Model 3 Performance/Ludicrous Waiting Room

[hkarthik]

Biggest benefit of the ceramic coating in my mind. Makes it so much easier to keep the car looking good, that even if you treat it like crap between washes, the car still looks amazing underneath when you take the time wash it properly.

In the past I've paid some of the PPF installers to do Ceramic coat for me. Worth it or is it possible to DIY and get good results?

 

[P-Lo801]

I hope so. black seats have me more concerned. I’ve seen many pics of the black seats already showing significant wear/wrinkles from the drone pics very early on to random pics from showrooms and I wonder if that’s the problem.

I don't see how the drone pics can show that kind of detail from that distance?

 

[hkarthik]

Must be high level in the company. They can't spell or use punctuation. They pushed @plzdelivercar by one day. I think we're OK.

Totally agree, that claim sounds like BS. No way anyone would have a scheduled delivery date, nor would they be able to put it in showrooms without NHTSA approval.

 

[m3boost]

I hope so. black seats have me more concerned. I’ve seen many pics of the black seats already showing significant wear/wrinkles from the drone pics very early on to random pics from showrooms and I wonder if that’s the problem.

The bolsters are very soft so wrinkles are to be expected.

 

[QuicK88]

Might be that the sort didn't work as well as I thought. I'm more an Excel guy than a sheets guy. Glad to see other early orders. Still kicking myself for not subscribing to the Twitter feed.

I wasn’t subscribed to anything. I figured it would happen on 4/20 or earnings call day so I was checking every 10 minutes lol

 

[cptnslo]

Denver folks... Just saw a new M3P grey/White got delivered at the littleton location. Went and talked to the SA inside and he said I can't go look at it, but it will be in the Park Meadows showroom within a week or so.

That’s interesting because someone else had asked and the SA had said they weren’t getting one soon so that’s awesome

 

[JezzaE]

In the past I've paid some of the PPF installers to do Ceramic coat for me. Worth it or is it possible to DIY and get good results?

I wouldn’t pay for something so easy to do! There’s a ton of videos on YouTube showing tips and just how easy it is to do.

 

[m3boost]

In the past I've paid some of the PPF installers to do Ceramic coat for me. Worth it or is it possible to DIY and get good results?

Ceramic coating is the last step, before doing that you need to fully compound & polish the car (Up to 10-20 hours of labor depending on quality of work). Ceramic its wipe on wipe off. Very easy to install.

 

[AJ Henderson]

Sounds like bullsh*t to me. Come on EPA approvals... "how about Sunday"? Yeah like EPA approvals only come in last minute and you just have to wait a few days.

Could be that EPA mandated some firmware update which might be the reason for the previously mentioned firmware issue that was expected to be resolved by Sunday.

 

[makeyourself]

So I just received a call from Tesla and initially, the conversation started with the sales advisor informing me that all things were good to go for my delivery tomorrow. Halfway into the conversation, I can hear the sales advisor typing on the computer and then he alerts me of the dreaded news that my delivery will unfortunately have to be delayed . Same reasons as what others have mentioned already which is an "EPA delay" due to government signoff? Anyways, the sales advisor mentioned that I can't take delivery until the 24th at the earliest! That was the date that was listed from his end where they anticipate all things to be properly signed off. So I can't help but think that deliveries won't happen until late next week but I do see some folks getting their deliveries delayed to as early as this weekend. Luckily they mentioned the car is kept indoors at this Tesla location. So it'll be another week before I can give you all my first-hand impression

TLDR: Cant take delivery tomorrow due to some EPA signoff restriction which is forcing a 1 week delivery delay

 

[Spye007]

I don't see how the drone pics can show that kind of detail from that distance?

I’m sorry I got that wrong. They photos from a distance of the vehicle that said “engineering vehicle” when we first got a glimpse of the undated seats and there were definitely wrinkled

 

[ColdFyre22]

They pay sh*t for every type of car now.

Not in Miami., They're offering me $6,000 for my 2013 335i with 135,000 miles. And a couple months ago I sold my dad's base model 2012 Corolla to them for $7,500, and that car had damage to the rear bumper, and the paint was completely gone on the trunk roof and hood.

 

[jjrandorin]

I wouldn’t pay for something so easy to do! There’s a ton of videos on YouTube showing tips and just how easy it is to do.

Conversely, I really dislike "car cleaning / buffing etc", Everything looks easy in a youtube video. The prep for ceramic coating is like 80%-90% of the work on it, making it last, and making it look good.

Combine all that, and for me, getting other people to do this type of stuff is one of the reasons why I work. Money is for "stuff you need", then if you have any left over "stuff you want", then after that "stuff that you just want someone else to do for you even if you can do it yourself".

This falls in that third bucket for me. I changed the oil myself in my ICE cars when I was working as a box boy in a grocery store as a late teen / very early 20s, and I said to myself "one day I will make enough money for someone else to do this, I never want to do it again if I dont have to." (lol)

I paid someone to do ceramic coating on my model 3, and its still holding up and looks decent.

 

[makeyourself]

SA just called me again with another update. It looks like the the EPA delay gets lifted within this weekend. This matches with others who had their deliveries delayed to this weekend. So I'm tentatively set for delivery this weekend or early next week.

 

[Lampras]

Not in Miami., They're offering me $6,000 for my 2013 335i with 135,000 miles. And a couple months ago I sold my dad's base model 2012 Corolla to them for $7,500, and that car had damage to the rear bumper, and the paint was completely gone on the trunk roof and hood.

I agree with you. The offers down here seem to be objectively better than some other areas -- so much so that a non-FL SA was shocked when I told them that the other places (e.g., Carvana, CarMax, etc.) were offering much less.

 

[12B4A]

Tesla uses EPA calculations for the main UI page range estimate. Maybe the firmware update and this delay is related to that since EPA did change the range calculation used for advertised ratings.

 

[leirdyaG]

Hi guys. I’m in Colorado. Switched over from a LR order, still no VIN
RN1209…
I ordered a SGM3P with white interior

 

[leirdyaG]

Hi guys. I’m in Colorado. Switched over from a LR order, still no VIN
RN1209…
I ordered a SGM3P with white interior

Current Est. Delivery (as of 5/16) is May 19- June 2

 

[Edsonbarron]

Could be that EPA mandated some firmware update which might be the reason for the previously mentioned firmware issue that was expected to be resolved by Sunday.

Makes since considering the Tesla site shows “epa range” for the RWD and long range but only states “range” for the performance

 

[JezzaE]

Conversely, I really dislike "car cleaning / buffing etc", Everything looks easy in a youtube video. The prep for ceramic coating is like 80%-90% of the work on it, making it last, and making it look good.

Combine all that, and for me, getting other people to do this type of stuff is one of the reasons why I work. Money is for "stuff you need", then if you have any left over "stuff you want", then after that "stuff that you just want someone else to do for you even if you can do it yourself".

This falls in that third bucket for me. I changed the oil myself in my ICE cars when I was working as a box boy in a grocery store as a late teen / very early 20s, and I said to myself "one day I will make enough money for someone else to do this, I never want to do it again if I dont have to." (lol)

I paid someone to do ceramic coating on my model 3, and its still holding up and looks decent.

Well I don’t “work” for money as I’m lucky enough that my money works for me so I guess I have time to do things like this. Cleaning a car and prepping for ceramic coating is easier than the pros will let you know! I have friends that do it for a living and I know their techniques…you would be floored by how easy and simple it can be if you really know what you are doing. Recently Yvan LaCroix started sharing his secrets on YouTube on detailing vehicles…he’s a Jesus of sorts in the detailing world as he’s worked with all the big companies in the field and is responsible for much of the modern techniques and products used today. Having said that I don’t typically polish a new vehicle when coating as it has absolutely nothing to do with how long the coating lasts. Polishing only makes the paint look better and if I’m already happy with the way the paint looks then it’s a waist of time. I have polished a new black vehicle I bought before but there’s a reason I don’t usually buy black. Then again if it were a show car then I would polish it prior to ceramic coating. My point is you don’t need to polish the paint on a daily driver if you are happy with the way it looks because you won’t make the coating last longer by doing so. Simple as that!