Adam, as a fellow M3SR+ I agree with all your points, especially the last one: for an affordable price, the RED Tesla gains one access to the Tesla experience. And, oh my, what an experience it is! I have 50+ years of owning and driving a wide variety of vehicles, and I can attest that my “poor man’s Tesla” is the best of the best of the best I’ve ever experienced. My Tesla and I have been together over two years, 32,000+ miles, on trips to the grocery store to road trips all over California and across the US. My Tesla does not restrict me. It liberates me to go where I want to go.
Good points. I recently replaced my 20-year-old ICE car with a Tesla Model 3 RWD and I really enjoy it. My only caveat is that for those unable to charge at home, owning an EV can be inconvenient, especially if you have to drive a long distance to a charging station. Alien tech.
Thanks for watching. Fair analysis indeed. A majority of people will be able to home charge thankfully. However those without will miss that convenience. I wouldn’t want to comment to much on that experience as I don’t go through it myself. Hopefully these individuals get the opportunity to charge at their workplace instead. ⚡️
The title of this video says it all. Longer range EVs are simply NO LONGER needed unless maybe you live in rural Montana or such. I have the Model Y RWD with LFP. It's more than perfect. The Model 3 is just as good. Take your pick.
I've had a Model 3 RWD for 6 months and it's an amazing vehicle for under $40k. I really don't think you can get value like this anywhere else right now. These things will last 500k miles and comes with little to no maintenance AND the electric costs 1/4th of what I spent on gasoline with my previous vehicle.
I did a demo drive just out of curiosity as the last electric car I'd driven was a Sebring/Vanguard Citycar. Wasn't really serious about buying one, and figured if I did it would need to be the Dual Motor because of the added range. Well, I learned a lot after that drive, and last week picked up my new RWD M3, the only option it has is the red paint. This thing is a trip, I've never driven a car anything like it, and the price was just too good to pass up.
Hi Adam I took the plunge and bought the model y rwd MSM 3 weeks ago as it replaces my vw camper 😂😂 and ordered the 19 Gemini and waiting on the wheel covers thanks for all your great video content and especially the ABRP one. I only paid 47,000 + 500 for camping equipment
@AdamWellinformed yea but it's overpriced for what it is and I didn't like it on the test drive 5 seater van for €75,000 here in Ireland and model y for less than 50,000 . €25,000 is a lot of hotel stays or driving . It's a On the MEB platform id3,4,5,7 buzz ,q4 ,coupra borne , enyach ...Ford explorer to name a few All the same, car just wearing different clothes 😐
Hi Adam. I’m in Leicestershire and I pick up my brand new RWD blue model 3 on 3rd August (CAN’T WAIT!) I’ve originally ordered the LR but after more thought this car made more sense in soo many ways. 8k cheaper, 1.6 seconds slower 0-60 fact is 5.8 seconds to 60mph is still rapid (and how often do you need “crazy acceleration?) , no sub woofer, still 8 speakers is enough! Plus you charge the LR to 80% daily use whereas the RWD is 100% every day soo it’s almost like “long range for special occasions only.” Soo whilst that LR 4.2 secs to 60 would be a fun thing, it’s just not worth 8k for that 1.6 secs difference! Nice video thanks Jon
If you weren't into fast vehicles before then anything in the 4 sec range isn't needed. Most Tesla drivers don't seem to push it from what I've seen. The rwd seems a decent car
Hi Adam, great info as usual :) Question 🙋♂️ what range do you get from your car typically in winter/summer? Noted yours is rwd 305 range but typically what is the real world range please sir ? 😊
As mine is over 2.5 years old mine starts from 263miles epa. I’d keep a look out for my summer trip video coming in the next couple weeks 👍 I did the same trip last year so I will compare the data
Over 18 moths and 8300 miles, I'm averaging 5.3m/kwh. Equates to about 316m range. Last year's hot summer meant A/C was on almost permantly. Doesn't seem to affect range. One very cold journey at -5deg saw efficency drop to 3.6m/kwh.
Iam n France and have just ordered a long range RWD TM3 with a tow bar for 39,500€ WLTP range 621 km) that is about £34k. Selling my MG XS EV LR Trophy. Will miss the sunroof and the V2L.
J.D. Power and Consumer Reports both rank Tesla at the bottom of the pack when reliability is tested. It's reported that Tesla vehicles have an average of 171 mechanical issues per 100 vehicles. For reference, the average number for most automakers hovers around 120 problems per 100 vehicles.13 Sept 2023
@@AdamWellinformed it’s brilliant, no regrets after one month. So far I’m actually keeping up with my usage using the granny charger on my cheap night rate electricity. 700 miles so far.
@@AdamWellinformed no so far I’m on a basic economy 7 tariff, 13p night rate. I just plug it in before I go to bed and tell the app to stop charging at 6am. I have LFP batteries so charge to 100% roughly once a week. I’m in the process of switching to an EV tariff for a sub 10p full night rate.
If you’re looking at the monthly price via pcp, it may have have really inflated the rwd model 3 price. If you watch my latest short. You will see the alternative solution ⚡️
I’ve been very transparent in the past about insurance. To the point where I’ve done at least two dedicated videos on insuring my model 3 to help other owners. Plus i’ve done two annual running cost video’s summarising my total costs to date with should include insurance. For clarity, I think I paid under £400 back in November. There are other non-model related factors that form a insurance quotation. So much so that results vary from person to person. I can’t make a reliable comment on that. Its much more transparent and reliable for me to relay my experience on it. I can’t grumble with the sub £400 cost.
@@AdamWellinformed I’ll check those, thanks. On a like for like basis (same person/house/miles etc etc, just car difference) a RWD M3 for me is £700+ whereas my Ioniq ev is £200 exactly. I’m gonna run some other vehicles and see how they compare.
@@AdamWellinformed increasing the voluntary excess seems to have a significant affect, more than I’ve noticed with other premiums over the years. Adding a £500 excess has reduced the premium from over £700 to £480.
@@ianjames3078 thats a hefty difference. The research paid off! Not that i’ve looked in it, I think you can buy excess insurance as a separate product to. I’ve seen some people utilise both, but I’ve never needed to go down that route.
@@AdamWellinformed I really like the look of the seal, interior and exterior IMO look stunning. I've driven the model 3 on many occasions and is an absolutely awesome car to drive, the supercharge network is brilliant no doubt there are advantages to owning the model 3... but every man and his dog drives one, they're super common. I've been tempted to just get the model 3 but I'm going to wait for the byd.