Hi,
Push Button - get Tesla
Would be great to get some advice from you guys, I have been a lurker on these forums for a while. I think we will be pushing the button on a Tesla soon, the Jolltax clan and I went to Birmingham Tesla and went for a test drive in an 85D (I think) and were impressed. I must admit I never though I would own an American car as I have always thought they are generally unsuitable for our roads, ha!
My current car (an Audi A6 Allroad) is approaching 100k miles at which point I have always said i would replace it (no particular logic applied here, lol).
The model we selected was the 85D which, in the mean-time due to my slow decision-making, has been discontinued and has left me slightly adrift - 90D the obvious choice, if i bought the 70D would I end up regretting it? My current view would be to run the car for another arbitrary 100k miles and then evaluate again - this is about 6 years for us. It's all-electric design means that I am less concerned about mileage than I might be for an ICE car but I guess time will tell how well these cars last....
Here is my proposed spec :
A few questions :
Wub u
Jolltax
Push Button - get Tesla
Would be great to get some advice from you guys, I have been a lurker on these forums for a while. I think we will be pushing the button on a Tesla soon, the Jolltax clan and I went to Birmingham Tesla and went for a test drive in an 85D (I think) and were impressed. I must admit I never though I would own an American car as I have always thought they are generally unsuitable for our roads, ha!
My current car (an Audi A6 Allroad) is approaching 100k miles at which point I have always said i would replace it (no particular logic applied here, lol).
The model we selected was the 85D which, in the mean-time due to my slow decision-making, has been discontinued and has left me slightly adrift - 90D the obvious choice, if i bought the 70D would I end up regretting it? My current view would be to run the car for another arbitrary 100k miles and then evaluate again - this is about 6 years for us. It's all-electric design means that I am less concerned about mileage than I might be for an ICE car but I guess time will tell how well these cars last....
Here is my proposed spec :
A few questions :
- Could I use one of the discount codes I see being discussed here, are ex-stock cars offered at lower prices? The nearly-new options seem limited for our spec the prices are surprisingly high..
- Any tips on the ordering process? It was suggested the best way to order would be by phoning in, as opposed via the website.
- I would be interested in whether owners think I am missing any critical options or getting any which aren't worthwhile
- We have a quite large hairy dog, our initial assessment is that he will fit in the back as it has a large hatch - have any of you experience with fitting large dogs in the back? We won't use the 3rd row of seats option, our 2 kids will do battle in the second row ....
- We are pretty hard on our cars and not very "car-proud" i.e. we don't really wash or clean them much and live in the countryside where the roads are permanently muddy and the interior will be full of wet dog and muddy wellies - are they durable? Our Audi interior has stood up pretty well under the onslaught and we'll get rubber mats of course.
- I am fairly fussy about audio and in the past have always upgraded the audio systems in my cars (the fully upgraded 'premium' audio system in my Audi is pretty awful) - how bearable is the standard system without the upgrade? Er, I know that a very subjective question, there must an audiophile or two out there
- Grip on snow and mud is important to us due to a couple of bad experiences, how are the cars in the snow / ice. I run my Audi on winter tyres - will probably do the same with the Tesla as they seem to wear fine in the summer also
- I have elected not to get the air suspension even though the adaptable and ride-height adjustable suspension on my Allroad is excellent and i am generally a fan. Am I right in saying the Tesla system is not adaptive? My reasoning here is, although excellent, I think air suspension is probably unnecessary complication and likely to introduce reliability issues as I plan to keep my car long-term.
- We live nowhere near a Supercharger and the car will probably never see one - does that make dual chargers a redundant option?
Wub u
Jolltax