What brand/car did your Tesla replace?

[Drew57]

Seeing increasing numbers of Model 3s driving around, I thought it might be interesting to see what are the most common car types Tesla owners have switched from.

• If you feel like joining in, please vote against the car you considered as your main vehicle before the Tesla.
• For those considering a Tesla there is a vote option & you can also place a second vote within the other categories based on your current car.
• The poll only gives me twelve choice options so apologies that many brands are missing or if I have omitted something obvious. Feel free to comment or flame me as appropriate!

(I've owned various ICE cars and hybrids, my Tesla replaces a Range Rover).

 

[phillcom3]

Bit specific list there and then catch all 100 plus other bands in other not cool.

I'd have done it with high performance low performance and suv maybe and skip the German 3

 

[Drew57]

Bit specific list there and then catch all 100 plus other bands in other not cool.

I'd have done it with high performance low performance and suv maybe and skip the German 3

That's the issue I faced with only a dozen poll options! I was originally going to have 12 brands but realised it needs to somehow allow for all

I based it both on people I know who drive Teslas & the price point, I'm interested in the specific brands & couldn't include 100 plus....

Might be useful if responses include the brand if it's not included.

 

[MaDProFF]

Yeah mine was a Volvo XC60 T8.

 

[nightowl]

Nissan Micra.
I don't miss it at all.

 

[davidmc]

Bugatti Veyron, it felt sluggish and out dated inside compared to the M3..

Really had a Company car, Ford Focus (BIK Tax was getting heavy) - The M3 is working out cheaper with car allowance or the selection of company cars to choose from (RAV 4 was the cheapest on tax)

 

[piotroek]

It is a bit of pointless vote since most of the cars are landing in the 'other' category.

Lexus is a nice car but how many of them is there? More than honda, nissan or Toyota?

I suggest taking the most popular brands let's say top 20 it may give you consumable results.

Most Popular Car Make in the UK

 

[Rustybkts]

Ampera. I still have it gathering dust in the garage if anyone is interested due to the lockdown!

 

[BushtrimmmerJr]

Nissan Micra.
I don't miss it at all.

Just a small upgrade then.

 

[BushtrimmmerJr]

Audi A1 for me.
Managed to convince the wife we’d need a bigger car for kids (eventually) and cost wise it would be cheaper than an equivalent Audi/BMW/Mercedes after fuel/tax etc.

 

[Joelly]

Suzuki Swift 2006

 

[Jason71]

could have gone VAG rather than VW / audi. What about us Former Skoda and Seat owners. I am still going to assume we count in that category

 

[LongRanger]

It would have been a hire car for me, but ditched that 3 months ago, so my vote is no car !

 

[Roy W.]

A Hyundai Kona electric 64kWh. It spent over a month in total at the dealers during the 11 months we had it. A big disappointment after a faultless Kia C’eed estate we got rid of at 10 years old...

 

[12Pack]

MS replaced a diesel Range Rover back in 2014. Back then no one even knew what they were. On my second MS now.

Interesting to see the choices put up in the poll. FWIW, in current form, all Tesla’s are way too heavy to be a replacement for a performance car.

 

[Jason71]

MS replaced a diesel Range Rover back in 2014. Back then no one even knew what they were. On my second MS now.

Interesting to see the choices put up in the poll. FWIW, in current form, all Tesla’s are way too heavy to be a replacement for a performance car.

Even now I would say most people still don't know, where I live in the sticks. All boys between the age of 12 and 17 know exactly what it is, and to be fair most of the girls as well but everyone else not so much. The most common question I get is "what is it" with the follow up of "what fully electric? no engine at all?".

 

[nightowl]

Just a small upgrade then.

You can imagine my disappointment when I had to drive home after my Model 3 test drive!

 

[tipac]

2006 Honda Accord - boring as hell but literally never went wrong. Last MOT resulted in a £40 bill which isn't too shabby for a 14 year old car with almost 200k on the clock.

 

[DaveW]

BMW M140i before, was a lot of fun but I certainly wouldn't swap back

 

[AndyS3]

Ford F150 Raptor 6.2 V8

Nah Still got it.

I replaced a Volvo XC90 T8 which replaced 4.2tdi q7.

Now have 3 EVs, no more ICEs will be bought in the future