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I just took delivery at home. The chap was really nice and he called me just after 8am saying he will be about an hour. He said he had 4 to do today so not sure if he calls all of them in the morning with an ETA or just calls when he goes back to collect the next car. I think the drivers are...

Thank you for your detailed response Iain, and thank you for the "in control of your vehicle" catch-all law. That is a good idea to buy out there and I have a friend living out there so can always arrange that when I get there. I am intending to get some winter tyres although not looked into...

-- BORROW / BUY-- Does anyone have snow chains I can borrow/buy for Model Y 19in Gemini? Heading out to Switzerland and require a set to be in the car, although I doubt we will need to use as we will have access to local Defender if things start getting snowy! I'm Cotswolds based and happy to...

I'm hoping to be join the group. Car got ordered (through Octopus) in late May. Tesla and Octopus confirmed VIN over the last week. Just waiting for the text messages. Anyone heard of texts getting sent yet?

I've got a MY on order through a lease company (Octopus), therefore information about my order is not as forthcoming. I phoned Tesla directly and they have said that I have been matched to a car. Should I be expecting a text from Tesla about the delivery or should this come from Tesla directly?

Hi have a MY on order from May 24th through Octopus Salary Sacrifice. Their EDD is changing frequently so I call Tesla instead, usually weekly. For the last week they have consistently me late Nov to late Dec. I believe with the order date I must be near the top of the list so assuming the next...

I got told from Octopus (Salary Sacrifice Scheme) to expect messages from Tesla requesting ID check. If you are leasing and taking a home delivery then I think this is reasonable logic. By all means double check!

Ouch! Sorry to hear of your ordeal @Mr Miserable

I knew I had seen it somewhere! Charge Fairy

:(:( Sorry - No idea on PHEVs but I assume you have look all sorts of solutions (some of which I have no idea if they exist in certain areas or might not be possible)? Mobile Charging Services - Or charging fairies or something like that. Workplace Charging Talk to Council (I'm sure I have...

Thought it was brave to bring the next one out on the pad so close to the landing of SN9 :eek:

I am thinking of going along the line of something like this (we are family of 4): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mottez-Bike-Tow-Ball-Trailer/dp/B001XURAJU

To a degree, yes, but I'm not actively doing it - I am quite passive about it but would just rather buy in a 'down' day when I just happen to be watching (I sometimes go a few weeks/months without looking). For the last 5 years I've used my own set of rules to short list companies with good...

I suppose I can't help seeing NIO being a decent player in the market and that's what made me interested.

Thank you for your insights. I will look into more funds as it is a fairly sensible option for diversification. Also can be a good stable base to a portfolio. A lot of my stop losses hit (thankfully) back in March so looking to reset my portfolio a bit. I looked into TSLA then but I wasn't...

Just out of curiosity, what other (similar) stock do other people hold for medium to long term? I'm looking at NIO (although probably missed the starting line) but not researched enough. I've always been interested in investing as a means of self-managing my own pension so happy to sit things...

Any suggestions on Salary Sacrifice providers for small companies (we have 14 employees and probably will only lease 2 cars). I am in the process of setting up Octopus EV with the company but I've not looked for others as I couldn't get quotes without setting up an account so cannot compare best...

How do you guys do so little miles! :p

Ah, something else he mentioned, depending on the business and how much net assets/cash depended on what lender they use and therefore probably different 'deal'. If you are working for a company with little net assets/cash then they may deem it a higher 'risk' and therefore worse deals.

We are just getting setup as a company. Octopus EV (Fleet Evolution I think...) have been nominated. We had 2 initial quotes: SR+, 25k miles, 48months, Lower Tax Band, Maintenance, Tyres, Gap insurance, MOT Gross £808, Net £550 + insurance. LR, 25k miles, 48months, Lower Tax Band...

I was in the same boat at one stage. Even to the point of driving around the country test driving a few.. But what I cam to realise is that for the same amount of money I can get a brand new car, with more modern AP and HW, better efficiency, more modern motors/battery etc. That made me lean to...

Have you asked? I spoke to Octopus EV the other day and they basically just send in an Invoice to business each month where they have calculated all the savings in so its really straight forward for a business. There is about an hours worth of paperwork for business to do therefore no hassle at all.

Also consider Salary Sacrifice if you are heading to a lease option as you get roughly 1/3 off the car which might make the cost more palpable. As for the rest, I was in the same boat but deciding to go down Salary Sacrifice route. -which because of my annual mileage is about the only way I can...

This will be the same reason with me. But if I had a choice I would go with the blue - although when I see a clean white one I do like them but I fear there will be loads about.

This post is precisely why I don't suggest my mother to buy an M3 (lives near Carmarthen) although she would absolutely love the driving experience. She often does big mileage days for work and I know that the lack of (super)chargers would just add inconvenience to her working day when she would...

I think Sarn Park on the M4 will be your friend I guess. Its about the same overall trip time but about 60 extra miles (i just did Fife to Pembroke, arrive with 30% charge in a LR). Its not the most scenic route but it depends on whether you are 'driving as part of the holiday' or 'just want to...

Anyone use the Ohme? That was going to be my favourite as I like having the charger holder in a different location to the actual charging unit. Was going to mount the holder on a post in the ground.

I think this should be built in automatically so that it comes on when down to 1%.

I was going to buy yesterday but the W-8 forms not cleared yet... Hoping it gets sorted before the results....!

I almost have a tear in my eye seeing Mr M & MGs dialogue. Its like a new fly-on-the-wall drama! :p

I don't have mine yet, but I thought I saw a video that when the 'Speed Limit Warning' was off that the 'Relative/Absolute etc' was greyed out. What would the car do then??

I wonder if Mercedes are gutted they fell out of bed with Tesla al those years ago! Imagine Tesla manufacturing and selling skateboard platforms with software to others.

What I tend to do in similar situation is work out (roughly) if its better to pay less and save the difference in a separate account to either produce savings or buy some long term *safe* shares. Then you can decide at the end of the term what to do. I feel the same with FSD. I would rather buy...

I will be having a similar pattern but I have a base commute mileage of 70-80 miles and then out and about visits which sometimes is none and up to 60 or 70 on a busy-ish day. On occasional days I know that 4hrs wont fully meet my consumptions and I concluded in my head that spending an extra...

I would be doing similar miles as you but I am intending to plug the car in each night rather than eeking as much from the battery as I can and fill up twice a week (as you would do with an ICE car). Generally the idea is that one would plug the car in whenever it is at home (which doesn't...

Agree and second @Jeeves comments above. In my situation, I was with British Gas (elec only) and found that Octopus Go was cheaper even with my 'normal' usage pre-lockdown and pre-EV so I decided to change to Go anyway as I would be saving money even before owning an EV. They installed the smart...

Just a thought (and depends how you bought it and lots of other things), I wonder if you could sell your current car and buy a new one wih tow hitch. Your current car would/could probably sell for what you bought it for.

Cheers @gidster99 That's something I hadn't thought of to be fair. I'm a good few years away from needing so there might be other similar options around by then.

Thanks for the heads up. Really looks like it an option for some people who have room to store it when not in use. Trailer 5 bikes single wheel - Mottez

This is my long term plan (two kids growing up). I've not looked but was going to try and build a lightweight trailer with detachable sides (for carrying general stuff) and then bike mounts for just doing the local bike trips with kids. I've got a picture in my head and will probably have to set...

Was going to say the same. I've had this on most of my cars (although not all cars were in the same league!) If it was my car I wouldn't have given it a thought.

We use nappy bags (usually because we are not as prepared!)

What also clinched my interest is that they are also looking to expand the service into Europe. As @ma9mwah points out, I can't help feel the same (although I would dearly love to be wrong):

Thank you @Joelly I will come back to this thread when its time. £120 is far more realistic price of what I would pay for something like this, and you've proven it to work. Have you had many nights in the car, and how did it go?

I'm booked in for meter installation next week. Surprised as I only registered to do it 2 months ago. I suspect they will try to group together to minimise traveling time and costs. Just need charger and car now...

Where did you get the mattress from and roughly how much if you don't mind me asking? I was tempted to just do a blow up mattress so that it saved more space when not in use. Not got my M3 yet so cant try it out yet.

I've got a 5yo. For us it would just be a mini adventure - just without the tent. We've got a friend on the continent who we might visit (without SWMBO and 2yo) and we would be tempted to just kip in the car overnight somewhere en-route.

As I was looking I noticed you beat me to it! :p

Im sure I have seen people use reflective panels that are shaped for each window. Acts to keep heat inside/cold out too. I'm sure it was a Bjorn youtube vid.

I've not got my M3LR yet but been in and driven MS and MX a good few times. A colleague has an S3 which I ride passenger in frequently and feel the same as your comments. The amount of time it takes from wanting to 'go' to actually start going feels like forever!