We review the £60k Tesla Model 3 Performance, and bring along Mark McCall from the EV Association NI (EVANI). Dual motor all wheel drive, producing around 450bhp and sprinting to 60 in 3.1s in silence.
The review turns to long form conversation as Mark and Andy wax lyrical on EV Ownership in general in NI, and the Tesla Model 3 in particular, Mark being a prior Model 3 owner.
Want to know more about EV ownership in Northern Ireland? Listen to Andy’s interview with Mark on the Sold as Seen Podcast.
RMS Forum Comments
@Rocko
Your options are - buy/PCP direct from tesla, or try and find a decent lease from the usual PCH suppliers. Price also seems to be 'the price'. That being said they do come fully loaded and residuals are good, as I said in the vid, if you were planning to keep long term, perhaps buying out right isn't the worst. But with any EV at the moment don't be expecting to save piles of cash, they are expensive up front!
Bend over. Especially for a Performance. If you want to go the lease route, give Paddy @ Carmercial in Bangor a call. He sorted mine out. https://www.carmercial-leasing.com/contact-us/
| Bend over. Especially for a Performance. If you want to go the lease route, give Paddy @ Carmercial in Bangor a call. He sorted mine out. https://www.carmercial-leasing.com/contact-us/
usually I would like to purchase (as you said, residuals are good, and I like to modify), although the pace of technology might mean it's been rendered 'old hat' in 4 years. M4 is due it's 'pay up or return' time in November, which will end up being me buying and selling to make the most of the lowish final payment. That coupled with the selling up of parts and some car saving up should mean I've a chunky deposit. Maybe a 2/3 year lease is the safe option, what ball park figure are we talking for 8K miles a year @Rocko ? Can keep it general to protect your privacy. :-D
Give or take a few quid... 348612
Drive an M3P first and come back to us!
Those figures are eyewatering, if you could buy it outright you'd be well up after 3 years I'd imagine? I guess there's going to be a lot more Model 3s on the road at that point though.