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I had 3 in total, first 1.3 was stolen so I got another. The engine blew up on that one so had a 1.5TD with the izuzu engine, upped the boost from 0.7 to 1.0 bar and it flew whilst still sipping fuel. 

It had a 4" Peco exhaust, SR Seats, SR spoiler and GSi skirts, 2 12" pioneer subwoofers running of a Phoenix Gold amp and the first Alpine 4x60w headunit they made, come to think of it the sound system cost more then the car did. 

They should revisit the roadster, a Tesla based on the V6 Exige body is something I could get on board with. 

Is £35k really affordable though? You have to really want an EV to buy one, as mentioned already now your not buying a Tesla to save money so it doesn't matter how cheap it is per mile to run. 

If you wanted to save money and have an EV then the Zoe and Leaf are more affordable.

So basically spend more money now to save money tomorrow, 

All this talk about saving money on fuel, have we forgot what Tesla's cost to buy new. Even if we see a £35k Tesla 3 on UK roads, that's still nearly £10k more then my current car.

Even at 20mpg, £113p a litre that's nearly 39000 miles to make up the difference.

I won't even consider a change until an EV saves me a decent amount of money over a petrol car.

Other half is starting to listen to me and look at hatchbacks as well as SUV's so our shortlist of cars to test drive first now include the Golf R and GTi

Plugged my induction hole after a couple weeks as it just sounded too fake. 

Saw my old 86 in the carpark on my way home yesterday, can't say I really miss it. 

M140i

The rising cost was why I mentioned the model 3 in the other thread. The 3 was being sold as a $35k car, by the time the UK sees them its going to be pushing £50k making it to expensive for those looking to save money as they'll just stick to hat they know and buy a cheaper petrol car.

I don't buy new without GAP cover now. Should the worse happen I don't want to be in the position where I could lose tens of thousands.

 

GAP is suppose to be 'back to invoice' isn't it? The point of my situation is even if I get paid the invoice amount that isn't even enough to see me back in a basic spec Model X with no opinions ticked!!

 

there's two versions, RTI which is return to invoice or there's a version to cover the finance outstanding on the vehicle. Obviously the second one gets cheaper as the amount of cover slowly goes down.

Theres a third type, Vehicle replacement. This will bridge any gap from your insurance and the cost to replace the vehicle with a matching one. This applies if the car now costs more then what you paid to replace.

I don't buy new without GAP cover now. Should the worse happen I don't want to be in the position where I could lose tens of thousands.

Its car insurance after all, even if its not your fault you never come out even and it'll always cost you

GAP still wouldn't cover VED or supercharger benefits, it only ever refers to the invoice price of the vehicle.

No it wouldn't but it would cover the cost for replacing a £70k car with one that now costs £90k.

I would of had specialist insurance to cover something like a £70k tesla.

Do you have GAP? I took replacement vehicle cover on my latest to cover any increases in price if the worse was to happen.

Was a genuine question as my neighbour is big into EV's and has deposit down thinking he'd get a car by next year.

This is what I was questioning, and the price, whats the price going to be in 2019. Drivetrain aside isn't the 3 meant to rival mid range cars for price otherwise people will just stick to buying £20-30k petrol cars.

Haven't they limited the first run of cars options to only colour and alloys to speed up production.

What's the situation with the Model 3 in the UK. Anyone with £1000 down on the waiting list starting to question if Tesla can deliver a quality £35k car by 2018.

I'm not a fan of the SUV idea, I quite like the new X1 and X4 though and not looking to spend £65k+ on a Cayenne S or F-Pace SVR. No matter how much power they have you still can't throw them around like a proper sports car.

The M140i may become the main family car and we'll get something sporty if it was my choice.

Currently in a M140i due to having a little one.

 

I think you can forget about a Cayman or Evora for the next 18 years

 

My other half wants an SUV next but struggling to find something exciting with a powerful enough petrol engine, that will leave the door open for me to get a 981 Cayman.

Don't think I'll ever return to a 350z, possibly a 370z but if I get a 2 seater next it'll be either a Cayman or Evora.

Since the 350z some of the sporty cars I've had have included a Z4, Elise 111S, GT86 and currently in a M140i due to having a little one.

That sucks big time, looks like the wheel and drive train took a lot of the impact.

Will you be getting a Tesla hire car?

That Laurens AE86 along with her GT86?

Hot hatches have come a long way since the 350z was first released, we're starting to see a new generation of hyper hatches with 300+ bhp as standard.

Friend had a 53 plate and im sure he mentioned that even with everything off the systems still kicked in.

Not on 20", all been 19" so far no?

 

possibly but expect the others to follow suit

M140i/M240i come with 18" alloys as standard still.

I would of said mk3 MR2, a few mods and stripped out makes a very good track car.