WannabeOwner
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and the 0-60
Only got the (doesn't-seem-reliable!) dealer's word for that? But, yeah, the rest points to former owner being a DIY mechanic
As for why I think it's important, perhaps I'm giving it too much weight, it's just that I read it does make the car more efficient and so given the choice, I'd rather have it
Agreed "given the choice" better to have. I'd put other considerations above it though. IF you need the range? and 2nd-hand then there are a number of considerations
Perhaps the heated steering wheel isn't actually a big deal
For me "yes and no". Climate on before departure whole car is warm, no need for heated steering wheel. That's fine (for me) when leaving home - I will precondition the whole car (on shore-power) before departure. But when I'm out and about? I have a terrible history of forgetting to do that! and when I return to the car with cold hands (I have poor circulation) the heated wheel helps a lot. Never had it on a car before, now it will be an essential item in future. 1st World Problem!. I had the same the first time I got a car with electric windows ... and central locking ... and Auto Pilot . So if you remember to warm the car 10-15 minutes beforehand I reckon that would be fine.
I have read that the turbines are better for range than the previous Performance wheels though
Damage to wheels with very low profile tyres is an issue (hard to say if more of an issue with Tesla than other brands, but some folk say they didn't had that problem with previous non-Tesla mega-cars with no-profile tyres)
So ... is range something you need? e.g. out and back journeys for work "quite often"? 'Coz if so there are some considerations, and I think favouring range is definitely important. In that regard neither Performance nor Acceleration Boost adds much. They are mostly in the 0-40 MPH range - away-from-the-lights. Overtaking from 40-90 they are all much of a muchness. My MS, M3 and MY (bog standard) have significantly different 0-60 times but their 40-90 is identical for MS and M3 and a smidegone slower for MY. Indeed the M3SR+ might win being the lightest ...
Don't let me stop you buying an M3P if you want one My first was a Model-S Performance back in 2015. After I'd demo'd it to all my mates - a month or two - I very rarely used Performance as too brutal / uncomfortable for any passengers in the car. The replacement MS is bog-standard. Still plenty fast enough when I need it
But range is very important to me. Back then I was doing 35K miles a year, lots out-and-back journeys that were at range limit, and a couple of times a month out-of-range and needed supercharger, The replacement Model-S LR Raven has 20% more range, and I now only need Supercharger a couple of times a year - rather than twice a month. For me that's a lot of "convenience", especially as Superchargers get more busy and likelihood of waiting increases.
You can check your longer journeys in ABetterRoutePlanner - including trying various M3 models (2018-2020, 2021 and 2022, and (for the first) wheel sizes from 18" to 20" with / without aero-covers, and M3P too). And try that with "Road Conditions : Temperature" of, say, 5C to see how those journeys would compare in Winter.
If range is not a factor for you then: as you were