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What Kind of Car Did The Model 3 Replace?
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TT97
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I suspected this. a lot of my tuning buddies wouldn't ever go for an electric vehicle. they enjoy the sounds of motors and such. I really enjoyed test driving the Model 3 RWD SR+. it handled QUITE well. very well balanced. I just wished it had far less body roll. it had the body roll of a toyota camry.
My previous car was a Nissan Leaf... but before I had a kids I was into the whole import tuning scene with Nissan Sentra SE-R turbos and Subaru WRX. The TM3 is the best of both worlds so far, hopefully it proves to be reliable over the long term.
I don't remember if I already answered the question. My Model 3 replaced two cars. Immediately when I bought it it replaced my 2010 2.5 non-Sport Very Orange Roadster. The Roadster was more fun to drive. The Model 3 is much more practical and is a safer car. And EAP is the bee's knees. It's so much more relaxing to drive. The Model 3 is about one second slower 0-60 than the Roadster, but it's still plenty quick for merging and passing. (The P3D is quicker than the Roadster, but I just have the LR RWD.)
I kept the Prius at the time because I wanted to make sure the Model 3 would work out, and it's good I did because I ended up moving to Maui. I spent five months here in a rented condo while I searched for a house and decided whether island life was for me or not. The condo had no place to plug in an electric car and there are no superchargers here. So I shipped the Prius over for the winter. Once I bought my house I shipped the Model 3 here and I sold the Prius. So a year after buying the 3, it replaced the Prius.
The Prius was very advanced technology when I bought it. It was a dinosaur when I sold it. It was a very reliable car, though.
I kept the Prius at the time because I wanted to make sure the Model 3 would work out, and it's good I did because I ended up moving to Maui. I spent five months here in a rented condo while I searched for a house and decided whether island life was for me or not. The condo had no place to plug in an electric car and there are no superchargers here. So I shipped the Prius over for the winter. Once I bought my house I shipped the Model 3 here and I sold the Prius. So a year after buying the 3, it replaced the Prius.
The Prius was very advanced technology when I bought it. It was a dinosaur when I sold it. It was a very reliable car, though.
I replaced my 2003 Toyota Corolla LE in indigo blue with 248K miles with a SR+. Actually, I didn't even think I could afford an M3 but a friend pointed me to the Fed and State grants so I looked and analyzed everything that could be available to me. I was surprised as I was able to get over $18,000 in free money to get my M3. The deal was sweetening when someone rear ended my parked Corolla and they decided to pay me over a grand to fix it!!!
Naturally, I ordered the blue color again. My net cost of owning this M3 SR+ is only $27K. I financed $20K with APR of 3.24% and I intend to pay off as much as possible when my Fed & State rebates come in.
Too bad people can't buy more M3 with this grant as Tesla is on "probation." Long story....
Naturally, I ordered the blue color again. My net cost of owning this M3 SR+ is only $27K. I financed $20K with APR of 3.24% and I intend to pay off as much as possible when my Fed & State rebates come in.
Too bad people can't buy more M3 with this grant as Tesla is on "probation." Long story....
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Jsvette56
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2012 Nissan Leaf. Terrible battery design with rapid loss of range. Poor design of the interior and user interface. Pretty good performance as an EV.
That’s a role of the dice as to whether your Tesla will be more reliable and get fixed well under warranty compared to a Land Rover.
ElectroFish
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Zcd1
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Kennymb5384
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It wasn’t a Model 3 haha. Just about 500hp with that torque, and tech for just about the same price!?! Had to do it! I was also spending around $300/month on premium fuel....
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