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After reaching out to 5 dealerships locally, I finally ordered mine at MSRP. All the good stuff including tow package, which is my most important feature.
My SUV purchases in the past ten years:
2006 Jeep SRT8
2008 Range Rover Sport Supercharged
2010 BMW X5 M
2016 Tesla Model X P90D Ludicrous
My first SRT8 was the most exciting! The power and handling compared to any SUV I had ever driven was outstanding. Back then, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S was a dog, with awful turbo lag, and it was unbelievable how such a bargain priced Jeep could annihilate it. My best measured 0-60 in that beast was 4.3s. My SRT8 was the first delivered to the dealer I used, and I paid 2k over MSRP.
The RR Sport Supercharged was a fun capable small SUV, but..... definitely lacking in the performance department.
The BMW X5 M was my worst. What a lemon! I had so many issues with it, but granted the 2010 was the first MY for the M. The twin turbo setup had some serious issues with it, that were fixed in subsequent years. The instant I drove it off the lot, I regretted (it too was the first X5M delivered to my dealer). It had nothing on my 2006. It was simply a very luxurious and soft powerful SUV.
And this leads me to the Tesla. Unbelievable and smooth acceleration and definitely fun from a technology point of view, but it has absolutely no visceral appeal. It's boring. And once you push it hard (which includes driving 100 miles from home), it is such a drag. You end up drafting behind semis on the high way at 62mph trying to reach your destination. While it does have unbelievable and instantaneous acceleration from a stop, at highway speeds it doesn't have such impressive oomph.
My Trackhawk can't come quickly enough!
My SUV purchases in the past ten years:
2006 Jeep SRT8
2008 Range Rover Sport Supercharged
2010 BMW X5 M
2016 Tesla Model X P90D Ludicrous
My first SRT8 was the most exciting! The power and handling compared to any SUV I had ever driven was outstanding. Back then, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S was a dog, with awful turbo lag, and it was unbelievable how such a bargain priced Jeep could annihilate it. My best measured 0-60 in that beast was 4.3s. My SRT8 was the first delivered to the dealer I used, and I paid 2k over MSRP.
The RR Sport Supercharged was a fun capable small SUV, but..... definitely lacking in the performance department.
The BMW X5 M was my worst. What a lemon! I had so many issues with it, but granted the 2010 was the first MY for the M. The twin turbo setup had some serious issues with it, that were fixed in subsequent years. The instant I drove it off the lot, I regretted (it too was the first X5M delivered to my dealer). It had nothing on my 2006. It was simply a very luxurious and soft powerful SUV.
And this leads me to the Tesla. Unbelievable and smooth acceleration and definitely fun from a technology point of view, but it has absolutely no visceral appeal. It's boring. And once you push it hard (which includes driving 100 miles from home), it is such a drag. You end up drafting behind semis on the high way at 62mph trying to reach your destination. While it does have unbelievable and instantaneous acceleration from a stop, at highway speeds it doesn't have such impressive oomph.
My Trackhawk can't come quickly enough!
