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> It's also the most comfortable on long road trips and I can sleep in it in climate-controlled comfort without generating a gas that could kill me. Why are yo

> It's also the most comfortable on long road trips and I can sleep in it in climate-controlled comfort without generating a gas that could kill me. Why are you sleeping in your car for long trips? :)

dreamcompiler 4y ago
I know you're kidding but it's a good question. I don't do it while the car is moving obviously. I like to camp in the car at RV spots at lakes, state parks, and other pleasant places while on a long road trip. Plug in the car, sleep in the back, and wake to a full charge.
frosted-flakes 4y ago
Because hotels can be expensive, and when you want to bomb from one side of the country to the other driving 16 hours a day, it's just easier to sleep in the car. I've done it many times in a 20-year-old Jetta, very comfortably.
- tmh88j 4y ago
  > Because hotels can be expensive Perhaps buying a $60k+ car isn't the best idea if that means you can't afford a hotel room occasionally.
  - frosted-flakes 4y ago
    But my car cost less than $2000.
    - tmh88j 4y ago
      The context of the discussion is someone sleeping in their Model Y, not someone penny pinching to get by.
      - frosted-flakes 4y ago
        Just because someone spent a few tens of thousand dollars on an electric car doesn't mean they should be willing to drop $200 a night on hotels for a week straight. My uncle bought a Tesla 3 (coincidentally, to replace his 20-year-old totalled Jetta) because he needs to drive several hours to the office a few times a month for 2-3 days at a time, and the silent climate control and flat trunk floor means he can cheaply and comfortably spend the night in his car rather than driving 3hr back home or renting a hotel room. It is also much cheaper to operate.
        tmh88j 4y ago
        > Just because someone spent a few tens of thousand dollars on an electric car doesn't mean they should be willing to drop $200 a night on hotels for a week straight. I disagree. In my opinion if you can't afford to do that a few times per year without financial concern then you have no business spending $60k+ on a car. Having to sleep in your expensive car just so you can afford a vacation is ridiculous. There are much cheaper alternatives that won't force you to sacrifice other aspects of your life, such as your $2000 car. I'm not even going to comment on your uncle's situation. Let's just say I would be working somewhere else if I had to resort to that.
        frosted-flakes 4y ago
        It's not financial concern. My uncle could definitely afford to rent a hotel room, but he doesn't mind sleeping in his car and he would rather spend that money on something else. Heck, I could afford a hotel too, but I would rather sleep in my $2000 car.
        gregoriol 4y ago
        I don't think it's about the price. Just the money saved on fuel may be enough for a hotel. I think it's more about Tesla owners becoming obsessed with their car, it's a strange group of people. After driving a few hours, they only thing a normal person would want to do is get out of the seat, walk a bit, take a shower. It's like when you were a kid and got your first walkman, you would take it anywhere with you, while eating, sleeping, even in the shower if possible.

dreamcompiler 4y ago

I know you're kidding but it's a good question. I don't do it while the car is moving obviously. I like to camp in the car at RV spots at lakes, state parks, and other pleasant places while on a long road trip. Plug in the car, sleep in the back, and wake to a full charge.

frosted-flakes 4y ago

Because hotels can be expensive, and when you want to bomb from one side of the country to the other driving 16 hours a day, it's just easier to sleep in the car. I've done it many times in a 20-year-old Jetta, very comfortably.

tmh88j 4y ago
> Because hotels can be expensive Perhaps buying a $60k+ car isn't the best idea if that means you can't afford a hotel room occasionally.
- frosted-flakes 4y ago
  But my car cost less than $2000.
  - tmh88j 4y ago
    The context of the discussion is someone sleeping in their Model Y, not someone penny pinching to get by.
    - frosted-flakes 4y ago
      Just because someone spent a few tens of thousand dollars on an electric car doesn't mean they should be willing to drop $200 a night on hotels for a week straight. My uncle bought a Tesla 3 (coincidentally, to replace his 20-year-old totalled Jetta) because he needs to drive several hours to the office a few times a month for 2-3 days at a time, and the silent climate control and flat trunk floor means he can cheaply and comfortably spend the night in his car rather than driving 3hr back home or renting a hotel room. It is also much cheaper to operate.
      - tmh88j 4y ago
        > Just because someone spent a few tens of thousand dollars on an electric car doesn't mean they should be willing to drop $200 a night on hotels for a week straight. I disagree. In my opinion if you can't afford to do that a few times per year without financial concern then you have no business spending $60k+ on a car. Having to sleep in your expensive car just so you can afford a vacation is ridiculous. There are much cheaper alternatives that won't force you to sacrifice other aspects of your life, such as your $2000 car. I'm not even going to comment on your uncle's situation. Let's just say I would be working somewhere else if I had to resort to that.
        frosted-flakes 4y ago
        It's not financial concern. My uncle could definitely afford to rent a hotel room, but he doesn't mind sleeping in his car and he would rather spend that money on something else. Heck, I could afford a hotel too, but I would rather sleep in my $2000 car.
        gregoriol 4y ago
        I don't think it's about the price. Just the money saved on fuel may be enough for a hotel. I think it's more about Tesla owners becoming obsessed with their car, it's a strange group of people. After driving a few hours, they only thing a normal person would want to do is get out of the seat, walk a bit, take a shower. It's like when you were a kid and got your first walkman, you would take it anywhere with you, while eating, sleeping, even in the shower if possible.