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I am sorely tempted....very good tax wise if you buy it through a business. You can offset the whole lot against profits, so that's saving me £12k in corporation tax straight away, and the benefits in kind are reduced. A sensibly priced Tesla will change everything. The reviews the S gets are amazing - it's said to be not just the best electric car, but the best car ever. But we'd need another car for serious use, eg going away longer trips, sticking the bikes on the roof etc. |
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DaM 17,384 posts
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Registered 6 years agoBest electric car I can believe, but best car ever?! Who is saying that it is the best car ever? Out of all the reviews I've seen for it, there hasn't been a single 10/10.
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Registered 10 years agoYeah consumer reports said it was the best car they ever tested. I imagine safety had a lot to do with that. -
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Registered 7 years agoCAN'T. WAIT. TO. GET. INTO. HIS. HYPERLOOP. -
DaM 17,384 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMrMattAdz wrote:
Don't shoot the messenger!
Best electric car I can believe, but best car ever?! Who is saying that it is the best car ever? Out of all the reviews I've seen for it, there hasn't been a single 10/10.
It's certainly a good car but it isn't the best car ever, it's not even the best car in it's class.
It scored over a 100 out of 100...they had to adjust their scale.
It's not the first time I've heard the phrase mentioned when talking about the Model S.
My brother in law has one. It is amazing. It seats 7, is fast as fuck, and has masses of room.
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Fake_Blood 9,729 posts
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Registered 10 years agoOh wow, it has a biohazard button!
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Registered 15 years agoDaM wrote:
Yeah there are certain objective measures which make it one of the best, if not 'the best'.
MrMattAdz wrote:
Don't shoot the messenger!
Best electric car I can believe, but best car ever?! Who is saying that it is the best car ever? Out of all the reviews I've seen for it, there hasn't been a single 10/10.
It's certainly a good car but it isn't the best car ever, it's not even the best car in it's class.
It scored over a 100 out of 100...they had to adjust their scale.
It's not the first time I've heard the phrase mentioned when talking about the Model S.
My brother in law has one. It is amazing. It seats 7, is fast as fuck, and has masses of room.
Its the fastest 4 door car ever
Its the safest car ever
Its the most? efficient 4 door car ever
The fact that its main weight is the battery (which is close to the floor and in the centre) makes its centre of gravity optimal for cornering
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Registered 6 years agoWell I asked for proof, I guess I should have expected it .gif)
Don't get me wrong, I would love to own a tesla (who in their right mind wouldn't?), but I've seen enough reviews that say it isn't a 10/10 car and that apart from economy and acceleration it isn't as good as it's rivals. I will admit though that I get wary of stuff that gets hyped up this much, and that's probably why I'm being a bit negative about it.
I'll be interested to see how the affordable tesla turns out though, just read that this model x costs $132,000 and the model s starts from £65,000 (not including government grants) and can go up to £90,000 for the top model. How much of the stuff that makes the current teslas so great will make it into a car that costs a fraction of the price?
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Fake_Blood 9,729 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI just think to myself that early adopters are paying for the research and development for the cheaper car. -
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Registered 18 years agoThe X won't be that much - entry level will only be about £60k
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Registered 11 years agoSomeone PM me when used prices hit about 5k. -
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Registered 15 years agoThe model 3 will launch once the Gigafactory is fully operational. They need the economies of scale with battery production before they can offer it at a mass market price
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Registered 13 years agoYou could probably get one for that much... but I'm guessing the battery likely wont work any more. 
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Registered 6 years agosport wrote:
Saw this yesterday, I think it starts from £590 p/m for the base model s with no added options, £500 with government grants.
How much to lease for a month?
Although this was for finance, not leasing. Not sure you can actually lease them in the UK yet, don't see any option on the UK website.
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Registered 18 years agoBillMurray wrote:
If it gets to that price, it will be in bottle caps.
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Registered 11 years agoDaM wrote:
I'd best get saving then!
BillMurray wrote:
If it gets to that price, it will be in bottle caps.
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Registered 13 years agoWhen I checked it out last year the leasing costs were nuts. Same money could get you a top of the line Range Rover Sport. -
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Registered 14 years agoI don't want a Range Rover Psychotext. -
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Registered 6 years agoMercedes s-class? -
DaM 17,384 posts
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Registered 18 years agoMrMattAdz wrote:
Not cars I would ever be interested in.
Mercedes s-class?
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Registered 15 years agoLast August I got to drive one while in vacation.
(Model S of course, not the X).
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Registered 13 years agoNot all, but about 60% of them (well, as of two weeks ago anyway). I actually waited so I could make sure I got a Tesla. -
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Registered 18 years agoMrMattAdz wrote:
I think Mercs (and BMWs) are ugly, and status symbols for old men
Out of curiosity, why would you be interested in a tesla but not an S class? I am guilty of stereotyping the owners. So I feel a bit of a hypocrite driving my wife's 328d GT... It is quite nippy.
In fact, there are not many cars I like the look of.
This one is very cool though - and I can set it all off against tax in the one year, that's £12k off my corporation tax bill And I like my gadgets...the Tesla is just a massive, expensive gadget. -
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Registered 6 years agoYeah I will agree that you'd get a lot more respect driving a tesla than driving just another German saloon, but I kind of think they should have done a bit more with the looks. For me it looks really generic and boring, though I understand that it's a personal thing and that some people will prefer it that way, as opposed to something like a bmw i8 which for me looks special and does a good job at differentiating itself from conventional petrol/diesel powered cars. -
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But how useful is the i8 with 3 kids, a labrador and a week's shopping from Lidls?
Yeah I will agree that you'd get a lot more respect driving a tesla than driving just another German saloon, but I kind of think they should have done a bit more with the looks. For me it looks really generic and boring, though I understand that it's a personal thing and that some people will prefer it that way, as opposed to something like a bmw i8 which for me looks special and does a good job at differentiating itself from conventional petrol/diesel powered cars.
Plus the ability for to seat 7 is very useful when carting kids about to cubs and stuff.
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