Tesla Model 3 - Full UK Order and Delivery Process 

Amazing, thanks Matthew! Appreciate the feedback too. If you've got any questions along the way give me a shout!

Nice one Andy, hopefully the rest of it will happen as quickly as mine did too!

Thanks Steve

Nice! 3 weeks will fly by - what options have you gone for?

Yeah, they do some seem to release new updates to the hardware sporadically (like the wireless charger and USB C) which can be a bit annoying - more so if it's a big update and you're planning to keep the car for a long time. But then again I guess that's part and parcel of being a slightly early adopter on new tech!

Thanks very much! If you've got any questions along the way give me a shout.

Good to hear, great customer service from them on that! I bet you're counting down the hours - the excitement is warranted though, there's as big a smile on my face each time I drive it as there was on delivery day!

Not long to wait, but yeah, definitely give it a thorough check over when you pick it up! Hoping to put another video up this weekend going over the first few things I ordered while waiting for delivery that you might find useful!

Glad it helped :)

Thanks! It was a pretty standard credit check form really - income, job, address, outgoings etc. Didn't take more than a couple of minutes to fill in and from memory there wasn't anything in there that had me scratching my head. It came back with the OK the same day at which point you get an email with a link to the contract hire agreement in your Tesla account. I think Tesla only started with their leasing offerings relatively reasonably, so the process might change a bit while they get it all refined, but to be honest all the finance stuff has been pretty smooth. Hope that helps, give me a shout if you've got any more questions!

Hi Trevor, that's actually an update to the newer models. In my version the USB port is beneath the centre console, but in the latest versions they've moved it to be within the glove box (so that if the car is broken into, the sentry data can't be stolen).

@@jdhartwell732 Thanks for your reply. Your videos are great.

Yeah, think you're right there Shane. Enjoy the car!

Btw, just about to go through your other vids now... 👍

Thanks mate! I think white would have been my next choice, definitely looks striking. Fully convinced on the white interior though, looks much nicer in my opinion. So I actually didn't look into your number 2 option, probably should have... From what I read beforehand, the extra cost was reasonable value for what you're getting and in general I thought (and still do think) the lighter colour on the 19 inch looked nicer in particular as an offset to the grey exterior I have. The other option you've got is take off the aero wheel covers to expose the alloys beneath. You can buy a set of bolt covers from Tesla, I think for about £50, and you're left with a pretty nice looking set of darker alloys.

@@jdhartwell732 I hadn't thought about taking the aero covers off, I'll have to look into that now..

Hi Andy, in case you haven't watched it yet, I go over these in more detail in my accessories video, but here's the link for the mats - www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B082KH1LSB

@@jdhartwell732 thank you. I had watched the accessories video (I’ve watched all your vids) so went back and watched again. I’ve ordered a few little bits for mine already, think that mats will be the next purchase. Wanted to do a bit more research/get recommendations as they are a bit more on the pricey side.

For me at least, the price quoted on the site when I went through the process was exactly what I paid after the £100 when reserving, no other "hidden" charges.

Hi Jonathan, you don't have to pay the finance deposit until closer to delivery date, it's just the £100 that's needed immediately.

Hi Karyn, sorry to hear you've done the same as me with the referral code! Still, not the end of the world and you're going to have an amazing new car very soon by the sounds of it! Since the order is from inventory stock, it's difficult know whether or not it'll have the wireless charger (I think any produced June 2020 onwards do, so it's likely). I'd say give the Birmingham branch a call - they should be able to confirm, especially this close to delivery (the Amazon returns process though is very easy if you do need to return the one you've bought). The mudflaps, I think, are for the front, but to be honest I never really gave them a second thought and I'm struggling to find out anything about them online. Again it might be worth asking them if you call, but I dare say that if you do want mudflaps, there are probably some better alternatives available that'll come as a 4 for both the front and back. Not the most helpful reply ever I know, sorry! I'd be interested to hear how you get on though, let me know!

Hi Richard, yeah, it was a tough call as like you say you effectively end up owning nothing at the end, but this is my thinking. Firstly, I know I don’t want to own this car for more than 3 years. Because it’s so reliant on tech, and because advancements in electric cars are being made quicker and quicker, there’ll definitely be a better version available by then (there is already!), and I’m the sort of person who likes to own the newest version of things when I can. Secondly, given that first point, it’s quite hard to predict a future sell-on value for the car. So while I could buy it, have it for 3 years, and then sell it, I’m not sure how big a differential that would result in versus just paying the cost of the lease. While it would still probably be cheaper overall, I think I’d rather pay the extra to just have the car, and then give it back at the end, rather than bother with having to sell it. Finally, I could have gone down the PCP route which effectively keeps your options open but I think this worked out as quite a bit more per month than PCH and didn’t seem worth it given my first two points. Now I know there will be plenty of people who completely disagree with that stance, and at the end of the day, it’s very much dependent on your own personal circumstances, and what financially works best for you. Hope that helps a bit!

@@jdhartwell732 - very informative, thanks. I do get your thinking here as this is where my head is. It certainly brings the monthly costs down a bit. I appreciate your reply 👍🏻🙂

Hi Paresh, the Tesla loan is really just like a traditional loan in that you'll be borrowing the money to buy the car, at a fixed rate of interest. So you'll own the car properly and pay for it over the time period you choose. The contract hire is more like a lease/rental - you pay a set amount every month for the period you choose but you don't own the car at the end, you just give it back. The monthly payments on a contract hire will be less as you're only renting the car rather than buying it - so it really comes down to personal preference/circumstances.

@@jdhartwell732 ok thanks for that, I'm thinking of getting a model y, hopefully will be available to us here in the UK next year

Ha, I think maybe just one of those voices in that case as I'm behind a computer screen for my job!