2024 Model 3 Performance Announced - Discussion thread post announcement

[Lolo780]

Wait just a bit and buy a used one for half the price.

I wish I was fully joking, but can you imagine the new 3P in the 30s or 40s not very long from now? It's a fun thought and one heck of a great car to be had then for the price.

Side note: I feel your pain, a lot of us are sick of similar things even in the States. Even the Peoples Republic of ___ States who you'd think are EV friendly have much higher registration prices and EV taxes. Just insane. Funny that you mentioned TX, even as an oil state they are in many ways more EV friendly than the coastal states that have lost their minds.

I think the depreciation curve on the new 3P will be much flatter as it's really good value in my opinion. The cars with the worst drops were bought at the peak of the market which had unrealistically high prices.

It's like people who bought stocks at the height of covid and then wondering why they lost so much money.

 

[Tha_Ape]

Didn't the old model 3 do 0-60 in 3.0s?

Am I the only one underwhelmed with the performance "increase"?

I mean it's almost 10%. Dropping more than a couple of tenths is hard when you're already starting at 3.1 (especially when you're lowering the price of the car, too!)

The ¼mi will be the number that matters.

Not enough for me to upgrade, but if I were looking for a new car, It'd be a real strong contender.

 

[Tha_Ape]

I’m not going to trade up, but if there’s an option to install the new front seats in my “old” M3P, then I’d consider that option - once I get to demo the new seats and see how they feel in comparison.

I'm with you on that... swapping seats is something I might actually do.

 

[narkotic]

meh

 

[ODWms]

A full second slower to 60 is not slightly slower...pretty noticeable and significant. I wonder if downgrading to smaller wheels gives comparable ride given the 2 different settings on the M3P

And more than 300 mi range!

 

[Elektrick]

I think the depreciation curve on the new 3P will be much flatter as it's really good value in my opinion. The cars with the worst drops were bought at the peak of the market which had unrealistically high prices.

It's like people who bought stocks at the height of covid and then wondering why they lost so much money.

It's definitely a superb value for what you're getting. Since the price is in the low 50s new, even if it were to be in the 40s without a steep depreciation curve, that's still fantastic.

 

[reef12344]

What's the over/under on May/June delivery?

 

[whoosierdaddy]

What's the over/under on May/June delivery?

If you ordered black seats you'll probably get it. White seats? August I bet.

 

[OCR1]

I was hoping the new M3P would not qualify for the tax credit. Now I’m tempted to buy it. That’s a lot of car for $46K!

 

[Jeremy3292]

I think the depreciation curve on the new 3P will be much flatter as it's really good value in my opinion. The cars with the worst drops were bought at the peak of the market which had unrealistically high prices.

It's like people who bought stocks at the height of covid and then wondering why they lost so much money.

It’s so wild that people don’t get this. Mind boggling obvious if you bought a car then it would lose value so quickly. They were selling Toyota RAV4s for $50k at the dealership down the road from me in 2022 during those times…and an XLE trim, not even limited! Insanity

 

[leoita]

Great overall package. I just expected a bit more. I would love to customize the performance car, like a Porsche, just to distinguish from other M3 cars...

 

[terranx]

Great overall package. I just expected a bit more. I would love to customize the performance car, like a Porsche, just to distinguish from other M3 cars...

I mean this is Teslas most bespoke performance model so far.

 

[ucmndd]

It's very sad for me to see that you are accepting this behavior in any way. This is deception. Tesla should at least allow the customers to get their order-money back.

lol, deception? This is massively hyperbolic. None of the reviews have any performance testing metrics (because they were almost certainly prohibited from instrumented tests). How can you deceive someone when you aren't publishing specs yet?

 

[Jeremy3292]

Great overall package. I just expected a bit more. I would love to customize the performance car, like a Porsche, just to distinguish from other M3 cars...

I’m waiting for the 19” rims we’ve seen in the parts catalog leak. No rush to buy. The tax credit will be available at least until 12/31. Tesla will lower prices at the end of the year once the Model 3 refresh hype wears off also

 

[WoodWombat]

Watching the Autotrader review Rory said something odd about the staggered wheels that I have not been able to gainsay or confirm:

He said that the tyres are 235/35R19 at the front and 275/30R20 rear, which is not what I expected at all. Has anyone seen any other concrete data on this or did he misspeak?

 

[Razor92]

Watching the Autotrader review Rory said something odd about the staggered wheels that I have not been able to gainsay or confirm:

He said that the tyres are 235/35R19 at the front and 275/30R20 rear, which is not what I expected at all. Has anyone seen any other concrete data on this or did he misspeak?

Autofocus YT channel mentioned the same thing. He states they are both 20inch all around. But 235 tire in the front and 275 tire in the rear.

 

[Sweed269]

He's wrong. They are both 20s

 

[WoodWombat]

Autofocus YT channel mentioned the same thing. He states they are both 20inch all around. But 235 tire in the front and 275 tire in the rear.

That makes more sense, especially since those tyre sizes have significantly different rolling diameters while 235/35R20 is pretty close to 275/30R20.

 

[john5520]

I'm just going to pretend this car doesn't exist. That should keep me from trading up.

 

[Sellout]

I'm just going to pretend this car doesn't exist. That should keep me from trading up.

I’ve resorted to forcing myself to sell my current M3P to someone before I order it. Then just not listing my car for sale.