It's a bit frustrating for us Virginians.
If you go to a P very good. But if you live in Chicago make sure you do your research. That car will cost you a lot of money when winter comes
Yes, that's a fair point. I am probably just being impatient!
I looked into the P and I live in NY. The SA straight up told me don't buy this car. At 40 degrees or lower the wheels will be ruined. He said new wheels run 2-4k a set but then you lose the acceleration. He also told me 20 inch wheels are terrible with pot holes. I've posted about this before. In a few months when you have the 3 you will be in the same spot as a P but without the hassell.
I would like to know if they tinted all the way up on the back glass to the ceiling bar or if they stopped above the defrost wires with your tint? I feel like I got ripped off because they stopped above the defrost wires and didnt go all the way to the bar.
The Virginia EV rebate passed but was never funded. That is, no money was allocated by the legislature to pay for any of it, and no money will be allocated anytime soon. It's not a Tesla problem, it's a Virginia problem.
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Thanks. The SA pointed out another issue, which is that Tesla wasn't going to be permitted to be part of the program anyway. I didn't do a lawyer deep dive on the law until just now and realized that the text I highlighted in my post "from a participating dealer" indeed means "from a participating dealership". Tesla has no dealerships, so it has no business entity that qualifies under the program. A Ford dealer selling F-150 Lightnings could apply, but as you're reminding me, the program wasn't even funded.
Hello again, update on my model 3. I canceled my order for my model 3 lol. Decided to get the model Y. Came into some extra money.
I think Tesla could qualify as a "dealer" under the EV rebate because the DMV has previously made a public policy exception to the law against OEM's owning a dealership to license of the existing Tesla "dealerships." But it is all moot as there is no chance of funding anytime soon.
I live in NW Indiana, switched over to P, took delivery last week, and have zero regrets. I will be switching out the wheels and tires come winter, but I have been doing that with my previous cars anyways. Switching wheel sizes doesn't equate to slower acceleration times as stated previously either.
Thanks for the info. I don’t know if I want to add the extra step of having to keep two sets of rims/tires for the car so I may just have to gain some patience for the LR.
I love how people always say tires don't affect performance. They absolutely do that's why they put performance tires on a performance car. If you change to an all weather tire you will absolutely see a change in speed and performance. Any one can do whatever they want but if you are doing it just to get the car sooner that is not a good reason to do so especially in a cold climate.
I never said anything about tires. Your post above mentioned changing wheels not tires. I was just clarifying to @disowned that wheel size won't necessarily negatively impact acceleration. To me, I don't plan on launching the vehicle in 30 degree weather anyways, so I don't mind having a winter setup.
I hear ya, my patience was lost after my last EDD change and also not knowing if I was going to get matrix headlights. My decision wasn't the practical thing to do, but neither was initially ordering my long range after a few drinks.
Yes you are correct I mistakenly used wheels interchangeably with tires. I was saying the tires must be changed in winter and that will affect performance.
No biggie, I'm not here to be combative or get in pissing matches with fellow Tesla enthusiasts. I would have continued contributing to Subaru forums if I wanted to do that LOL. Long range is much more practical in this area, I just don't make many practical choices haha
Fair enough enjoy the car I'm sure it'll be great
