I don’t know many people that prefer the wood to carbon fiber. Actually I don’t know many people that like wood in ANY car. I hate the wood. Absolutely despise it. But to each their own…
For me the decision was simple. I wanted the 6 seat configuration and after you pay for that upgrade in the base model… you are only like 3-4k from the price of the plaid anyways. I don’t know anyone who would get the base model over the plaid unless they truly only wanted the 5 seater.
Look at a high end luxury car (i.e. high end Mercedes, Rolls Royce) and see how much carbon fiber you see. Wood has a warmth, looks and is expensive compared to synthetics and is luxurious. I certainly would not want my high end furniture to be anything but wood
Carbon fiber looks like plastic to me. But you're right to each their own
You're also correct that why would someone want to buy the LR when the Plaid is only $3500 more for 6 seat option. I personally think the pricing is absurd. Either the LR is priced too high or the Plaid too low. There used to be a $20k-$30k difference in the past but now it's only $3500! Now in the Model S the Plaid is $20k more which seems more of what you expect. Yes if you want 6 seat X Plaid is an awesome deal.
My biggest gripe and it's a deal breaker is the 6 seat is a waste of space for me. I rarely put people in the back, let alone the 3rd row! It's mostly 2 dogs and lots of "things", whether it's dog crates, bikes, things we buy at the store, etc. Bench seat and fold flat seats is a big must and that is precisely why I bought the LR.
Tesla is going to need to get their act together soon. More options, better customization. My ultimate would be X Plaid, 7 seat, wood, 22" all-season....I got these options with the LR but they need to have it in the Plaid. Plus fix those quality and alignment issues! Oh and the customer service is horrible too. And CarPlay! Can't wait till the competition catches up and pushes them to fix their crap. Elon is stretched too thin worrying about AI in a human brain, going to Mars, Twitter, and making an iPhone beating Tesla phone. He's doing a lot but everything is half assed with Tesla. Sorry!
Oh and not to contradict myself but I got the 7 seat because they add additional AC for the rear (to keep the rear cooler for our dogs), also the bench seat can also slide forward and back which is handy and if someone is visiting us and we have 7 people, we can take one car for a short trip around town. I figure the 7 seat resale is a bit better too. Other than that the 5 seat is also good.