My hometown is in the southern half of Japan and hasn't so much snowfall every year, but it sometimes snows. Some people don't drive in snowy weather, but I use my car in commuting, so I had to exchange the original tires to winter tires in case of sudden snowfall. Then a problem occurred.
The Tesla car company had started to take orders of its Model 3 from Japan on May 31st and its delivery began at the end of August. In such a situation, the information of its optional parts wasn't enough. I ordered four winter tires from my familiar shop, but they didn't choose any suitable aluminium wheel for Model 3 because of the lack of information. Though I ordered them before the delivery of my car, they weren't able to decide which one is to be prepared. I inquired about the stock of wheels to Tesla's delivery center, but they hadn't. Moreover, even if I order them from Tesla, it would take 3 or 4 months to receive them. I wouldn't need them in spring. I had completely no idea what to do.
My familiar shop is an authorized Bridgestone dealer and searched for the example in Hokkaido via the Bridgestone network, because Hokkaido gets winter considerably earlier than in my hometown. The shop's idea worked out! Finally they found a domestic wheel which could be attached to the Model 3.
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