Fooled you! I love my Tesla Model 3 LR! Took a trip in it yesterday, and now that I have Enhanced Autopilot - which I think makes the driver assistance aids work better, which has eased concerns I had about those systems in another thread recently - it really struck me just how brilliant this car is.
I really am turning into a fanboi! I love the interior design, it’s so minimalist and calming. I’m so glad Tesla didn’t go down the route of other premium manufacturers putting so many busy design details all over the interior that they look too much. Stepping into a Tesla is like stepping into a cool, minimalist, modern apartment. Whereas something like a Merc or a BMW reminds me of going to my grandparent’s place when I was a kid, with little nik naks all over the place on every surface.
The user interface and software is a league above rivals, and I am forever amazed at how much performance you can get from a car at this price point. Ok, a M3LR isn’t cheap, but try finding another car for the same money that has this much interior space and comfort and performs as well. The Supercharger network (and integration with the sat nav) makes long journeys a breeze. No more scrutinising Zap-Map the night before a trip as I had to do with my other EVs.
In fact, there is just one problem with this car. And that is the fact that I’m not the only one who has discovered that these are phenomenal cars, so they are absolutely bloody everywhere now! I’m someone who always used to make left field car buying choices as I liked having something relatively unusual that you don’t see a lot of on the road. I was always the guy buying Citroens when my friends were all in VWs. I remember hating the Ford Focus for years, because there were millions of them on the road and they just seemed boring. And sadly for me, the Tesla M3 is becoming the same… the number of times I’m parked alongside multiple M3s in the same colour is astounding and makes me feel boring for having the same car as everyone else!
So, great car, but if the rest of you all could stop buying so many of them so that I can feel like I have a uniquely special car, I’d really appreciate it!
(Disclaimer - hopefully people take this as the tongue in cheek post that I intended it to be. I do feel like a bit of a sheep now for having the same car as everyone else when I used to like having something rarer, but I don’t really want people to stop buying them as I want Tesla to remain successful! Also, I’ve got residuals to consider!)
I really am turning into a fanboi! I love the interior design, it’s so minimalist and calming. I’m so glad Tesla didn’t go down the route of other premium manufacturers putting so many busy design details all over the interior that they look too much. Stepping into a Tesla is like stepping into a cool, minimalist, modern apartment. Whereas something like a Merc or a BMW reminds me of going to my grandparent’s place when I was a kid, with little nik naks all over the place on every surface.
The user interface and software is a league above rivals, and I am forever amazed at how much performance you can get from a car at this price point. Ok, a M3LR isn’t cheap, but try finding another car for the same money that has this much interior space and comfort and performs as well. The Supercharger network (and integration with the sat nav) makes long journeys a breeze. No more scrutinising Zap-Map the night before a trip as I had to do with my other EVs.
In fact, there is just one problem with this car. And that is the fact that I’m not the only one who has discovered that these are phenomenal cars, so they are absolutely bloody everywhere now! I’m someone who always used to make left field car buying choices as I liked having something relatively unusual that you don’t see a lot of on the road. I was always the guy buying Citroens when my friends were all in VWs. I remember hating the Ford Focus for years, because there were millions of them on the road and they just seemed boring. And sadly for me, the Tesla M3 is becoming the same… the number of times I’m parked alongside multiple M3s in the same colour is astounding and makes me feel boring for having the same car as everyone else!
So, great car, but if the rest of you all could stop buying so many of them so that I can feel like I have a uniquely special car, I’d really appreciate it!
(Disclaimer - hopefully people take this as the tongue in cheek post that I intended it to be. I do feel like a bit of a sheep now for having the same car as everyone else when I used to like having something rarer, but I don’t really want people to stop buying them as I want Tesla to remain successful! Also, I’ve got residuals to consider!)