Going back to an ICE is very disorienting

[Mod3forMe]

I had my first drive in an ICE today after a few months in my Model 3. When I sat down in the driver's seat I was overwhelmed by all the buttons and the white names printed on them. It really felt weird looking down at all the "stuff". Of course I left the car running when I parked as I forgot about hitting the engine 'off' button.

What was even worse was getting the car to "go". I have been getting spoiled by the instant power in the M3. Here car is low powered SUV, so not the fastest car to begin with, but it felt ridiculously slow.

 

[woodisgood]

I make sure to have my wife commute in our ICE SUV once in a while so she doesn’t take her Model 3 for granted.

 

[chronopc]

I had my first drive in an ICE today after a few months in my Model 3. When I sat down in the driver's seat I was overwhelmed by all the buttons and the white names printed on them. It really felt weird looking down at all the "stuff". Of course I left the car running when I parked as I forgot about hitting the engine 'off' button.

What was even worse was getting the car to "go". I have been getting spoiled by the instant power in the M3. Here car is low powered SUV, so not the fastest car to begin with, but it felt ridiculously slow.

Driving an ICE after getting used to a Tesla is such a chore.

 

[StellarRat]

I make sure to have my wife commute in our ICE SUV once in a while so she doesn’t take her Model 3 for granted.

LOL - I tell my co-workers, "Oh, 20th century technology, how quaint." when we take the company ICE somewhere.

 

[Gavyne]

You get really spoiled with the Model 3. I've come to realize since owning my car, I have not once pressed a button to lock/unlock the car, start/stopped the engine, turned on/off the headlights, stopped at a gas station, looked at a meter/dial that meant absolutely nothing to me, etc..

 

[PhatCat]

I had the same experience as OP. After two years in Model S and now Model 3, I was in Hawaii for two weeks at end of Dec and drove my previous Acura MDX. It is 6 years old and was pretty sporty for an SUV in its day. But the gazillion buttons, no regen, no EAP and lag off the line were very disorienting. I too left the car running and forgot to start it. And filling with gas...yuck.

Saddest was no Santa mode at Xmas.

 

[woodisgood]

LOL - I tell my co-workers, "Oh, 20th century technology, how quaint." when we take the company ICE somewhere.

Ha! The use of fire to propel oneself is very quickly losing steam.

Out of gas.

It's fired.

I'm here all week, folks!

 

[kavyboy]

I drove a rented ICE for a long weekend. If it weren't for our friends, we would have walked away with the car running, unlocked, several times. I didn't mind the buttons at all, though.

 

[MJB-CO]

I agree.
When my M3 was in the body shop I drove a rented full sized sedan ICE for a week -

• Less room inside than in the M3 - felt cramped.
• Felt like there was no acceleration.
• Controls totally confusing.

 

[TeeEmCee]

Driving an ICE after getting used to a Tesla is such a chore.

I know, right?! It’s like walking after you’ve been sitting for a while.

 

[ngogas]

It’s like having an iPhone and using a flip phone. Painful....

 

[rdunniii]

Tee Hee. I kept using the right hand steering stalk to shift gears. Almost backed into another car in a parking lot in reverse when I thought I had shifted in to forward; more than once.

 

[brur]

yes, it's how do I get this thing to move? No, I don't want the wipers on. Now, how do I shut this thing off?

 

[chronopc]

yes, it's how do I get this thing to move? No, I don't want the wipers on. Now, how do I shut this thing off?

It's really silly that an ICE vehicle doesn't know you want it to turn off when you get out of the car.

 

[jsrawa]

My wife still has an ICE, we are waiting for her lease to be up and the Model Y, and the biggest thing for me was no regen so I actually had to do all of the braking!! My old ICE used to go through brake pads quickly so I look forward to long lives on the pads for the 3.

 

[NoirMS]

I had my first drive in an ICE today after a few months in my Model 3. When I sat down in the driver's seat I was overwhelmed by all the buttons and the white names printed on them. It really felt weird looking down at all the "stuff". Of course I left the car running when I parked as I forgot about hitting the engine 'off' button.

What was even worse was getting the car to "go". I have been getting spoiled by the instant power in the M3. Here car is low powered SUV, so not the fastest car to begin with, but it felt ridiculously slow.

I hear ya! First time I had to get back in my pickup to move it out the driveway....I parked it across the street and literally hopped out and started walking away with keys in ignition and truck still running...
Felt foolish but meh.....

 

[gilscales]

My old ICE used to go through brake pads quickly so I look forward to long lives on the pads for the 3.

My 2013 VW Passat had just at 100k with original brake pads when I turned it in and I was shocked at how long they lasted (still at 30 to 40%) and these were brakes that had to be used! the engine compression braking was pretty good because of the diesel motor I guess so one had to initially press the brake pedal and let off quite a bit as the car downshifted, it was nowhere near regen braking though so I wonder if pads ever need to be replaced in a 3 (under normal circumstances)

 

[Saghost]

yes, it's how do I get this thing to move? No, I don't want the wipers on. Now, how do I shut this thing off?

That was my experience with a rental car last year. I don't think I left it running or unlocked. But I know that I hit the wipers every single trip all week, trying to shift into reverse. And at the end of the week, I had to take it to one of those "gas stations"! <shudder>

 

[Zorg]

Worst is a road trip in an ICE car. No autopilot, no big screen for navigation. Painful.

 

[Araman0]

Our second car is a Focus EV. So while still an EV I still get out of the car every single time forgetting to turn it off.