Great to get feedback from a Tesla owner. Lots of em around me and I see em zip away passing. However I feel you'd only hear the limitations from an owner with experience. Glad you posted that.
You are welcome, I am happy to answer any other questions if anyone wants more info.
Yeah, reduction in maintenance (and related time and money), but there's a lot of really neat perks to removing an engine/transmission like tons of interior and storage space, a cabin forward design like a mid-engine but instead of an engine, you've got a big trunk (and of course, the front/frunk storage), no transmission hump in the rear making the back seat area really roomy - very low COG improving handling and safety - crazy performance with the instant torque + no gears.
The handling OOTB is solid for the street (talking an M3P), for A/X, needs some lighter 18" wheels/wider tires, a brake pad upgrade (or the Tesla "High Performance" upgrade). For a track? Yeah, a nice coilover upgrade from UP, MPP, etc., probably greatly improves the performance (along with the aforementioned wheels/tires/pads).
One thing I will say is don't mess with a Model 3 Performance from a stop, they are pretty consistent low 3 second 0-60. When I had mine, I would come up to sports cars and most would pull away slowly which was funny.Yeah, reduction in maintenance (and related time and money), but there's a lot of really neat perks to removing an engine/transmission like tons of interior and storage space, a cabin forward design like a mid-engine but instead of an engine, you've got a big trunk (and of course, the front/frunk storage), no transmission hump in the rear making the back seat area really roomy - very low COG improving handling and safety - crazy performance with the instant torque + no gears.
The handling OOTB is solid for the street (talking an M3P), for A/X, needs some lighter 18" wheels/wider tires, a brake pad upgrade (or the Tesla "High Performance" upgrade). For a track? Yeah, a nice coilover upgrade from UP, MPP, etc., probably greatly improves the performance (along with the aforementioned wheels/tires/pads).
I mean, it's not much different than upgrading, well, any car for track duty, especially one where that's not the main design goal (like a base model GT). I mean, people who don't track who target the track issues with a car, umm, OK, I guess as a Wrangler owner I should point out the shitty offroad capabilities of my GT Convertible
I think everyone has to keep in mind, when comparing something like a Model 3 to a GT350, or even moreso , so a GT500, we're talking about a mid-sized 4-door sedan, that seats 5, or 4 in pretty terrific comfort, has excellent storage capacity (for it's class), a spectacular audio system, a quiet interior, some absolutely slick tech, and sure, it goes like stink around town, which is where 98% of most people's, umm, stink going, occurs
I have a lot of friends who are Tesla owners, like a strange amount (maybe it's my professional sector, areas I've worked, who knows ...), one has a Porsche GT3 (couple of years old), he takes that to the track, for everything/anything else, his Model S is a better option. People just get caught up on a common performance comparison, but that's just one small attribute of ownership.
My friend bought a used Nissan Leaf because it had a "great price" for the mileage and such. He's an "EV lover" as he owns a Tesla X in NV which he only uses maybe 3 or 4 times a year (he lives in a tropical "paradise" and visits there & his kids during those trips; he doesn't allow them to drive it so he had to invest in a special floor jack that allows special fixed jack stands to get the vehicle off the floor since not using it causes the tires to flat-spot & the dealer told him they'd "comp" him a set on warranty but won't do it again since he now knows he MUST get them off the ground if he only uses it that sparsely). Anyway, out here Leafs and other pure EVs have a very low resale price because all our electricity is produced by petroleum-based generation plants (yeah, we have some solar & wind turbines but it doesn't account much in production percentage overall). I think he's sort of regretting buying the X though when he did, Tesla gave him "lifetime free Supercharger use; guess he realizes the cost of the vehicle, insurance, etc. isn't worth it for how much he uses it. I told him it'd be better if he had just rented cars when he visited there; he'd be well ahead of the game. Oh, and not to mention the extra cost of having to keep buying an extension to his extended warranty plan since repairs on the X isn't cheap and you probably can't get parts in the aftermarket (gull wing doors had some issues from what I heard).
The Ford Lightning F150 looks amazing, especially if you're a tailgater.Yeah, reduction in maintenance (and related time and money), but there's a lot of really neat perks to removing an engine/transmission like tons of interior and storage space, a cabin forward design like a mid-engine but instead of an engine, you've got a big trunk (and of course, the front/frunk storage), no transmission hump in the rear making the back seat area really roomy - very low COG improving handling and safety - crazy performance with the instant torque + no gears.
The handling OOTB is solid for the street (talking an M3P), for A/X, needs some lighter 18" wheels/wider tires, a brake pad upgrade (or the Tesla "High Performance" upgrade). For a track? Yeah, a nice coilover upgrade from UP, MPP, etc., probably greatly improves the performance (along with the aforementioned wheels/tires/pads).
I mean, it's not much different than upgrading, well, any car for track duty, especially one where that's not the main design goal (like a base model GT). I mean, people who don't track who target the track issues with a car, umm, OK, I guess as a Wrangler owner I should point out the shitty offroad capabilities of my GT Convertible
I think everyone has to keep in mind, when comparing something like a Model 3 to a GT350, or even moreso , so a GT500, we're talking about a mid-sized 4-door sedan, that seats 5, or 4 in pretty terrific comfort, has excellent storage capacity (for it's class), a spectacular audio system, a quiet interior, some absolutely slick tech, and sure, it goes like stink around town, which is where 98% of most people's, umm, stink going, occurs
I have a lot of friends who are Tesla owners, like a strange amount (maybe it's my professional sector, areas I've worked, who knows ...), one has a Porsche GT3 (couple of years old), he takes that to the track, for everything/anything else, his Model S is a better option. People just get caught up on a common performance comparison, but that's just one small attribute of ownership.
I leave 3 mississippi between me and the car ahead, like me pappy learned me.
