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I think Tesla is a very good EV. Quite possibly the best EV on the market. But it's pretty pathetic as a car, especially as a car at the price they ask for it.

by Fins 7y ago

badpun 7y ago
That's of course a separate can of worms, but I too never understood why people buy electric cars in their current form. Imagine you had a laptop that can last a month on full charge, vs your typical laptop of today that lasts a day at best - people would obviously choose the former. And yet, in cars, people choose the latter, and pay extra for the privilege. [1] [1] Except that situation with cars is much worse than with laptops, as you can continue using a laptop while it's charging.
- Fins 7y ago
  I can see people willing to put up with inconveniences for the sake of supposed environmental reasons, and some people just like the shiny new thing with touchscreens and computers and Elon's reality distortion field... What is funny is when they try to convince people that a Tesla actually is a luxury car, which it quite obviously isn't. Model S lacks some meaningful amenities that a Hyunday at half the price has, build quality would make a Yugo gag, and if it does break down or gets in an accident you might be waiting months for it to be fixed. But I guess it's nice to convince yourself that there were some reasons you've paid $60K for for something less practical than a Yaris...
tim333 7y ago
The recent Top Gear Model 3 vs BMW M3 test has the Tesla doing rather well as a car. They put it ahead of the BMW overall https://www.topgear.com/videos/video/video-tesla-model-3-vs-bmw-m3 https://www.topgear.com/videos/video/video-tesla-model-3-vs-...
- Fins 7y ago
  I'm sure it's fast... But something that makes you look to the side and down to even see what it's doing (and uses touchscreen) not only isn't a good car, people who designed it should not be allowed to put crap on public roads in the first place. Hell, the thing doesn't even have cooled seats you get it a Hyundai or something. Nope. Great EV. Vastly overpriced golf cart as a car.

I think Tesla is a very good EV. Quite possibly the best EV on the market. But it's pretty pathetic as a car, especially as a car at the price they ask for it.

by Fins 7y ago

I think Tesla is a very good EV. Quite possibly the best EV on the market. But it's pretty pathetic as a car, especially as a car at the price they ask for it.

badpun 7y ago

That's of course a separate can of worms, but I too never understood why people buy electric cars in their current form. Imagine you had a laptop that can last a month on full charge, vs your typical laptop of today that lasts a day at best - people would obviously choose the former. And yet, in cars, people choose the latter, and pay extra for the privilege. [1] [1] Except that situation with cars is much worse than with laptops, as you can continue using a laptop while it's charging.

Fins 7y ago
I can see people willing to put up with inconveniences for the sake of supposed environmental reasons, and some people just like the shiny new thing with touchscreens and computers and Elon's reality distortion field... What is funny is when they try to convince people that a Tesla actually is a luxury car, which it quite obviously isn't. Model S lacks some meaningful amenities that a Hyunday at half the price has, build quality would make a Yugo gag, and if it does break down or gets in an accident you might be waiting months for it to be fixed. But I guess it's nice to convince yourself that there were some reasons you've paid $60K for for something less practical than a Yaris...

tim333 7y ago

The recent Top Gear Model 3 vs BMW M3 test has the Tesla doing rather well as a car. They put it ahead of the BMW overall https://www.topgear.com/videos/video/video-tesla-model-3-vs-bmw-m3 https://www.topgear.com/videos/video/video-tesla-model-3-vs-...

Fins 7y ago
I'm sure it's fast... But something that makes you look to the side and down to even see what it's doing (and uses touchscreen) not only isn't a good car, people who designed it should not be allowed to put crap on public roads in the first place. Hell, the thing doesn't even have cooled seats you get it a Hyundai or something. Nope. Great EV. Vastly overpriced golf cart as a car.