James thanks for your help at the services with our new leaf! We are all charged up! Very kind of you!

Enjoyed your video! Congrats on joining the Tesla world...We had a chevy Volt before we bought our 70D. I dragged my wife on two test drives before she gave in!! You'll enjoy the car. I'm always looking for reasons to drive it and I'm sure you will be too!

incredible machine ...love your videos guys keep them coming

Another fantastic video. We did similar journeys from Leicester to Cape Wrath and John O'Groats in a Renault 4 in the early 1970's. What a difference a Tesla would make. We had the 20 minute test drive last week now we need one like that. A very tempting proposition.

I watched your trip in *your* Tesla first. Congratulations on getting your own! Your videos are strangely addicting :) Going on your trips "with you" take my mind of things going on here. Thanks for the trip!

This is an epic video and has certainly sold me on electric vehicles when the time comes. Some great scenery and the autopilot shots are mind blowing. This should be on mainstream TV - certainly more enjoyable than the revamped Top Gear! Great stuff.

Congratulations! This was so funny, my wife and I have a Leaf and are in the same boat as you two, I'll make sure she watches this. Maybe she'll cave too.

finally a Tesla video that is properly done. KMAN and Bjorn need to watch this video and learn a few things. Well Done !!!!

I don't know if i could take my hands off the wheel on the motorway but full marks for showing us! Great video as always guys

Congratulations on your new car. It's because of your channel and other leaf channels that I purchased a 30kw leaf. Enjoy your new car and I look forward to seeing the videos.

You weren't wrong about Sharvedda, Strathy or Patsy. We love it too. She says Hi x 👍

Thanks for sharing your first experience... and congratulations. This really is car 2.0. It's just fantastic. While no car is perfect.. Jesus.. this comes close.

Enjoyed this video and now about to watch your European road trip as we like to drive abroad, so it could influence our next car purchase.

It's such an incredible car to do road trips in

Ah, that's so kind of you. Actually my Wife and I spent the evening watching all of your videos. Ps my Wife says we are waiting for your review of the PHEVs next. Wishing you all the best, safe fun driving and thank you once again😀

Great UK road trip, well done both of you and welcome to the Tesla Family in November. Regards David

Congratulations with the (ordered) new Tesla. Enjoy your videos!

Great video! Thanks. October 2015 i did a roadtrip with my brother about 3400 km in 55 h in a S 85 D from Germany to Sweden and back. It was the best roadtrip i have ever done (without Autopilot). But i still can't afford one ;-(

Brilliant Video ! Cheers from Canada !

Congratulations. Nice color choice (Pearl White). [Last month I took delivery of one like it. It's really a 'spaceship.'] // Nicely done production and content. Hope to see more of your sharings.

Very enjoyable and informative video. To me this just reinforces how good the Tesla Model S/supercharger combo really is. Faultless running, faultless quick charging - makes all the others look a bit silly.

Respect from Moscow!

I want 1 so baaaaaaaad!!!! Congrats!

Yes, good video. I didn't know Chademo was as common as it was in the UK.

Your road trip video reminds me of Bjorn Nyland's videos, great job, and well edited too. Enjoy your Model S, it's good to have another UK perspective on Tesla.

congrats, be sure to do some videos when you get your new ride

Wow!! Congratulations guys

Great video and congrats on the purchase. Is it a 90D facelift? I am a tesla enthusiast and hang out a lot at the tesla motors club online forum. Just couple of comments - for superchargering speed, how many miles/hour reading is the average speed for the entire charging session. You should only look at how many kw which is an instantaneous reading. Most Tesla tops out at 118 kw and then keep going down as battery's state of charge % keep going up. - Keep in mind that supercharging to about 80% of battery is the quickest in terms of charge time. The remaining 20% charge extremely slow. - when the car say u have enough charge to move on to the next destination. Always charge another five to ten mins. Because the car's calculation always under estimate by about 10 percent. - the wh/hour reading at 80 mph highway speed was most likely the average wh/hour since your last charging. Not the instantaneous wh/hour reading. You have to go to the trip planner to see the wh/h usage graph to get the instant reading. - check out the tmc forum if u get a chance. There is another enthusiast that created teslainventory.com where u can buy new inventory car directly from Tesla at a discount. The listing are in both Tesla official website and also the website I gave u. I don't work or benefit from that website. But a lot of people in forum has found the site to be very useful. So it may help ur friends or family to search. - the non-performance version of 100D Tesla will be coming out in a few months. So the 90D will be in heavy discount by that time. Just a tip. - Tesla cars that was made this year has improved chemistry and supercharge even faster. So don't buy the 85 kwh or the old 60 kwh or the 70 kwh if your family is interested in getting an used car. - don't get too comfortable with autopilot. The problem is it works 98% of the time and that 2 percent it doesn't work in tricky situations could be fatal. It is not a driver-less car. There are still a lot of complaints about autopilot among Tesla users. Anyway, long message. Hope this helps and thanks for the effort of making the video :-)

Haha! Enjoyed that. That was kind of an inevitable decision after borrowing one for a few days. I'd love to justify it myself, but don't do enough long car journeys to do so and I've already used up my 'naughty' credits by getting the Zero DSR electric motorbike, so I'll be sticking with the LEAF. Enjoy the Tesla when you get it, and perhaps I'll bump into you both again sometime, given you're up the road from me (Nuneaton)... although that'll be less likely now! :-)

4:30 mums reaction - classic LOL

Already cancelled 2 test drives in a Tesla. Would love one but really cant justify it to myself let alone my other half. lf I had a test drive Im convinced I couldnt stop myself buying one. Will stick with the ev we have. Model 3 will be harder to resist. look forward to your further adventures.

the efficient way to do things is to charge to 80% and continue. the last 20 just takes a lot of time and should be used when you really need it.

Do you live near Gatwick, I used to live in EG , I loved that part of Sussex, I'm now back in my home town Melbourne Australia

Thanks for sharing this video, really interesting for the LEAF comparison. Did you find the auto pilot feature relaxing to the point you arrived feeling fresher ? Having to take charging breaks in the LEAF does mean you have enforced rest breaks too, how does the Tesla compare with regard to fatigue range as well as actual range ?

Great video. Thanks for the trip and info. Is Kate a model seriously?? Very pretty. I love your accents.

I have to agree that the Gretna services are not the most appealing! As a Scot, I have to apologise. We only stop there for a "comfort" break. But they do have super chargers.

Great video, but I did not catch where you got the P85D from, a friend maybe?

seen that Model S plenty of times on motorways (number plate), didn't know it's for hire. Where did you hire it from? I wanted one for October, for 3 days, to go to Ben Nevis, cheapest was £350, 100 daily mile limit and £4 every mile over, next was £507 unlimited mileage, full UK/EU insurance. Will go in my e-nv200 :D we have met once in services near Birmingham on M6, but then my van been down and I was in the courtesy Leaf :)

Another great video, many thanks. I'm wondering how much of a 'hit' you will take with the depreciation on the Leaf when you sell it - or were you sensible and leased it? Do you think the GM Chevy Bolt /Vauxhall Ampera-E will be a competitor to the Model S?

Hi James and Kate, nice video; it would be nice to know which version you have ordered and what are the reasons that brought you to that choice. Cheers

Very nice video! I'm just wondering how many "charging cards" do you need for that journey? Thanks.

And now the AP is even better :-) (8.0)

There is no comparison to the acceleration in an electric car. It is not a smooth increase in acceleration like a gas car, its instant. Reminds me of a roller coaster I rode as a kid, that shot you out at the start instead of going down hill. I only wish these came with a small on-board generator to charge if there are no tesla stops within range of each other, if not only to ease the transition. I hear GM is doing just this.

Nice one guys, Love Tesla and I am waiting for model X, O and if I had a beautiful lady like this I will be buying diamonds for her not Tesla Lol...............

When you stopped at Aviemore there was a sign for pay and display car park. Do you have to pay for parking if you are an EV on charge? Just wondering. Your experience in your LEAF came through on this video, you applied the ABC's of charging, Always Be Charging, stopping and topping off even if wasn't absolutely necessary. Surprised the car utilized Autopilot on A roads as well as it did, I had always thought it would be a motorway only feature. Awesome to know that!! Good luck with your new Tesla when it arrives.

Was it has overheating battery or electric motors ?

Do I see correctly that you guys have the textile seats in that Tesla? If so can you comment on if you think theyre any good?

Does the autopilot spot the speed changes and slow down in road works? So you’re not getting the cheaper Model 3! You guys must be rolling in it!

Whats the cost of A Tesla charge?

I notice that England is on the metric system but still uses miles and mph on the roads.

How much did it cost to rent it and for how long did you do it? What was the cost breakdown of the trip?

loved the road trip and the car seemed terrific, my only worry would be the auto pilot. Can you really relax when its on?

Would you consider waiting for a model 3?

Thanks for the inspiration guys.. We have followed you into buying one ourselves... Any chance you can share your referral code with us?

#1 rule. Never charge over 80% unless it's not your Tesla or an emergency.

everyone whines about charging, but when you are on a long trip, I always stop for a cup of coffee when I have to refill the tank on my car, so a 40 min charge is not a big deal

I think you have talked her into it lol

James and Kate, Any new status?

hi how did you manage to test drive for a week .

Driver's eyes at 1:33

Out of interest, How are you funding it? Hire purchase or buying it with a car loan? Or...a big briefcase of cash from an undisclosed source

It seem like your wife is the bread winner.

bad example of auto pilot use! always keep one hand on the steering wheel or really close to it.