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    Is now a good time to buy a used Model 3 Performance? Is another price drop coming?

    Given the news about the updated highland version coming, the current apathy to electric cars in the UK (some dealerships refusing to take them as trade ins), tesla changing prices almost weekly, lots of inventory etc. etc. I can only see prices going one way .. down. In other news - how long...
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    Things to do before trading/selling [people who have already done so]

    I traded my M3 LR 3 weeks ago. I drove to the dealer (non Tesla) and performed a factory reset before heading in to pick up my new car. At this point I did not do anything on the app. This still allowed the car to be driven using the 2 key cards. You use the app to remove the car from your...
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    Anyone had any joy with contacting Tesla finance?

    I finally got a reply from [email protected] with clearance letter attached and informed they can confirm the settlement funds have been received now and my finance account has been inactivated. Zero explanation over why I had various emails with different amounts and conflicting...
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    Tesla readies revamped Model 3

    Just to add to the charge/stop/long journey chat, I recently drove 322 miles in my M3 LR to pick up a new (to me) car. 90% charge the night before, used 75% for 122 miles from Aberdeen to Edinburgh :oops: cold, really windy, dark, wipers on (manual), lights on, cabin at 21, heated steering...
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    Anyone had any joy with contacting Tesla finance?

    Ok. So I've traded in the model 3. Generated a settlement figure, provided this to the dealer and they wired the money across to Tesla yesterday. I've checked the app and all looked ok (wire payment successful). I have had 3 subsequent emails - one telling me a personal purchase fee has been...
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    End of ownership review - 14 months with an LR

    Thanks for the kind replies, not the OMG you're mad, you're going back to ICE (the devils fuel) and you must be doing something wrong - all the auto stuff works magically all the time responses I was expecting 😁 Our main reason for going EV wasn't cost, but primarily the typical usage for the...
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    Trading Model 3 - what to do

    I have searched for this but can't find a definitive guide. I'm trading in my Model 3, it's going to an independent (so not Tesla) dealer. What do I need to do in terms of factory settings, account settings etc. so that it's basically 'clean' for the next owner. I have my credit card linked...
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    End of ownership review - 14 months with an LR

    The ability to home charge might have helped me keep the car a little longer but as I do so few miles, my actual costs to 'fuel' any car pale into insignificance compared to actually financing the car itself. Even if charging was free, I wouldn't be saving that much over a year compared to an...
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    End of ownership review - 14 months with an LR

    Time for a change, I commit financial suicide approximately every 12-18 months by changing my car. I typically am on PCP deals, and end up throwing in a reasonable amount of cash to pay off the settlement value and giving me a decent deposit for another car. I like to experience different cars...
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    How often do you use autopilot?

    Never.
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    14 Months of leasing a Tesla, now time to move on.

    I've no idea if there is a calibration issue. I guess as I'm up in Scotland I've primarily tried to use TACC on dual carriageways with bends/parking bays for heavy good vehicles on the LHS rather than straight 3 lane motorways. It's possible that TACC may be 'better' for these conditions. All I...
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    14 Months of leasing a Tesla, now time to move on.

    I'm almost in 100% agreement of your likes/dislikes .. I don't actually mind the seats. I think they lack lateral support if you're driving like you stole it but I don't think that's what the Tesla's role is. It's more of a comfy GT. I also won't use TACC/Auto lights and wipers as no matter...
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    Difference in trade value vs dealer prices ?

    I don't really want this to go down the same route or as the same question as 'why are Tesla trade in prices in the toilet' also known as I'll give you 50p and a bag of maltesers BUT can anyone explain why current trade in prices, for example, for my 2021/22 M3 LR (new one with heat pump etc.)...
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    [UK] used value of their Tesla cars plummeting?

    I'm almost in the same position as plisken, I'm not in any rush to sell/trade my M3 LR. I've had it almost a year to the day, it's the updated model built in China with rear heated seats, steering wheel, heat pump etc. I paid a fairly chunky deposit, and have around £38k outstanding on finance...
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    [UK] Would you buy another tesla

    Maybe. I only really like the Model 3. If in 2-3 years it looks almost identical inside and out then no. If there's more choice in colour or interior finishes or there's been a significant update then again - maybe. It would depend on finance, if my car continues to depreciate at the current...
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    Insurance renewal in 2023

    £410 from Direct line renewal, I was @£390 last year. I could beat the renewal quote (Churchill) but not be enough to go through all the hassle. 51, Aberdeen postcode, less than 6k miles per year, parked on private property, M3 LR.
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    Have you lost faith in Tesla?

    I think a lot of how people feel about Tesla is about personal perspective. I bought my M3LR as an electric car suited our current lifestyle/location. We do lots of short trips, the public charging network is not fit for purpose and Telsa's is. I bought the car when prices hadn't been just...
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    [UK] Price cuts

    Giving away EAP for free won't make the M3/Y competitive as it doesn't work. The car can hardly wipe it's windscreen properly .. I would have 0% faith in EAP. Love the car, but for me IMO, you have to drive it/control it yourself. None of the automated systems add any value or can be relied...
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    12 months in - M3 LR and 25k miles in

    That's why I said the option of active sound, the ability to turn it off on long journeys. There is no choice with the Tesla it's silence or silence. Personally I want mine on the odd occasion I choose to - sound like something from Star Wars :D inside the cabin so its not bugging anyone else...
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    12 months in - M3 LR and 25k miles in

    I'm also 12 months in on an M3 LR. Only covered 4k miles though. Mostly short town journeys (why we went electric) and I can't charge at home so it's been a mix of Supercharger/local chargers/Tesco. I've worked out I've only saved about £300 in fuel but that's not why we went electric. I've...
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    What made you choose a Tesla?

    90% of our journeys are short trips through town, electric seemed to be the way to go for both emissions and killing v8's by never letting them actually warm up (I had an E92 M3 before). The supercharging network - I can't get a home charger and have to rely on the public charging network, so...
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    No home charging / WiFi

    It will be totally fine. I've been running an M3 LR for about a year now. I can't get a home charger, and also no WI FI access from home. All my software updates have been done using my phone as a WiFi hotspot. No problems at all with download/install. I use a mix of superchargers and...
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    EAP and FSD price at UK

    Personally I wouldn't pay 50p for either. Don't misunderstand me, I really like driving my M3 LR. There are a lot of things it does really well and the electric drivetrain and efficiency is fantastic. It's beyond awful at letting it do anything itself - wipers, auto full beam or adaptive...
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    Charging at home or not?

    I don't have a home charger (parking space is about 50m from house, I own it but not the land between so it's too much of a pain in the arse to try and get one installed). I think I have a similar usage to you, short trips around town most days and the occasional 100+ trip at weekends, I've had...
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    Auto Express Top 29 New Car Makers

    This - 100%. I guess it depends what you were looking for when you bought your Tesla. I was looking for an fast EV with a good range, an awesome charging network, a good stereo with heated seats. The drivetrain really is very good and I like the sharp steering and well judged handling/ride. I...
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    The thing I thought I’d like the most about my Model 3 is the thing I like the least

    I'm with Pete224 .. I think Tesla has the best battery and motor software control of any EV. The other features range from excellent (Audio and the app) to poor (wipers) to terrible (Cruise Control/autopilot). My old Cupra had excellent adaptive cruise. I'm finding the build quality better...
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    Price hike

    We ordered our M3 last last year, and picked up an inventory car in late Feb. M3 LR + 19's for £51,490, £7.5k down and £650 ish on PCP. It's the most expensive car we've bought .. it was supposed to be a 1/2 sensible purchase as me and the missus ran 2 cars and since we walk a lot, do a fair...