Hopefully about to buy a ‘22 M3 AWD/LR for myself, the missus and the dog. Cannot wait! 🥰
Hi everyone 👋 Just wanted to share my excitement because our household is going fully EV from a diesel (mine) and a hybrid (hers). We’ve been planning to switch since getting solar panels installed last year.
My OH got her EV a couple of weeks ago and at the same time I was persuaded by the savvy salesman to ‘just try’ test-driving a Model 3 that they had around the back (I really wasn’t considering one, from initial research I thought an Ioniq 5 might be for me).
Hooooooo boy was that a good/bad idea 😂 — with barely 3 minutes total ‘driving’ down a short back-road, I had a stupidly big grin on my face and I’ve been unable to stop thinking about it, researching and watching all the YouTube videos since 😁 …so here I am!
From my ’used M3’ research I settled on my ‘sweet spot’ of:
- 2022 as I can’t afford a new one, and post-switch to AMD CPU. Yes I’m a nerd (is anyone here _not_?) 🤓
- LR for more range vs our other EV so we can use it for longer trips/holidays ☀️
- AWD for the stupidly-big-grin-inducing go-pedal 😉
- Oh and black, because I grew up watching Knight Rider, do I need a better reason? 🖤
After researching and dreaming for a week, I went back to the dealership (third party, not Tesla’s own) a week ago because I happened to be in the area, and the salesman managed to secure a not-yet-on-the-website black ‘22 AWD LR … which I’m hoping will arrive in a handful of days so I can test drive and — if the stars align — drive away in it 🤞
The dealer has been open with communicating and I’ve already been told while it’s being prepped that a suspension arm is being replaced (it has ~50k miles on it), which I think is reassuring and hopefully they’re on top of preventing any obvious issues.
Would anyone here with a similar model/year care to share any thoughts, maybe on what to watch out for during a proper test-drive (will definitely take it on a dual carriageway this time), or what to look forward to? The nerdier the better! Some other random thoughts I’m having so far:
- Front mudguards if it doesn’t already have them (Tesla’s own brand best?)
- Dog cover for back seats (Tesla’s own brand looks expensive — is it worth it?)
- Very nerdy things like black covers for logos & ”Dual Motor” badges (because K.I.T.T.)
Sorry for yapping, yes I’m overthinking it, I’m a _bit_ excited! 🤏😁