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> True, it’s more akin to driving a prius than a comparably priced german car. Especially when looking at the higher end Tesla models. I don't know the perform

> True, it’s more akin to driving a prius than a comparably priced german car. Especially when looking at the higher end Tesla models. I don't know the performance of the Prius you have driven, but a Model 3 is not on the same league with any Prius I've driven, and will leave any similarly priced BMW in the dust, performance-wise.

ryanlol 5y ago
Performance is good yeah, everything else is comparable to (and often worse than) the prius. From the exterior finish to the horrible plastics all over the interior. Teslas aren’t nice daily drivers. I love the performance, but it’s hard to enjoy it very much as a weekend car when the batteries can only take a couple of hours of aggressive driving. I had a taycan turbo s for a few months too, it was a blast (much more fun than any Tesla) for a few weeks until I got sick of the consistently disappointing battery life.
- aerosmile 5y ago
  You're not the target audience. My wife drives her Tesla to work every day and wouldn't change it for a 10x more expensive car. She also has the performance model, although she would never go above 60mph. She couldn't care less about the interior not meeting your standards, because the interior looks like a spaceship and as far as she's concerned, it's the coolest thing ever. I personally drive an ICE car, but I recognize that I am not the target audience and can tell that the Teslas are resonating with a huge segment of our population.
  - ryanlol 5y ago
    > She couldn't care less about the interior not meeting your standards, because the interior looks like a spaceship and as far as she's concerned, it's the coolest thing ever The same could be said about any new car in this segment if you disregard the competition. The Mercedes E-class interior looks like a nice spaceship, Audi and BMW deliver slightly different takes on the same. What is it about the Tesla that resonates with her? The feel of a fully electric car? If so, can we expect to see Tesla decimated by German EVs coming out in the next couple of years? VWAG is clearly capable of pushing out a very polished product, and Mercedes is getting there too.
    - aerosmile 5y ago
      We're splitting hairs. You prefer the traditional German interior design, she doesn't and she's not alone.
      - ryanlol 5y ago
        I’d argue that the new German interior designs are anything but traditional. New e-class https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Mercedes-E-Class-coupe-07.jpg https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Me... Tesla model 3 https://i.insider.com/5a86ea3ad0307219008b46c1?width=1136&format=jpeg https://i.insider.com/5a86ea3ad0307219008b46c1?width=1136&fo... I think it’s really hard to argue in favor of the Tesla no matter your tastes. Well, unless you are a vegan.

ryanlol 5y ago

Performance is good yeah, everything else is comparable to (and often worse than) the prius. From the exterior finish to the horrible plastics all over the interior. Teslas aren’t nice daily drivers. I love the performance, but it’s hard to enjoy it very much as a weekend car when the batteries can only take a couple of hours of aggressive driving. I had a taycan turbo s for a few months too, it was a blast (much more fun than any Tesla) for a few weeks until I got sick of the consistently disappointing battery life.

aerosmile 5y ago
You're not the target audience. My wife drives her Tesla to work every day and wouldn't change it for a 10x more expensive car. She also has the performance model, although she would never go above 60mph. She couldn't care less about the interior not meeting your standards, because the interior looks like a spaceship and as far as she's concerned, it's the coolest thing ever. I personally drive an ICE car, but I recognize that I am not the target audience and can tell that the Teslas are resonating with a huge segment of our population.
- ryanlol 5y ago
  > She couldn't care less about the interior not meeting your standards, because the interior looks like a spaceship and as far as she's concerned, it's the coolest thing ever The same could be said about any new car in this segment if you disregard the competition. The Mercedes E-class interior looks like a nice spaceship, Audi and BMW deliver slightly different takes on the same. What is it about the Tesla that resonates with her? The feel of a fully electric car? If so, can we expect to see Tesla decimated by German EVs coming out in the next couple of years? VWAG is clearly capable of pushing out a very polished product, and Mercedes is getting there too.
  - aerosmile 5y ago
    We're splitting hairs. You prefer the traditional German interior design, she doesn't and she's not alone.
    - ryanlol 5y ago
      I’d argue that the new German interior designs are anything but traditional. New e-class https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Mercedes-E-Class-coupe-07.jpg https://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Me... Tesla model 3 https://i.insider.com/5a86ea3ad0307219008b46c1?width=1136&format=jpeg https://i.insider.com/5a86ea3ad0307219008b46c1?width=1136&fo... I think it’s really hard to argue in favor of the Tesla no matter your tastes. Well, unless you are a vegan.