You'll love anything, but here's my opinion as an owner since December 2012: get the 85D for the range, not for the perf or charging speed. In my opinion (it's worth what you paid
), the minimal car for you is: 85d, pano roof, tech package.
Acceleration or speed: not worth the upgrade to 85d
I started with an original S85, and recently traded in for an s85D. The D is faster than the original s85 but the S85 was plenty fast, faster than almost all other cars, especially considering it's incredible acceleration from start. The 70d specs match the s85, so perf is just not a reason.
Charging speed: crazily not worth it.
People complain about the different charging speeds, and even on the 85 worry about what version battery pack they have. Generally it's only going to make a few minutes of difference, so is 10 minutes of your time worth $10,000? Not to me
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Range: definitely worth the upgrade to the 85.
I'm so happy I got the 85, when even the salesmen were telling me that I should get the 60. The range is the most important factor. When you go on your first long trip, that extra range for piece of mind is huge.
Pano roof - if you live in a place where the weather is every nice, which I suppose is everywhere, you'll love the pano. Even in Seattle it's worth having.
Tech package - you want that for the self driving features coming soon. I would have dropped the electronic tail gate that seems almost pointless.
Options I wouldn't get again:
I had the air suspension on my original car and the new one. I probably wouldn't get it, as it just seems not important enough.
upgraded radio - I didn't get it on my first one, I got it this time, I probably wouldn't get it again. Unless you are a true audiophile (I'm far from it), there seems little reason to get it.
21" wheels - this seems to be actively a bad idea, probably lowering value, based on the frequency of flat tires and rim breaks.
The original poster in this thread was going to get different hubs but 19". That just seems like a waste, use that money toward the 85 for more range!