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I rode in a model 3. The ride is awful for a normal family car, as well as the road/wind noise. The owner admitted as much, terrible for the ~50k they paid for
by kart23 5y ago
I rode in a model 3. The ride is awful for a normal family car, as well as the road/wind noise. The owner admitted as much, terrible for the ~50k they paid for it. It's not a luxury car.
The status symbol is changing as well. As more people experience them , they quickly realize that compared to BMW & Porsche, they're not that special past the shiny iPad on the dash.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoIt's the Tacoma of commuter sedans this is to be expected. They're selling an image. The car is just a vehicle for that image.
- speedgoose 5y agoThe road noise has been improved a lot on the newer model 3 though. It's still not a very silent car but it's now normal.
- sliken 5y agoIndeed, they have always been quiet, but it makes wind noise more noticeable not having any engine noise. One big change is from switching the regular glass with thicker "acoustic" glass that's better at damping the wind noise. Also some changes where the glass meets on the roof and the model Y has larger roof glass so less seams.
- rpmisms 5y agoI have an older Model S, drove a Model 3 last week, and experienced an extremely smooth and quiet drive, basically free of NVH complaints. Will be trading in soon.
- xeromal 5y agoThe ride is dogshit in the model 3 and model y but you're not buying a luxury car when you buy one of those. Most of that money is tied into the software and the battery. Not amenities.
- toomuchtodo 5y agohttps://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/15/tesla-model-3-reaches-1-in-germany-in-29-plugin-vehicle-share-market/ https://cleantechnica.com/2021/10/15/tesla-model-3-reaches-1... (Tesla Model 3 Reaches #1 In Germany In 29% Plugin Vehicle Share Market) https://cleantechnica.com/files/2021/10/Top-20-plugin-vehicles-in-Germany-September-2021-CleanTechnica-logo-1441x1536.png https://cleantechnica.com/files/2021/10/Top-20-plugin-vehicl... (Graphic) BMW is on there, but Porsche is not. They better get moving before Giga Berlin starts up.
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- kart23 5y agoI understand that Tesla sells a ton of cars, and will continue to do so. However, I don't think they make a better product, and it's certainly not luxury. That was the point I was responding to.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoThe important point is that "better" and "luxury" are subjective, distilled down to "value". I can't speak for those buying Teslas (disclosure: Tesla owner), but its clear it meets their requirements; the demand is validated. Everyone has their ideal and what is most suitable for their needs. Leather and fancy interiors for some, plastic spaceship rocket cars for others.
- ryanlol 5y agoWhy would people buy PHEVs in Germany? AFAIK there isn’t any meaningful incentive to do so, registering pure-ICE cars is already cheap enough.
- mrep 5y ago1.59 euros per liter * 3.79 liters per gallon * 1.16 usd per euro is about 7 USD for a gallon of fuel. That's a pretty big incentive.