First Tesla Model 3 to be built...on Saturday.

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#1813185 5-Jul-2017 13:15

davidcole:

I need the first production one to be sold in july, there's a $20 bet with my boss in it for me. Looking like I might take that out.

30 are being delivered to customers on July 28th.....so you'll win that bet.

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#1813187 5-Jul-2017 13:16

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Dont know about the model 3 - But have definitely noticed several Teslas here in Auckland in the last few weeks - the X and the S models.

Could be the same vehicles I keep seeing (I should really take notice)- but I guess they are officially sold here now - so could be we start to see a few more on the road.

There a now 168 Teslas in NZ....with 112 of those being registered since Jan 1. Most are around Auckland.

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#1813188 5-Jul-2017 13:18

MikeAqua:

Slightly off topic but does anyone know what the Hyundai Ioniq costs?

A stuff article earlier this year suggested $60k but who knows if that is accurate.

I couldn't see the price on Hyundai's website or on the show car they had at WLG last week.

Unusual, because Hyundai provides the price for their other cars.

As @Wellygary said, $59.990.

They don't discount for single cars. But if you're going to buy 10 or 20......talk to them.

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#1813189 5-Jul-2017 13:23

Linuxluver: There a now 168 Teslas in NZ....with 112 of those being registered since Jan 1. Most are around Auckland.

And I've seen a total of one (hooked up to the charger in Quay St, Whakatane).

I saw one in action in 2013 when I was in the US though; we were following it down the highway

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#1813219 5-Jul-2017 14:05

That is one UGLY car.

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#1813234 5-Jul-2017 14:15

... in the eye of the beholder...

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#1813235 5-Jul-2017 14:18

and of the 5 other people I showed it to :)

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#1813240 5-Jul-2017 14:28

networkn:
That is one UGLY car.

American styling. Imo they look nicer on the road than in pictures.

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#1813246 5-Jul-2017 14:43

networkn:

and of the 5 other people I showed it to :)

I see your 5 and raise you 400,000 pre-ordered!

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#1813247 5-Jul-2017 14:44

Not having any grille on the front does look unusual - I think they should have added one even if it was just for appearance.

Edit: After all, it does have vestigial exhaust ports in the rear bumper!

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#1813248 5-Jul-2017 14:45

gzt:
networkn:

That is one UGLY car.

American styling. Imo they look nicer on the road than in pictures.

Elon Musk is really a South African, so all credit in that department should go to the jappies :-)

Actually the car is styled by Franz von Holzhausen, previously from Mazda. See the resemblance?

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#1813249 5-Jul-2017 14:46

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networkn:

and of the 5 other people I showed it to :)

I see your 5 and raise you 400,000 pre-ordered!

Sure, I get it's popular, but I wonder how many of those people think it's ugly as well?

If it suited my needs, I'd consider one regardless of looks, I am just saying, it's ugly.

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#1813252 5-Jul-2017 14:48

networkn:

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networkn:

and of the 5 other people I showed it to :)

I see your 5 and raise you 400,000 pre-ordered!

Sure, I get it's popular, but I wonder how many of those people think it's ugly as well?

If it suited my needs, I'd consider one regardless of looks, I am just saying, it's ugly.

Um, most people won't shell out their cash for something they think is ugly so the answer I expect is very few.

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#1813262 5-Jul-2017 15:04

kryptonjohn:

Um, most people won't shell out their cash for something they think is ugly so the answer I expect is very few.

People shell out their cash for all sorts of ugly things, Holdens, Fords, mazda's... This car looks and performs better than all of those.

+ It has one important feature which other cars dont have, its a Tesla. :-)

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#1813265 5-Jul-2017 15:15

I don't believe that (most) of them think they are ugly.

The model 3 IMHO ain't ugly. It's just rather generic looking.

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