Old-timer Tesla owner here - bought my Model S P85+ back in 2013, got 155,000+ kms on it, and I love it so much. This is a first gen car, so old it doesn't even have parking sensors, which means it doesn't have even the ancient original AP 1.0, manual drive only, and I *still* love it more than any other car I've ever been in. I'd like to get the Plaid, but there's no rush, and I'm on the waiting list for a Cybertruck. Even after 9 years, I'm still on the original equipment of everything except tires. I'm getting my headlights replaced this weekend - one of them is unreliable, so best to change them both. Not bad for 9 years. Brakes are still original, battery is original etc. I've lost about 10% of my range since I started, and that's totally managable. There's no squeaks or rattles, the car sounds and feels tight like brand new. I can't say enough about it. Welcome to the Tesla family :)

Having driven a 2014 Model S since new now 125,000 uk miles its still exciting and special every drive and thats incredible, performance, styling, support, charging structure, and share price (thank you Elon so impressed with the car bought 1,000s of shares in 2015 now retired!) what not to like.

I'm still super excited after almost 3 years of ownership of my model 3.

Congrats on your Tesla, the problem with VW and all the legacy automakers is they outsource everything including software. Well one of many problems lol

Congrats! I own a 2021 MY LR and it's the absolute best car I've ever owned or driven. I honestly love my Model Y. My girlfriend and I will go for drives in it just for fun, sit and play games in it, we listen to music while parked at scenic spots, the car is simply lots of fun to own. Big upgrade from your ID3, have fun!

Congratz on the Model 3! Just some tips for you with the car: - Always (always!) pre-condition the battery for fast charging by entering the charger in navigation, cold battery results in a very slow charge. - At Supercharger's leave a gap between you and other cars as typically stalls 'A' and 'B' will share power and result in a slower charge for both of you. (1A and 1B may share for example, apparently this isn't an issue with the new 250kW chargers though) - When on motorways, be especially aware that right now we run ancient 2019 Autopilot and it has a hard time detecting trucks as you pass them. If you go from say lane 3 to 2 but a truck is in lane 1, the car may freak out and think the truck is in your lane for a moment. (Fixed with Tesla Vision and FSD Beta, whenever we get those!) - In the winter, just be aware that the car is 'mainly rear wheel drive', it'll only use the rear motor unless you're flying into a corner or you're flooring it. The car's back-end may step out, once traction control triggers, the car will enter a 50/50 split mode where it uses the front and rear motor, after 2 minutes it'll slowly start offsetting towards the rear again to save power. I guess off the top of my head that's all I've got right now. Hope you enjoy the car. I got mine in November 2019 and its been a joy, never gets old. :)

I am so excited for you! I remember when I got mine (same model 3 lr awd) and after 18 months... i am absolutely still in love with it!

Gratz with your new car! I have one just like it (couple months older only). I haven't regretted it a single moment.

We love our M3LR! Best car we have owned thus far and we have owned a lot.

Well done…can’t wait for mine to arrive now !

Catching the moment you declared it yours was awesome because you’re genuinely excited. I hope I experience the same when I take delivery.🤞

Welcome to the Tesla clan ! *There really is no competition for Tesla* The supercharger network, the way they dynamically plan journeys, the performance, range and efficiency. Oh and the phenomenal software! (As you pointed out in your video above)

I knew it haha! Watching your previous video I was 100% sure the following up video would be "I sold my old car" :D. Once you drive a Tesla there is NO GOING BACK. YOU JUST HAVE TO have it. Tesla is the freaking future

Congrats mate. Hope you enjoy it. I'm on the waiting list still 🤣. Congrats on your videos and keep them coming!

Subscribed because you bought the Tesla. Can't wait for you to start testing out FSD Beta once it becomes available in Europe!

This is why Tesla has no marketing department and a waiting list for a year

Congrats! I have the same model and love it! Each month gets better! Enjoy

I just sold my ID4 and got a model 3, the simple truth is that there is no comparison on any level, the tesla is just amazing, showing all the flaws of the VW within 30 secs off driving it. BE WARNED, ALWAYS GO FOR THE TESLA . DONT FOOL YOURSELF THAT ANY OTHER COMES EVEN CLOSE.

One thing you didnt mention is just how good the stock stereo sounds. For a standard car it sounds fantastic! Also the headlights are so bright at night... probably the best ive ever seen.

I got my M3LR last Dec and I absolutely love it. Its my everyday car so I do drive it alot and my friends love riding in it on outings. So far no problems. Love the smooth quiet ride, and fast. My first EV car so cant compare to another EV and No complaints.

Congratulations on the upgrade!!!

🎉 nice. My Model 3 rwd will be delivered on the 30th. I'm so excited, wish I didn't have to wait any longer. I ordered in February so what's a few more days.

I made same move! I swap my ID.3 st1 max to Tesla M3P 2021 I had 100% same thoughs, And I am very happy my purchase.

Aayee i saw you test drive the Model 3 earlier congrats!!

I did exactly the same, changed from an ID.3 Pro S Tour to a M3LR. VW was a great car and had no issues in the year I owned it but the M3 is in a different league altogether. Much better performance and much more efficient.

Congratulations on your awesome new purchase!

Congratulations on getting the Model 3. I've had my Model 3 LR RWD since April 2018 and it's the best car I've ever owned. I've thought about upgrading to the newer version of the Model 3 or Model Y with the dual motors, heat pump and double thickness windows, but I've decided to wait for my CyberTruck and decide if I'll keep my Model 3 then. I also have the FSD package and don't want to have to pay for that again.

11:21 the comparison made me laugh hard. "This will be outdated in about a week." Was so recognizable. Even though I don't own a Tesla, I drive my social circle mad promoting the cars. Loved the interaction with your friend, and grats on your new car!

I tried an ID4 when looking at getting an EV last year and although I loved the exterior look of the car and the great space, inside the interior and especially the infotainment really let it down for me (this was October 2021). Maybe it’s got better since then but it really put me off at the time. Not good enough for a £40,000 car and miles behind Tesla (I’ve tried a Model Y).

Had mine for 3yrs now. Still my dream car. Just came back from 2000 mile road trip around Europe. Amazing holiday and the car was just so easy to live with.

The enthusiasm for his Tesla is why people love them, the other brands just don’t have the same effect on now much people really love their Teslas. I love mine!

Good choice. You’ll never regret it. Love my 2018 LRM3 RWD. Only washer fluid and new tires at 46k miles

@12:05, yup, there's the Tesla Giggle/Grin :) Awesome, congrats! Liked your previous comparison videos, glad you moved on it! Enjoy!

The recent Fully Charged Show interview with renowned EV tear-down engineer Sandy Munro confirms your own experiences where he states that Tesla technology "under the bonnet" is years ahead of all its rivals. However, as my requirements are purely for local driving, my Fiat 500e works well for me although I do envy you at this point in time!

Two Bros having a good time. ❤️

Performance, style, charging network, car gets better over time

I got the same model year last year but mine was the LFP standard range plus. It’s a really nice car

You have chosen wisely!, and one great thing about this choice is that no other car retains its value as much as Tesla! Owners who bought their cars a couple years ago have been able to resell them for an upgrade sometimes for more than they originally paid for it!

Congratulations!!!

Tesla Software is great. You will love it. I had mine

Congratulations on your new car!

Congrats on ur new car! Make sure to turn ur signal stock the same way (not the opposite way) to turn it off.

Sir! Your video is very fair and includes compelling facts.

LOL, was commenting on your last video and I hear you say "the next video might be 'id3 driver buys a tesla'" and I clicked over. Glad you went with the LR. I don't regret buying the performance, but the LR is the better buy overall.

Huge congratulations

Grattis!! Congratulations!!🤪😃😄😆😅🙃😆😀

Congratulations on your new car

Welcome to the club :)

It will never feel "normal". After 3 years we still drive past our house and cruise around in the neighborhood to keep the drive going. The launches on a red light, especially if I'm next to a Porsche or Corvette, never gets old. We have a 2019 LR and we bought the boost to get the 0-60 time down to 3.7 seconds - well worth it. ps: don't forget the voice commands and take off those aero wheels - the mags underneath are very nice. Use the aeros on long road trips for the extra miles.

Tesla gonna eat them all

New sub awesome upgrade!

Congrats!

Congrats on your new car. Same reason why I will go from Hyundai Kona to a Tesla Y or 3. That and because the “slow” fast charging of max 77kw cost most of the time >40 minutes

13:40 A model3 owner here since last September and I still see model 3 videos, so nothing to worry 😁👌

Volkswagen has massive software problems as you can read everywhere. And they have a big programming team which they maybe think is a good thing. But having many people leads to one not knowing what the other one does, plus the best software engineers will choose to work for the best and not for a company with a massive team of average people.

Startling that you think a car that's more expensive by 20k is better. Particularly when you're the one spending the extra 20k... Stunning conclusion...

Congratulations!

A very good idea ! Bravo…

Excellent choice! There is tesla , and then everyone else in a far distance. Have had many Teslas since 2015. Tesla changes your expectations of what a car should be. 🍻🍻🍻

Ayy you bought it!!

Only thing I don’t like on my Model 3 is coincidental to what was mentioned on the iD3. During the day I can’t see where to turn on the AC on my Model 3. You have to tap on the temperature number on the menu bar that you can’t see during the day since it’s grayed out to much. Anyway, I started to use voice commands for the AC controls.

Congrats 🎉 great choice!!! Best car ive ever owned!

My model 3 is my baby as my husband and inlaws refer to it. I absolutely love it. The model x is my dream car, but the model 3 good enough for what I need it for. So many aspects that I love about it, few small things that I don't love, but those are things that come down to personal preference. One thing that annoys me is the accoustics inside the car, due to the pano roof, again something I have a love hate relationship with. TBH I would actually prefer a sunroof.

The sound system is excellent...but be sure to EQ it....then it will be even better!

I recently got my M3 standard with FSD. I ruined my score to 74 and loss my right to drive FSD. I use to race with SCCA and anytime I buy a car, I like to give it the race test to see what car can do. I was so surprised when I got onto a on ramp in SF on Hickey Blvd and when into the turn with late apex and flew out of the ramp at 100+ miles per hour. The car was amazing like a race car. Well I looked at my score and i got penalized for a high gravitational turn. Yes, the M3 was a track car for sure.

Congratulations! It is the perfect choice.

You get them from a dealership? I ordered mine online and I had it delivered to my local gas station where I went to pick it up.

Congrats, you won't regret it

Inevitable.

congrats enjoy 🤗

The Software is fine now. I have 3.0 in my ID3. With Wecharge finding a charger nis easy peasy. Also now if you are running out of charge on your journey it's will tell you were to charge. I believe they will improve the software.

I on the other hand moved to Hyundai Ioniq5, which was just better than TM3/Y, for following reasons: - screen behind the wheel with speedometer and other controls - HUD - V2L (to power electric grill from the car, while camping) - ventilated seats, adjustable headrest - better suspension - better sound isolation But I was also considering ID.5. VW improved their software by a lot, and plug&charge is now available (also in HI5, btw.)

I hope Tesla doesn’t diminish the Super Charging experience for everyone by opening it to non Tesla’s.

Did you part exchange your id3 for your tesla?

If the ID3 was under warranty why didn't you get the air con fixed ? How much was the Tesla ? Also the Tesla chargers at a Tesla garage near me are over 60p per kw.

the price of a model 3 , though, you can buy an id4 and have enough to buy an extra ICE car

welcome to the Tesla family and congratz. word of caution, it will be very difficult to drive other cars after driven a Tesla.

I have an ID3 for a year now and enjoy the vehicle. It’s funny but if you jump into an id3 from an ice vehicle it feels like a spaceship. Even the software is streaks ahead. It’s not a Tesla by any means but it has some pretty good features like dynamic cruise control. I even like the haptic buttons on the steering wheel after I got used to them. I don’t think vw are doing badly it’s just they are trying to keep the price down. Which may be the wrong tactic with evs. Especially with Tesla around who are just trying to build the best car.

Burying the lead for the first half of the video even though it’s in the title is a wild choice

Well done 👍 enjoy your ev ! Great car we did 16500 miles in first 9 months and it’s still fun every trip ! Done lots of 250-400 mile days no sweat not like our Zoe was a pain to find working not in use rapids like you ! The superchargers are just so much better! Lol 😂 get your m8 in the performance 3 and I bet it’s quicker than his upto legal speeds ! I’ve shocked a few petrol heads in ours and a few p a mile so it’s win win !

Lucky boy, my dream car too. The only part of the Tesla driving experience that I don’t like is the phantom braking; in this respect I find the ACC in my eGolf so much more relaxing than autopilot which sometimes feels like riding a nervous horse. Have they sorted this out in your model?

I am picky and honestly I keep finding things about each current crop of EVs out there which annoy me (the software in the VW cars being one of them). The Tesla Model 3 hits all the boxes for me. Honestly, there is nothing I dislike about it (except maybe that I would prefer it as a hatchback). I would already have purchased one if only Tesla would be selling cars in Malta.

Hi, your EV journey is typical of many, and mine. Most of us have some (hidden) brand loyalty - for me it was BMW, and I bought a BMW i3 as my first venture into an EV in 2019. Like you, I like the car, actually I love it, and it has convinced me that the whole EV experience is one to embrace with no fear. However, once you have owned an EV, you understand that the experience is different from an ICE car, and this is where Tesla is king. Legacy auto has just so much catching up to do. Unfortunately the Model 3 does not fit my lifestyle - I need a hatch back. My plan is to keep my BMW i3 for now and (hopefully) switch out to the smaller Tesla when they design and build it - perhaps 3 to 4 years time.

ID3 (and 4) interior were my biggest gripes, software... Well you'll get to know Tesla downsides too: rain sensor, phantom braking, lack of matrix headlight feature, speed sign reading... All these could be fixed one day OTA

I want one too :D

Jealous... Saving up and watching the domestic cue. Can't take delivery until mid summer 23' and for me fsd is a must have...

I got a 2022 model 3, I had a red long range ordered and then at the last minute I changed it to a performance, gray with white interior. Loving the performance.

I think you're being kind. As you say, as a car the ID.3 is a good one. It drives nicely with more than adequate performance [unlike ID.4s 😋]. But the software is honestly poor in many ways [and for all ID series vehicles] and that isn't good enough. Out of 10 I'd give the Navigation software about 5. The Voice Command interface I'd give 1/10 for actually recognising what I said once, a few months back when I worked up the enthusiasm to try it out just one more time [I have a fair Home Counties accent, so nothing difficult there]. The Lane Keeping Assist in the Driver Assist pack is both annoying and dangerous, so I'd give that part 2/10 and the whole Driver Assist about 6/10 [Lane Keeping dragging my scoring down]. The Adaptive Cruise Control is pretty good, and I'd give that a 7/10. The Infotainment is adequate and 5/10. Vehicle Status is good at 8/10. The other foibles like constantly notifying me that there are no Internet Radio stations about, I can put up with without getting annoyed. And those rare OTAs haven't really improved things much more than 10%. I still get Petrol Station coming up on planned route [POIs] as if I should care. And although Destination/Rapid Chargers are nicely identified everywhere, the software still directed me to an Audi dealership that was closed and the barrier was up, so no charging there. I still like the car a lo, but it could be sooooo much better. My software programming buddy from Netherlands came on holiday with me, and after experiencing the ID.3 [which he liked] he's getting a Tesla Model 3 SR+. Can't blame him. 😄

Welcome to the Teslafam!

As the saying goes, welcome to the Tesla family.

It’s weird, but I think I know why. 😂. I’ve been driving my M3 Long Range Ghost for 3 years and I’ve never wanted to change it, but why really ?

Why does the steering wheel have to be upside down? I’ve never heard of anything crazy like this

Just a warning - I have a Tesla Model 3 (2019) and took it in for "No cold air" at 2 years into ownership. They charged me $395 to recharge the AC system. They couldn't find a leak. 2 years!?! That should have been under warranty IMHO but they claimed it is a consumable just like tires...but after 2 years?

Why the dialogue to "keep us in suspense" about what your new car will be, when the video title has already told us and therefore tempted us to run it?

At the time the m3 SR+ was costing around 50K in Ireland, today the LR is costing 50k. I got the ID.3 Tour 5 82 Kwh for 41,500 K 1.5 years ago. Id.3 82 Kwh Positives in my opinion Rage is good, driven 300 Kms still had 20% left driving motorway speeds 120 Km/hr Recently off the motorway getting 200 Kms per 40% charge. Car looks better than m3 outside Good to drive I like the travel assist. Negatives. Interior looks cheap with plastics you'd see in the Caddy Van. No speakers in the rear doors in the Tour 5 costing 41.5 K Euro's There's annoying rattles especially the doors with the stereo cranked up. Infotainment, sluggish and ergonomics poor. God be with the days you had dedicated buttons for the likes of the radio with buttons for preset stations, easy, simple no menus. I think all this tech in cars especially touch screens are very distracting especially when you have to take your eye off the road for longer than you should. I'm not sure I could tolerate another car who depends so heavily on the touch screen, I want more buttons for basic things like Climate control and radio. People are just addicted to screens and flicking though stuff endlessly, and this is not good in cars that can travel at high speeds and kill people.

go bro ;))) best choice

Enjoy the bumper! An Id fan...

i tried the ID4. didn’t like it. too buggy. car drove fine but software was too suspect and the charging network doesn’t come close to Tesla

Never really got the point of the software complaint, what do you want it to do that it’s not doing. I have a Kia EV6 and once the car was set up I really never mess with much on the infotainment screen so I’m not sure what everyone is playing with or need to happen with their ev software, please expand on what is so bad about the id3 software that is so hard to live with, thanks for the review.

Congratulations on your Tesla, I also made mistake of buying Model 3. Why mistake? Well, it's just impossible even to consider any other brands anymore after you own one :) Others are just so far behind.