Picked up a flawless Model 3 yesterday at the Owings Mills service center/store. The delivery specialist opened up the vehicle so I could inspect it as long as I wanted before paying. I spent about 1 hour looking for anything wrong and found absolutely nothing except a tiny smudge on a fog light, which a cloth and some cleaner took care of. I was a little shocked at the quality. It does appear somebody had slightly adjusted the the frunk lid based on a little paint missing from the mounting bolts. Glad they took care of it prior to me getting there. More inspecting today hasn't revealed anything either although I did notice the left side of the frunk lid is about 1/2mm higher than the right side.
Needed a credit card to find this.
I drove about 100 miles yesterday before buying the Boost today. OMG, what a difference. It's a different car with far more pedal responsiveness. This is the kind of thing ICE tuners dream about and spend a fortune on. I'm keeping it.
These 2023s are soooo much better built than my old 2018.
- Road noise is significantly reduced, the doors are more substantial, and all the pieces just seem to fit together better.
- The matrix headlights are interesting. The high beams project a boxy, grid-like pattern.
- The stereo sounds as good as the 2018. The missing center speaker doesn't appear to affect the audio quality.
- I love the improved rubber seal on the trunk opening. Rain rolls into the trunk off the glass on my old 3, but this certainly won't happen with the new one.
- The multi-coat Red looks sooooo good.
- The aero wheels (without the covers on) are the best looking wheels offered on the 3.
- The powered trunk is a nice upgrade.
- Having to use the glovebox USB port to plug in controllers is stupid. I have 4 ports in the center console that are pretty much worthless unless you need them to charge a 2017 relic cell phone.
- I have had a couple brief messages about pillar cameras being blocked. Not sure if this is an issue.
- The new magnetic visor clips are slick.
- The heated steering wheel is crazy fast heating up.
As with most of the recent deliveries, my vehicle included:
- Ryzen processor
- Matrix headlights
- Michelin Primacy tires
- No USS
- New cameras