I'm thinking about buying one. I read a lot on the net and everything.
I was wondering if anybody here own one and how you like it / or don't.
I was wondering if anybody here own one and how you like it / or don't.
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Anybody own a Tesla?
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My wife purchased a S85 model and took delivery last March. Awesome car if you looking in the Luxury sedan market. In fact, she likes it better than any car she has ever owned including MB's, Jags and the like. It corners like a fine tuned sports car, has unbelievable torque and it the safest rated car in all the crash categories. It is just many years ahead of the competition. No question we would purchase again. She has the red one and my buddy owns the black one.
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I'm looking at the s70 maybe s70D
I would have enough range for my everyday driving. Even in the winter I think.
And for summer vacation, I will need to plan the trip before I leave home.
I would have enough range for my everyday driving. Even in the winter I think.
And for summer vacation, I will need to plan the trip before I leave home.
Sorry. It was 80 degrees in SoCal today and I doubt if that car will ever see a snow flake in coming years.
That has been the most asked question to a friend of mine, who drives a Tesla here in Finland. So far he's had no issues, even in -30°C (-22°F).
I don't own one, but a guy I used to work for does and he loves it. He put some video on facebook of it driving in NYC traffic on autopilot, and then pulling itself out of the garage and up to the house by remote control. Pretty impressive.
I'm not sure I would order the autopilot.
If you take all the options, it's getting expensive!
I own a Model 3 - best car I've ever owned. It's the Long Range Rear Wheel Drive version, and with Michelin X-Ice 3 tires, it does just great in the snow!
Not at all the same kind of battery. So far, my Tesla has "started" in the cold better than any gas car I've ever owned. Been getting down to 5 below F here, just for reference. Plenty cold enough to ice an ICE.
I think I read the Model 3 beats it now.
Edit: Looked it up, equals, doesn't "beat", 'cause there's no score higher than perfect!
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Here in Quebec electricity is very cheap and gas is expensive.
Electricty cost about 1/10 of gas price.
So if I pay the same as gas price 5 or 6 times a year I still save a lot!!
The model 3 has an EPA rating of 126 mile per gallon. Not bad! My wife's big and heavy S model is only 104 mpg.
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Mine's rated at 130, actually - specifics depend on exactly which model / battery pack: Fuel Economy of 2018 Tesla Model 3
One further comment on the snow handling: low and distributed center of gravity (due to batteries) make for good traction all around, and the smooth torque with no shifting doesn't give the wheels much chance to start slipping. Couple with good snow tires, seems like the perfect combination. I certainly haven't been having any trouble getting around in this storm and others have been (first big test, really). I worried I should have spent the extra for the AWD version, but so far, the RWD is cutting it just fine.
I don't own one, but a convenience store locally put in the chargers beside their gas pumps. Talking to a guy that was using a charger for his, he said it takes about an hour to an hour and a half to go from nearly depleted to full charge at the store, but takes something like 10 hours at home. The home charger takes a 220 hookup and uses a lot of juice. So, it's not the three minutes it take to fill up a gasser, no matter how you charge it. This particular guy didn't pay anything at the store charger (apparently an option you could buy from Tesla) except time.
