New Car Pick Up Portugal

[davidada]

Hello all,
I picked up my Tesla 3AWD LR at the Lisbon pick up yesterday.
Quite busy 4 M3 s Two X100s and two S all being prepped and charged.
A very fast hand over after a polite and brief rundown on the cars main points.
It was very strange silently gliding out of the workshop onto the streets, driving the car is very different than being driven.
Carefully moving through rush hour traffic to the A8 north towards Porto I finally put my foot down and wow!
The feeling of linear acceleration with no shifts was amazing so smooth and contrary to a lot of what I read very quite.
About halfway home I notice on the screen the word Chill , realizing this was a chilled out driving mode I pulled over at a service station - not for gas, had an espresso , changed chill to standard and drove back onto the highway. This time putting my foot down felt like warp speed. Previous cars were a Carrera 4 and Twin Turbo Porsche and it felt faster than both of these cars, maybe the instant torque but what a blast!
I do not think I could ever go back to fossil driven vehicles.!!

 

[mazers]

Welcome to the Model 3 family. You'll love you car even more over time. That 'Tesla grin' is really hard to wipe off of your face. By the way, I was in Lisbon last year and it was a beautiful city.

 

[davidada]

It really is, and just last year I was living on Connecticut Avenue , MD

 

[ItsNotAboutTheMoney]

Welcome to the Model 3 family. You'll love you car even more over time. That 'Tesla grin' is really hard to wipe off of your face. By the way, I was in Lisbon last year and it was a beautiful city.

Pro tip: if you're in Lisbon and need sunglasses, a hat, hashish or cocaine, just stand in the Praça do Comércio and wait.

Congratulations to the OP.

 

[Ames]

I am thinking of getting a Model 3 SR for my mum. Are they available for lease yet in Portugal?

 

[powaking]

So happy to see my homeland getting much Tesla love (born in Lisbon but immigrated to the US when I was 1 46 years ago).

 

[puckpurnell]

Drive ON!

 

[davidada]

Pro tip: if you're in Lisbon and need sunglasses, a hat, hashish or cocaine, just stand in the Praça do Comércio and wait.

Congratulations to the OP.

I am thinking of getting a Model 3 SR for my mum. Are they available for lease yet in Portugal?

Yes they are available for lease, the rates seemed high to me plus no buy out at end of lease

 

[davidada]

Pro tip: if you're in Lisbon and need sunglasses, a hat, hashish or cocaine, just stand in the Praça do Comércio and wait.

Congratulations to the OP.

Got all four thanks!!!

 

[ecarfan]

I picked up my Tesla 3AWD LR

So you got the slow version of the Model 3.

Previous cars were a Carrera 4 and Twin Turbo Porsche and it felt faster than both of these cars, maybe the instant torque but what a blast!

It is the instant torque that makes it feel so quick. I believe the Twin Turbo does 0 to 100kph in less than 3 seconds, correct?

I do not think I could ever go back to fossil driven vehicles.!!

You won’t. Fossil fuel is so last century.

 

[futbolista]

Nice car in a beautiful place, spent a week in Lisbon a couple of years ago and I loved that city. Next time I’ll check out the Algarve region.

 

[davidada]

Twin turbo was around 3.6 ( this was a 2004 version), however the Tesla feels quicker off the line , I have no doubt the Porsche would zoom past eventually- but from a stoplight I think the Tesla would be the winner.

 

[paulv01]

It really is, and just last year I was living on Connecticut Avenue , MD

So you got the slow version of the Model 3.

It is the instant torque that makes it feel so quick. I believe the Twin Turbo does 0 to 100kph in less than 3 seconds, correct?

You won’t. Fossil fuel is so last century.

hi davidada

- since it appears we both both have US purchased Teslas in teh DC area, Model S and 3 in my case too, I was wondering how the purchase at Tyson's (I aassume) compared to the Lisbon purchase. I am also planning to relocate to Portugal and I am trying to determine how the price compares to a comparable US model. Did you consider taking one from States? I have hear the pricing model (no hassle) is the same outside of the US. Was that your experience?