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[aaronjb]

They really are. If I could justify the cost on a commuting car I'd get the P60

Do the maths carefully... the fuel savings go along way towards the lease cost...

Oh I did It comes out to more or less the same cost as a cheapish (brand new) Diesel doing ~55mpg (Honda CR-V, say), once you factor fuel in.. but it's still ~£650/mo..

Plus the trouble with leasing is having to say "I'll be doing 25k p/a" at the outset when that's highly likely to reduce over time .. so I'd more likely get a regular loan for something slightly older; I'd quite like a VW Toerag..

[henryd]

They really are. If I could justify the cost on a commuting car I'd get the P60

Do the maths carefully... the fuel savings go along way towards the lease cost...

Oh I did It comes out to more or less the same cost as a cheapish (brand new) Diesel doing ~55mpg (Honda CR-V, say), once you factor fuel in.. but it's still ~£650/mo..

Plus the trouble with leasing is having to say "I'll be doing 25k p/a" at the outset when that's highly likely to reduce over time .. so I'd more likely get a regular loan for something slightly older; I'd quite like a VW Toerag..

Good call 

[tunnie]

Phaeton is always tempting, they are seriously cheap now for a once £60k car.

But even the diesel only does 29 to the gallon 

[Doctor Gollum]

Phaeton is always tempting, they are seriously cheap now for a once £60k car.

But even the diesel only does 29 to the gallon 

That's because it's a rough 3.0v6 driving a 2.7 ton four wheel drive brick via a Slushbox

[biggriffin]

A tesla, is just to make, Rupert and Chardonnay feel good about saving polar bears, and people who can afford a £60k car on the company, can say they have a smaller green footprint. When milk floats become available to us, they will be knanclerd and need new power packs, 

[aaronjb]

Good call 

I'd forgotten you'd got one Henry - clearly you think it's a good car  What kind of economy do you see on a run in it?

[Doctor Gollum]

Good call 

I'd forgotten you'd got one Henry - clearly you think it's a good car  What kind of economy do you see on a run in it?

Tesla will be cheaper

[aaronjb]

Probably.. I'm desperately trying to stick with something that can tow 3t though, even though I'll only have done that once with the truck in the time I've owned it

.. no, it's not a sensible route forward really

[Doctor Gollum]

Probably.. I'm desperately trying to stick with something that can tow 3t though, even though I'll only have done that once with the truck in the time I've owned it

.. no, it's not a sensible route forward really

https://transportevolved.com/2014/06/24/can-tow-tesla-model-s-one-owner-answers-emphatic-yes/

[aaronjb]

  Aside from the legalities .. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to go drilling holes in £50k worth of Tesla on PCP!

I suppose if he ran out of lectrickery he could always just fire the genny up..

[Doctor Gollum]

Aside from the legalities .. I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to go drilling holes in £50k worth of Tesla on PCP!

I suppose if he ran out of lectrickery he could always just fire the genny up..

A couple of hundred quids worth of aluminium plate and a tight welder and no one would ever know

[Doctor Gollum]

Incidentally,  the Model X has a 5000lb towing capacity 

[ronnyd]

Saw on teletext last night that they are investigating another crash in the states.

[aaronjb]

Incidentally,  the Model X has a 5000lb towing capacity 

In this country or the US? They always seem to vary greatly.. I wouldn't be surprised to see it with a healthy towing capacity in the US and 0Kg rated in the EU..

[Doctor Gollum]

Don't know tbh... is on the Model X microsite...