Hi guys,
been a huge Tesla fan for a couple years now, seriously considering taking the plunge. I do have a Model X reservation so I won't be ordering until after the reveal and pricing is announced. (fearing X will be too pricy for me, likely no 60 option) So, I'm trying to do my due diligence and be ready to pull the trigger if the X can't happen for me.
I have considered other EVs as well. I have test driven the Volt, Leaf, i3, but for various reasons I can't settle on them. (Leaf being my favorite of those 3, but winter range won't work for me.) Driving Kia Soul EV on Friday, guessing I will like it, but winter range is the big unknown. I have a 50km drive to work, park outside for 12 hours with no charging, and then 50km back home. I am near Kingston Ontario where it can get down to -25C in the winter (-35C with wind-chill), so I don't know if anything besides a Tesla will work for me. (for pure EVs)
We don't do a ton of road trips yet (3 yr old and trying to have one more). We will have a Supercharger in Kingston shortly (we are 20km north). We don't usually venture past Toronto or Montreal or Ottawa which are all in the SC zone, although venturing further is possible when kids older. Upgrading to the 85 is so tempting to bump the range, but on the other hand, going with the 60 with a few upgrades gives me options I will enjoy everyday. Warranty bump is not a huge deal, as I project to take 7 years to drive the 200,000km that come with the 60.
So, assuming Model X will be too expensive, and I find the stones to pull the trigger, what would you guys order?
Here is my list of options I am considering, somewhat in order of importance to me, with quick comments....
Colour - Standard White with pano roof, or Silver with body coloured roof....I don't like the white with a white roof (would have prob got solid black roof but they nixed it, but pano nice for the headroom and only $2000 more than the Silver paint upgrade is)...planning on getting OptiCoat done by a pro either way.
Seats - textile....have never sat in them, but the glowing reviews from TMC members is enough for me. Leather $1500 here.
Interior - Piano black....can't justify $ for anything else, although I do like the black headliner a lot.
Supercharger enable (on the 60)....no brainer to me really
Upgrade to the 85...$8550 (if assume SC on a 60)...love the options below, but I think the 85 upgrade is the most practical for long term ownership and possible road trips....performance bump nice too!
Teck Pkg...$4400.....really tough call, until AP announced I would have said no for sure, but adaptive cruise is awesome and AP will be great for highway trips. Love auto-present handles too, and lighting is nice, fogs. I'm guessing price goes up once AP is live. Don't care about Nav, power liftgate, or mirrors.
Dual motor AWD...$5200....The car gets glowing reviews in the snow even on RWD so I don't know if its really needed....assumed reduced tire wear would be nice though...if it's between AWD and tech I think I have to go tech right?
Subzero pkg....heated wheel would be nice...value not bad if price stays same at $850 with wheel, have heard other features are not very good, don't need heated rear seats.
Sound pkg...I love my tunes, but I can't justify $2800 extra when I would likely be sacrificing something like tech or AWD to get it.
Standard suspension, 19's, no other options.
Leaning towards Standard White 85, pano roof, tech, no other options, $96,870 pre-tax (13%), and we get an $8500 cheque back from Ontario gov't.
If I decide I need to cut some cost it would come down to dropping tech from this config (save $4400), or going down to the 60 and keeping tech (save $8550). Or cut both 85 and tech and save ($12,950) and take ICE on winter road trips.
Thanks for your input!
been a huge Tesla fan for a couple years now, seriously considering taking the plunge. I do have a Model X reservation so I won't be ordering until after the reveal and pricing is announced. (fearing X will be too pricy for me, likely no 60 option) So, I'm trying to do my due diligence and be ready to pull the trigger if the X can't happen for me.
I have considered other EVs as well. I have test driven the Volt, Leaf, i3, but for various reasons I can't settle on them. (Leaf being my favorite of those 3, but winter range won't work for me.) Driving Kia Soul EV on Friday, guessing I will like it, but winter range is the big unknown. I have a 50km drive to work, park outside for 12 hours with no charging, and then 50km back home. I am near Kingston Ontario where it can get down to -25C in the winter (-35C with wind-chill), so I don't know if anything besides a Tesla will work for me. (for pure EVs)
We don't do a ton of road trips yet (3 yr old and trying to have one more). We will have a Supercharger in Kingston shortly (we are 20km north). We don't usually venture past Toronto or Montreal or Ottawa which are all in the SC zone, although venturing further is possible when kids older. Upgrading to the 85 is so tempting to bump the range, but on the other hand, going with the 60 with a few upgrades gives me options I will enjoy everyday. Warranty bump is not a huge deal, as I project to take 7 years to drive the 200,000km that come with the 60.
So, assuming Model X will be too expensive, and I find the stones to pull the trigger, what would you guys order?
Here is my list of options I am considering, somewhat in order of importance to me, with quick comments....
Colour - Standard White with pano roof, or Silver with body coloured roof....I don't like the white with a white roof (would have prob got solid black roof but they nixed it, but pano nice for the headroom and only $2000 more than the Silver paint upgrade is)...planning on getting OptiCoat done by a pro either way.
Seats - textile....have never sat in them, but the glowing reviews from TMC members is enough for me. Leather $1500 here.
Interior - Piano black....can't justify $ for anything else, although I do like the black headliner a lot.
Supercharger enable (on the 60)....no brainer to me really
Upgrade to the 85...$8550 (if assume SC on a 60)...love the options below, but I think the 85 upgrade is the most practical for long term ownership and possible road trips....performance bump nice too!
Teck Pkg...$4400.....really tough call, until AP announced I would have said no for sure, but adaptive cruise is awesome and AP will be great for highway trips. Love auto-present handles too, and lighting is nice, fogs. I'm guessing price goes up once AP is live. Don't care about Nav, power liftgate, or mirrors.
Dual motor AWD...$5200....The car gets glowing reviews in the snow even on RWD so I don't know if its really needed....assumed reduced tire wear would be nice though...if it's between AWD and tech I think I have to go tech right?
Subzero pkg....heated wheel would be nice...value not bad if price stays same at $850 with wheel, have heard other features are not very good, don't need heated rear seats.
Sound pkg...I love my tunes, but I can't justify $2800 extra when I would likely be sacrificing something like tech or AWD to get it.
Standard suspension, 19's, no other options.
Leaning towards Standard White 85, pano roof, tech, no other options, $96,870 pre-tax (13%), and we get an $8500 cheque back from Ontario gov't.
If I decide I need to cut some cost it would come down to dropping tech from this config (save $4400), or going down to the 60 and keeping tech (save $8550). Or cut both 85 and tech and save ($12,950) and take ICE on winter road trips.
Thanks for your input!