I picked up my Tesla M3 rwd, March 16. First time in my life I had to pick car up out of town. It was 3.5 hours drive to get back to Sudbury. There was heavy rain at times but no issue getting back to Sudbury. Charged car at Tesla Supercharger when I arrived in Sudbury.
I wanted a Tesla since 2012 when I drove friends Tesla Model S. I have had a Mustang Mach-E which had the same 1 pedal driving as the Tesla but because I had the base Select model , no heated seats or heated steering wheel and stereo was not very good. The Mazda MX-30 did not have 1 pedal driving, and you had to select regen setting via paddles on steering which which got annoying after awhile,
Love the frameless windows as it reminds me of doors on my convertible’s of the past. This car is faster than the earlier Ford Mustang GT convertibles I had between 1997 and 2003. Performance wise it seems similar to Mazda Miata’s I had so I am happy. Visibility is really good. Screen is closer than in the Mach-E so no issues adjusting climate. For base stereo system, it out performs the Bose audio system in both the Mazda Miata and Mazda MX-30. Not warm enough to try cooling feature on seats.
Handling is so much better than the Mustang Mach-E or Mazda MX-30 ( no surprise as these were SUV style ). But not same handling level as the 5 different Mazda Miata’s I had in the past. Driving characteristics remind me of some of the BMW 3 series.
Overall no regrets getting the 2024 M3 rwd. Nice I can charge to 100%. To me it is almost deceptive that range is always advertised at 100% charge but most manufacturers only recommend charging to 80% resulting also in less range than advertised.
The app for the Tesla light years ahead of everyone else. The app from both Ford and Mazda a joke compared to Tesla. To make matters worse Mazda expects you to pay monthly fee to use mobile app after first year.
No complaints with build quality.
Dan
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I wanted a Tesla since 2012 when I drove friends Tesla Model S. I have had a Mustang Mach-E which had the same 1 pedal driving as the Tesla but because I had the base Select model , no heated seats or heated steering wheel and stereo was not very good. The Mazda MX-30 did not have 1 pedal driving, and you had to select regen setting via paddles on steering which which got annoying after awhile,
Love the frameless windows as it reminds me of doors on my convertible’s of the past. This car is faster than the earlier Ford Mustang GT convertibles I had between 1997 and 2003. Performance wise it seems similar to Mazda Miata’s I had so I am happy. Visibility is really good. Screen is closer than in the Mach-E so no issues adjusting climate. For base stereo system, it out performs the Bose audio system in both the Mazda Miata and Mazda MX-30. Not warm enough to try cooling feature on seats.
Handling is so much better than the Mustang Mach-E or Mazda MX-30 ( no surprise as these were SUV style ). But not same handling level as the 5 different Mazda Miata’s I had in the past. Driving characteristics remind me of some of the BMW 3 series.
Overall no regrets getting the 2024 M3 rwd. Nice I can charge to 100%. To me it is almost deceptive that range is always advertised at 100% charge but most manufacturers only recommend charging to 80% resulting also in less range than advertised.
The app for the Tesla light years ahead of everyone else. The app from both Ford and Mazda a joke compared to Tesla. To make matters worse Mazda expects you to pay monthly fee to use mobile app after first year.
No complaints with build quality.
Dan
"Tesla Model 3 'Highland' (2024)" by Mliu92 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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