Might just be me being over top but I’d add is door alignment when doors are shut to check they haven’t dropped. Charging cables are all there. Wireless phone charging works both sides.
Thanks for letting me know, I'll see if I can add it into the checks in part 2. I'd hope any alignment issues would be a warranty claim. Great suggestion for the wireless charging and charge cables!
Thanks for the video, this is really helpful. I'd like to use your checklist when I receive my Model 3 next Tuesday but the link no longer works. Please could you repost it? Thanks!
So when I purchase my Tesla Model 3 back in December 2018, I had an appointment that was at around 6:30 in the evening which was really pitch dark by that time & so I never checked the car for anything, the technician went over the standard requirements & so forth & I asked some operational questions that I had, but I never really ran down a checklist of things like checking for panel gaps & alignment of doors or trunk lids etc. & what I found out in a couple days into driving the car was I had a couple of minor issues such as seals in the trunk area that wasn’t quite tucked in properly or glued properly & the same happened on the passenger side of the front door, so these are things that most people would never even think about looking for when picking up their vehicle unless of course they had a checklist to follow, unless it was quite obvious when you open the trunk or open the door, but I did have was the upper pillar on the right side in the rear came loose when I was driving it one day & so I took it to Tesla’s service without an appointment & they tidied up the problem & so there was no cost to me & everything’s been great so far & so I had only minor maintenance issues such as tire rotation & I had a tire change because I picked up some road debris & damage the tire beyond repair, so I had to buy a new tire so they installed the tire no issues there & obviously that stuff is not under warranty, so I had to pay for the tire, but other than that, I’ve had no real issues with the car & so I’m very happy with the car & Tesla service too! So thank you for posting your video I appreciate all the things you pointed out and would absolutely recommend new car purchasers with a Tesla manufacture as a product is to get a checklist & yours is a good one to have, so thank you!
I'd suggest taking photographs all round while still at the distribution centre in case there's anything that's found later and Tesla push back as an owner issue; if it's visible on a photo that should smooth any potential arguments. Thanks, btw :-)
Thanks for this info! I pretty much did the same thing when they dropped it off last Friday. Overall build was pretty good...everything on the exterior lined up and no gaps. I was relieved after initial inspection cause I was expecting the worst.
Ooh, your checklist will be very handy indeed - thanks so much! I'll watch video 2 now - ps. apologies in advance if I fill your inbox with comments! Marcus
Thanks Amar. Nothing for the first few weeks but yesterday morning I noticed a little in the rear right tail light. I'll see if it happens again. Luckily that can be a warranty claim 👍
@@WhatTheTesla Thanks for the quick reply! How long does the warranty last for mini faults like that? I watched the other two videos on the process of buying and the picking up. Great videos! It was really great for us who are strongly thinking of taking the plunge! Nice colour and interior. How’s it like with the car day to day? I’ve heard once you have driven a Tesla you no longer want to drive the ICE cars.
Pleasure! You're right, apparently only 2% of people who drive a Tesla would go back to ICE. I'm certainly one of the 98%! It's an excellent car. Warranty is very good and currently stands at: Model 3 Standard Range 8 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period. Model 3 Long Range Model 3 Performance 8 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period. More details here: www.tesla.com/en_GB/support/vehicle-warranty?redirect=no
@@WhatTheTesla So even though you have a warranty for a certain period of time or number of miles, you should be aware that even if your car is out of warranty, should you have a defect that under normal circumstances would be something that you wouldn’t expect that would fail or become worn, you should make a claim against the warranty anyway, because remember, warranties are only as good as the reputation of the manufacturer & if you have a manufacturer alleged defect, don’t be your own judge & jury, make the claim & let them reject the claim, not you deciding that you don’t have a claim worthy of consideration!
Great insights. Will be part of my check when the Model 3 or Y ( still undecided) has the new battery packs in production. Wish they’d hurry up !! Reckon July 2021.
Thanks Lewis. I was going to wait but decided as soon as the 2021 Model 3 arrived it had everything I wanted. The Y would probably have been my choice though if it was available, just for the family... The new battery packs will no doubt make a huge difference!
What’s really revealing is taking the toddler perspective and look at other manufacturers build quality,It’s shocking to see the similarity in build quality
Yeah, I'm certainly not saying other manufacturers aren't bad too. They do seem to have better quality control pre-pick up though, whereas us as customers need to do the QA with Tesla. Most issues are minor but unfortunately I've had major paint problems which are still ongoing.
Hi :) Got my Tesla on order (Delivery for the 11/09) and excited is a understatement haha!! Just had a review of your checklist and its great! Was just wondering if you have it in a word template at all? Many thanks and hope yours is going well :)
How do you work it out to be £10k a year? I've had it 18 months and in that time it's cost less than £1,000 in electricity and not needed any replacement parts... Far cheaper than my previous BMW diesel.
@@WhatTheTesla overall costs lol the car isn't free so when you factor in everything including interest you land at just above 10k per year, makes sense ?
Have you seen the price increase today on tesla website. Your model gone up 3.5k. I ordered mine in December, same spec exactly as yours. Quoted May delivery 👎 it was March when I ordered. Paid 58.5k in total with paint and interior. Just installed a 32amp home charger. I bought a 32amp commando socket off amazon £40 and a 32amp adaptor off telsa website for £43. Beats paying £450 for a dedicated tesla charger and charges at the same rate!
Wow, that's quite the increase! I would have thought if anything it would decrease as the dollar / GBP rate over the past 12 months has made the pound stronger. The commando socket is a good option, I wanted all of the smart features though. How much is installation for that?
@@WhatTheTesla I have paid £250 in total. This includes a 2way fuse box in the garge with a 63amp type A RCD and a 32amp mcb. 35mtrs of 6mm swa cable (long way to run from the house), 10mtrs of 10mm twin & earth cable and all cable clips. Plus the commando socket and tesla adaptor. I installed everything myself as I do have a fair bit of knoledge in that area and my electrician ( Neighbor) will check and sign it all off for me.
Thank you, congratulations on your order. Which options did you choose? The tints do really complete the look. I'm trying to arrange with the place I got mine done an exclusive deal for my viewers so hopefully will have more news on that soon... It was PPProtect near Nottingham. They have done more than 1,500 Tesla's so really know what they are doing! I'll let you know if I can secure a What The Tesla deal.
@@WhatTheTesla I went for the white on white with sport wheels. That’s would be an awesome idea. The bigger issue now is stopping myself looking and buying accessories 😩
@@Clemenza18384 Nice! I bet the tints would look great on white! I'd certainly recommend a Tesla specialist as that huge back window is a pain to tint in one piece, I've seen some really bad attempts! So many accessories to choose, I've been fairly restrained but not fitted the ones I have purchased yet, that will for sure be more video content. Have you got a collection date?
I just had mine done by a company called pp protect in derby they specialise in tesla if you instagram them you will see there work they certainly know how to tint the back window cost me 320 plus vat changes the car to be honest its a must have done over any other option i had white and white interior performance
I’m new to your channel. I thought it was funny when you said to start with the left side but you clearly went to the right side of the car first. Left, right, front, back is based on sitting in the driver’s seat. Overall, pretty good check list. Probably good to check the interior color after checking the exterior color. Not much point in walking around the car looking for panel gaps to discover the interior color is wrong. Thanks
I need to ask you an important but off topic question. I've just placed my order, paid my £100 deposit, had my finance approved (Tesla Loan), all good to go. During the order process, did the Tesla site redirect you to a page (Tesla's payment partner, Adyen) to create a Direct Debit Mandate that you needed to print off, fill in your bank address details and post off to them?
Hi Dan, I didn't need to do that it was all online... We all know how frequently Tesla change things though so this must just be part of a new process. Give their customer service line a call, they were always helpful when I kept calling to try and hurry up delivery! 😋
@@WhatTheTesla I spoke to Tesla on their live chat and they confirmed that Adyen are their payment partner so I'm just gonna fill it in and send it off and if there are any issues I'll ask my bank to step in. Thanks!! I'm hoping to hold off the delivery til March for a 21 plate registration, my current car died last Tuesday (3 weeks after an MOT pass!) and I'm having to use the bus!!!
@@WhatTheTesla looked good! On a side note, are going to get the key fob or does the phone key work ok? Just thinking it's easier with the fob to quickly open the boot/bonnet without having to load up the app?
@@pareshpanchal91 Phone works perfectly. As soon as it's in Bluetooth range you can open any door or the boot. Only problem I've had is opening the charge port if the car is locked, then I have to either unlock the car by opening a door first or unlocking the charge port on the app... Oh the frunk will be the same. On Android there is a quick access menu for the frunk, boot and unlock too.
Thank you for the detailed list. I find it depressing as this is going to be my most expensive purchase and would never have to do this with a equivalently priced German car and takes the gloss off picking up a new car. I also read that customer service has worsened over the years with Tesla as they know people like the cars. Hope this is not a trend.
You're absolutely right, the only thing more expensive was my house... Or the kids actually... Whilst the German cars do have better quality control there are always some things that get missed so worth using a checklist like this for any brand of vehicle. They did get everything fixed and customer service has been good, mostly. The car is a dream though and worth the initial snags in my opinion.
You need to be careful with all new cars. When I picked up my Porsche macan, I noticed a chip on the grill when home and Porsche refused to accept until I checked all the pics I took in the showroom and thankfully you could clearly see it in the pics Always check any car
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Might just be me being over top but I’d add is door alignment when doors are shut to check they haven’t dropped.
Charging cables are all there.
Wireless phone charging works both sides.
Thanks for letting me know, I'll see if I can add it into the checks in part 2. I'd hope any alignment issues would be a warranty claim.
Great suggestion for the wireless charging and charge cables!
Took the plunge and used your supercharger link - stay in touch! Collecting tomorrow White on white MIC 2021 Model 3!
Thanks Amar, I see your name in my list 🙂
Congratulations on your new car, hope everything is well tomorrow!
How's the car, Amar?
Listen for door check-strap clunks when opening and closing all doors (I've seen on other videos, esp. rear doors)
Thanks, Dan. Interesting! I'll add that to the list, guessing that can be a warranty claim so I can add to the next video.
@@WhatTheTesla yeah the on one of the videos it was fixed under warranty
Thanks, the video and checklist are super useful now that we are a week away from our own collection!
Collection day for me so this is really useful, thank you!
Congratulations, enjoy your new car!
Thanks for the video, this is really helpful. I'd like to use your checklist when I receive my Model 3 next Tuesday but the link no longer works. Please could you repost it? Thanks!
So when I purchase my Tesla Model 3 back in December 2018, I had an appointment that was at around 6:30 in the evening which was really pitch dark by that time & so I never checked the car for anything, the technician went over the standard requirements & so forth & I asked some operational questions that I had, but I never really ran down a checklist of things like checking for panel gaps & alignment of doors or trunk lids etc. & what I found out in a couple days into driving the car was I had a couple of minor issues such as seals in the trunk area that wasn’t quite tucked in properly or glued properly & the same happened on the passenger side of the front door, so these are things that most people would never even think about looking for when picking up their vehicle unless of course they had a checklist to follow, unless it was quite obvious when you open the trunk or open the door, but I did have was the upper pillar on the right side in the rear came loose when I was driving it one day & so I took it to Tesla’s service without an appointment & they tidied up the problem & so there was no cost to me & everything’s been great so far & so I had only minor maintenance issues such as tire rotation & I had a tire change because I picked up some road debris & damage the tire beyond repair, so I had to buy a new tire so they installed the tire no issues there & obviously that stuff is not under warranty, so I had to pay for the tire, but other than that, I’ve had no real issues with the car & so I’m very happy with the car & Tesla service too! So thank you for posting your video I appreciate all the things you pointed out and would absolutely recommend new car purchasers with a Tesla manufacture as a product is to get a checklist & yours is a good one to have, so thank you!
Buying a Tesla is certainly a unique experience! Thank you for sharing, glad you get everything sorted.
I'd suggest taking photographs all round while still at the distribution centre in case there's anything that's found later and Tesla push back as an owner issue; if it's visible on a photo that should smooth any potential arguments.
Thanks, btw :-)
Thanks for this info! I pretty much did the same thing when they dropped it off last Friday. Overall build was pretty good...everything on the exterior lined up and no gaps. I was relieved after initial inspection cause I was expecting the worst.
Thanks Bogart. Enjoy your new car! 🙂
Ooh, your checklist will be very handy indeed - thanks so much! I'll watch video 2 now - ps. apologies in advance if I fill your inbox with comments! Marcus
This is the exact car today I’m ordering. Have you been happy with the color combination?
Great choice, Robert. I think it looks awesome. I would highly recommend getting some window tints from PP Protect too 👍
Great check list, getting my long range in about 3 weeks, I will be checking! Thanks 👍
Congratulations! Enjoy!
@@WhatTheTesla same colour as yours after much deliberation white or Silver metallic. No brainer !! Easier to keep clean I would imagine!
@@iainnaylor Good choice if I do say so myself! The white interior is epic and so far easy to clean...
@@WhatTheTesla silver metallic. Dark grey interior!! Getting all my accessories now. Can’t wait!
Ah my bad, misunderstood! What accessories are you getting?
You possibly already know this but just in case, your checklist link no longer works. The site is blank.
Checklist link don't work anymore
Have you noticed any condensation build up in the tail lights? Thanks in advance - great clear concise content
Thanks Amar. Nothing for the first few weeks but yesterday morning I noticed a little in the rear right tail light. I'll see if it happens again. Luckily that can be a warranty claim 👍
@@WhatTheTesla Thanks for the quick reply! How long does the warranty last for mini faults like that?
I watched the other two videos on the process of buying and the picking up. Great videos! It was really great for us who are strongly thinking of taking the plunge!
Nice colour and interior.
How’s it like with the car day to day? I’ve heard once you have driven a Tesla you no longer want to drive the ICE cars.
Pleasure! You're right, apparently only 2% of people who drive a Tesla would go back to ICE. I'm certainly one of the 98%! It's an excellent car.
Warranty is very good and currently stands at:
Model 3 Standard Range
8 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.
Model 3 Long Range
Model 3 Performance
8 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.
More details here: www.tesla.com/en_GB/support/vehicle-warranty?redirect=no
@@WhatTheTesla So even though you have a warranty for a certain period of time or number of miles, you should be aware that even if your car is out of warranty, should you have a defect that under normal circumstances would be something that you wouldn’t expect that would fail or become worn, you should make a claim against the warranty anyway, because remember, warranties are only as good as the reputation of the manufacturer & if you have a manufacturer alleged defect, don’t be your own judge & jury, make the claim & let them reject the claim, not you deciding that you don’t have a claim worthy of consideration!
Great insights. Will be part of my check when the Model 3 or Y ( still undecided) has the new battery packs in production. Wish they’d hurry up !! Reckon July 2021.
Thanks Lewis. I was going to wait but decided as soon as the 2021 Model 3 arrived it had everything I wanted. The Y would probably have been my choice though if it was available, just for the family... The new battery packs will no doubt make a huge difference!
July 2021 only for Model Y, probably.
Btw Lewis, you mind sharing why you would rather wait for the new battery pack?
@@danielstoicamusic Clearly better technology - range increase, potential cost benefit, lower environmental impact, to name but 3 off top of head.
@@lewisowens1884 any idea when they will start using this for model 3?
What’s really revealing is taking the toddler perspective and look at other manufacturers build quality,It’s shocking to see the similarity in build quality
Yeah, I'm certainly not saying other manufacturers aren't bad too. They do seem to have better quality control pre-pick up though, whereas us as customers need to do the QA with Tesla. Most issues are minor but unfortunately I've had major paint problems which are still ongoing.
Hi :)
Got my Tesla on order (Delivery for the 11/09) and excited is a understatement haha!! Just had a review of your checklist and its great!
Was just wondering if you have it in a word template at all?
Many thanks and hope yours is going well :)
Shame the people who opt for delivery instead of collection wont get the chance to look it all over like this.
True, but the same principle should apply, take a good look around it before you drive it and report anything that needs fixing in the app?
Just curious why Tesla doesn't inspect their own cars before selling them? This seems rediculous.
At over 10k plus a year to run, i hope its worth it
How do you work it out to be £10k a year?
I've had it 18 months and in that time it's cost less than £1,000 in electricity and not needed any replacement parts...
Far cheaper than my previous BMW diesel.
@@WhatTheTesla overall costs lol the car isn't free so when you factor in everything including interest you land at just above 10k per year, makes sense ?
@@Gadgetlava Ahhh! Yes - thanks :) I'd say it's worth it but 100% subjective!
Hey man. Sorry if I've missed it, just found your channel, is your P3 a Fremont, or Giga Shanghai? Cheers
Hi Callum, mine is a Fremont P3 👍
2:39 is it me or is the bumper a different colour
😆 I really hope it's just you! I will be taking a close look when the sun is out next, now you've mentioned it though!
@@WhatTheTesla don’t know the bumper looks lighter when you look from the front. Go to 2:46
I think it's just the camera.... I will get a couple of other people to look though just in case!
@@WhatTheTesla ok
Have you seen the price increase today on tesla website. Your model gone up 3.5k. I ordered mine in December, same spec exactly as yours. Quoted May delivery 👎 it was March when I ordered. Paid 58.5k in total with paint and interior. Just installed a 32amp home charger. I bought a 32amp commando socket off amazon £40 and a 32amp adaptor off telsa website for £43. Beats paying £450 for a dedicated tesla charger and charges at the same rate!
Wow, that's quite the increase! I would have thought if anything it would decrease as the dollar / GBP rate over the past 12 months has made the pound stronger.
The commando socket is a good option, I wanted all of the smart features though. How much is installation for that?
@@WhatTheTesla I have paid £250 in total. This includes a 2way fuse box in the garge with a 63amp type A RCD and a 32amp mcb. 35mtrs of 6mm swa cable (long way to run from the house), 10mtrs of 10mm twin & earth cable and all cable clips. Plus the commando socket and tesla adaptor. I installed everything myself as I do have a fair bit of knoledge in that area and my electrician ( Neighbor) will check and sign it all off for me.
Bargain! Have you got the Octopus Go tariff?
@@WhatTheTesla funny you mention them, I'm changing my Supplier to octopus today. Do you have a referal code?
Hopefully I'm not too late? go.whatthetesla.co.uk/octopus
Lovely tints, beautiful car congrats. Where did you get your tints done if you don't mind me asking? Waiting to pick up mine soon too
Thank you, congratulations on your order. Which options did you choose? The tints do really complete the look. I'm trying to arrange with the place I got mine done an exclusive deal for my viewers so hopefully will have more news on that soon... It was PPProtect near Nottingham. They have done more than 1,500 Tesla's so really know what they are doing! I'll let you know if I can secure a What The Tesla deal.
@@WhatTheTesla I went for the white on white with sport wheels. That’s would be an awesome idea. The bigger issue now is stopping myself looking and buying accessories 😩
@@Clemenza18384 Nice! I bet the tints would look great on white! I'd certainly recommend a Tesla specialist as that huge back window is a pain to tint in one piece, I've seen some really bad attempts!
So many accessories to choose, I've been fairly restrained but not fitted the ones I have purchased yet, that will for sure be more video content.
Have you got a collection date?
I just had mine done by a company called pp protect in derby they specialise in tesla if you instagram them you will see there work they certainly know how to tint the back window cost me 320 plus vat changes the car to be honest its a must have done over any other option i had white and white interior performance
I’m new to your channel. I thought it was funny when you said to start with the left side but you clearly went to the right side of the car first. Left, right, front, back is based on sitting in the driver’s seat. Overall, pretty good check list.
Probably good to check the interior color after checking the exterior color. Not much point in walking around the car looking for panel gaps to discover the interior color is wrong. Thanks
IS THIS CHECKLIST FOR SR+ 2021?
Yep works for all Tesla vehicles 👍
I need to ask you an important but off topic question. I've just placed my order, paid my £100 deposit, had my finance approved (Tesla Loan), all good to go. During the order process, did the Tesla site redirect you to a page (Tesla's payment partner, Adyen) to create a Direct Debit Mandate that you needed to print off, fill in your bank address details and post off to them?
Hi Dan, I didn't need to do that it was all online... We all know how frequently Tesla change things though so this must just be part of a new process. Give their customer service line a call, they were always helpful when I kept calling to try and hurry up delivery! 😋
@@WhatTheTesla I spoke to Tesla on their live chat and they confirmed that Adyen are their payment partner so I'm just gonna fill it in and send it off and if there are any issues I'll ask my bank to step in. Thanks!! I'm hoping to hold off the delivery til March for a 21 plate registration, my current car died last Tuesday (3 weeks after an MOT pass!) and I'm having to use the bus!!!
Oh no! Well you'll appreciate your brand new Tesla even more when it arrives then! Enjoy! 🙂
If only windscreens could be repaired like that! Good video.
Haha, glad you liked that bit... Certainly put my editing skills to the test 😆
@@WhatTheTesla looked good! On a side note, are going to get the key fob or does the phone key work ok? Just thinking it's easier with the fob to quickly open the boot/bonnet without having to load up the app?
@@pareshpanchal91 Phone works perfectly. As soon as it's in Bluetooth range you can open any door or the boot. Only problem I've had is opening the charge port if the car is locked, then I have to either unlock the car by opening a door first or unlocking the charge port on the app... Oh the frunk will be the same. On Android there is a quick access menu for the frunk, boot and unlock too.
@@WhatTheTesla I'm android user so that's good, does the app have home screen widget?
Yep it's always on the quick access menu, if needed 👍
Thank you for the detailed list. I find it depressing as this is going to be my most expensive purchase and would never have to do this with a equivalently priced German car and takes the gloss off picking up a new car. I also read that customer service has worsened over the years with Tesla as they know people like the cars. Hope this is not a trend.
You're absolutely right, the only thing more expensive was my house... Or the kids actually... Whilst the German cars do have better quality control there are always some things that get missed so worth using a checklist like this for any brand of vehicle. They did get everything fixed and customer service has been good, mostly. The car is a dream though and worth the initial snags in my opinion.
@@WhatTheTesla looking forward to the next video in the series
@@molepatrol7529 Thank you. Hoping later this week (weather permitting) 👍
You need to be careful with all new cars. When I picked up my Porsche macan, I noticed a chip on the grill when home and Porsche refused to accept until I checked all the pics I took in the showroom and thankfully you could clearly see it in the pics
Always check any car
1st view and comment! Never had that before. Good vid, will use this when I get mine in March!
Haha, thanks Andy and great job being #1! :D
@@WhatTheTesla When is part 2 dropping?
Hopefully next week! Just need some decent weather to get out, wash the car and record the video...
Man.. I have always had sleeping problems but you really had me out for count with this one