I completely agree, it’s just that we live in a sea of grey cars now. Sad face
I’m guilty of that. I like grey or dark matt colours. Herself is saying that grey is out now. Browns and creams are making a come back 😂
Hi guys.
I'm looking at a second hand tesla 201 reg import.
50k miles
Awd/long range anyone with any experience and any reason why I shouldn't go for it ?
Or should I look at rwd instead
I'll be travelling with work , but only in kildare are 5 days a week site to site
Oh and I know there's no vrt on something older than 6 months and more than 6000 km
But so I pay vat or something else?
Tks again
Import from where?
RWD V AWD is a personal choice. I’d take the AWD all day long personally.
UK
Thanks I rang a crowd up north also to ask for advice
Bit of a bummer paying vat and import tax..unless of left it up there registered with someone for 6 months or possibly 3 I'm not sure exactly
UK. vat. customs. Hassle.
Just buy one here privately?
201 car is an American built, without the interior refresh or heat pump…
Look at a 211 onwards RWD as it’ll have the LFP battery which can be charged to 100% weekly and will offer similar range at 100% than the LR/AWD which has a different battery type which is recommended to not go to 100% unless you need it…
Yes but you can charge it to 100% as often as you like when you need it, just dont let it sit at 100% soc for extemded periods. So LR cars do offer you max range whenever you need it. Otherwise just keep it at max 80% which will give you comparable range to LFP batteries sitting at 100% soc.
I watched a video recently from that 'Engineering Explained' chap which suggested that LFP batteries suffer greater degradation when left sitting at high soc so it also possible that although you can and should charge them to 100% regularly you shouldnt let them sit at 100% for an extended period and therefore wont have access to max range with LFP batteries either.
That view may not materialise in reality of course. LFP batteries are new so time will tell I suppose
great info. thanks for sharing. do you leave it charged to 100% for few hours before driving it off ? im coming off the idea that LFP batteries shouldn't be left too long fully charged and should be fully charged only once a week to avoid long term battery degradation. and btw 142Wh per km is damn impressive. do you also happen to have consumption numbers for winter drive?
I charge at work so can taper down the charge rate, will be at 100% twice a week for a few hours then immediately driven home
Absolutely ripped off here in the south , however I agree with the comments hassle
Anyway I will purchase another ev in the coming weeks up north registered in the north and it will not be a tesla I'm afraid
That was a quick change of heart from yesterday when you were looking at a Tesla and debating the merits of difference between a AWD and LR . Best of luck. Be careful that whatever you buy is not a car imported to N Ire from UK and sold on as Revenue are very specific to prevent this scenario from being exploited to avoid VAT at point of registration in Ireland.
Big time
That's me all over I'm afraid...going to go for a cheaper alternative ev.
Hopefully it all works out..since the early 2000's I have imported cars from uk, however times have changed for sure.
Wife has a leaf and my house is fully electric with plenty of back up batteries etc...
I just put a question on the app and it seems Tesla assumes it's an external charger issue rather than anything to do with the car.
In any case it also suggests that if this problem exists for ac charging the car won't DC charge at all. Anyone with this issue have a problem with DC charging? I can get away with 3kwh ac charging in the short term but it would be disastrous to head on a long journey only to get stranded because the car couldn't DC charge. A bit of a confidence sapper!
How are we ripped off here in the South? You said you were looking for a Tesla. Tesla’s are significantly cheaper to buy here than in the UK. And for the most part we don’t even pay VRT on EV’s here. So your comment simply isn’t true. You can forget about the past because importing from the UK isn’t viable anymore and you will soon realise that NI is a tiny overpriced market compared to the UK. You’ll be much better off just lowballing/negotiating with a private seller here instead.
Anyone picking up in cork in the next week or 2, some cars are on route.
From FB.
Yep agreed a little in the difference between north and south
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anyone how long it takes for insurance companies to update the reg to be recognized on their website afte reg no issued by tesla team?
a week or so. Once registered it takes a day or 2 for the national database to update. After that it’s up to the insurance companies to update their database or the company that supplies that info. Could be longer could be less.
can anyone please comment on how to tax after taking the delivery. I don't have the pin or any document related to registration or tax when collecting the car.
Same as any other new car. reg number and last 6 digits of the vin.
Once taxed you’ll get the log book in the post after a week or so.
perfect that worked :) thanks so much
It’s always the simple things that catch us out 😂
I finally installed the S4XY commander today. Have to say it was awkward enough to get the long panel back far enough for the install.
Other than enabling autopilot after lane change what are people using theirs for?
I'm half tempted to mount an old phone behind the wheel to use the Speedo and lane warnings etc for a while.
Continuous autopilot, disable auto-highbeam and disable auto-wipers have been a godsend for me on my motorway commutes with the dark evenings. Reminds me how AP was before Tesla Vision was introduced.
Also use
I know 😂
I'll be asking for more buttons on the dash next .....
Does this forum cover the highland? If it does, can anyone tell me what sort of long term consumption your getting after approx 1 year in this irish climate? ideally short run usage with little to no motorways.
A Model 3 is a Model 3, and we don't discriminate by age round here…
Below 15 kWh/100km most owners seem to report in general driving.
That will go up for motorway speed and lower lower speeds. Some have got 10 kWh/100km.
