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by wtf_srsly 2143 days ago
I am from Germany and you'll see a lot of french EVs (e.g. Renault Zoe) on the road here since they're relatively cheap and you can get some tax deductions.

Not so many people want to spend Tesla money for mediocre build quality.
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bartread 2143 days ago
Also, to spend £100k on a car (cost here in the UK[0]), you really have to be into the aesthetic, I think, and Teslas look a little bit vanilla for my taste, plus I don't entirely love the proportions.

They also don't do an estate/station wagon so if I was going to spend that kind of money on a car (I'm not - I couldn't even if I wanted to) it would be something like an Audi RS6: all of the performance, and all of the practicality.

(Yes, I know the model X would nail the practicality as well, but I really hate SUVs and trucks.)

[0] Edit for clarity: this is the approximate cost of the Model S P100D, which is the model I've been most interested in. Please see my grandchild comment.

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reallydontask 2143 days ago
>Also, to spend £100k on a car (cost here in the UK)

Google suggests that Tesla Model 3 starts at £42.5K and the S and X are around ~ £80K, which I guess is what you had in mind

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bartread 2143 days ago
True, but the only model that's really interested me is the Model S P100D, which rolls in at or near £100k. It's not an estate, but it does have a decent amount of cabin and boot space - and it's obviously incredibly fast.

The Model 3, which I find deeply unappealing in looks, is about the same price as a top end Volvo V60 hybrid (the fast version), which to me is a much more interesting/useful vehicle simply because it is an estate. Also much closer to the kind of money I could spend. What I'll probably end up doing is buying a 2 year old V60 hybrid in a year or two, to dodge at least some of the depreciation, to replace my aging and "characterful" Saab 93 wagon.

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FireBeyond 2143 days ago
> and the S and X are around ~ £80K

Plus VAT at 20% - and the non-base S models are around £88K, so you end at £105K plus any other registration fees. The X tends to be about the same for non-base.

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gsnedders 2141 days ago
The Tesla website lists the S at £78k and £93k, including tax and all applicable fees, but really you should then minus the 5k EV grant.

Anything selling to consumers is listed with VAT included.

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