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Old Jun 17, 2024 | 08:49 PM
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Not sure what the Tesla paint color options are but I saw a mint green one today.

So minty green it hurt my eyes.
And then I saw it again a half hour later.

I'm pretty sure mint green is not on Teslas color swatches. Lol

The bad part about painting a car such a bright color is everyone knows its you, like there goes that mint green Tesla.

All other Tesla colors blend in crowd.
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^^ if it was bright green it was a wrap.
Old Jun 17, 2024 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
^^ if it was bright green it was a wrap.
Yeah, I thought about that but it was shiny like paint with clear coat.

I got a pic but it is zoomed and didn't come out well

If I see it again I will get closer and see.
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Not sure what the Tesla paint color options are but I saw a mint green one today.

So minty green it hurt my eyes.
And then I saw it again a half hour later.

I'm pretty sure mint green is not on Teslas color swatches. Lol

The bad part about painting a car such a bright color is everyone knows its you, like there goes that mint green Tesla.

All other Tesla colors blend in crowd.
Here are the colors






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Was at the Tesla service center for a few hours yesterday to fix my squeaking screen and of course no loaner but I expected that. My car was out of warranty since I’m over 50k miles but they honored it because I made the appointment a couple weeks ago when it was under 50k miles and they are the ones that pushed out my appointment.

As always the service center people were great. The one service advisor I have dealt with before was very helpful. When I got there my car was very clean but somehow there was tar flung all over the passenger side of my car. I tied wiping off with paper towels and water and it just smeared all over. It was all over the wheel wells. It was awful and I’ve never had that happen. When he saw me trying to wipe it down while waiting in line for him he came over and said he will have his detailer see if he could take care of it and he did except for the wheel wells. That’s exceptional service to me and not necessary so kudos to them.

He also took me around and found a new Plaid to sit in so I could see how the new seats were and wow, they look great and feel great. They also had a nice new Model 3P which also looked great. I also looked at a new cybertruck that was in for service and he mentioned some are having battery issues like the one there and there is a windshield wiper motor recall because the one big wiper is too heavy. Regardless I thought it looked cool as hell but I would definitely have cuts washing the car because some of the edges are so sharp.

Here are some pics;



Old Jun 18, 2024 | 05:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
Yeah, I thought about that but it was shiny like paint with clear coat.

I got a pic but it is zoomed and didn't come out well

If I see it again I will get closer and see.
Some of these new modern wraps really do look like paint, they also make color change paint protection film now that is high gloss and metallic with no peel, you would never know it wasn't paint.

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Originally Posted by patgilm
When he saw me trying to wipe it down while waiting in line for him he came over and said he will have his detailer see if he could take care of it and he did except for the wheel wells. That’s exceptional service to me and not necessary so kudos to them.
that's awesome!


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haha, it was so visually jarring to see those two pics one after the other. the first smooth design looks like it was made by a car company. the second design looks like it was made by a 3 year old.
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Hameed
Here are the colors

I think I like the blue the best.

Originally Posted by SW17LS
Some of these new modern wraps really do look like paint, they also make color change paint protection film now that is high gloss and metallic with no peel, you would never know it wasn't paint.

Maybe I got fooled.

If I see the car parked at the store maybe I'll park close by and walk by it to get a better look.

I was just thinking that a color change paint job is serious work and very hard to come back from that

We're talking about painting door jams and every possible painted area, everywhere. Lol
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Margate330
I think I like the blue the best.



Maybe I got fooled.

If I see the car parked at the store maybe I'll park close by and walk by it to get a better look.

I was just thinking that a color change paint job is serious work and very hard to come back from that

We're talking about painting door jams and every possible painted area, everywhere. Lol
It's a 100 percent wrap. Nobody is going to paint their Tesla green, it's cheaper to wrap and restore it back to it's original color
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 10:51 AM
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Model 3 Long Range now qualifies for the $7500 rebate.
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 10:57 AM
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Until tomorrow when it doesn't lol. Why do the rules keep changing? I don't understand.
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 11:02 AM
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Until tomorrow when it doesn't lol. Why do the rules keep changing? I don't understand.
It's not the rules....it's the Tesla price changes that happen on the fly
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
It's not the rules....it's the Tesla price changes that happen on the fly
You sure? I thought the upper price limit was way higher than any Y or 3.
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 11:05 AM
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This change will probably be to do with battery sourcing. The MSRP wasn't ever an issue on the this model.
Old Jun 18, 2024 | 11:11 AM
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If you can qualify for the credit the Model 3 is an absolute steal. Even without it, it's is a fantastic deal and an insane amount of car for the money. If you do qualify for the credit, it's unbeatable.



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