Model Y...no parcel shelf
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Test drove a model Y at the weekend and discovered that they are being delivered without any parcel shelf for the boot. The advisor said they didn't know if or when the UK will be supplied with them.
Sounds petty to not order a car over a parcel shelf, but I can just see it getting broken into the moment you leave anything in the boot that might be of value. The rear window is tinted, but you can still see through it by looking up close.
Any more info on here on when they might be supplied with a parcel shelf?
Sounds petty to not order a car over a parcel shelf, but I can just see it getting broken into the moment you leave anything in the boot that might be of value. The rear window is tinted, but you can still see through it by looking up close.
Any more info on here on when they might be supplied with a parcel shelf?
It's pretty much a non issue due to the rear design, at least from a security perspective. I thought it would be, but having had our car for over a month now and travelled extensively I can't say its ever been a worry, you really do need to get up close and personal to see anything through the glass. I thought about getting an after market one but now think it would probably just get in the way. The ones that work better are those that lift up with the boot hatch but thats not how Tesla are doing it.
As an aside, the rear seats can recline slightly and the parcel shelf is in a fixed position, so if a seat is more upright, you can still see into the boot through the gap. Yes its darker with the load cover, but if you're worried about thieves checking out your boot contents, the torch on a mobile phone would give them enough illumination through the gap to see your contents anyway.
As an aside, the rear seats can recline slightly and the parcel shelf is in a fixed position, so if a seat is more upright, you can still see into the boot through the gap. Yes its darker with the load cover, but if you're worried about thieves checking out your boot contents, the torch on a mobile phone would give them enough illumination through the gap to see your contents anyway.
I've heard the German made cars may be getting the parcel shelf, but no sign of it on the UK cars.
A lot of delays are said to be because of China and Covid, but I thought the Model Y performance cars were due from Germany so not sure why we're not seeing more of them, unless production is really slow. Same kind of thing is happening in the states with Texas, they're supposed to be making Model Ys with a new battery but not a single review to be seen. It would be interesting to see if the Texas cars have the parcel shelf too.
A lot of delays are said to be because of China and Covid, but I thought the Model Y performance cars were due from Germany so not sure why we're not seeing more of them, unless production is really slow. Same kind of thing is happening in the states with Texas, they're supposed to be making Model Ys with a new battery but not a single review to be seen. It would be interesting to see if the Texas cars have the parcel shelf too.
Video covering the details of cars built in Texas is showing the parcel shelf is now fitted, so presumably it is just a matter of time before all factories adopt it
https://youtu.be/VGbCq2N_PPA
New batteries seem to have a smaller capacity as well, although that may be just a case of eeking out the limited supply rather than the cells themselves have a lower capacity by volume which would be unusual.
https://youtu.be/VGbCq2N_PPA
New batteries seem to have a smaller capacity as well, although that may be just a case of eeking out the limited supply rather than the cells themselves have a lower capacity by volume which would be unusual.
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