Nic McConnell @NicMcC83:
this is the most devastating review of anything i've ever seen
Scary Whitta @garywhitta· 1d:
Imagine if your printer was also your car. That's what owning a Tesla is like.
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Having a Tesla is one of the most liberating experiences. I don't have to go to gas stations, I don't sit in lines at the gas station, I don't even have to turn the car off. I get to where I'm going stop the car. Get out walk away without doing anything at all. I didn't put it in park. I didn't turn it off. I just opened the door, walked out and closed the door and the car did the rest for me. On a hot summer day and I'm coming back out with a bunch of frozen groceries. I tell the car to go ahead and be cold inside before I get there.
Sure. The owner of Tesla is a giant jerk but that doesn't change any of the benefits. The full self-driving feature is absolute garbage. Don't trust it. Don't buy it. But in terms of a car being a good car, it's a great car. The center of gravity is practically in the road. It's a very difficult car to flip. It's structurally very sound. If it catches fire, that's a super bad time. Mine is all-wheel drive so it's super zippy from a light, corners really well, and is a lot quieter than other vehicles I've had. To be fair, those other vehicles were loud sports cars, but the point remains.
Is the car perfect?? No. Is the owner an a sshole? Yes. Well worth every penny, and the operating costs per mile are multiples better than the other vehicles I own.
Don't worry about your downvotes. These people can't separate Musk from Tesla and they are DEDICATED to disliking Tesla.
I'll chime in and say that this mirrors my experience as well. This thread is full of the same old misinformation spouted by people who have never driven one. I'll even give a vote of confidence to the self driving. I can't go back to manually keeping the car between the lines for hours and hours. It really does improve situational awareness and reduces fatigue in a huge way.
This has been exactly my experience. It's not a perfect car but to get a similar experience from a different brand I'd have to pay 30% to 70% more (Model 3 performance vs KiaEV6 GT or BMW i4 M50)
That M3P is silly quick right?
The EV6GT wasn't out when I got mine. Nothing existed that could compete.
Yeah, 3.3 to 100km/h (IIRC 3.1 to 60mph), around 11.7s for the quarter mile. Basically faster than any Ferrari from the 2000s.
Yeah, I have similar experiences. However, this is my first EV, so I have limited idea whether models from other makers are as good. I did consider VWs at the time, but the low quality of their computer systems was very apparent. Tesla's software seems to be pretty good and at least VW is having big troubles catching up.
New Hyundais might be good, but their color selection are depressing, which made them a nope for us. And they weren't cheaper than Teslas, which I kinda would have expected them to be.
Oh, yes, there's nothing more imprisoning than having to turn your car off. I can't imagine how people are able to deal with it.
Next up: How I orgasmed and achieved nirvana by upgrading my iPhone 14 Pro Max to the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
You'll know once you experience it
Where do you live that you sit in line at a gas station? I've never sat at a gas station.
Sounds like the benefits you're describing are benefits of driving any EV, right? The only Tesla-specific thing I think you mentioned you said was garbage.
Tesla's UX, in my experience and opinion, is superior to anything else I've seen in cars so far.
I don't think the " stop get out walk away" feature has been replicated.
Hyundai/ Kia are the only real competitors which is a bit weird. Some of the cars not only won't turn themselves off, they will start harassing you to go back, get in the car, and turn off the car. It knows you left and just cries about it and scolds you va. Just putting itself into low power mode. It knows you aren't in a seat and your Bluetooth left.
None have the charging options of a Tesla except Tesla and now maybe Ford because a deal was made.
Tesla can use Tesla charging and CCS.
The austere interior isn't for everyone.
The raw performance puts Tesla in the lead but the EV6 is very quick