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Durzel said:
If you're replacing something as integral as suspension to the car because you can't deal with the OEM stuff, surely you need to ask yourself if you're buying the right car?
Obviously people only think on a macro level, but the only thing that is going to make Tesla elevate this stuff is them losing sales volume to their competitors that are offering that stuff. If you just buy their car anyway and then spend £thousands bringing it up to useable spec, you're harming this effort.
The number of people who do after market suspension on a car like a Model Y is likely to be v v small Obviously people only think on a macro level, but the only thing that is going to make Tesla elevate this stuff is them losing sales volume to their competitors that are offering that stuff. If you just buy their car anyway and then spend £thousands bringing it up to useable spec, you're harming this effort.
I’ve hardly looked at EV car options now is there something better than a Tesla for same money? Saw it’s the #1 selling car in cali now
Durzel said:
If you're replacing something as integral as suspension to the car because you can't deal with the OEM stuff, surely you need to ask yourself if you're buying the right car?
Obviously people only think on a macro level, but the only thing that is going to make Tesla elevate this stuff is them losing sales volume to their competitors that are offering that stuff. If you just buy their car anyway and then spend £thousands bringing it up to useable spec, you're harming this effort.
Tesla have ‘elevated’ it. Newer MYs have softer/more compliant suspension. I have an earlier one and it is firmer than my wife’s later model. I don’t mind it though. Both have 20” induction wheels.Obviously people only think on a macro level, but the only thing that is going to make Tesla elevate this stuff is them losing sales volume to their competitors that are offering that stuff. If you just buy their car anyway and then spend £thousands bringing it up to useable spec, you're harming this effort.
FWIW said:
Durzel said:
If you're replacing something as integral as suspension to the car because you can't deal with the OEM stuff, surely you need to ask yourself if you're buying the right car?
Obviously people only think on a macro level, but the only thing that is going to make Tesla elevate this stuff is them losing sales volume to their competitors that are offering that stuff. If you just buy their car anyway and then spend £thousands bringing it up to useable spec, you're harming this effort.
Tesla have ‘elevated’ it. Newer MYs have softer/more compliant suspension. I have an earlier one and it is firmer than my wife’s later model. I don’t mind it though. Both have 20” induction wheels.Obviously people only think on a macro level, but the only thing that is going to make Tesla elevate this stuff is them losing sales volume to their competitors that are offering that stuff. If you just buy their car anyway and then spend £thousands bringing it up to useable spec, you're harming this effort.
I have a test drive booked tomorrow, looking at Standard (in Grey) with the 19 wheels
With the 2.9% interest, or not if it’s too close to the cutoff..
No the wheel size doesn’t make much difference to ride quality according to youtubers who tried 20, 19 and aftermarket 18’s. RssymondsEV says they don’t either and just goes for the 20 inch ones because he prefers the look.
When my Mrs cited the ride quality of the Y as the main reason to veto it, I looked at options to improve it. At that time, when the Y was relatively new, only thing that different youtubers said worked was fitting coilovers and putting them in a comfort setting.
Sounds like the OE fit comfort suspension might be tuned like that out of the box at the expense of introducing a bit of float? I remember the early Shanghai Y I test drove had iron clad body control at the expense of a rock hard ride.
When my Mrs cited the ride quality of the Y as the main reason to veto it, I looked at options to improve it. At that time, when the Y was relatively new, only thing that different youtubers said worked was fitting coilovers and putting them in a comfort setting.
Sounds like the OE fit comfort suspension might be tuned like that out of the box at the expense of introducing a bit of float? I remember the early Shanghai Y I test drove had iron clad body control at the expense of a rock hard ride.
Edited by wyson on Thursday 16th November 11:29
EddieSteadyGo said:
ZesPak said:
Basically, they are going to put them on their own sites with their own logo on their instead of the Tesla branding.
Yeah, sounds like they (EG) want to increase the number of charging stations, and they have picked Tesla as their hardware supplier. Don't think it is going to make any difference to the supercharger network Tesla operates itself.We’ve had our Y for 3 months and 5k miles. Have done multiple runs to lakes and Exeter from Bucks. Long distance runs are fuss free and the 10mins it’s needed on a supercharger just doesn’t figure as additional time on those journeys. It’s usually after 250 miles of driving and I used the stop for a toilet break. You do get charger anxt when your phone notifies you it’s taken enough electric to complete the journey and you are now paying for more than you need ! So I fast pace it from the gents …
Road noise isn’t hushed at speed. Ride quality is BMW M level of low speed jigglying. It feels like the wheels don’t have much travel or like it’s on a lowered sports set up. Fit and finish as good as my 2021 Skoda. Nothing broken and the tech/nav interface is seemless. I wanted to hate it, but as a family EV it’s more than good enough and in some ways entirely likeable. Wife utterly loves the thing. On our road, now 4 MY and 2 M3. Something else would have to be epic to stop me just getting another in 2yrs time as it just works.
MY LR on 19”
Road noise isn’t hushed at speed. Ride quality is BMW M level of low speed jigglying. It feels like the wheels don’t have much travel or like it’s on a lowered sports set up. Fit and finish as good as my 2021 Skoda. Nothing broken and the tech/nav interface is seemless. I wanted to hate it, but as a family EV it’s more than good enough and in some ways entirely likeable. Wife utterly loves the thing. On our road, now 4 MY and 2 M3. Something else would have to be epic to stop me just getting another in 2yrs time as it just works.
MY LR on 19”
Familymad said:
We’ve had our Y for 3 months and 5k miles. Have done multiple runs to lakes and Exeter from Bucks. Long distance runs are fuss free and the 10mins it’s needed on a supercharger just doesn’t figure as additional time on those journeys. It’s usually after 250 miles of driving and I used the stop for a toilet break. You do get charger anxt when your phone notifies you it’s taken enough electric to complete the journey and you are now paying for more than you need ! So I fast pace it from the gents …
Road noise isn’t hushed at speed. Ride quality is BMW M level of low speed jigglying. It feels like the wheels don’t have much travel or like it’s on a lowered sports set up. Fit and finish as good as my 2021 Skoda. Nothing broken and the tech/nav interface is seemless. I wanted to hate it, but as a family EV it’s more than good enough and in some ways entirely likeable. Wife utterly loves the thing. On our road, now 4 MY and 2 M3. Something else would have to be epic to stop me just getting another in 2yrs time as it just works.
MY LR on 19”
People refer to EVs as "white goods" - when it's the family car, I want something that just does what it's supposed to, so "white goods" is ideal if you ask me.Road noise isn’t hushed at speed. Ride quality is BMW M level of low speed jigglying. It feels like the wheels don’t have much travel or like it’s on a lowered sports set up. Fit and finish as good as my 2021 Skoda. Nothing broken and the tech/nav interface is seemless. I wanted to hate it, but as a family EV it’s more than good enough and in some ways entirely likeable. Wife utterly loves the thing. On our road, now 4 MY and 2 M3. Something else would have to be epic to stop me just getting another in 2yrs time as it just works.
MY LR on 19”
Just took my Y to France and there’s loads of superchargers at each side of the tunnel. Worked really well. Just change the distance units to KMH and the sat nav took a few seconds to get a position as you departed the train and off you go.
Seemed odd sitting at a supercharger with loads of French cars, all the same Tesla chargers and Tesla cars just drivers on the other side.
Unlike the U.K. though there seems to be less superchargers at the big service stations more in hotel car parks etc but still plenty around.
The French motorway roads have nice clear markings and surfaces and the Y was a very smooth drive.
Seemed odd sitting at a supercharger with loads of French cars, all the same Tesla chargers and Tesla cars just drivers on the other side.
Unlike the U.K. though there seems to be less superchargers at the big service stations more in hotel car parks etc but still plenty around.
The French motorway roads have nice clear markings and surfaces and the Y was a very smooth drive.
Familymad said:
We’ve had our Y for 3 months and 5k miles. Have done multiple runs to lakes and Exeter from Bucks. Long distance runs are fuss free and the 10mins it’s needed on a supercharger just doesn’t figure as additional time on those journeys. It’s usually after 250 miles of driving and I used the stop for a toilet break. You do get charger anxt when your phone notifies you it’s taken enough electric to complete the journey and you are now paying for more than you need ! So I fast pace it from the gents …
Road noise isn’t hushed at speed. Ride quality is BMW M level of low speed jigglying. It feels like the wheels don’t have much travel or like it’s on a lowered sports set up. Fit and finish as good as my 2021 Skoda. Nothing broken and the tech/nav interface is seemless. I wanted to hate it, but as a family EV it’s more than good enough and in some ways entirely likeable. Wife utterly loves the thing. On our road, now 4 MY and 2 M3. Something else would have to be epic to stop me just getting another in 2yrs time as it just works.
MY LR on 19”
Just curious, what does a 10 minute charge after driving 250 miles get you to in terms of real range on a Y? Do you have some form of charger at your place in the lakes too? Buckingham to Cockermouth (North Lakes) is 267 miles. I'd expect the LR to easily do that in one go.Road noise isn’t hushed at speed. Ride quality is BMW M level of low speed jigglying. It feels like the wheels don’t have much travel or like it’s on a lowered sports set up. Fit and finish as good as my 2021 Skoda. Nothing broken and the tech/nav interface is seemless. I wanted to hate it, but as a family EV it’s more than good enough and in some ways entirely likeable. Wife utterly loves the thing. On our road, now 4 MY and 2 M3. Something else would have to be epic to stop me just getting another in 2yrs time as it just works.
MY LR on 19”
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LivLL said:
Just curious, what does a 10 minute charge after driving 250 miles get you to in terms of real range on a Y? Do you have some form of charger at your place in the lakes too? Buckingham to Cockermouth (North Lakes) is 267 miles. I'd expect the LR to easily do that in one go.
10mins could easily get you 100miles on a fast charger.267miles would be easy, but not if you’re doing 80 on the motorway the whole distance.
LivLL said:
Just curious, what does a 10 minute charge after driving 250 miles get you to in terms of real range on a Y? Do you have some form of charger at your place in the lakes too? Buckingham to Cockermouth (North Lakes) is 267 miles. I'd expect the LR to easily do that in one go.
About 100 miles. So I arrive in Keswick with about 60 miles left. Granny charger for the time we are there.Puzzles said:
The Y should surely be getting an update soon.
I’m waiting for either the revised Y or 3 performance.
The Model 3 update codename was Highland, the Model Y equivalent update is Juniper. A few sites are saying late/October/Autumn 2024 for Model Y Juniper.I’m waiting for either the revised Y or 3 performance.
https://carlist.com/teslas-model-y-refresh-project.... As it's basically a year after the Model 3 update, I'm wondering whether Y will be a similar update to 3, or whether they go a bit further and add some Cybertruck tech like 800v, 48v, steer by wire...
Familymad said:
LivLL said:
Just curious, what does a 10 minute charge after driving 250 miles get you to in terms of real range on a Y? Do you have some form of charger at your place in the lakes too? Buckingham to Cockermouth (North Lakes) is 267 miles. I'd expect the LR to easily do that in one go.
About 100 miles. So I arrive in Keswick with about 60 miles left. Granny charger for the time we are there.
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