Things to check out when you go pick up the car.
The left door panel is not the same with the right door panel

This post has been edited by Lone Wolf X: Dec 29 2023, 03:25 PM

Was following this dudes case, turns out it was not just the door panel, but also the speaker harness was missing.

Definitely super important to make sure that everything is checked before driving off.

But on the plus side, Tesla sorted everything out within half a day or so?

This is just the case where it's a viral posted case. There maybe already be more.

Tesla's build quality is known to be notoriously inconsistent.

And this is also not the first time this has happened, same case has happened in the US.

Buyer beware really.

Still looking forward to collect mine nonetheless.

Have you been assigned a VIN? Collecting soon?

Hahaha, the unexpected side discussion should have answered this.

Good connecting with you bro!

Hi all, I heard somewhere that for the sake of your battery's health...

TM3 SR: it doesn't really matter how you charge
TM3 LR: you have to charge between 20-80% to preserve the battery's longevity

And that is due to a difference in the SR vs LR's battery.
I forgot where I got this info from, maybe Tai Choo Yee's video on YT. Maybe I'm imagining things. But is the above correct?

Theoretically.. yes.

There's a lot of conflicting information on this.

For me that isn't really a concern as all battery will degrade over time, there isn't anything conclusive that says the difference in battery chemistry makes a significant difference.
So personally I chose to disregard this factor and see what the other differences between SR and LR are and how they fit my lifestyle.

But plenty of materials to read/watch online if you wanna dig further on battery chemistry.

Yes its generally recommended to charge to 100% for SR battery (LFP) whilst for LR its recommended to limit to 80% (NMC). But you can go to 100% sometimes eg: long trips

But the reason you charge to 100% for LFP is so that you get a more accurate range estimate from the BMS (battery management system)

some small correction, u should charge the LFP battery to 100% ONCE A WEEK ONLY for calibration purpose, NOT EVERYTIME. And try not to keep the battery SOC at 100% for long period, i.e. time your next drive immediately/not long after the battery is charged to 100%

Tesla buying experience
This is quite an extensive write up of the Tesla buying esperience, if you need to know more.

From memory, they only recommend to charge LFP to 100% to allow the BMS to calibrate itself, and it isn’t necessarily a best practice to preserve battery health.

In some regions, they’ve amended the manual literature to reflect this change in stance - by now it would probably have trickled down to all regions.

Actually let's say i dont use my car much or the daily distance i travel only requires me to charge once a week or even 2 weeks, do i need to charge to 100% everytime in this case?

Me personally, I don’t overthink it and just charge it to full.

You should be fine if you’re not leaving it at 100% for long periods of time.

Looks like start of delivery for Model Y is coming soon!

You start receiving delivery call already?

Hi, saw few Tesla cars on the road lately and look kinda nice. I was thinking to get BMW 320i, but now after looking Tesla M3 on the road, and after reading and watching reviews about the car, find it very interesting. However I read somewhere, saying that by taking the 19" wheels will sacrifice the car distance range, is it significant? And the 18" wheels, the black there is plastic cover or its actually aluminum cover?

Hopefully before CNY

Plastic cover wheel cover, so called aero covers.

19" tire replacement 4 pcs is RM5414.72 from Tesla Malaysia btw... I actually asked to upgrade to 19", but my friend insisted for me to maintain 18" for the long term... hence did not upgrade.

fuh the 19" tyre price walaaaauuuuu..... for 18" u know how much?

but tyre since its wear and tear product, can jz change it outside and wont void warranty kan...

19" tyre outside if continental cc6 I think around rm700/piece. so 4*700=2800. tesla charge double the price. i know its not apple to apple comparison, but should be too far off the price.