Yes, but for different reasons. The dealer markups (BMW and Hyundai) were silly.
Now if there were no markups and the charging network was opened to non-Teslas?
That would be a hard maybe.
I really liked the iX 50.
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Now if there were no markups and the charging network was opened to non-Teslas?
That would be a hard maybe.
I really liked the iX 50.
Watts_Up
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I added some buckles extensions, because the right rear passenger were always using the middle buckle, giving me a warning.
But you need to be carefull getting the correct ones for the back seat, which are different from the front seat buckles.
See my previous posting:
Safety belt extension
Due to a disease i cannot connect the belt because the holder is to deep. Is there a cable extension for the model Y?
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ucmndd
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Stellantis has one in the hopper:
When Chrysler's Minivan Goes Electric, It'll Keep Pacifica Name, Sliding Doors
The van isn't going anywhere, but it is going electric.
I really enjoy our Pacifica PHEV. BEV version would be great.
Volkswagen is bringing back the mini bus in electric form next year.
m.Stellantis has one in the hopper:
When Chrysler's Minivan Goes Electric, It'll Keep Pacifica Name, Sliding Doors
The van isn't going anywhere, but it is going electric.www.motortrend.com
I really enjoy our Pacifica PHEV. BEV version would be great.
You didn't miss much. There are definite downside of buying a Tesla. We're "upgrading" one of our cars (2016 Lexus RX350 fully loaded) to a Model Y LR. There are definitely a lot of creature comfort that we will be without as we move on with the MY but there are also benefits of owning a Tesla.
You will need to compare the pros/cons and see which you can live with. This is coming from someone that is debating if it was worth it, lol. We sill have the Lexus since the MY, although delivered back on the 11/3, is still with the shop a month later getting some parts painted...
We're also replacing a 2016 RX350 (loaded, F-Sport) with a MYLR. It'll be my wife's car and she is simply tired of stopping for gas all the time as well as all the oil changes, etc. There are certainly some creature comforts that she is going to miss but I think the Y will be a better all around car for her purpose. She has a 100+ mile commute.
100+ mile daily commute could be tricky unless she has the ability to charge wherever she is commuting to. Supercharging all the time could be detrimental.
exxxviii
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I am curious what creature comforts the MY lacks relative to your two Lexi... The only thing I miss on my MYLR is cooled seats. Otherwise, it seems to have just about every creature comfort I can think of or would expect in a premium vehicle. (It is lacking a number of technical features that I wish it had, but I do not put those in the creature comfort category.)
Ah nice. It was funny when we received the car and had to go through the checklist. My wife looked at her Lexus to compare build quality and it's night and day, lol. The motivation was the gas, she drives a lot during the day to do a bunch of stuff and she was averaging 17mpg. We just got a wall charger installed in the garage yesterday and once we get the Y back, it'll be a game changer.
The 2016 RX350 we got is pretty loaded tho so might not apply to the base Lexus but I'll give it a go:
- 360 camera + parking sensors
- Panorama roof cover (It was built in)
- Passenger privacy/sun shade (It was built in)
- HUD
- Triple beam headlights that rotates when turning
- Leather and wood on steering wheel felt better and refined
- Leather on seats felt better and more luxurious
- More seat settings for both driver and passenger
It's around 100 miles round trip. At a conservative 2.5 miles per kilowatt, this should use no more than 50-55% of the battery (someone please correct me if I am wrong). I believe her work does have chargers but I didn't think they would be needed.
The RX is certainly not very efficient, especially around town. I also still don't like the transmission ECU tuning, it upshifts so fast and seems to always be hunting for a gear. That said, we will miss ours, it's been a great car.
I have a 22 RX350 and have about a week left to decide before I take delivery of my new 2023 MY long range. I am in the process of sending the rest of the outstanding docs to Adelphi for funding and one other credit union. I know I would not have those creature comforts but I am okay with that. I just worry about reliability with the Tesla as there are so many issues that happen as I am reading. It is a really fun car to drive and I love the tech but will have to figure out how to do without apple car play and I believe I can use Sirius XM via bluetooth. Now not to say that Lexus does not have any, all brands do, it is just that you do not see as many on other boards.
whisperingshad
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I would disagree...no 30k car can even get close to performance stock.
It is a very boring SUV, not fun to drive and slow plus it is too big for me. The seat is not comfortable for me. My butt gets numb after driving it for over 45 minutes. I wanted something reliable where I do not have to worry about breaking down but now I just found out that maintenance on this baby is every 6 months/5k miles which costs between $250-700 each service. The German company I came from was once a year.
I was talking more in terms of build quality, not performance. Meaning, the fit/finish is more of what you find on a Honda/Toyota (nothing wrong with them) but it doesn't have the $60K+ finish.
Sorry that I was not clear.
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