Tesla X or Range Rover Sport ???

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So time for a new family car. Looking at Tesla X 100D or a Range Rover Sport 3.0d
Range Rover - should be a safe bet, proper all-wheel drive, decent space and new ones look great. downside is it'll be the 3litre diesel so not the most fun to drive.

Tesla X - love the 6 seat configuration, saves me £250/month on fuel, should be easier sticking a toddler and baby in due to falcon doors, quick-ish car 0-62 4.6 secs. plus its something a bit different.

Cost wise they are around the same even though the Tesla is £105k compared to £78k RRS as can stick the Telsa through the company.
Anyone been in a similar position or own a Tesla X ....love it?? hate it??
Discovery is out as although a big improvement the interior isn't great for the money.

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Yes forgot to mention the higher driving position, loved that in the Discovery.
SVR is an option, just not a very sensible one as this will mainly be wife's car and it'll be a hard sell with the noise and attention they get.

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BIK drops to 2% into 2019 then hopefully 0% given all the bad press about diesels after that :-)
Car will be leased, so with the write offs and less the fuel expenses works out roughly, very roughly to be 800/month for the Tesla X 100D. Accountant confirming this week.

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gangzoom said:

Cannot comment on Tax stuff or Range Rover, don't earn enough to warrant an accountant and never felt the need/want for a Range Rover .

I've had our 75DX now for 14 months and I have to say the utility of the thing is unbelievable. 6 seater config is just amazing, 5 adults 300 miles round trip in rush our in 1 day, not one complaint. Weekend trip to in-laws, enough space to bring back a full single bed+mattress and still have space for the baby seat.

The doors also work exactly as described, if you have small children to handle they are simply unbeatable.

The speed of even our 75D X is mad for a car this big, but actually I find it very easy to park/position due to the driving position. I've done 18K in the first 12 months of ownership,the car the X replaced did 14K in 24months, that in it self tells you how much I love driving ours. There is honestly no other family car I rather own.....well expect a P100D L X, but far too cheap to ever buy one of those!!

If you end up buying am sure you know about the referral code: All current Tesla owners can give you their's, it gets you £375 off the price but more important 'free supercharging' for the life of the car whilst you own it.

I see lots of new RangeRovers when I do the nursery run, I have to say compared to the X even a brand new Velar decked out in fancy wheels/trim just look hopeless out of date.....especially when the tractor engine rattles into life

It’s the 6 seat config that is the big appeal if I’m honest. In my head I’m thinking, shopping, two screaming kids, bad weather ...which car is going to be less painful to load/unload!?

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Bee_Jay said:

As someone who has owned both full fat RR and Model X (currently in P100DL) I have one question for you:

Have you driven the Tesla?

Yep driven one. Not too much in the way of feel through the steering. The ride was ok for the larger wheels. The slow to mid speed pick up is quicker than you think due to the lack of engine noise.
Only downside is lack of 360 cameras for parking or pulling out of blind junctions.

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gangzoom said:

Unloading/loading is really easy, its amazing how quickly you get use to powered doors!!

The rear doors also make a great umbrella in the rain and don't forget kids love the rear 3rd row, back there they might as well be in a different car and can scream as much as they want .

For me though its still the sheer load carrying ability that amazes me. Even with the 3rd row of seats up there is enough boot space for a full sized suitcase, carryon, travel cot, some play mats (why not??), and room to spare. Not forgetting the spare space in the frunk!!

One question, whats it like going fron one kid to two? Is giving one sprog a sibling worth going through all the teething/lack of sleep etc??

Adam Jnr isn't due til later this year ....trying to get a headstart on the car decision to allow for build times. I'm hoping the 18months of baby stuff will pay dividends when they play harmonelously with each other for the 10years after :-)

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So got a MX 100D on a 24hr test drive over the weekend. Gave me chance to have a proper play with it and test it with the child seat, dog, car parks, trip to the tip. They are impressive bits of kit and the 6 seat config has pretty much made my mind up.

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Heres Johnny said:

Great - make sure you use a referral code to get free unlimited super charging.

If you're impatient and want to see the new inventory including demonstrators, or used inventory for that matter, then check out

http://tesla-info.com/UK/inventory.html

Its my site so I can answer any questions you might have about options, pricing etc. either on here or through the web site

Yeah looked at that site last week - very handy. They don't have the 6 seat 100d in midnight silver at the moment so got my guy at Leeds Tesla watching it for me.

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Until I took my dog out in I was all set for the white interior ....but would be constantly wiping it down.
Especially since there isn't a proper boot divider/dog guard with the 6 seat. Need to look at some aftermarket net to stop the shopping hitting the windshield if I brake quick!

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gangzoom said:

If you can wait get a new order, my current June 2017 build X has different motor/switches from our orignal Dec 2016 build X - the motor in particualr is a big change I recon its atleast 10% more efficent at same speeds. The current cars have better media unit CPU and AP hardware than my car. If your not in a massive rush a custom build is always the best option, especially is ££££ are minimal.

I was under the impression that already built stock cars were cheaper to lease? 2.5% compared to 4.5% or something. Dealer deffo seemed to be pushing that route than a new build order. Either way it'll be <50miles on it and latest version.