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P3D- is absolutely ridiculous!
- Thread starter Jefsla
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My P3D- “looks” fine to me with 19” shoes.
Less pothole worry and much better efficiency.
jcsnider
Member
Stealth Performance w/OEM 19 is the best..
Couldn't agree more. Picking up mine today as well. Cannot put into words how excited I am.
btownalset
Member
It’s such a fun car to drive. Every time I drive it, it puts a huge smile on my face. My wife, who’s doesn’t particularly like driving, admits she finds excuses to drive it.
I just want to say even the P3D+ is a sleeper if you don't follow Tesla pretty well.
Glamisduner
Active Member
I went from 260 wh/m to around 300wh/m changing to summer tires on forged wheels that are lighter than the aeros without covers....I have a P3D- and tried to like the Aero wheels for 6 months. But every time I saw RWD/AWD with 19” OEM wheels that looked than so much nicer than my “stealthy” Performance it drove me a little stir crazy. I finally caved and bought 19” OEM wheels. Now it looks as good as it goes
Cost me $2800 and I got $1100 back for Aero’s. So it cost me $1700 out of pocket. And they are much better tires than the OEM 19” Continentals. Better, in that they are more efficient, quieter and will last longer. But they won’t have the same “track” grip as the Continentals. Some folks want grip more than anything.
I will still run Aero wheels with snow tires in Winter.
p3d feels slow after riding in a friend's p100dl
mact3333
Member
I'm officially jealous!...I have dual motor awd and I knew immediately I wanted the p3D hence I have upgraded every perf part expect the software(come on Elon quit holding out!).
To make things worse, my sister just got the p3- and for the first time in history, she is driving a car much faster than mine...I am ashamed and humiliated ....
To make things worse, my sister just got the p3- and for the first time in history, she is driving a car much faster than mine...I am ashamed and humiliated ...
.What I find kind of hilarious is how the P3D- went from an oddity that was discontinued for a brief time, but now seems to be available again as an off-line configuration.
There is only about a $2500 difference between it, and the non-performance AWD version.
So unless someone is getting RWD the only reason they wouldn't get the P3D- is if they were getting the P3D+.
The P3D+ is a difficult pill to swallow since it has the bigger brakes which means you're stuck with getting third party 18/19 inch rims for winter.
I imagine the only reason a person would get a AWD version now is if they simply didn't know about the P3D- option. That's likely common as Tesla doesn't seem to even tell people about it. I can't even find the blurb they used to have about being able to get the different tires.
There is only about a $2500 difference between it, and the non-performance AWD version.
So unless someone is getting RWD the only reason they wouldn't get the P3D- is if they were getting the P3D+.
The P3D+ is a difficult pill to swallow since it has the bigger brakes which means you're stuck with getting third party 18/19 inch rims for winter.
I imagine the only reason a person would get a AWD version now is if they simply didn't know about the P3D- option. That's likely common as Tesla doesn't seem to even tell people about it. I can't even find the blurb they used to have about being able to get the different tires.
Yes, but only as an inventory car. There are a handful left so if you're not picky about color combinations, you will be fine.
Speak with an OA, have them locate a Performance with 18" wheels. Once they find a VIN, place the inventory order from the link they send you. If it is outside your region, expect to pay a delivery fee to transport the vehicle.
jcsnider
Member
If that's the case it absolutely worked for me. Wasn't planning on a purchase until Novemberish but I had to jump on the P3D- once my sales adviser found the config I wanted. (Blue/White/19in wheels)
I picked up my Red/White P3D- a week ago July 24th. I had high expectations obviously since i plunked down $52.9k. But the car exceeded my expectations in every way: insanely powerful, ride/noise is good, audio system is a joy. TeslaCam is really fun I ended up recording a rear-ender in the lane next to me on my first drive home.
Wheels mean nothing in my book. What tires did you change from too?
Even a non Performance Model S Dual felt so fast to me. I think because it's such a big car is partly why.
But a P100DL is freaken fast, and faster than a P3D with any shoes.
AlanSubie4Life
Efficiency Obsessed Member
Not clear why this would be a problem for Tesla. Unless they have a glut of 990 motors or the 980s are sold at a loss, both of which seem unlikely.
ok that actually made me lol. I test drove one and I agree. It is an absolute beast.
Would love to see some pics!
This is so true. It actually startled me because I didn't expect it. Best way to describe it is like a roller coaster taking off imo.
My P3D- “looks” fine to me with 19” shoes.
Less pothole worry and much better efficiency.
Such a gorgeous car. this is probably my fav config.
I couldn't agree more, although I plan to take off my Dual Motor badge...I want people to think it's the SR model.
