Type of Car For Finland

[Rosamunda]

5 in Finland:
https://www.teslamotors.com/findus/list ... rs/Finland

I live in Espoo and I have seen Teslas, west on route 51. I wouldn't have noticed, but had my teenage son with me who was driving and he said "cool, what's coming..." and we were overtaken by one. And I've seen them in Helsinki too.

I wonder how they decide where to put those Superchargers because they are in weird places. Paimio... That's where we keep our sheep in the winter! Nowheremäki.

[GmoDelft]

well.. still looking for feedback from the actual user of the car audi a4, i am also considering bmw 320, which one you would choose ? used, from year 2009 to 2010

[riku2]

A bit off topic now, I was checking the car sold in Finland last year and there were 37 Tesla sold. Haven't seen one in the road yet, maybe due to limited charging outlets? I checked the map of Tesla's charging outlets and all scandania is full of those, but only 3 in Finland.... not sure why Finland is not following the suite.

It is down to taxation policy. The government in Finland is more against the concept of private car ownership rather than against emissions as in some countries. In other places there are big tax cuts for electric cars and other benefits (I think in oslo you can use bus lanes if you have an electric car). I've never seen so many Teslas as in Oslo, dozens a day drive past (I think I have seen one in Finland i the past two years).

As for BMW 320, I had one (2005 model I think). It was the last petrol car I had. I had a 520d after that and it was so much quicker than a 320 even though the 5 series is much bigger and heavier.

[Upphew]

well.. still looking for feedback from the actual user of the car audi a4, i am also considering bmw 320, which one you would choose ? used, from year 2009 to 2010

Bimmer all the way! But reasons for that would be that it is soooo much more fun to drive in winter and you get the pesky DSC off. Audi would be fine too, but only as 4wd. My next car will not be fwd.

[GmoDelft]

can give any audi expert review on this on ? http://www.nettiauto.com/en/audi/a4/7726549

[1nonlyniks]

Can someone help me to make a decision between
1. MB CLA 250e 2021 FWD (32K)
and
2. MB C 300e 2022 RWD (40k)

Is there really a difference in driving in winter with FWD and RWD? How much does year and mileage impact when I go for exchange after lets say (2 years)? I am planning to buy first car in Finland and I want to have/experience MB!

Thanks!

[riku2]

I have a rear wheel drive BMW and have no problems in the winter due to the rear wheel drive. I do have problems due to the ground clearance being quite low and the road to my house or my driveway might have 30cm of snow on it and then the car can get stuck, which explains why many of my neighbours have 4WD SUV's.
If I was to change the car I would choose rear wheel drive again because the handling is better when there is no snow/ice and even when there is snow/ice the electronic stability control will keep the car under control.
The make / age of the cars you are interested in are prime candidates for importing used from Germany btw and saving a substantial amount compared to buying in Finland (which is what I did with my BMW).