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Thread Author: zippy Replies: 8

 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - zippy
Colleague has one of these on order.

He has been told that the car will be Left Hand Drive but will come with free supercharging for a while.

Apparently Tesla won't be making RHD versions any more!

It's take it or leave it apparently!

He's going to leave it!

Can't believe this is the full story and perhaps the lease co has the wrong info somewhere?
Last edited by: zippy on Fri 12 May 23 at 10:22
 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - Bromptonaut
A quick Google found this in Autocar:

www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/tesla-cancels-right-hand-drive-model-s-and-model-x#

Not specific to the Model 3 though.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Fri 12 May 23 at 10:53
 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - Rudedog
Do you pay more insurance if driving a LHD car in the UK?

Potential increased risk maybe?
 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - Bromptonaut
LHD is not standard UK spec so near certain you would pay more. Might even be sort of circs where mainstream companies are chary of quoting.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Fri 12 May 23 at 16:52
 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - Kevin
The insurance for my American spec LHD 5.7L never-sold-in-the-UK Chevy is currently £188.22pa for 5k miles a year. When I first imported it in Y2k and insured it for unlimited mileage plus business use it was ~£160pa.

It's insured through Adrian Flux who specialise in unusual vehicles.
 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - zippy
Been arranging insurance for the Mrs' motor today and one of the assumptions for all policies looked at was that the car be RHD.

I wonder if this will inadvertently catch drivers, who are not as clued up as Kevin, out?
Last edited by: zippy on Fri 12 May 23 at 18:56
 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - Shiny
I think I read it is something to do with the old model RR Evoque steering rack they used being discontinued.
 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - zippy
Someone should show Tesla this:

youtu.be/z5hnd6oPcvI



 Tesla - Tesla 3 colleague ordered LHD take it or leave it - zippy
>> Someone should show Tesla this:
>>
>> youtu.be/z5hnd6oPcvI
>>

Sorry - replying to my own post - just realised that the advert has "aged like milk". :-D
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