I also want to throw one thing out there, for
@EM CARS or anyone else reading who hasn't purchased their Model 3 yet...
For all my downtalking of the stock suspension,
I absolutely 100% enjoyed daily driving this car on the stock suspension. I even enjoyed tearing up twisty back roads in it...I just couldn't drive it at the pace I can now after the upgrades.
Personally I would not have bought it as a DD family car, if I felt like I *needed* major aftermarket suspension upgrades (dampers+springs) just to enjoy the car.
That's because as a (2nd, smaller) shared family car it needs to be reliable and DD friendly, that is more critical than corner carving. There's always risks with aftermarket stuff in that regard, when you can't just take it to the service center / dealer and say "make it right" (and "give me a loaner in the meantime") no matter what the issue is. If for whatever reason I have major issues with any aftermarket suspension part that I can't promptly resolve, I will just replaced it with the stock part and move on, still enjoying the car. This car absolutely must not become a project car for me.
[ Just to be clear, I've had no such problems so far, and this isn't about any specific aftermarket part or brand. This is about the basic implications and risk of modding a car when you still value its reliability, ease of getting it repaired, and manufacturer's warranty. If I was fixing up an old car, or building a track rat, or situations like that...then obviously I wouldn't care at all whether I could tolerate the stock suspension, I wouldn't even keep the original stock parts around. ]
Now the fact that I can enjoy this car on its crappy stock suspension, does not of course mean someone else reading this will. If you're a driving enthusiast I strongly suggest a good
thorough test drive, covering twisty back roads, gnarly surfaces, and fast highway ramps, to explore the gamut of the car's handling (as best can be done on the street). *That's* why I'm so vocal on these forums about the crappy stock suspension...it's not that I hate the car stock, not at all. It's that sometimes people make assumptions, or simply can't arrange for a properly thorough test drive, and I would hate for a driving enthusiast to buy this car and then be surprised and disappointed about how un-sporting the stock suspension is. Go in with knowledge and you will have a great, fun time with this car!
(Or if you don't care at all about the stock suspension, then don't worry about taking such a thorough test drive, you can take our word here that the car handles fantastic once properly upgraded!
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