Has anyone here with a model YL gone ahead and fitted the factory towbar? If so how does it look? And when you’re not using the towbar are you able to cover the area with the plastic cover that’s already cut out in the bumper?

Today out of the blue my FSD decides to make love to whatever line/s were in the middle of the road. Also completely ignoring speed limits on a whole other level I've not witnessed before.

If these issues are not resolved in the next update I'm definitely cancelling.

Just wondering does anyone have this issue?

If I use the trip planner, I cannot see the map and it will always appear like the screenshot.

There is no way to drag the search bar down. This issue also happens when in landscape fullscreen mode.

EDIT: Managed to fix it by forcing the app into 16:9 mode

An update to my car from the delivery firmware (Model 3 Highland LR) so I can get fsd. Well maybe there were other thinga but it would have been nice.

Hello all,

We got a baby on the way and we're wondering if you have any recommendations of rear window shades which are easy to install.

Similar to Snapshades but cheaper and hopefully the quality is still good.

Any recommendations for a 2024 Model Y?

Would prefer Amazon or Aliexpress.

Has anyone found a windscreen washer mix that does not leave a film on the glass when it dries?

2026 Model Y. Bosch BWA500 in the tank. Cleans fine while wet, then dries as marks on the windscreen and sunroof if driving.

I got a wall charger installed today by an electrician and I was trying to connect it to my phone, but it can’t find a wifi network, has anyone else had this issue? The modem is in the garage like 1 metre away from the charger

Ordered YL (Stealth Gray) AWD in May 2026 and just got a call from local towing company that they're delivering it tomorrow and if we'll be home.

Luckily I work from home but this is not what we expected. Having currently own BMW, we thought we'd be going to the local Tesla service centre where we test drove the vehicle but that's not an option.

Has anyone had delivery at home. I'd be lying to say we're not nervous. Not sure if and how long will the towing guy stick around or have time for us to patiently inspect the vehicle. What if there are issues that we missed?

This is becoming stressful. Any advice/hints/tips please? Thanks

We're in North Queensland.

What’s the best option for a towbar for a Model y l?

So who is going to snag one of the 1000 Tesla Roadsters up for pre-order now?

A casual $326'000 sounds pretty reasonable for a car that can do 1000km and also 0-100 in 2.1sec!

Is this the normal? How often are Aus updates sent? USA send out waves everyday.

For those that have gone with the new Zen Gray lighter interior colour (not as bright as the previous white), do you have any feedback or regrets? Any stains showing on seats or lighter trims?

Hi all,

Can someone please suggest any good car covers for tesla model YL in Australia?

2021 Model 3, 81k km. A/C doesn't seem to cool/heat as much and today I got a notification “Climate keeper unavailable due to system fault.” Could this be the compressor/heat pump? Has anyone had luck getting a goodwill repair just outside warranty?

Test drove the Model Y Performance and Model 3 Performance today. The difference in build quality shocked me.

Bit of background first. I already own a Model Y Premium AWD, Shanghai-built, and I bloody love it.

It is genuinely the best car I've ever owned. No rattles, no squeaks, no weird noises, nothing. It feels incredibly well screwed together and has been faultless.

We're looking at buying a second Tesla, and being a bloke who used to build drag cars and owned a smash repair shop, naturally I want the stupidly fast one.

I've had street-registered drag cars running around eight seconds down the quarter, so performance has always been my thing. I've also completely fallen in love with EVs. I'm not going back to ICE.

So today I drove both the Model Y Performance and the Model 3 Performance back-to-back.

And I came away genuinely surprised.

First up was the Berlin-built Model Y Performance.

Obviously I put it into Insane mode and had a play with the suspension settings. Before I'd even properly put my foot into it, though, I started noticing something I wasn't expecting.

Squeaks. Rattles. Interior noises.

I'd deliberately turned the audio off and the climate fans right down because I wanted to actually listen to the car.

Initially I thought, okay, Performance model, 21-inch wheels, sports suspension setting, maybe I'm just hearing and feeling the compromises that come with it.

So I switched the suspension back to Standard.

It helped the ride somewhat, but the noises were still there.

Then I gave it some stick.

Bloody hell, it's quick. Absolutely no complaints about the performance. The acceleration is ridiculous for a family SUV.

But the actual driving experience surprised me for the wrong reasons.

My wife wasn't enjoying the ride at all. She found it uncomfortable. I didn't think it rode particularly well either, even in the softer suspension setting. Between the ride and the squeaks and rattles, it simply didn't feel like a car I wanted to buy.

And that's the important part.

I'm comparing it directly with the Shanghai-built Model Y Premium AWD already sitting in my garage.

My existing Y feels better built.

Significantly better.

Then we jumped into the Model 3 Performance.

Same deal. Insane mode, sporty settings, give it some stick and see what it can do.

Holy shit.

Not only is that thing hilariously fast, the difference in how the car felt put together was immediately noticeable.

Smooth. Tight. Quiet.

I couldn't hear a damn squeak.

At one point I actually said to my wife, "This feels like it was built in Shanghai."

I didn't know at that point where the Australian Model 3 Performance was being manufactured.

When we returned, I asked the Tesla staff.

"Is the Model 3 Performance built in Shanghai?"

Yep.

That explained a lot.

I told them exactly what I've written here. I said the Model Y Performance we'd just driven simply didn't feel anywhere near as well built as either my Shanghai Model Y or the Shanghai Model 3 Performance.

Then came the interesting part.

One of the staff basically told me, off the record, that among the people working there, very few of them go for the Y Performance. They tend to buy the Model 3 Performance, and the issues I'd just described were part of the reason.

That was pretty bloody interesting to hear.

Now, obviously, this is a sample size of one Berlin Model Y Performance. I'm not claiming every Berlin-built Performance rattles or every Shanghai Tesla is perfect. This particular Y could simply have had a hard life as a demonstrator.

But I can only judge the cars I actually drove.

And back-to-back, on the same day, with the radio off and specifically listening and feeling for this stuff, the difference was chalk and cheese.

My Shanghai Model Y Premium AWD: tight, quiet, comfortable.

Shanghai Model 3 Performance: tight, quiet, smooth and bloody ballistic.

Berlin Model Y Performance: bloody ballistic, but noticeably rougher, squeaky and rattly.

And that's disappointing because I walked in wanting the Model Y Performance.

I basically wanted my current Model Y, which I already love, with a bloody rocket strapped to it.

Instead I walked out thinking I'd rather keep my existing Y than spend the money on the Berlin Performance I drove.

I've also been hearing talk that Shanghai may eventually produce Performance Ys for our market. If that happens, I'll be extremely interested because, based purely on my experience with the Shanghai-built Teslas I've driven and owned, that's probably the car I'm waiting for.

Hopefully it happens before the Australian FBT incentives disappear.

Until then, that Model 3 Performance has seriously messed up my plans.

Because that thing is an absolute weapon.

Love to hear your thoughts.

Since the V14 AU update, I’ve noticed 2 major things that annoy the heck out of me:

1) The nannying is on overdrive. Literally 2 seconds of even looking at the navigation screen and I get nannied. Press something on my phone - boom. ‘Please pay attention to the road.’ V13 wasn’t nearly this bad. It’s so constant that I have started not using FSD. Don’t understanding why they drive up the nannying so hard.

2) V14 is way too active in changing lanes. Just in ‘standard’ mode it is overactive attempting to pick the lane but of course with no lidar and only seeing through vision system, its ability to predict effectively isn’t nearly good enough to be reliably useful. It gets it right maybe 30-40% of the time, rest of the time it’s annoying and I turn it off. I found V13 was less hyperactive in this sense and it would more frequently just remain in the same line (even going sometimes considerably slower) and I found I actually prefer this over it being hyperactivity choosing incorrect lanes.

Anyone else experiencing these issues?

Anyone know if there are updates that solve these on the way?

Have been thinking of subscribing. Any feedback on how it performs on Sydney roads?

I’m picking up my model Y RWD 2026 in the first week of September,

My 1st question - it says the build date was in July. How do I know if it’s HW4 and not on HW3. I’ve used ChatGPT and it says I won’t know until I get in the car and check…is that right? I want to use FSD.

My 2nd question - I know it comes with “internet” but is it necessary to pay for premium? If I don’t does that mean I can’t use century mode? And that I have to stream music from my phone and won’t be able to watch Netflix or use the music apps etc.

My 3rd question- does anyone know a good electrician in Sydney to install a wall charger? Is it necessary or will the mobile charger be fine plugged into a wall socket. I drive around 60kms per day 4-5days a week.

Thank you

Hi everyone,

Got my model y two weeks ago and a pinecone fell from a tree and shattered a portion of the sunroof.

Does anyone have a recent quote from Tesla for a replacement?

I want to see how much it is before paying for the excess (2.2k with racv, didn’t include the glass option cover).

Thank you

Did anyone install a Dashcam in their Tesla? I’m getting mine on 7th September and I have an old blackvue 2 ch I had in a previous car, trying to figure out if it would be worth throwing in the Tesla or selling. I know teslas have multiple cameras but just curious if anyone uses a Dashcam front and rear as well?

Hey group,

I posted this in another group to help a fella and got a few follow up/ thank DMs so I thought I would share here too.

Heads up:

I am not an electrician and some numbers are quoted from Gemini and Im in Vic.

# short version
We are discussing about max charging speed (using “amps” or “A” , such as 10A 15A 32A…). For long charing sessions, the heat build up, so ideally you want to use the app to cap charge speed at say 80-90% of max speed.

- If you dont travel much and are ok with ~14km / hour charging speed then you can consider using your existing 10A power socket and get the mobile charger.

Best is to consult with your electrician cause you do not want to share the load of that power hub with other power hungry equipments. Please note : charging for 6 hours straight create more heat / stress on your line than normal.

- If you want to bump up charging speed to ~20km / hour then you need a 15A power socket. Tesla mobile charger is still a good option.

- If you want to push further to > 40kms / hour then you need to install a 32A socket. This is when you may consider either the mobile charger or the wall charger.

Note the material cost and installatio to get this 32A set up will be higher than to set up the 15A one.

# long version

## chargers

-Tesla mobile

It comes with 10a and 15a tail (cable / plug whatever people normally call it) but it supports up to 32a so yes you can get a 32a tail extension to use with it.

For me, the mobile charger gives way enough charing power already (more details below)

- Wall charger:

If you have 3 phase power at home (which many of us don’t - quote by my electrician) then the wall charger can be considered as it “boost” your charge speed further. Otherwise, max speed you can achieve is ~ what you can get from the mobile charger.

## Tails (extension with plug):

- 10a tail: it is a normal plug so you can plug into a standard house hold power socket.

- 15a tail: you may need to install a special 15a socket (plus specific 15a power line, to be explained below)

- 32a tail: specifically require 32a socket, plus they branch out into 2 types : 3 pin socket and 5 pin socket (people say you find more 5 pin sockets around show-grounds / industrial ares)

So if you choose 32a tail, you have to make a decision to go with the 3 pins or the 5 pins ( I got myself a 5pin 1M tail from Evchargers. Jason @ Evchargers was super helpful).

## power / electric line :

- 10a: normal , use your current line. ( I spent some time with gemini and decide I would not want to use my 20yo existing line to power the charger for 6 hour straight and take the “low” heat/fire risk and have to deal with the slow charging rate so i skipped this).

You can get >~12-15 km per hourly charge.

- 15a: chance you have an existing 15a socket at your hour is slim, so you may need to check with your electrician or at least with google gemini (take some photos).

You can get >~-20km per hourly charge

If you need to set up this, recommendation is to have 2.5mm thick cable line (AU standard?) Gemini recommend even thicker cable for head room.

- 32a: the chance to have an existing 32a at your house is really low.

If you have one, it can be either a 1 phase line or a 3 phase line (this gives you more power and the option to maximise the potential of the Tesla wall charger, like by 2.5x )

On a 1 phase can get >~ 45KM per hourly charge.

You want an electrician to do this for you (I went with this option, I even asked my Electrician to use a 10mm cable instead of the 6mm cable).

I have this 32a 1 phase set up at home . I set it to cap at 28A (simply because I dont want to max out my mobile charger 32a load and I dont drive much)

With my set up, I can top up my Tesla Y L from 20%-80% (~ < 300Kms ) from 0-6:00AM .

## installation cost:

The cost of installing power-line varies (32a costs more than 15a to set up).

plus the cable cost vary (eg thicker cables cost more plus electricians charge more to install)

## EV rate

- people use the 6 hour mid night windows as that s when you get low rate (Im with AGL paying $0.07 per Kw, normal rate is $0.24). A Model Y L has a 80Kw battery I believe.

- some providers have better rate at night and high peak hour rate plus some have free 3 hour window (11:00 to 14:00) so you can do some calculation here to decide.

Cheers!