Good evening fine Tesla folks. Looking for some advice here. My wife has recently come around to the fact that the Miata we purchased in late 2019 is no longer practical for our family with our son starting day care and our days in the office being variable. We need to have a second vehicle he can ride in, we can both drive, and most importantly feel safe and secure in. We've test driven the Model 3 previously and recently took a look at it again as well as the Y. While I'm bummed a bit about the loss of the USS it is what it is; I like the uniqueness of the Polestar but frankly the capability and charging infrastructure are in my opinion just not there yet (maybe somewhere down the line once Tesla has opened up fully the supercharger network).
In any case, I've settled on the Model 3, but I am struggling with which trim. Stereo matters not at all; my hearing is through cochlear implants so I can't even hear bass anymore. I like the fact that I can charge a RWD to 100% every day; I like that it's cheaper. I like the Long Range being long range. While this is really not going to be a road tripping vehicle, just a commuter (~30 mi / day) I do like having nice things. And then of course there's the Performance. Fast is good. Am I ever going to track the thing, drag race it, probably not; those days are well behind me. We're leasing because I'm expecting three years down the line the EV landscape looks a lot different. Cost isn't a factor. It's my wife, me, and our son. There's occasional deep winter weather to worry about but we still have an ICE SUV for now as well (on winters to boot).
So, thoughts? Is there anything that should really be pushing me to the Long Range, or the Performance? Is the frunk in the RWD bigger wtihout a front motor? Do you notice that the RWD weighs 500 lbs less in daily driving? Does the fact that it can't charge as fast impact you? Does an LR or a Performance get appreciably better range in real world charging (limiting to I dunno, 70 ish %) compared to the RWD? Do the interior LEDs on the LR and Performance make it a lot nicer; do you notice the fog lights (they're basically useless on our SUV)?
Thanks friends.
In any case, I've settled on the Model 3, but I am struggling with which trim. Stereo matters not at all; my hearing is through cochlear implants so I can't even hear bass anymore. I like the fact that I can charge a RWD to 100% every day; I like that it's cheaper. I like the Long Range being long range. While this is really not going to be a road tripping vehicle, just a commuter (~30 mi / day) I do like having nice things. And then of course there's the Performance. Fast is good. Am I ever going to track the thing, drag race it, probably not; those days are well behind me. We're leasing because I'm expecting three years down the line the EV landscape looks a lot different. Cost isn't a factor. It's my wife, me, and our son. There's occasional deep winter weather to worry about but we still have an ICE SUV for now as well (on winters to boot).
So, thoughts? Is there anything that should really be pushing me to the Long Range, or the Performance? Is the frunk in the RWD bigger wtihout a front motor? Do you notice that the RWD weighs 500 lbs less in daily driving? Does the fact that it can't charge as fast impact you? Does an LR or a Performance get appreciably better range in real world charging (limiting to I dunno, 70 ish %) compared to the RWD? Do the interior LEDs on the LR and Performance make it a lot nicer; do you notice the fog lights (they're basically useless on our SUV)?
Thanks friends.
