I've just bought my new 2015 BMW X5 (xDrive35i) 3 month ago, but, in recently the Tesla fascinates me a lot after reading some posts on Quora & some reviews...
Actually I paid attention to the tesla in 1-2 years ago, but never thought I should buy a sedan as the first car for my family.
But now, I decide to sell my X5(thousands of dollars loss especially the tax loss in CA!) and order a MS 70D (just put down the deposit), am I crazy??!
Anyway, I'm excited to be going to join in the Tesla family :tongue:
Below are my initial configuration and reasons, very appreciate for your suggestion & comments!
1) Exterior color: Pearl white
- though my X5 is a dark color, we decide to get a lighter one for the sedan especially in the CA;
after compared to those colors, the pearl white is a little better than others, I trust my wife's eyes (she is a designer
2) Roof: Glass Pano Roof
- I felt depressing while masking the sunroof in my X5, so I just want more lights come in.
3) Wheels: 19" basic
- actually I want the cyclone wheels before because its nice looking and energy saving, but after reviewing the posts in here, I decide to buy the basic one then switch to a TST aftermarket one if I want, which will save me more than $1000! Thanks for your guys' posts!:smile:
4) Interior: basic seats & decor, premium package
- My wife is a vegetarian and refuse animal leathers, I agree, so just choose the default seats(saved money also, but plan to select the premium package due to the lights & power liftgate though it includes leather dashboard
5) Model: 70D
- no large range requirement: very short commute (12 miles a day, may be 1 mile in future), also we just lived nearby the supercharge station, WOW~:wink:
- so most of the time we will use it to do shopping & weekend short travel (maybe some long distance travel in future after owning the model S)
- AWD: just for the potential safety, a little more power and very different feeling said by some guys in this club?
6) Autopilot
- a must have
7) Sound system: the basic (need a HIFI upgrade?)
- This is the only one which made me hesitated, please don't hesitate to share your thoughts
- Not a fancier but I'm always listening musics while driving by iphone bluetooth, and my X5 have a "harman kardon" surround sound, not sure whether this is better than tesla's basic or hifi package? do you know is there any comparison between the HK and tesla's hifi system?
Ok, that's my thoughts, thanks a lot for your review and comments!:smile:
Actually I paid attention to the tesla in 1-2 years ago, but never thought I should buy a sedan as the first car for my family.
But now, I decide to sell my X5(thousands of dollars loss especially the tax loss in CA!) and order a MS 70D (just put down the deposit), am I crazy??!
Anyway, I'm excited to be going to join in the Tesla family :tongue:
Below are my initial configuration and reasons, very appreciate for your suggestion & comments!
1) Exterior color: Pearl white
- though my X5 is a dark color, we decide to get a lighter one for the sedan especially in the CA;
after compared to those colors, the pearl white is a little better than others, I trust my wife's eyes (she is a designer
2) Roof: Glass Pano Roof
- I felt depressing while masking the sunroof in my X5, so I just want more lights come in.
3) Wheels: 19" basic
- actually I want the cyclone wheels before because its nice looking and energy saving, but after reviewing the posts in here, I decide to buy the basic one then switch to a TST aftermarket one if I want, which will save me more than $1000! Thanks for your guys' posts!:smile:
4) Interior: basic seats & decor, premium package
- My wife is a vegetarian and refuse animal leathers, I agree, so just choose the default seats(saved money also, but plan to select the premium package due to the lights & power liftgate though it includes leather dashboard
5) Model: 70D
- no large range requirement: very short commute (12 miles a day, may be 1 mile in future), also we just lived nearby the supercharge station, WOW~:wink:
- so most of the time we will use it to do shopping & weekend short travel (maybe some long distance travel in future after owning the model S)
- AWD: just for the potential safety, a little more power and very different feeling said by some guys in this club?
6) Autopilot
- a must have
7) Sound system: the basic (need a HIFI upgrade?)
- This is the only one which made me hesitated, please don't hesitate to share your thoughts
- Not a fancier but I'm always listening musics while driving by iphone bluetooth, and my X5 have a "harman kardon" surround sound, not sure whether this is better than tesla's basic or hifi package? do you know is there any comparison between the HK and tesla's hifi system?
Ok, that's my thoughts, thanks a lot for your review and comments!:smile: