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No idea what you guys talking about here. My Tesla is great and miles better than anything I owned before including BMW and Audi.
Again, completely wrong. We've owned 3 Model Ys and test driven an additional 6 vehicles going back to when they were first released. We buy them for the drivetrain refinement, cost of ownership, safety, and convenience features, which are all vastly ahead of the market, but we don't pretend they are well built.
I have over 9k miles on my 22 MYP and very satisfied with it compared to my other ice vehicle. All I paid so far was $11 for a tire plug at Costco.
Wattsisname
MY Red/White/Gems
I really do not recognise the gravity of the issues so vehemently felt by the OP and so many responders - certainly not to the point of it impinging on the joy that owning and driving the MY LR gives me and SWMBO and I therefore feel for those who have been disappointed with their purchase.
I have owned and enjoyed from new/one year old, BMW 3, 5 and latterly X3. All of which I have enjoyed enormously. As I have all others cars that were the realisation of a strong desire for ownership. I tend to forget the bad/ expensive times probably because I took them as par for the course; that's what the warranty is for
.Perhaps, had I ever joined a BMW or other marque forum I might have read of similarly disappointed owners.
It took five years from falling head over for the Model S ( a bit too expensive for me and anyway, for my bulk and height, a little snug).
An early M3 waiting list signatory, I almost gambled on the comfort issue but feared the M3's snugness for long ( by UK standards) euro road trips and so bit the bullet and waited for the Y.
Again, though chomping at what was left of the bit after five years, I did not buy in the first UK wave but took several test drives and although having research how the Y was received by the cousins, I waited for some UK early adopter opinions and media reviews. ( non of which were revelatory or too discouraging but rather, in the main, very positive) before hitting the buy button on March 2nd 2022.
I suppose the point ( if I ever get to it
)is that i knew what I was getting and so have not been disappointed through mistaken expectations and have, so far, been immune to issues affecting reasonable or normal expectations.
I do have sympathy for those owners whose expectations ( in many cases quite reasonable ones) have not been met.
However, understanding the offer, warts and all, has never been easier and without the pressure/irritation of Swiss Tony's comparisons between cars and beautiful woman
and other sales botanical banter.IMHO, any hype surrounding Tesla has been, for the most part, generated by owners and the, so unkindly termed, fanboys.
No one can complain of brain washing through mass advertising.......
...... OK if you follow Elon, he does over promise a little....
So, caveat emptor.
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I downloaded an app for my apple watch that allows you to use siri. I love it. I can say siri open Frunk and the self installed power frunk lets me dump my groceries without looking foe phone or even needing a FOB. Jist something to consider for 19.99 on apple.. and if you have the watch
My 2023 MYP rides like a small sports car but ai dont find the suspension to be on my mind during regular driving…. Only when there is a road full of potholes…Then it sucks to be in any Tesla, or comparable sized car I assume, but you buy a truck for that crap… Not a Tesla…cause ot may even bottom out.
There are some speed bumps I have encountered where I will scrape if its more than just me in car.
Not sure what I am wrong or right about but the built of my MYP2023 is, dare I say, perfect. Perhaps older models had growing pains but I think overall they are at least on par if not better than Big 3.
I have owned GM Crysler Lexus BMW. Except for Lexus: I had paint issues and loose panels on all my cars and on my Jeep cherokee a lemon of an automatic suspension. I think we as tesla owners are a more educated and picky bunch… but I also think Tesla has come a long way in quality.
I bought the car because for the price of 57000 myp2023 red it was the fastest car on the market at 0/60 in 3.5s (not counting the smaller m3p) and also battery powered a great convenience for my daily drive. But I am very plesantly surprised by the great built quality and paint job. Granted my Red collor takes multiple coats to get it right so less prone to issues.
TLDR: you don't like Tesla cars.I really do not recognise the gravity of the issues so vehemently felt by the OP and so many responders - certainly not to the point of it impinging on the joy that owning and driving the MY LR gives me and SWMBO and I therefore feel for those who have been disappointed with their purchase.
I have owned and enjoyed from new/one year old, BMW 3, 5 and latterly X3. All of which I have enjoyed enormously. As I have all others cars that were the realisation of a strong desire for ownership. I tend to forget the bad/ expensive times probably because I took them as par for the course; that's what the warranty is for
Perhaps, had I ever joined a BMW or other marque forum I might have read of similarly disappointed owners.
It took five years from falling head over for the Model S ( a bit too expensive for me and anyway, for my bulk and height, a little snug).
An early M3 waiting list signatory, I almost gambled on the comfort issue but feared the M3's snugness for long ( by UK standards) euro road trips and so bit the bullet and waited for the Y.
Again, though chomping at what was left of the bit after five years, I did not buy in the first UK wave but took several test drives and although having research how the Y was received by the cousins, I waited for some UK early adopter opinions and media reviews. ( non of which were revelatory or too discouraging but rather, in the main, very positive) before hitting the buy button on March 2nd 2022.
I suppose the point ( if I ever get to it
is that i knew what I was getting and so have not been disappointed through mistaken expectations and have, so far, been immune to issues affecting reasonable or normal expectations.
I do have sympathy for those owners whose expectations ( in many cases quite reasonable ones) have not been met.
However, understanding the offer, warts and all, has never been easier and without the pressure/irritation of Swiss Tony's comparisons between cars and beautiful woman
IMHO, any hype surrounding Tesla has been, for the most part, generated by owners and the, so unkindly termed, fanboys.
No one can complain of brain washing through mass advertising.......
...... OK if you follow Elon, he does over promise a little....
So, caveat emptor.
Wattsisname
MY Red/White/Gems
Good!
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sleepydoc
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This time of year in MN there are not only a lot of potholes but tons of cracks areas where the asphalt has heaved a bit. The ride in my MYLR is punishing on some of the roads around here. The thing is, the MY is a compact SUV, not a sports car, and I specifically bought the long range version, not the performance version.
You’re going to feel these road imperfections in any car but the overwhelming majority of cars can accommodate them without requiring a spinal fusion afterwards.
sleepydoc
Well-Known Member
I can understand your concern…Esp if you have crappy roads then its a massage chair on vibrate. but a car that does 0/60 in less than 5 secs its gonna be a sports car. I think they have to have stiff suspension ow youre going to fly off the road at max acceleration. Or most on here will complain its too soft. Plus its weights quite a bit. I know they sell it as an SUV but we all know this is a crossover at best.
On the same note I still have my Jeep Cherokee and it feels like a boat to me now.
Good luck. If you like the car despite all the issues perhaps there are softer aftermarket suspension options and different tires?
I love my Model Y P, but I love performance cars and all the sound/stiff ride issues you get with them. I hate Tesla's build quality but the tech, safety and convenience stuff is way beyond the rest of the market. The supercharger network is also a feature that should be included as a "feature" when considering an EV.
Wattsisname
MY Red/White/Gems
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