What Are Your Daily Driver Plans While Awaiting the Model 3?

[Mad Hungarian]

First post back here since camp-out madness... man have I got a lot to catch up on
So I thought I'd start with an easy one.
Frau Schwartz, my faithful 2007 A4 2.0T Quattro, will need to get me through until my 3 arrives. She's generally doing well, needing only a bit of paintwork around the edges to keep her looking fresh and an RS4 clutch upgrade, stock one is struggling with the mods I've done recently. Hoping she goes to a good home when the time comes to say goodbye.

P.S. Shout out and welcome to zammboss, who was right beside me, MTL_HABS1909 and Electric_Mouse in line and was great company. His vlog of the event was very cool, nice drone footage, and I especially love the running comentary on the Chris-Farley-like character that took over the scene around 4:00 am on Thursday morning.You couldn't make that up...

 

[zammboss]

Thank Ian!

 

[Seir]

Leaf lease expires in about a year, may see if I should bail early. Will resort to my Jeep Wrangler until Tesla decides to build my M3

 

[Lunarx]

Leased 16 Volt working great for 32 more months.
Still want a well optioned (& subsidized) Model 3 as soon as my reservation allows.

 

[Snow Drift]

Currently carless in Manhattan. If we move to the burbs next year we'll buy a 2017 Subaru Impreza. That will be the wife's car as I take the train to work. Then she'll get the M3 and I'll get my long awaited STI in 2019.

 

[CyberKnife]

Current daily & weekend car is leased 13 nissan leaf. I will need to return it next march and need something else then if I'm on same job. I might beg a relative to borrow their car for like a year. If job is closer I will ride pub transit. Last resort is getting a cheapo used ice maybe a truck so I can haul stuff.

 

[Hugh Mannity]

Intention is to keep the Leaf for two more years but a CPO Model S is calling my name, going to look at one today actually

 

[diamond.g]

I am going to rock my asthma causing '12 TDI (thanks VW) till my 3 comes. Debating on keeping the TDI to teach my children/wife how to drive manual. But will likely sell it.

 

[JohnSnowNW]

Leafing it.

 

[omgwtfbyobbq]

Put some more miles on my 2000 Insight. If that ends up non-operational, I'll grab a used Prius , Leaf, i-Miev, etc... to hold me over until then.

 

[shrspeedblade]

2016 Volt- I think the wait would drive me crazy if I didn't have this to drive!

 

[Subhuman]

09 Ford Escape Hybrid with 230,000 miles. I have a 160 mile daily commute so I put over 40,000 miles a year on a vehicle. I will be well over 300,000 miles when I finally get the model 3. I hope it makes it. Can't wait to never have to stop at a gas station again!

 

[Weezer Fan]

2005 Toyota Highlander. Bought it new. Has 84,000 miles on it. Daughter gets permit this June and liscense next June, 2017. I plan on her driving the Highlander and me driving my new Tesla/when I get it. Hubs has an 09 MDX. What we will do with 3 drivers and 2 cars for about 2 years, I don't know yet.

 

[Model S M.D.]

Intention is to keep the Leaf for two more years but a CPO Model S is calling my name, going to look at one today actually

Just a fair warning: Do not test drive that Tesla unless you plan on buying it immediately! I was dead set on a Porsche Panamera until one day I happen to walk by the Tesla Gallery and went for a test drive. One press of the 'go' pedal and I was sold

 

[jbcarioca]

My second 3 order is for Brazil, to replace my five-year-old BMW. I'll keep it going until the 3. However, because I travel often, the car sits unused for months at a time. With my S, no problem, just leave it plugged in. With the BMW I had to replace the fuel pump at 14,000 km because it gummed up from gasoline evaporation. At 9,000 the battery failed. I have since bought a trifle charger to solve the latter issue, but ICE vehicles do not like to sit fir extended periods, BEV just want a few electrons now and again.

 

[92sho16]

'14 Volt lease ends Decemeber of 2017, might have to find a winter beater to hold me over.

 

[Socom]

Hope my 95 Saturn with 180k miles survives until delivery

 

[MP3Mike]

The Volt has been amazing, but my commute is 80 miles round trip with zero at work charging. So until this year, no full EVs had enough range to be a daily driver. Looking forward to the Tesla a lot.

Really? I was pretty sure that the Tesla Model S has been around for a few years and can easily do a 80 mile round trip on a single charge.

 

[Az_Rael]

Really? I was pretty sure that the Tesla Model S has been around for a few years and can easily do a 80 mile round trip on a single charge.

Let me rephrase: No full EVs that didn't cost as much as my mortgage were available.

 

[Menifeer]

I'll trade my 2009 Aveo (about 40k miles) for a Bolt when they start selling late this year. The Bolt will then likely be replaced by a Model 3 when my reservation comes up (early 2019).