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It’s time for a new driver, and I’ve been really intrigued by Teslas since the Model 3 came out. So, I went and drove two of them last week, a Model 3 Dual motor and a Model 3 Performance. The point of the test drive was hoping that I would hate the car, and therefore making my car purchase that much easier. Well, it didn’t quite work out that way…
The best way to describe the experience was this: The Dual motor is really quick, it throws you back in your seat when you hit the accelerator (notice I didn’t say “gas pedal”,
). The Performance model….Holy Shit! That thing throws you in the BACK SEAT when you hit the pedal. I had heard people describe Tesla as a “technology company”, not a car company. With that in mind, I was expecting to find some glaring obvious deficiencies with the car, but I just didn’t really see anything from the hour or so I spent with them. They seem to have gotten the “car” part mostly right.
Am I missing something here? I need some input from people with Tesla experience out there to either talk me out of buying one, or talk me into it.
The best way to describe the experience was this: The Dual motor is really quick, it throws you back in your seat when you hit the accelerator (notice I didn’t say “gas pedal”,
). The Performance model….Holy Shit! That thing throws you in the BACK SEAT when you hit the pedal. I had heard people describe Tesla as a “technology company”, not a car company. With that in mind, I was expecting to find some glaring obvious deficiencies with the car, but I just didn’t really see anything from the hour or so I spent with them. They seem to have gotten the “car” part mostly right. Am I missing something here? I need some input from people with Tesla experience out there to either talk me out of buying one, or talk me into it.
Don’t buy the Tesla charger, use the charger that comes with it and install a 240 in your garage to charge. You’ll quickly realize how much more convenient it is charging at home compared to buying gasoline or charging at superchargers.
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For comparison's sake, my wife's fully loaded 2018 Subaru Legacy is just over $500/year.
Also, what all is proprietary on the car that you or the local shop can't work on? You can put brakes on any common car for like $100 and the parts are at any auto parts store. I wouldn't want to hall the car to the dealership for $1000+ repairs on something I would normally do myself.
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$880 per year
250/500/250 coverages with a $1000 collision and $100 comprehensive deductible. I’m 40 years old for reference
https://sites.google.com/view/teslamiles
I also found a company that kept a complete service record of their Tesla over 450,000 miles so far.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HqBIOtNsYPalG51nAw_nubgskv4TQPG…
Tesla has service centers plus rangers who come to you. While it’s not ideal for the whole country yet, they have most of the population centers covered.
Tesla is also expanding service centers all the time.
The Model Y coming at late next year plus factories in China and Europe should take them from 400,000 to 500,000 cars this year and next to easily over a million in 2021. They will need a lot more service centers in the coming years.
Pit Row
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/this-tesla-model-3-burned-a-set-of-bra…
https://youtu.be/YMl41JzQLWE
Also (Tesla owners correct me if I am wrong) but I believe there are different modes that you can put it in to use more or less regen for your braking. From what I understand some people prefer old school feel, which would use more brake pad than regen.
Model X charge rate: 200kw max
Model X regeneration rate: 50kw max
Chevy Bolt charge rate: 50kw max
Chevy Bolt regeneration rate: 70kw max
There’s a lot of room for improvement with energy going back to the current battery pack for Tesla.
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