I just ordered an inventory LR white/white with slipstream 19 wheels. Delivery is the 25th!
Have an order from February for a Y Performance for wife, and thought we would drive that on our next 1200 mile journey - less time charging. And then hold off and wait for the Plaid. But....this S would be a good car for two years or more - depending on Tesla. As to wife's Y, we have a summer Lexus LX (our last ICE car). If in fall there, the X goes over 400 mile range? That works for the grandkids.
Rationalizations:
1) Several years ago I set a target of 400 mile range as the trip wire for a new Tesla. (several roundtrips/yr >1000 mile trips each way)
2) Bioweapon air filtration - now seems more relevant - and not in Y ( aftermarket Hepa filter for Y? but is it then equal to the S?)
3) Ride of Raven S is far superior, range superior (+30%), acceleration close (-0.2sec)
4) Carrying capacity i.e. volume numbers put out by Tesla are misleading. S is 38 cuft, Y is 68. Real difference not so great.*
5) Dashboard in front of driver - safer for my style of driving (for full self drive eventuality becomes, i.e. less relevant in 5 years
6) Autopilot control on gear stalk? I frequently do Autopilot on and off. I know I do not want to hit brake to avoid stopping at all traffic lights
7) Free supercharging - has economic value - one of my supermarkets has a supercharger setup.
8) Price difference: $14-15k (BMW, Mercedes, and Porsche premium car to their entry level is many times that)
9) The S Plaid? One can never know when Tesla is going to do something - and they have a lot of priorities with Semi and Cybertruck (have one of those on order too). And would rather get the Plaid when it has had six to twelve months of widespread use and debugging.
10) New S interior? For me it is the risk of having no screen directly in front of me. Heads up display good - but who knows?
* The Y's 68 cu ft measurement is with the second row Y seat flat and includes all the volume behind the front seats. I do not know what Tesl measured for the S, BUT....The S behind the second row seat is deeper than the Y behind its second row seat, is wider than the Y as well. And as to height, with the cargo shelf removed from the S, and measuring to the bottom of the rear hatch window (so as to not to obscure rear vision) they are within an inch of each other. Yes, the Y frunk is larger, but the lower rear trunk is smaller.
I'll post more details as things progress!
