1967]

I’m waiting for a black one too, delivery next week. Will be interesting to see what your detailer has found. I’ve got my DA and cutting compounds etc all ready just in case…..

I have requested the complaints procedure for this as it will end up costing me more for the correction

I await a response

 

[Bobster1967]

Don't forget the before photos for comparison.

It's going to look absolutely mint when it's done. The way a black car reflects in low light and in the night...thing of beauty

I’m like a kid in Xmas Eve waiting to see it tomorrow

will post a few pics the guys top notch so should be tidy

 

[TesTed]

He said it was bad and sent a video of the other half of the bonnet corrected and it’s night and day tbh

Is it a case of it being ok after a stage 1 polish or similar?

 

[StuBee]

I have requested the complaints procedure for this as it will end up costing me more for the correction

I await a response

Yeah it’s a fair question cos corrections aren’t cheap! I am worried they will have used a polish with loads of filler etc to hide swirls etc. I’ll find out on Tuesday! Not long now!

 

[Kev Reid]

I saw another Tesla which had something like those rim bladed fitted. Looks like they had (I assume recently) hit a kerb and they were not in the best of shape - it wouldn't have taken much to start whipping the wheel arch if they had not already done it.

Sorry, crap photo, but the protector had split away from the rim as per arrow and I remember, doesn't show in the picture, the rim seemed to have either split in two or was fitted in multiple parts and that one 'end' was flapping free.

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I have heard many stories of body damage when these fail

 

[Bobster1967]

Is it a case of it being ok after a stage 1 polish or similar?

I will find out tomorrow he just said it was super bad for a car 6 days old

 

[Bobster1967]

I will find out tomorrow he just said it was super bad for a car 6 days old

Tested the guy who done its patience and ability he said! But he’s chuffed with the finish as I am. Pretty poor for Tesla not to have any kind of quality control for these issues

glad I got it done and so happy he didn’t look for more money for the amount of work

 

[cryo]

Car factories produce cars to a set standard/thickness of finish on a continuous production flow. Detailers finish cars as a one off article and there will always be a world of difference in the end result due to time/products allocated to said finish. I received my Tesla 3 MIC from Newcastle last Tuesday and the fit and finish was equal to my previous two new cars (Jaguar XF) (Discovery sport) but I will admit a detailer will improve the finish but you have to be realistic as to what you are expecting on a factory new car verses a day of finishing/detailing. I'm not knocking detailing/finishing as my car will get ceramic coated tomorrow but have you ever met a detailer/finisher who says your car requires no work as the finish is absolute perfection

 

[Bobster1967]

Car factories produce cars to a set standard/thickness of finish on a continuous production flow. Detailers finish cars as a one off article and there will always be a world of difference in the end result due to time/products allocated to said finish. I received my Tesla 3 MIC from Newcastle last Tuesday and the fit and finish was equal to my previous two new cars (Jaguar XF) (Discovery sport) but I will admit a detailer will improve the finish but you have to be realistic as to what you are expecting on a factory new car verses a day of finishing/detailing. I'm not knocking detailing/finishing as my car will get ceramic coated tomorrow but have you ever met a detailer/finisher who says your car requires no work as the finish is absolute perfection

I get your point but to need a 2 stage detail on a car 6 days old is poor imho

and as I said he wasn’t saying to add to the cost he stuck to the price quoted

it’s an expensive car that with some effort could be delivered in a better condition

 

[StuBee]

I get your point but to need a 2 stage detail on a car 6 days old is poor imho

and as I said he wasn’t saying to add to the cost he stuck to the price quoted

it’s an expensive car that with some effort could be delivered in a better condition

stage 2 was needed? Hope I don’t have to do that! I figured stage 1 as I’d expect some defects. That’s been the case with all new cars I’ve had, BMW’s, Audis and Merc’s.

 

[DeanJohno]

8 x new M3's currently in the inventory (SR, LR, P) on the Tesla website

 

[Cnixon]

Random question for anyone that’s had a lease delivery, how long do they give you to inspect it?

14 days - Sorry

 

[Seeds369]

the way the tyres are stretched over the wider uberturbines also means that the alloys are sitting "proud" too. 20s are pretty bad as it is as you have very little sidewall and this is worse
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Stunning wheels though, I contacted Tesla yesterday to enquire about retro fitting these wheels to my LR that I pick up tomorrow in Glasgow at 11am (very excited ) but I was told yes by sales then told to call service and they said no which was disappointing, due to the bigger brakes on the performance giving an alignment issue.

 

[sparkymark75]

Stunning wheels though, I contacted Tesla yesterday to enquire about retro fitting these wheels to my LR that I pick up tomorrow in Glasgow at 11am (very excited ) but I was told yes by sales then told to call service and they said no which was disappointing, due to the bigger brakes on the performance giving an alignment issue.

Tesla would also have charged you a small fortune for the wheels! I've ordered my 19" sport wheels from Green-Drive. You can get the Uberturbine replicas from there.

Set of 4 Wheels 19" 20" and 21" UberTurbine Style for Tesla Model S, X, 3 and Y (Semi Forged)

Uberturbine style wheels for Tesla Model S, Model X and Model 3. A design close to the new rims of the Tesla Model 3 Perfomance 2021 available in 3 variants.

www.greendrive-accessories.com

 

[MrT3]

I was told yes by sales then told to call service and they said no which was disappointing, due to the bigger brakes on the performance giving an alignment issue.

Fitting standard LR wheels to a performance doesn't work because of the larger brakes, but performance wheels fit on an LR.

 

[Apd617]

Newcastle pick up today M3LR blue. Admin process painless and quick. I was then left to look around the car, play and drive off in my own time. Car looked immaculate except for a tiny smudge on the A pillar inside (didn't actually notice till driving away). 295mile range. Off to play in the dales now

 

[mikeyg_ev]

9am Brent Cross tomorrow.
I'll be the one with the backpack stuffed with accessories to go straight in.
It's been a brutal 2 months. There's nothing left to read or watch I haven't already seen - just try and get some sleep tonight.
I really hope there's nothing wrong with it or I fear it'll push me over the edge into madness.

 

[StuBee]

So car arrived earlier. Happy with nearly all of it. Went through one of the delivery checklist things. Not too happy with the alignment on the charging port. The paint is full of swirls, but a stage 1 detail at the weekend will fix that. What won’t be fixed is the bonnet. Looks like defects under the clear coat. And one picture anyway of it:

 

[londonev]

9am Brent Cross tomorrow.
I'll be the one with the backpack stuffed with accessories to go straight in.
It's been a brutal 2 months. There's nothing left to read or watch I haven't already seen - just try and get some sleep tonight.
I really hope there's nothing wrong with it or I fear it'll push me over the edge into madness.

Hi Mike, please provide some detailed feedback of both your car and the collection experience. Im picking up next Wednesday at 9am from Brent Cross so your experience is of interest to me. Hope all is well with your pick up tomorrow, good luck!

 

[Seeds369]

Tesla would also have charged you a small fortune for the wheels! I've ordered my 19" sport wheels from Green-Drive. You can get the Uberturbine replicas from there.

Set of 4 Wheels 19" 20" and 21" UberTurbine Style for Tesla Model S, X, 3 and Y (Semi Forged)

Uberturbine style wheels for Tesla Model S, Model X and Model 3. A design close to the new rims of the Tesla Model 3 Perfomance 2021 available in 3 variants.

www.greendrive-accessories.com

Thanks for that I’ll definitely be checking them out

funnily enough spoke to a different person and they said that they can and would fit Uber turbines to my LR but for the tidy sum of £4375.96 inc Pirelli Summer PZ4’s