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UK 2022 Orders to Delivery inc the shipping thread for posts with no shipping news
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DIY-Trev
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Do you have to take it to a Service Centre or do they send someone out?
Joined the AF22 club at Southampton this afternoon. The interior had a couple of minor scuffs, while the exterior had a small panel gap issue. There were some scratches or scuffs on the aeros but a light polish seemed to do the trick. 26% charge. Staff were very busy but very nice with it. Free Jaffa cakes in the frunk of a static Model Y was a bizarre but welcome touch. Would have loved a coffee but it was a Nespresso pod thing or similar; call us earnest but we don’t do pods for sustainability reasons.
This is our first Tesla and we’d test-driven only a M3 LR. Previous cars were a Leaf and a Volvo S90; an Ionic 5 will join the Tesla shortly. The drive home was always going to be interesting then, in terms of how we’d react to the new car. The ride was slightly firm over very poor surfaces for my tastes but acceptable-to-good on most roads. The cabin was quiet, with some tyre rumble but not to an intrusive degree. I’d say that the general airiness, simplicity and style of the cabin exceeded expectations. Performance on this humble RWD was really impressive; can’t imagine how we could need anything more than that but I guess it depends what you’re used to. Our young children loved it, which is the main thing of course. ‘Are you sure we’re allowed to keep it, Daddy?’…
This is our first Tesla and we’d test-driven only a M3 LR. Previous cars were a Leaf and a Volvo S90; an Ionic 5 will join the Tesla shortly. The drive home was always going to be interesting then, in terms of how we’d react to the new car. The ride was slightly firm over very poor surfaces for my tastes but acceptable-to-good on most roads. The cabin was quiet, with some tyre rumble but not to an intrusive degree. I’d say that the general airiness, simplicity and style of the cabin exceeded expectations. Performance on this humble RWD was really impressive; can’t imagine how we could need anything more than that but I guess it depends what you’re used to. Our young children loved it, which is the main thing of course. ‘Are you sure we’re allowed to keep it, Daddy?’…
I did attach 4 or 5 photos along with the message and complaint about the paint work, mine were mostly on the bonnet
You car looks mint by the way
DIY-Trev
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What do you do about panel gaps - can they fix them or do you have to live with it or reject the car?
When you book the service through the app it gave me a choice of eithera mobile call out or book at a service centre, luckily I only live about 6 miles from my local one so rather take it in..
DIY-Trev
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Thanks - nice to know - I'm 38 miles away - so I may go for the mobile call (unless I need a driving fix!)
Nice pic! Yes ours looked like it had been washed with a dirty rag, it’s booked in for paint correction and ceramic coating locally but we found a small dent on the passenger rear door!! So done the service things and waiting to hear, it’s a 2+ hour round trip for us to dartford Tesla so annoying!!
cat7
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I'm into quick cars (have a mapped BMW M140i and a Caterham at the moment), it's not so much the acceleration of the Tesla I love, but more the fact that you can instantly get it by putting your foot down in *any* situation at any time, and you don't need a roar of engine noise and everyone then looks at you to see where the idiot is. In a 3L petrol BMW you need to change down, then floor it, then wait for the turbo to spool up, which can easily be 2 seconds after you decided you want to accelerate quickly, then you've got a straight 6 roaring out the exhaust. The Tesla is just instant and silent - I love it.
I’m 10am, will be there before that for sure!!!Yes,
we collected from Portbury on Wednesday!
M3 standard GJ22 gang pickup from Bluewater this afternoon, had 60 miles in it but im only 10 miles away. A fair amount of swirls going on which they said the service centre can buff out. Have you guys chosen Exterior Trim in the service booking and just quoted swirl marks?
Still looks very pretty!
Still looks very pretty!
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Did I read further up that it can take 24hrs for the app to start working with the car?
When I arrived to collect my car this morning it was tucked out of the way with the techs, who were doing a recall/check on the charging port. I think they said that it needed a software update to sync with the app, which I did when I got home and connected to wifi. It's all up-to-date now.
They then had to email me the acceptance, which I accepted before getting the keys. My account is totally out-of-sync, now showing expected delivery March 12 - 19. Almost as if they think I didn't collect it.
I'm also waiting for the premium connectivity to appear.
When I arrived to collect my car this morning it was tucked out of the way with the techs, who were doing a recall/check on the charging port. I think they said that it needed a software update to sync with the app, which I did when I got home and connected to wifi. It's all up-to-date now.
They then had to email me the acceptance, which I accepted before getting the keys. My account is totally out-of-sync, now showing expected delivery March 12 - 19. Almost as if they think I didn't collect it.
I'm also waiting for the premium connectivity to appear.
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Interesting that the lease company was holding it back. I can only deal with my broker at the moment, though they don’t seem to forthcoming with any updates.Might be of interest to other company car lease buyers....
- Ordered 26th Jan via LeaseCo
- RN number 27th Jan, estimated March fulfilment
- No order or anything to show I was waiting in the Tesla Account
- Waited patiently until end of Feb, called Tesla and they said May delivery
- Chased again to discover the LeaseCo had requested the May date
- More phone calls, discover the leaseCo batches orders up by ship estimated arrival date
- Got LeaseCo to release the 'hold', Tesla matched with inventory car same day
- VIN + Reg provided over next 48hrs
- Collected today from Portbury!
- They needed Driving Licence
- Car appeared in the mobile app 10 seconds after I accepted the delivery and signed
- I have the RWD and wow, it is quick. If you're coming from a 2 or even 3l diesel BMW you will not be disappointed. Perfectly quick enough!
looks great, have been reading your posts along the way and can sense your excitement. Enjoy your new toy!
Jasian22
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Picked up at the NEC this afternoon. Proud to be part of the family!
I can only speak for myself, but mine appeared immediately and confirmed my end. Whole process from start to confirmation took about 2 minutes.
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