Welcome to TMC. In regards to question 2, if you do a lot of long road trip, I would definitely go with 90D instead of 75D. It can make quite a bit of difference. Basically you spend less time charging and more time driving. Also, like I said in previous post, you definitely use less extreme capacity of the battery with 90D. With 75D, there are more occasion where you will need to charge above 90% and drain the battery to below 5%. That in turn will hurt the longevity of the battery, and also you are driving with less margin of safety (for missed turn, unexpected weather, traffic condition, detour etc).Hi there. This is my first post after many months reading and learning about the MS and MX here. Thanks for all the great information so far!
I believe this question is on topic but if it isn't, please let me know and I'll start a new thread. I'm trying to figure out if I should down grade to the 75D instead of the 90D as I'm seeing in Design Studio that the base price is $80k and not $83k.
I put my $5k deposit down on a MX the weekend before the Design Studio was made public to everyone so I'm thinking that I'm getting the same experience others who put down/reserved previously. I'm confused what is the right price; the extra $3k is enough of a difference that I'm thinking of going 75D. However, my owner advisor and the person I spoke to at HQ gave me conflicting information. The HQ rep claims that the base price has indeed gone up $83k and that there is no such provision of grandfathering the old price; even though my Design Studio and what I've read on here says otherwise. My 7th day is tomorrow (4/19) so I'm running out of time to decide before I'll have to pay the $500 change fee.
1) Does anyone have word from Tesla that if you reserved before last Tuesday you will save the $3k base price increase on the 75D?
2) Are there any other advantages to the 90D other than 0-60, 20 mile EPA range, quick supercharger times, better battery degradation coverage when the car is older (3+ years old)?
I'm thinking a MX with Midnight Silver, base wheels, all packages except PUP and towing including the 72 AMP charger. I'm still torn between Ultra White or the Base seats.
Thanks for your help!
I am assuming you live in Boston based on your profile, cold weather will also drop real world range a lot. So choosing 90D would have an advantage here.
On the other hand, if you mainly drive within an urban area, your home is close to a supercharger, or your home has charging capability. Choosing 75D vs 90D will make very few differences.
If money isn't an issue, just go with 90D if you can. If it is an issue, then try to live with 75D.