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M3P availability for self-serve demo drive

username111888777 | 2026-02-28 05:07 | 26 views

At the website for my location I only see M3 and no option in the site for M3P, so I need to call/email my location for M3P for self-serve demo to see if it's available? or do they not offer it for self-serve? I see the demo drive is 2 hours, can I return it early? Any need to worry about previous person abused the car and I might run into problem/issue and not even know if there is a problem/malfunction, and it might cause harm to me since I don't know much about Tesla/EV, or do they check it after every drive remotely and in person? Thanks for your help

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69616D64616E21 2026-02-28 14:11

They don't offer the performance models for self demo from what I've seen. You would have to go to a Tesla location. Also if you go to the Tesla location they do not ride along and there's totally no pressure from the employees, it's a zero stress experience. Yes you can drop the car from a self-serve demo early. I don't think anyone here knows what kind of monitoring they're doing on the cars, unless you work for Tesla. If the car has an issue or damage then don't drive it and report it right away, is what is say to do.

username111888777 2026-02-28 14:41

Oh if I go to the tesla location they don't do ride along? interesting yeah I want to be alone so I can exp/see/feel everything without someone constantly talking ....well that's good to know thanks....and I also need to go to one for the M3P. thanks again I see one should make appt at the website for the tesla locations/showrooms, but if I just walk-in it's probably ok? just depending on if they have people to help me and availability of the cars at that time... If I do a couple launch controls, accelerate it hard a few times.....I suppose it's allowed? no problem drive it hard just don't abuse it I guess? any other advice or anything I should konw would be appreciated. First time trying out a tesla

69616D64616E21 2026-02-28 15:21

Unless something has changed recently, I've done several test drives and only the first back in like 2017 with a Model S had them ride along and even then the guy encouraged me to floor it. I had a MYP loaner and that one was speed limited to 85 and couldn't access track mode or anything. It's likely the same on demos. You could try talking to them and see if they'd allow access to it, no harm in asking.

JJHawkJJ 2026-02-28 18:35

For us in Canada, they did not have demo M3P available for test drives until May in 2025 to avoid snow etc. I’m guessing it’s was more a legacy policy holdover since the cars now came with all season P zero tires. In any case for my I test drove the long range first, and then when it was warmer I called in and asked when they would have the m3p available and then I booked in via phone

Sfkn123 2026-02-28 22:27

During Thanksgiving week, I tried to book a weekend test drive and they told me I couldn't do that - only a 2 hour drive. They told me that they don't do longer test drives to prevent people from "trying to do stupid things to it." So I took the drive and wanted to get onto the freeway to see how much better the suspension is compared to my 22 MY. Was stuck in traffic the entire time, so when I got back, I asked if I could take it for the weekend. They unlocked the 200 mile limit and the 85mph limit. Granted, I'm 4 Teslas deep but he didn't know that at the time. YMMV.

username111888777 2026-03-03 17:38

cars for test drive at self-serve demo drive or tesla locations, they all have FSD and all functions enabled right? I read speed will be limited to 85mph or so, anything else limited or disabled?

Sfkn123 2026-03-04 03:53

Just the 85mph speed limit and a 200 mile test drive limit.

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