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The comments about the interior trim reflect my comments made (and then submitted by email at her request) to the Tesla rep after I raised them at the Wales do after sitting in the back for a while. Basically, they can be summarised as that the trim quality and finish was, IMHO, not up to the standard that the (fastidious/OCD) people who own 8 would expect - nor that of others who look to spend that kind of money on a a car. She did try to say that they would be swayed by the low running costs but I think that people still want some quality finish as well.
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind. |
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We're generally a very picky lot on here (and some more than most ) - and have been thoroughly spoiled by D2 quality
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Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P- (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful. (4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting. |
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Do Tesla still charge £495 compulsory servicing per year in the UK?
That's the one thing that puts me off quite a lot, the whole point of an electric car is that it needs next to no servicing so to whack on a hefty compulsory service charge is really underhand, especially if in some years all they do is a quick download of new software. Lets face it, a lot of internal combustion cars cost less than £500 to service each year. Found it. Ouch! https://www.tesla.com/en_GB/support/service-plans I like to be as self-sufficient as possible and to know how to do all the straight forward maintenance myself. Russians have the right idea http://www.autoblog.com/2016/11/23/t...ervice-center/ Last edited by Goran; 25th November 2016 at 01:58 PM. |
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Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P- (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful. (4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting. |
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As, for "picky" I was buying a 2nd hand LR Freelander for Mrs D last year and the comment at the dealers was "we have never had someone come down in overalls with a torch and want to inspect the underside/suspension and bodywork". Well, I was about to give them a wallet full of money and there wasnt anything wrong with my money so there had better be nothing wrong with the car.
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2002 D2 S8 – Ming Blue, Valcona leather, Vavona wood insert, solar sunroof (to be fitted), Heated rear seats, extended leather pack, 18” Avus, ski hatch, Bose, auto dim rear view mirror, rear blind. |
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Better really, not that that is saying much based on my recent well-researched buying experience over 2016.
Of all the medium cars we looked at I found Mercedes were the worst inside. Though admittedly I wasn't looking at S-class.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later) 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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Range...
I thought I'd also share this, just in case anyone thinks the Tesla limits the ability to go a, ahem..., Grand Tour
This video is of a trip by one of the Tesla UK group, which covered 4600 miles in 16 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPoZ7do2iVQ&app=desktop
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Autos Autos everywhere... (1) 2015 Tesla Model S: (was 85D, now 90D ). Silent and deadly, and very fast... But not as fast as Ian's M3P- (2) 2002 D2 S8 Final Edition: Bulletproof and faultless: Brilliant Black with Extended (Red!) Leather. Three-times winner of Best D2 1st prize (3) 1997 Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo: Scots (! ) Green. Fragile, but beautiful. (4) 2010 Fiat Panda 100HP. White Pandamonium (Final Edition!!). Pure old-fashioned 6-speed go-karting. |
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