Howdy,
I'm a car guy.
I had a 2012 A7. Stage 4 tune, 475 hp to the wheels. Smoking hot car. Although not as fast off the line as my M3P (the one with red brakes).
It had 150k miles. Engine light was on. Engine lights in Audi's can be as innocent as an 02 sensor, or worse. Really hard to know.
Winter was coming. Didn't want to invest in tires. Was getting tired of putting money into the car.
My profile pic pretty much says what I stand for. I wasn't going to buy another ICE car.
I don't have F#$% You money. The S 100 with my config. was a stretch. In a serendipitous moment, one night late last August I was cruising Tesla's site, trying to make my S config work. I really wanted a freaking Tesla.
When I found the M3P I was like, "Say what? Holy smokes! This car rocks". I first brushed off the 3, thought the minimalist design was weird. Then I went to Denver and sat in one. The while seats were La Bomba, the minimalist design was perfect. The price was right when factoring in the tax credits and what not. Hey man, I can join the EV revolution!
We have a
HIPEVAN for the dogs and what not, so the fact it was a little smaller than the A7 wasn't an issue. We don't take up much room.
Ordered one.
We love the car. Depending on what happens with the
019 refresh, I might sell it and get an S. The refresh would have to be a must-have reason why.
Totally dig the car. Some issues, fo 'sho. But I knew that when I clicked order, even thought that's not evident in the first part of this post:
M3 issue in the Colorado Mountains
If I do sell it, the cost rationale would go out the window as my pitch to the old lady was based on keeping the car 5 years. Now that the old lady is a Tesla chick, I think I can close another deal with her.
The car kicks arse. I'm not ready to say it's a full on mountain car, though. We'll see after I get my 18 setup on. I think the car with 20" snow tires is better than an SUV with all season tires, but that's not saying much. All season tires are good for all seasons but winter.
There's gotchas people need to be aware of.
Like if you live in remote areas, or you can't charge at home.
The 310 range thing misleads people. Range needs to be calculated on a 90% charge and not dropping below 10%. People need to get that an electric car battery is just like a cell phone battery - when it gets too hot or cold, it doesn't work as good. Most I talk to don't. They also don't get that road conditions and weather affect range. I guess brother Elon left that up to us Teslians?
I'm not suggesting the gotchas are reasons not to buy. Just sayin' people need to be 10-4.
Peace and love,