But you're not buying his perfume. A friend is paying BIK on a 2019 Kona at 43k OMV. If When he switches to a Tesla M3 the OMV increases with ~6k resulting in a net decrease on his salary of 55 quid a month. The company is offloading a 4 year paddy speccd car and he uses a way better car. I'd imagine if they keep the car in the next 6 months Kona would loose 5k more than if there was no price cut. There is no musk in the equation.
I'll be joining him Tuesday for a test drive as I drive a similar Kona so who knows maybe 2 Teslas in the future(?) If anyone not able to test drive want me to pay attention to some particular things shoot. I drive a 3LR 2021 and Kona 2019 so I'd have what to compare to.
When musk posted a link to some conspiracy about Pelosi's husband been bashed by a man he met at a gay bar he lost me as a fan.
Most people are selling a car though. But, yes, if you're not trading in then it's not a bad experience at all - if everything goes smoothly.
Things like removing the parking sensors - and turning off radar in cars that have it - is absurd behaviour imo and makes it a needlessly difficult to commit to the brand.
The strategic execution often seems wildly haphazard - veering between incredible and maddening! TBH I would have been a bit of a believer in the Musk legend - until he bought Twitter and revealed himself to be erratic and strategically limited - I think you can see that in the Tesla "mayhem".
Sales experience is great if you're not selling a car. Click a few buttons. Get a few texts or emails. Collect car job done.
None of the shite talking and waffling you have to do other places in the hope of knocking 500 off the price.
https://youtu.be/bR-iBTocHCk have a watch of that
Understood, thanks, missed the vat .
@unkle - Great Review - You should setup your youtube channel!
Great review unkle
Pretty sure there was Hankooks on the car we drove
Didn't look at the tyres and didn't concentrate on tyre noise. But the quiet cabin is quite likely far more a product of a very well put together car, than from just double glazed windows. It reminded me of the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Also very quiet and a very well put together car.
No.
I'd pay €10k extra for a similar size car from BMW, not the iX1. Problem is the much smaller entry level BMW i4 is now nearly €25k more expensive and nearly €30k more expensive than its direct competitor, the Tesla Model 3, which is far better specced. This is simply ridiculous.
Would the quiet cabin be attributed to a combination of twin pane glass and michelin acoustic type tyres ? You didn’t notice what brand of tyres came on the Gemini wheels ?
Amazing review. Would you pay say 10k extra for Xc40 or c40 or 18k for BmW iX1?
6.9s 0-100km/h
The first bit is slow, but it picks up very quickly after. From about 30-40km/h and upwards it feels decently fast. And no, no worries at roundabouts. I'm probably a bit spoiled having had a lot of fast ICE (with big engines and lots of torque) and electric cars in the past 😁
Interesting, is there an official 0-60km time for the MY SR? If not, Bjorn no doubt has one. Will we be nervous at roundabouts!?
Comfort was very good. Because of the decent suspension. 19" wheels.
I remember you posting that. I've driven pretty much every Tesla in pretty much every different performance level. Except until today I don't think I ever drove a Model 3 RWD (or Model Y RWD) but now I know exactly what you were saying. Quite shocking. I could swear an Ioniq 28kWh (with all of its 118BHP LOL) would be quicker away from the line.
I guess this is programmed deliberately so people who want / need faster acceleration upgrade to AWD.
Tks for that.
Interesting about your impression of the slow speed acceleration. First thing I noticed also with my Model 3 RWD last March. My ID.3 gave a real kick from zero, you could just get the back out before traction control took over. But the Model 3 flies after about 30km/h or so. A suppose a bit of a saving on tyre wear..😊
I too test drove the SR yesterday. Very impressed
Pros:
It's really well built. Solid, like a VW.
Speed was good. A guy in the other lane was driving a souped up X5 and it was a match for speed on the on ramp. He was flooring it
Ride is good. Still hard, but comfortable. No real complaints.
Parcel shelf
Heat. In this weather its great to get in to a car that heats almost immediately
Cons:
No parking sensors. I struggled to park the beast in the tesla garage without it. I mean, it was fine, but definitely slower to park. As a decision, it is a complete cluster**
You need to take your eye off the road to see the speed, but you'll get used to it
I found the rear wheel drive, when floored, you really get a sense of an imbalance between back and front. It's fine, you'll get used to it, but it's a different modus to the awd versions
Overall, very happy. Worth doing the test drive. It made me think, am I really going to use the tow bar. Got me thinking. And then I changed the colour to black. It's a bit of a whale in white
The guy Mohammed in Sandyford is a gent.
Great write up. How was comfort? Was it on 19 or 20 inch wheels?
Too good to pass up, ordered standard range in black.
No offence, but 150 euro extra should mean very little in this context.
But you pay vrt on the 1350 though, so not that much difference.
MY = €46521
MY +Tow hitch= €47975
Difference = €1454
So for for €46 you don't risk losing your delivery slot. Well worth that imho.
Yep but its 150 eur extra - 1500 instead of 1350
did a test drive in RWD this afternoon - place was packed! They appear to have 3 RWD uk reg cars for test drives now. Haven driven the LR, I was pleasantly surprised by the RWD.
it’s the “slowest” Tesla available but pick up very good. Big selling point for me is the RWD gets the full premium interior, unlike the M3 RWD.
Tesla vision worked fine for me, herself didn’t like the lack of a beep, but can live with it!
Hoping to change out of a first edition ID4 for little or no money ☺️
a word of caution for those changing orders - no stock sharing with UK anymore. Lots of people upgrading to alloys I was told & won’t get their car until Q3 as practically everything allocated for Ireland in Q4 has Gemini wheels as that beat the grant before. Lots upgrading to white or black LR now with grant, so expect a bit of availability in inventory when they land for all colours, except red (again as none allocated to Ireland as they weren’t ordered as they didn’t qualify for grant).
only other nugget was software update before end March to restore audible noise for reversing camera
Back from the test drive. Very busy over there. We were 15 minutes early, so we were allowed to have the car for 45 minutes. There were at least 3 Model Y RWD on UK plates, available for test drives, two white ones and one blue one. We got one of the white ones. Now bear in mind in below review that my last two cars were both Tesla Model S. So I will give you a different perspective than some other people who test drove in the last few days
We got in and first thing my wife says: "This is not a luxury car, is it?" and that was spot on. She reckoned it was more on a par with a Hyundai Ioniq, an econobox, than with a Model S. I thought that a bit harsh, I find the interior "premium economy" if that makes sense. A bit in the middle between the two. Some nice materials on the door cards. Seats again were fine, but not luxury. There's plenty of room with me (over 6'1) having a couple of inches spare headroom and kneeroom when I sit behind myself in the back. A lot smaller on the inside than a Model S though and particularly less wide. This translates in far smaller trunk and frunk too. My wife was a bit worried how the 5 of us (adults and fully grown teenagers) plus dog plus luggage would cope on a holiday, but I reckon it won't be a problem.
The car is plain slow away from standstill. It does not feel like a 300BHP / 430NM car. The initial acceleration seems software limited. And yes I was in normal mode, not chill mode. This is the slowest Tesla ever made and it feels it. That said, it does pick up rapidly once you have a bit of speed.
The car is no looker, I guess the only good looking Tesla is the Model S
Now, that's most of the negative points out of the way. Some better stuff. The car is exceptionally quiet, probably the quietest car I have ever driven. Officially that title goes to the BMW iX I believe - haven't driven that yet. It also feels very well made. The suspension is excellent, less feedback than in a Model S but who needs that much of it in a car like this. Car heats up very quickly (heat pump) and the heated seats (all 5 of them - kids happy) and heated steering wheel work well
Menu is excellent, my wife had never driven a Model 3 or Model Y and she could find her way through it with total ease, although she was initially taken aback a bit by the total lack of buttons. And no key. The dual wireless phone chargers are great, in a perfect position as well so you can see notifications. Trunk has automatic opening and closing. With voice commands, working flawlessly. The interface is super, very responsive, a step up from my MCU1 in both my Model S (that I was reluctant to upgrade at a cost of €1500)
Car handles well, very easy to park and manoeuvre in tight spaces. Not a big barge like the Model S, which is simply too big for some Irish roads and in particular tight city centre multistory car parks
All 4 side windows are double glass. The front and rear windscreens are not.
All in all, a lot of car for just €46.5k on the road. For me, for sure a step down coming from a Model S, but it's very much a head over heart choice. And not a bad one at all at that.
I believe so. I cannot confirm as I have it on my 2020 car but I believe it was removed on later cars.
No, it’s a new order to add the hitch.
If you’re worried about a delay just wait until the car comes. A ranger can add the bitch in your front garden.
The tow-hitch can be added after delivery by the Ranger.
https://youtu.be/DkBPA4OWGik
10, 7 and 2 here!
