Model 3 UK orders.

Model 3 UK orders.

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saaby93

32,038 posts

179 months

Sunday 16th February 2020
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Leon R said:
RobDickinson said:
Heres Johnny said:
That will be the same heated rear seats that early SR+ owners had for a number of months before Tesla took them away in a software update saying they should never have had the.and are now selling back to them?
Yes the ones they had use of for free whilst knowing they didnt pay for them and shouldnt have had them.
To be clear the hardware is physically installed in the cars but Tesla released software preventing people from using them but those same people can pay Tesla money to get the software removed? Do they do this with other things?
Isnt it possible to make the seats work by adding a switch rather than software?

kusuka

67 posts

76 months

Sunday 16th February 2020
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I don't understand why Tesla doesn't sell Standart Range (not plus) version?
It would be cheaper than £40k and we would be able to omit the luxury car tax for the following years.
They could've sell the rest of the battery as an upgrade later on. They've done similar things in the Germany and Canada.

Has anyone tried ordering the Standart Range (not plus) version on the phone?

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

255 months

Sunday 16th February 2020
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They only sell that version in USA, and you have to call up to order. Its a shame but they are selling all the higher cost versions they can make so not unexpected

Witchfinder

6,250 posts

253 months

Sunday 16th February 2020
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kusuka said:
I don't understand why Tesla doesn't sell Standart Range (not plus) version?
They'd make little or no profit on it.

Durzel

12,276 posts

169 months

Sunday 16th February 2020
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There’s enough demand as there is.

ZesPak

24,435 posts

197 months

Sunday 16th February 2020
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kusuka said:
I don't understand why Tesla doesn't sell Standart Range (not plus) version?
If they can fill the orderbooks without it, it would be silly to do so.

Many manufacturers do "launch editions", fully kitted expensive versions of the new car, they fill their order books with them as long as they can.

JoBoil

2 posts

51 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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has anyone found a good PCP for a tesla?

Gandahar

9,600 posts

129 months

Friday 21st February 2020
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JoBoil said:
has anyone found a good PCP for a tesla?
which one?



ODRALLAG

397 posts

159 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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Anyone had any delivery updates for a M3P

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

255 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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Boats are arriving now but I expect most deliveries in March.

Orders are now saying may for uk/Europe

Durzel

12,276 posts

169 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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RobDickinson said:
Boats are arriving now but I expect most deliveries in March.

Orders are now saying may for uk/Europe
Hidden VIN appeared in my account today. Wasn’t going to check for a week because I’ve been sick of being disappointed. Getting excited now.

Ordered on 11/02.

mathmos

720 posts

175 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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Gandahar said:
JoBoil said:
has anyone found a good PCP for a tesla?
which one?
If anyone spots a decent deal on a M3P I would be interested

jamoor

14,506 posts

216 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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mathmos said:
If anyone spots a decent deal on a M3P I would be interested
The car is sold in a different way so deals don’t really exist. All leasing companies pay the same price for their cars.

In the other brands leasing companies can negotiate different deals for the cars hence deals appear/

mids

1,505 posts

259 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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ODRALLAG said:
Anyone had any delivery updates for a M3P
My M3P was ordered first week in Jan. I'd been told it was on the Glovis Challenge which was supposed to be docking in Zeebrugge last weekend but it got delayed by the storm. It docked on Tuesday but I think that delay cocked up plans for getting the cars to the UK. Another ship is now going to bring them across (the Grand Mark) which is docking in Zeebrugge tomorrow, due in Southampton on Tuesday.

There's a shipping thread in the UK section of the Tesla forum which shows that thousands of model 3's are imminent in the UK on various ships. March is going to be manic.

SWoll

18,453 posts

259 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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jamoor said:
mathmos said:
If anyone spots a decent deal on a M3P I would be interested
The car is sold in a different way so deals don’t really exist. All leasing companies pay the same price for their cars.

In the other brands leasing companies can negotiate different deals for the cars hence deals appear/
It's all to do with how much risk the leasing companies are willing to take on residual values rather than the price they pay though in most cases, along with judging what the market will take in order to maximise profits due to the popularity of the car and the limited supply.

The lease costs on the Model 3 P now are considerably higher than they were 6 months ago. Purchase prices have only gone up by 3-4% since launch but lease costs have increased by more than 20% in the same period.

Ours is through Evezy and they've recently increased their monthly cost by £200 (25%). Assuming they keep the cars for 3 years that's an additional £7200 over the term which is in line with a lot of lease deals I've seen. Fortunately as an early subscriber I get to stay on the original price for as long as I keep the car. smile


Durzel

12,276 posts

169 months

Saturday 22nd February 2020
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I spoke to about 10 lease companies recently trying to get a good deal. None of them were remotely close to the quotes I was getting in Q3 2019. Without exception they had all gone up by £150+ a month for the same spec.

A couple of them I spoke to said that the finance companies were getting skittish about their leveraged position, holding so many Model 3 finance contracts with an unknown GFV. The fact that Tesla themselves change the prices on the cars on a whim probably doesn't help either. At the end of the day these companies will be dealing with thousands of cars going to auction after 2-3 years.

Ultimately I decided to buy mine with cash because the rates I was getting this year worked out as a TCO of about 40-45% of the value of the car, on a 2 year lease. I'm gambling that it won't depreciate by that much in 2 years.

If you scored a lease last year, or are on the old Evezy rates, you're probably in the best position you could be with regards to this car.

jamoor

14,506 posts

216 months

Sunday 23rd February 2020
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The problem leasing companies will have is It may go one of two ways, the price may remain high for the cars due to lack of competition or the price may fall due to reductions in the new price due to the technology getting cheaper and increase supply from competitors, no one knows


The old days of the a stagnant car industry doing the same thing generation after generation are over and the leasing companies may get hurt.


I pcpd my car to transfer the depreciation risk onto the leasing company as what will happen is anyone’s guess

Smiljan

10,885 posts

198 months

Sunday 23rd February 2020
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Should help Model 3 residuals nicely rofl





































I should add it's a fake tweet but got me good, wouldn't put it past Musk to sacrifice the current 3 owners to shift a load of Model Y

Dave Hedgehog

14,569 posts

205 months

Sunday 23rd February 2020
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Smiljan said:
I should add it's a fake tweet but got me good, wouldn't put it past Musk to sacrifice the current 3 owners to shift a load of Model Y
he knows some markets prefer saloons and some SUVs, the Y is 4k more expensive than the 3 but hes going to sell everyone he can make

2 years before the UK gets them?

Dave Hedgehog

14,569 posts

205 months

Sunday 23rd February 2020
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In the last month or so I have been having a lot of neighbours, people at work, random's in car parks and even a delivery driver yesterday asking me about the Tesla, what its like etc. They all seamed very positive about EVs (especially the 1.4p a mile) and many have said they are looking to move over. Its getting more attention than my RS's or AMG did even colleges kids seam to know about them. Go figure.