Is the CHEAPEST Model 3 REALLY that different?

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26 responses to “Is the CHEAPEST Model 3 REALLY that different?”

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   @robhumberstone

   February 27, 2026

   I would still want the premium and I’m sure the lease cost would have hardly any difference in price

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      No matter what the cost difference is, I’d definitely go Premium or Performance. I’ve just gotten used to the idea of Teslas being fully loaded

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   @tonycommercial

   February 27, 2026

   I can accept all of those to pay £70 a month less on PCH over 24 months /8k a year 😏

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   @rosscoshred

   February 27, 2026

   Does it have enough room to fit in your SS uniform?

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      It is so hypocritical of liberals to shame Elon Musk for his views but then restric the freedom of choice/speech of other people who are not politically motivated and just want to buy a car.

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      @rosscoshred

      February 27, 2026

      ​@GunaKyatam90 how is it hypocritical to voice an opinion? A person is free to buy whatever car they want. Any car you buy sends a message about what is important to you and what you value, speed, cost, practicality etc. Tesla just happens to send the message that you value right wing Nazi politics. Pretty simple really.

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      ​@rosscoshred It is hypocritical to believe that you have the right to voice an opinion but then shame others (in this case Tesla owners) for having an opinion of their own.

      The vast majority of Tesla drivers are normal people who just went for a car they found to be cool, easy to live with and good value. These are not people that associate themselves with Elon Musks ideologies and therefore are not deserving of all the hate that has come their way.

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      @rosscoshred

      February 27, 2026

      ​@GunaKyatam90it would only be hypocritical if I turned around and said that they could not have an opinion about anything to do with me. I’ve not done that so there is no hypocrisy.

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   @sargfowler9603

   February 27, 2026

   There’s £100 difference per month on pcp, so the premium is hard to justify, But it isn’t just the interior as this review suggests. Range is much more and performance close to the awd

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   @ianmacdonald9932

   February 27, 2026

   Wound ever buy a plug-in electric car. The technology simply isn’t there yet if it ever will be. Go outside a city or town & you’ll see how impractical they are unless you have a charging point, are diving only a few miles locally & don’t have effective or indeed any realistic public transport as back up? Come back & see where these models are in 5 to 10 years? Once the battery needs replacing they’re write offs due to the cost of replacing it for ordinary people. 👎

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      I’m assuming there aren’t many chargers in your area/region/country but in the west there’s absolutely no question whatsoever regarding the availability of chargers outside of urban areas. Most big rest stops along major highways and even many small towns along the way have chargers. It’s anything but impractical. Considering how long the ranges are these days, you’d have to drive hundreds of Kms before needing a charge, in which case it would be time for a break for the people in the car anyway. Older Teslas are already past the 10 year mark and have proven that batteries don’t degrade anywhere close to what people fear even after hundreds of thousands of kms. Considering they’re getting cheaper, battery swaps will only get more affordable over time. I’d really suggest you do more research

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      @ianmacdonald9932

      February 27, 2026

      @GunaKyatam90Real life experiences of family & friends show just what I’ve described & you clearly have no actual actual experience of the rural U.K. if you believe your depiction is accurate! Having 2 or 3 charging points in a local car park works only if your electric plug-in is the exception not the rule. Having a few points more added but not yet working (6 months & counting) for no apparent reason, blocking spaces for other residents to part at the same time, visitors in the holidays vainly asking for directions to charging points that are inadequate, not in service or (more recently) incompatible with their cars are all are very real actual issues that further “research” won’t fix!

      A family member with a Tessler is getting rid of it because it “impractical” on retuning hone to live. That’s the reality my friend that no amount of hype or research can erase. City dwellers telling us to try harder to make their own version of reality fit our daily lives doesn’t encourage but only confirms the ignorance & arrogance of trying to impose their reality upon others of whose’s lives they know little of & care less.

      Let’s see where these cars are in 10 years & if they are still in production & haven’t been superseding by technology that’s more accessible to all? At present plug-ins only work in towns & cities. Change that fact & you may change minds i& persuade sceptics!

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      ​@ianmacdonald9932 I’m from Germany and I don’t live in a big city and yet we have 2 EVs and a PHEV that work perfectly fine for my family. In my view EV ownership these days is literally childs play with countless apps and maps providing accurate and real time information regarding charging locations, availability and amenities..What you’re describing are situations unique to you that are not reflective of the general experience in the west. As such, I cannot see eye to eye with you or sympathize because I’ve had a pretty smooth EV ownership experience. And no, no one is telling us rural residents to adopt EVs right away. That would be like farmers telling Londoners they all need to get diesel 4×4 Land Rovers.

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      @ianmacdonald9932

      February 27, 2026

      @GunaKyatam90Smug arrogance isn’t persuasive either. The “I’m alright mate” really doesn’t help your argument nor does your obvious ignorance of actual rural life in the U.K.. If & when EV technology gets there people may rethink but until then good luck with finding a charging point or support if you ever venture outside your smug urban bubble.

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      ​@ianmacdonald9932 You live in the UK and yet you don’t understand English? I don’t live in a city in Germany, rather in more of a rural area. I also said having an EV is not a compulsion. No one’s forcing you to have one. Just because EVs don’t work wherever you live and pickup trucks aren’t made for central London doesn’t mean either of them are bad. They’re just not made for each other. And the world doesn’t revolve around your little hamlet so it’s not ignorant of me to not know about life in your little settlement. It’s just not a relevant subject for me, just like hundreds of subjects that you probably don’t care about or in your words, are ignorant of, because they don’t concern you.

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   @hedydd2

   February 27, 2026

   What you mean is ‘fabric and oil based plastic’ seats of course.

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      I think the “faux” part of the name makes it fairly apparent that they’re not real leather.

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      @hedydd2

      February 27, 2026

      @GunaKyatam90
      They actually claim it to be “vegan leather’ when it is actually unsustainable oil based plastic rather than a natural sustainable product like real leather.

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      ​@hedydd2 Vegan leather is only meant to be free of animal cruelty, because that matters to some people. I don’t think manufacturers claim it’s actually sustainable or environmentally friendly. It’s also not some heavily guarded secret, as a simple Google search will tell anyone that vegan leather is made out of plastics.

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      @hedydd2

      February 27, 2026

      @GunaKyatam90
      So why not be honest and call it plastic rather than pretend to the gullible that it is something that it’s not and , like you, mislead by associating natural sustainable leather with animal cruelty. Totally disingenuous of you. For shame

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      ​@hedydd2 I have no idea why you’re personally attacking me when all I’ve done is clarify something but I’m going to let it slide this one time by assuming you’ve misunderstood something or are in a foul mood. And no, faux leather is not simply plastic, so you can’t call it that. That would be like demanding paper be called wood because that’s what the source is. Plastic is the general term but depending on the application you use different names. Stop playing the victim card. Manufacturers take care to differentiate between leather and leatherette/faux leather so there’s no disingenuity on their part.

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   @joey-pn3xe

   February 27, 2026

   When did plastic seats become premium?

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      Not compared to leather but definitely a step up from fabric seats

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      @joey-pn3xe

      February 27, 2026

      @GunaKyatam90don’t agree. Cold in winter and sticky in summer. Unless you have young kids, I don’t see the benefit.

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      @GunaKyatam90

      February 27, 2026

      ​@joey-pn3xe Even without kids cloth seats pick up water and sweat stains much more than other material types and they still feel cheap. Besides, with a stationary parking heater or better, with an EV, the interior is always going to be the right temperature, regardless of the season, so there’s no question of freezing cold or scorching hot seats

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   @bmwf800r7

   February 27, 2026

   No

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