I specifically searched the comments for "history" because another line in the article triggered my spidey sense: > It still has hundreds of thousands of $1,00

I specifically searched the comments for "history" because another line in the article triggered my spidey sense: > It still has hundreds of thousands of $1,000 pre-orders for the Tesla Model 3 (more than any car in history). Um, yeah, Tesla IS having a hard time getting balanced coverage, and people writing articles where they specifically look for things Tesla does that nobody else TRIES to do is part of the problem. I'm one of the very few people in the world who has put money down on a Model 3 and another car, and I still wouldn't count for the competition of "more than any other car in history" because: * My "deposit" on my previous car was $500, not $1000, so I'm sure this author would find a way to discount that and say it's "not the same". * My "deposit" on my previous car wasn't even solicited by the dealership; in fact, they didn't WANT to take my money, they just kept promising my spot in line was solid, which I wasn't all that happy about. Ultimately my $500 deposit was them photocopying my credit card so no money actually changed hands.