I reckon you are going a bit hard here, Ryan. The best thing you said was "each to their own". There's no need for you to furiously disagree, you can just disagree and make your own decision. In some places like regional Queensland, that extra 80km range can actually open up more routes (from memory, a MY RWD won't get from Charters Towers to Emerald, but a MYLR might). It might also be the difference between getting somewhere and home again without charging en route, saving time.
For most people, long range travel won't be a spontaneous decision and they'll have time to charge to 100%, meaning that they do get the benefit of the extra range when it matters the most.
And while MYRWD accelerates nicely, the extra acceleration (at all speeds, not just from zero) of MYLR is fun and allows faster overtaking.
I understand your point about AWD, but gently disagree. It doesn't help you brake or turn, but it does give more capability on slippery surfaces. That might lead some people to drive faster than they should on slippery surfaces, but that is the fault of the driver, not the car. That said, really good tyres are more important than AWD.
Anecdote: my wife once pulled onto a road shoulder on our front-wheel drive station wagon. She had failed to recognise the dry crust over soft mud, so broke through and became stuck. With her two driving wheels unable to gain traction, her options were limited. In an AWD, she would have been fine.
After considering all of the factors, my expected usage and financial priorities, I stayed with the MYRWD. It sounds like you did the same. I reckon I might feel differently if it had a range similar to the M3LR. However, since there are many factors to the decision, I'm not going to tell a MYLR that they are wrong, let alone mock their decision.
