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I’ve driven a Tesla and found it completely confounding why people like them. It was a terrible experience. The build quality was worse than cars half the price

I’ve driven a Tesla and found it completely confounding why people like them. It was a terrible experience. The build quality was worse than cars half the price and the driving experience was terrible. I want electric vehicles to become mainstream and think Tesla is an important driver to that goal. I also have no direct position in their share price. But to suggest that the cars themselves are transformative experiences is just wrong.

11thEarlOfMar 6y ago
I've put 65,000 miles on a Model 3. Before this car, I drove a BMW 328i for 20 years. I loved the BMW dearly. The Model 3 is better in every way. Crisper handling, punchier acceleration, and quiet. The electric part is wondrous: No gas stations. Electricity costs me 1/3 what the same miles on gas would cost. Maintenance? Literally 2 sets of tires. The battery? I bought the extended range with 310 miles. Tesla upgraded me, free over the air, to 325 miles after about a year of owning the car. 65,000 miles in and it still holds a charge good for 305 miles. I find the car itself to be transformative.