BYD Seal

It's marketed that way alright , but I'd suggest that a model 3 has better quality interior materials with the seal having a more traditional layout. Depends on which aesthetic you prefer but that doesn't equate to premium .

No idea what they were like in the past I'm comparing a current juniper versus a current sealion 7 which I assume is the same equivalent as a model 3 v a seal.

The glass the juniper had at launch.

Remember the seal is a 30k usd car in it's home market the materials are very good with that considered .

I have nothing against the Seal car but all the so-called 'PREMIUM' talk is just ridiculous.It's a cheapish Chinese saloon that sells in China from around €25000.All from a new car company albeit one that's investigating heavily seemingly.

You guys keep turning it around as if we are the ones one started it. I even said the last day if you don't want to say anything good about the Seal stay out of the thread. I know for a fact I wouldn't get away with posting sh*t about the Model 3 in that thread everyone would be on me in seconds.

You three keep saying we are defending the car while it's you three that keep putting the seal down as if it's some kind of agenda to stop as many people as possible of thinking about buying a Seal. I don't know how you three see it any different.

Just for the record this is when Tesla was brought into it responding to a poster who posts more negative stuff about Tesla than most as it goes. And yes the Tesla threads are full of people with opinions about Tesla's plenty of them negative , not sure why this has to be a designated safe space ?

Sorry what stuff? since you are replying to me directly if you take issue with anything ive said im happy to discuss. There is no pile on, i have gone on record as saying i think the seal is a fine car, thats why i follow the thread. I liked it so much that i assumed when i moved out of the uber depreciating german evs and tried something a bit more wallet friendly that it would be a sealion 7 id go for.

Ive said all this before but to repeat i took extended test drives in the 7, the Xpeng G6 and the Juniper, and the BYD was a bit of a disappointment and for me was bottom of the list. If i had to pick an interior out of the 3 it would have been the xpeng, but as an all rounder the Juniper edged it. It wasnt a decision based on price as i went for LR juniper with an expensive paint colour and white interior, so all i am doing is giving my own opinion which is informed by actually trying all of them out. (and i have been in the seal and m3 highland as well, the juniper and SL7 are very closely related so comments relate to both)

The Seal is BYDs answer to the model 3, its a volume selling, good value product that sells for 25k (about 5k less than an equivalent M3H in the chinese market). So where i disagree with folk is that we are supposed to see it as a premium product (which is exactly what the importers want) and there is a sneery undertone of superiority here with some posters here (youve done it yourself) when comparing the seal to the model 3. Yes its more akin to a traditional car and maybe an easier segway for people but thats a taste thing, personally i much prefer teslas interior but im into the whole scandi minimalist vibe anyway its just an opinion.

Finally my thoughts on the seal, personally i probably favour the external looks of the highland slightly, the interior definately but i can see how someone would oppose that for sure. If i wanted the entry level premium version of both id have a hard time justifying the soon to be 5k difference between the M3 LR RWD Premium and the RWD BYD especially losing 100km of range between the two, and if you arent as fussed about premium and range its an ever bigger gallop from the entry model 3 at 39k and similar range. That said if i wanted the performance versions id probably be taking a closer look at the seal as its better value but i wish they made it stand out from the regular versions a bit more.

So if you want to take me to task on any of that happy to discuss. As for people popping in to the model 3 or model y threads it happens plenty, unfortunately the search function of boards is so crap i cant be bothered spending any more time on this but there are plenty of posts about nazis, how basic the interior is, how they fall to pieces, the juniper is ugly, people buying teslas should be ashamed, etc etc. Someone on here posted about the 3 being a bubble car, maybe the original cant see how youd conclude that about the highland tho?

Final thing, the only thing i am a fan boy of is german cars, ive had maybe 20 bmws, audis and mercs, i wont have another tesla after this one as they dont have anything else for me really (shame the X is no more).

Premium or not premium, who cares. I was one of the first batch of people to buy a seal delivered back in Jan '24. My previous 2no cars were BMW's which I loved but always became bored of. I rarely kept a car longer than 18 months. At 57yrs old and 15k mileage on my 2.5yr car I am happy to drive this into the ground so I guess its premium to me.

Got used to the indicators on right very quickly seems more natural now. When I drive the wife's Suzuki find it awkward now

you lads should recognise the top one easy enough….but what about the bottom ? Any takers?

nope, but you’re in the right part of the € stratosphere.

Ferrari but doesn’t look right in that colour

I was expecting Joe to nail this. And he did not disappoint. Now …for the bonus point, model? 😎