Any update on your search? I'm finally ordering my new company car and BIK makes anything other than an EV a silly choice. Currently strongly considering the model 3 dual motor long range jobby but the interior worries me a little. Hoping to get my hands on one shortly to play with.
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What about the interior worries you?
We've just come back from a 830 mile road trip to Devon during half term in our nearly 4 years old Tesla with 6 people in the car for most of the trip. The interior looks 'as new', and the car it self performed flawlessly.
Model 3s were just about the only other EV we came across, and I would have zero hesitation in ordering one today to go along side our X........However we are literally about to start a massive house renovation project so don't have access to the funds needed at present
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We've just come back from a 830 mile road trip to Devon during half term in our nearly 4 years old Tesla with 6 people in the car for most of the trip. The interior looks 'as new', and the car it self performed flawlessly.
Model 3s were just about the only other EV we came across, and I would have zero hesitation in ordering one today to go along side our X........However we are literally about to start a massive house renovation project so don't have access to the funds needed at present
.I've heard build quality has improved significantly so no concerns there, but I tend to like 'busy' interiors with lots of buttons and things to play with. The model 3 seems the polar opposite, with the big display and not much else. Not necessarily a problem, but I'd like to have a play before I decide. Fortunately a colleagues partner works for a local dealership so I have popped an email over to him this morning to potentially see one on Saturday 
Trust me there is plenty of stuff to 'play' with despite the lack of buttons, quite the opposite in fact.....and if you like maps/graphs/settings to fiddle with the options really are endless compared to any normal physical button setups. That is the beauty of digital screen, you can do what ever you want to it, getting into a 'normal' car these days feels like traveling back to the days of Nokia phones
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I test drove the model 3 long range this evening. The interior is a real mixed bag; the steering wheel is a bit plasticy and the controls feel a bit cheap. The huge display in the centre however was ace, and I see what you mean about there being plenty to play with 
The electrically adjustable steering column was neat, and the side mirrors, but then the manual adjust rear view mirror seems like a missed opportunity On the road I found the suspension a bit bobbly if the road got bumpy, didn't seem to be either soft or sporty but somewhere in between. That said it performed well around corners and the acceleration was mind bending - I'm still grinning My wife told me off a couple of times 😋 Suffice to say I've ordered one
The electrically adjustable steering column was neat, and the side mirrors, but then the manual adjust rear view mirror seems like a missed opportunity On the road I found the suspension a bit bobbly if the road got bumpy, didn't seem to be either soft or sporty but somewhere in between. That said it performed well around corners and the acceleration was mind bending - I'm still grinning My wife told me off a couple of times 😋 Suffice to say I've ordered one 
