Model 3 UK orders.

[Smiljan]

Durzel said:

I don't think for that level of performance ~£1k premiums are that unreasonable. 3.1s 0-60 is supercar territory.

I totally agree, I’m still waiting for the first pensioner to get mixed up and launch one through a shop window

Insurance levels must be astronomical for younger drivers on these cars though.

[David87]

I haven’t got an insurance quote yet, but thinking I perhaps should now. I haven’t paid over £1k for insurance for years, so will be interesting to see.

[Avdb]

Wow £1k for insurance. Is that average even with several years of no claim?

(cancel the m3 and buy a Raptor)

[Dave Hedgehog]

Avdb said:

Wow £1k for insurance. Is that average even with several years of no claim?

(cancel the m3 and buy a Raptor)

i have 20+ years NCB and a clean licence but commute into London, my A45 is £500 a year, the M3 £600, LR £750 and PERF £900


Its making it even harder to decide which one to get

the base M3 does everything i want, the LR has 4WD (just about all my cars have been 4WD) and better range, The performance is only 10% more but has much higher running costs (tyres, brakes, insurance, finance) but has the biggest smile factor ...

head over heart... cant decide


As for the raptor after driving a M3 i doubt i would buy an ICE car again, it would be like using film in cameras, light bulbs you turn on at the wall, blurays, scheduled TV or vinyl records: just an old fashioned way of doing things that i am glad is long gone from my life.

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Tuesday 30th July 09:03

[Durzel]

The premium will probably scale with the performance, as said 3.1s is seriously fast and in the realm of £100k+ cars. Even the regular car is faster than most stuff.

Having brutal acceleration in a car can create a number of bad situations that wouldn't necessarily normally occur with a less powerful car, like applying the power too hard whilst turning etc. Plus there's the whole "watch this" element too.

[Dave Hedgehog]

order in, no idea what will happen now or even when i will get to see it

[UnderSteerDan]

Dave Hedgehog said:

order in, no idea what will happen now or even when i will get to see it

I know the feeling. I ordered on May 2nd with an "estimated delivery" in June, then July, then August...

Tesla's 'estimates' aren't up to much!

[Dave Hedgehog]

got a phone call, 'probably october'

website still says august


charging post goes in next week, every month after that saves some money towards the pot so i am not that fussed

i went into this eyes wide open lol

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Tuesday 30th July 15:31

[anonymous-user]

Been given data of august 25th, but tempted to switch to cheaper white. If only I knew what delay would be involved..... I think the mystery is on purpose.

[Dave Hedgehog]

Sambucket said:

Been given data of august 25th, but tempted to switch to cheaper white. If only I knew what delay would be involved..... I think the mystery is on purpose.

i honestly think tesla UK does not know what stock they have, what is coming on the ships and what has been allocated until cars are matched to buyers

[FurtiveFreddy]

Dave Hedgehog said:

i honestly think tesla UK does not know what stock they have, what is coming on the ships and what has been allocated until cars are matched to buyers

They don't. That's clear.

[PSB1]

Have started to see a few around. Very, very quick indeed - as we knew. Looks are odd though, there’s something a little pope-mobile about it.

[Smiljan]

I've seen two on the road in the UK now, they really aren't as nice looking in the flesh as the Model S.

Not quite as gopping as the Model X but close. It's almost like the roofline is too high and out of proportion to the rest of the car aka popemobile as someone already mentioned.

[page3]

I think the 3 looks nicer than the S, the latter looks a “bit fat” for UK roads. Still prefer a hatchback though.

[Witchfinder]

The 3 looks like someone started drawing and designing it from the front and worked backwards, got three-quarters of the way through and ran out of time.

[Durzel]

I got some lease quotes before the price went down recently, then tried to get them renewed and found out Friday just gone that they've actually gone up instead of down?

By my math the top spec Performance had gone down a few thousand and the residual value seems to be the same so I don't really understand why the quotes I'm getting have gone up?

Is it simply because with each whimsical price and options adjustment Tesla makes there is less and less confidence in the pricing?

[Witchfinder]

When you say "lease" do you mean a PCP from Tesla, or a lease from a third party?

I think it's interesting that the monthly payment on the LR M3 is higher than it is for the Performance, just because the GFV is lower on the LR.

[Durzel]

Surry I'm still not too up on the lingo.

Lease as in Personal Contact Hire, not via Tesla, via places like Octopus.

Regards P Vs LR - couldn't you just get the Performance and not drive it hard? Wouldn't you expect to get similar mileage?

[Witchfinder]

Durzel said:

Surry I'm still not too up on the lingo.

Lease as in Personal Contact Hire, not via Tesla, via places like Octopus.

Regards P Vs LR - couldn't you just get the Performance and not drive it hard? Wouldn't you expect to get similar mileage?

Leasing companies will charge whatever they think they can get away with.

My point on the P Vs LR is that the LR is £4k cheaper, but did cost £30/month more on a PCP. Interestingly, I went on the Tesla website to check the exact amount and they seem to have fixed this weird discrepancy. The LR is now £30/month cheaper.

[anonymous-user]

I went and had a look at one at the weekend. The Model 3 is tiny!

Couldn't even get into it comfortably. I'm only about 180cm / 6 foot but even with the seat right back and wheel as high up as it would go it was a pain. It's a very low down car and the driving position is recumbent.

I strongly recommend trying one out before buying. After that experience there is no way I could live with one.