Tesla Model S

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733459#Comment_123733459

Glad you like it! The air suspension is super on them, I didn't realise how much I missed it from my old Model S until I drove your car. The frunk thing was a safety recall that Tesla did on it last week when I had it in to replace the pyro fuse. If it gives you any trouble, should be fixed for free by them

And yeah the Model S is the daddy. Very hard to see an upgrade path from it. I can only think of the Lucid Air, but these were never made in RHD, or the Porsche Taycan. But the latter are troublesome and issues take Porsche ages to fix. You'd want a long Porsche extendable warranty with them and be very patient when things go wrong

I did grudgingly spend the €1550 for the MCU2 upgrade. Well worth it if you are going to keep the car for years to come. If you might sell it sooner than that, I wouldn't bother

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733536#Comment_123733536

Yeah I did have a go of Unkles MCU2 and its much better. It even seemed more responsive than my Model 3. I haven’t looked into the sunroof issue too much but I can’t see it being economical to fix. The glass is cracked anyway so even if I did get it fixed I would still have to replace the glass as well. I think I’l just treat it as a fixed glass roof and leave it be.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733563#Comment_123733563

I have a 6 week holiday planned in mid October and I can’t really see myself selling it before then. I could probably see myself buying a newer facelift model early next year, so I think I’l just fix the basics on it for now. I ordered a few small bits like new centre caps, new reg plates, and a small painted rear spoiler just to freshen it up a bit. Got some touch up paint for the small cosmetic bits too and will probably get the car fully polished at some stage next week.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733658#Comment_123733658

Yeah for long term ownership, the facelift cars are a better idea. The interior alone is much more upmarket looking and reliability is great. And they aren't even that much more expensive to buy.

slave1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123733621#Comment_123733621

100%, it's a grave weak point on that era S

slave1

In trying to attract more US S sales (v hard to compete against the superior build of the Lucid) FSD now included and also free supercharging for life

Redfox25

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123735446#Comment_123735446

They bumped the price up by 10k though so its not all good.

Deadwards.com

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123718690#Comment_123718690

Just wondering if there are issues with the Morgan one? Looks stunning

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123736050#Comment_123736050

Shouldn’t be. They usually have high end stuff. My previous P90DL came from them.

Deadwards.com

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123736073#Comment_123736073

Just re reading the ad, I think it's UK rather than NI so would attract customs and import fees. It's at the top end of my budget so couldn't factor in the fees. My heart is looking at an S like that but my head is saying Model 3 Performance. Very lucky to be in a position to look at both but not too similar with the Teslas in real world conditions.

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123736129#Comment_123736129

Ive had both. You won’t be disappointed. The S is a better car for comfort etc but getting on in the years now.

slave1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123736047#Comment_123736047

THey've been up and down on S pricing in the US for quite a while now, Free SuC in such a large country is a great benefit. It's a shame they did away with the once off fee for free SuC for life, that was well worth it

MojoMaker

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123736050#Comment_123736050

Nope, apart from the provenance aspect.

Was inquiring myself but Morgan's seem somewhat uncommunicative so I dropped it.

...Ghost...

I've joined the S Club. Picked up a 2017 75D in the UK for the OH after passing on our 2018 Leaf last week to our son for scrap money.

This is our third Tesla now and I've been equally impressed with them for different reasons. We have owned 6 EVs now sonce 2017 😮. But sticking with Tesla….first was a Grey 2022 Model 3 RWD. I sold it in June and collected a Grey Model Y Juniper LR AWD in July. Then on Saturday, having officially handed over the keys of the Leaf the day before, I went shopping for a replacement and ended up with a lovely Pearl White 75D. The OH doesn't normally get excited about cars, but she loves this one.

It has less than 100k klms. CCS upgrade. MCU2 upgrade. HW3 upgrade. EAP. Smart Air Suspension, Sun Roof and a whole host of extras. It's in immaculate condition. Here she is with her younger cousin.

Cyrus

that looks great, what did that cost landed and registered? NI or UK?

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822154#Comment_123822154

When all the chips are down, travel included, we are looking at about €17k. UK → NI for a few months before we buy/import from there.

User1998

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822315#Comment_123822315

We all know it's in your front garden, and not in Northern Ireland🤣

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822388#Comment_123822388

She'll be up north soon enough ☺️. Then south.

If it were a bit higher, i'd probably use her as my main car, she's lovely to drive and the EAP is great. Not worth it to buy IMO, but still great to have on the motorway with the lane changes.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822438#Comment_123822438

Pump it up before getting in? 😀 It's a lot higher in the highest level

Also EAP is a lot handier. Just spent the last week being driven in a Highland Model 3 Performance and now I appreciate the auto lane changes a lot more. Your man spent his day switching AP on and off. Also FSD is half price when you have EAP for now

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822520#Comment_123822520

Standard home setting will be high suspension. It makes a difference, but it's not SUV high. Maybe after some physio this side of Xmas, I'll be better able for the lower car, but it wouldn't work as my daily right now unfortunately…and I'm not sure the OH will let me 🤣.

Using the commander with basic autopilot in the Y is pretty handy. Sure, you have to manually steer into the lane, but you only need indicate, make the lane change and autopilot re-engages. Is FSD even worth considering? My thinking is that it's not. If the car was able to pick me up from the pub after a night out, then maybe.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822591#Comment_123822591

It will eventually be able to do that, the question is when. Could be in a year, could be several years away. The UNECE is throwing up a lot of obstacles against FSD, but in markets where it is allowed like the USA, Canada, Mexico, China, Australia, it works very well. But even there it is beta software and level 2 only, the driver is responsible at all times.

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123822752#Comment_123822752

Would you pay for FSD? I'd probably do it if the Y already had EAP, because that's brand new and will be kept for many years I suspect. Not sure how long we will keep the S. At least 2 years. Probably 5, depending on how the car goes. I thinkmif the car ru s well, we will keep it for many years in the family. As for keeping it as 1 of the 2 main cars, id guess 3 years. We would love an X with 7 seats. 90-100D.

User1998

Does the car raise as you approach it with the key if you have the auto raise setting switched on at home address?

Gumbo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123823457#Comment_123823457

From memory, no.
But it should be smart memory in that it will raise automatically at a location every time.

So you could set it to raise just as you pull into the house. It will ask you if you want to set this in the memory. Then it will stay raised for when you get back in.

You could then set it to lower at the street corner, 100m down the road or whatever and it will remember that and lower automatically.

Kinda like work around.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123823116#Comment_123823116

I got my FSD for free basically. The car didn't cost me any more than the same car without it. If you worry that if you paid for it now and the car might be sold before it is any use, then don't pay for it. There is a chance though that as soon as it the software is full release and actual level 5 autonomous, that is will no longer be for sale at any price. Just for rent. And probably very expensive. But that is just my speculation

There are regular deals though that you can transfer FSD to a new car for free. A friend has just done so a few weeks ago in Ireland.

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123824285#Comment_123824285

If I could transfer FSD or even EAP, then I would likely buy it. The uncertainty kills it. It should be a transferable SW. I wouldn’t mind paying a small fee to transfer, but imagine paying full price and then losing it when selling, or worse, if some dim wit crashes into and writes off your car. Not easy to get insurance to pay out for the loss of the EAP/FSD.

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123824306#Comment_123824306

Agree with all of that. It is insane paying €7500 for a feature that doesn't yet work and is uncertain when it will work. Some people in the USA paid that 9 years ago (edit: it was only $3k back then) and only got "real" FSD on their cars a year or two ago. And still of course only beta software that, while it can indeed fully drive itself, is technically only level 2 as the driver is responsible at all times. And some of these cars are now presumably sold or scrapped or FSD not transferred for free. It is incomprehensible that there hasn't been a class action over this

slave1

Has it got free premium connectivity?

unkel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123824901#Comment_123824901

Does it really matter? It's €100 per year on a car that will cost thousands per year in depreciation 😂

...Ghost...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123824901#Comment_123824901

No, it didn't.

My redline search criteria was:

75D or higher. Dual motor was a must. Battery size was secondary.

CCS Upgrade.

Enhanced Autopilot.

Less than 120k klms.

Overall great condition.

I got all of these.

My wish list was:

Full Leather.

Less than 100k klms.

MCU2 Upgrade.

Sunroof.

Free SuC.

FSD.

Performance variant.

Free Premium Connectivity.

Power Trunk.

I got the first 4.

The unexpected extras:

HW3 upgrade.

Smart Air Suspension.

A really decent discount!