3 ms·
They're huge milk floats. As someone who has only ever owned two cars (1L Citroen and a 3L m240i), and who has driven a Model 3, I can say for sure that interna
by explaingarlic 4y ago
They're huge milk floats. As someone who has only ever owned two cars (1L Citroen and a 3L m240i), and who has driven a Model 3, I can say for sure that internal combustion cars have a lot more character and are more fun to drive, with relatively comparable performance if considering their price when new.
As far as "worth buying" - what do you think? A forty five thousand dollar product that does the exact same thing as others that cost three thousand, albeit with running costs significantly lower. Those running costs don't add up to making Model 3s better than cheap used ICE cars that get 30+mpg.
I don't understand the mentality of people who want a "good value", "worth buying" vehicle yet wish to buy new - I'm not fully up-to-speed about the corporate/tax benefits of doing so, but I know that a personal choice to buy a new vehicle while paying VAT is one of the worst decisions you'll make in your life.
That being said, my impression of the Model 3 is as follows:
- The interior is not as premium as I'd expect for the price tag, and the quality control issues are unacceptable.
- It can be a performant little milk float, and seems genuinely well engineered from a drivetrain/battery point of view (E.G. Nissan Leafs of the same age seem to have significantly worse battery lifetimes, presumably because of their under-engineered battery health management).
- Driving-wise, it's zippy, and the suspension feels much nicer on British roads (think: Swiss cheese) than my m240i (though people online claim that BMW purposefully made my generation's m240i's suspension horrible).
- Infotainment has a bunch of useless crap that no one should care about. Significantly more tacky than what my beamer has, and nowhere near the quality nor well integrated nature of the Audi infotainment/digital features. That being said, if you want to talk overpriced vehicles, Audi seems to be the king in that respect.