Hi all, new here. I too, until a year ago, like many I thought i would not buy an EV for a long time as I thought ICE cars were so much better.
That all change about a year ago when I was looking for a car for my daughter for college and prices of used cars were sky high...
I do care about saving the environment but that is not the reason why I bought an EV. I just wanted to buy the best car I could within my budget.
I started to look at cheap cars and I ended up getting a new Nissan LEAF which came loaded with a bunch of safety, automatic breaking, bling spot monitoring, aerial view cameras, lane departure warning, steering intervention and as a father I felt it would be a safer care for my daughter. On top of that with the local state credits and federal tax credit was the same price of an entry level corolla.
I was so impressed with the driving and handling of this car that when Tesla drop the prices the beginning of the year, I ended up putting an order in and bought the Model 3 RWD at $42,999 and since I took delivery before March it still qualifies for the full $7,500 tax credit + plus $2,250 state credit. It made it a no brainer. I figure I better hit the iron while it is hot.
I was worried about build quality as I seen some videos of even the 2023 model 3 having some issues, but I have to say I got a good one, at least the outside looks great and I love the white metalic paint, looks much better in person.
I did find some minor issues in the interior but at least they are in the rear, so they are not bothering me. I will point it out to Tesla eventually when I service the car.
I love how the car drives and handles and getting used to the large screen very quickly. I thought it was going to take me a while, but it's been surprisingly quick... although i did watch many videos
At first while driving I wish I had an option to control the amount of Force to be applied during regen breaking, however after driving it for a while I think Tesla has it down to be just right.
I ordered the fitted rubber mats and installed them, anything else is highly recommended?
That all change about a year ago when I was looking for a car for my daughter for college and prices of used cars were sky high...
I do care about saving the environment but that is not the reason why I bought an EV. I just wanted to buy the best car I could within my budget.
I started to look at cheap cars and I ended up getting a new Nissan LEAF which came loaded with a bunch of safety, automatic breaking, bling spot monitoring, aerial view cameras, lane departure warning, steering intervention and as a father I felt it would be a safer care for my daughter. On top of that with the local state credits and federal tax credit was the same price of an entry level corolla.
I was so impressed with the driving and handling of this car that when Tesla drop the prices the beginning of the year, I ended up putting an order in and bought the Model 3 RWD at $42,999 and since I took delivery before March it still qualifies for the full $7,500 tax credit + plus $2,250 state credit. It made it a no brainer. I figure I better hit the iron while it is hot.
I was worried about build quality as I seen some videos of even the 2023 model 3 having some issues, but I have to say I got a good one, at least the outside looks great and I love the white metalic paint, looks much better in person.
I did find some minor issues in the interior but at least they are in the rear, so they are not bothering me. I will point it out to Tesla eventually when I service the car.
I love how the car drives and handles and getting used to the large screen very quickly. I thought it was going to take me a while, but it's been surprisingly quick... although i did watch many videos
At first while driving I wish I had an option to control the amount of Force to be applied during regen breaking, however after driving it for a while I think Tesla has it down to be just right.
I ordered the fitted rubber mats and installed them, anything else is highly recommended?
