Jeremy3292
Active Member
I think you’re missing the point. Kyle is advising buyers to never without a doubt do not buy the LR. A poster on here commented asking why. My point was he is an enthusiast, which is not 99% of buyers, so take what he says with a grain of salt in regards to “don’t buy the LR.” All of that technical stuff is confusing to the layman, which again is 99% of buyers, who just want to buy a car and drive it. Very few people (as you stated yourself) are interested in changing tires much less changing wheels. They don’t understand different battery chemistries or how to precondition a battery or any of these simple things we know. Read reddits or posts on this forum and you’ll find all sorts of hilarious things. A lotttt of people buy cars with little research beforehand also.Kyle is a serious car enthusiast, and he was obviously excited about how the new M3P drives, similar to how Jason Cammisa was about the M3P. Kyle and his team specialize in EVs on his channels, and they're probably the most knowledgeable car reviewers on YouTube regarding EVs. As for swapping parts and changing rims and tires, that is what lots of enthusiasts do to their cars, to tailor them to meet their desires. When it comes to the M3 Performance, a lot of people change out the wheels and tires, my guess would be at least 10%. Many of us have more than one set of wheels and tires to optimize the car for different situations.
What Kyle was pointing out was that with the new M3P, you can kind of have your cake and eat it too if you're a performance oriented driver. Assuming that you qualify for the tax credit, which the vast majority of Tesla buyers do, the cost of the M3P is less than the LR. Changing the wheels and tires to something more efficient will give the P most of the range of the LR, and you'll still have better acceleration, handling, and braking than the LR. It's kind of a can't lose proposition.
For the record, I am buying the P and swapping to a square 19” setup. But I’m not 99% of buyers out there.