If you had to go back to ICE, what would you choose?

[elbenson]

Hellcat, cuz I mean why not. It's an absolute monster of a machine. And will offer the same sense of joy in takeoff as a Tesla.

I would also vote for a Hellcat with a manual. That supercharger whine sounds soooo awesome. Plus, big and comfortable for the commute and can fit 3 kids in the back. It was in my short list of cars before I picked up my model 3.

 

[ICUDoc]

Porsche Taycan Turbo S. Lime Green.
In for a penny, in for a pound.

 

[StealthP3D]

To my fellow EV converts, if you had to sell your Tesla and buy an ICE vehicle, what would you choose? It's hard for me to imagine going back to ICE, but if I had to, these cars would be at the top of my list:

I don't understand the question. Why would I ever have to go back to a car powered by gasoline?

It's like asking a heterosexual "If you could have sex with any movie star of the same sex, who would it be?".

 

[Evoforce]

I don't understand the question. Why would I ever have to go back to a car powered by gasoline?

It's like asking a heterosexual "If you could have sex with any movie star of the same sex, who would it be?".

Or...after telling your wife you got an STD, she wanted to kill you... before finding out you had, in fact, traded the Tesla for a manual shift vehicle sitting in the driveway... she then, afterward, still wanted to divorce you for trading in the Tesla for that STD.

 

[strykeroz]

Presumably I'm doing this because I've retired and no longer need the TM3 as the daily commuter. So something of an RV, bus or winnebago style...to be converted to battery electric for our retirement lap of the country.

 

[jkoya]

Maybe a Gen 2 Volt if I can cheat the "ICE" a bit or even an ELR if I could find one. Loved my Gen 1 Volt.

We still have our 2016 Gen 2 Volt. I usually average about 63 miles on the freeway, which beats the rated 53 mile range. With the seats folded down, there is quite a bit of cargo space...

 

[ElectricEel]

I would also vote for a Hellcat with a manual. That supercharger whine sounds soooo awesome. Plus, big and comfortable for the commute and can fit 3 kids in the back. It was in my short list of cars before I picked up my model 3.

This guy get it's. I was so close to even getting a Scat pack one, but a Las I saw the price of gas...

Porsche Taycan Turbo S. Lime Green.
In for a penny, in for a pound.

I thought he said no out of reach cars? That cars $200,000 (Don't for get your engine sounds and dealer markup)

 

[RayK]

I should have just said Bugatti

Yeah, okay. I've not seen one of those around here.

 

[Occhis]

2003 low mileage M5

 

[Zishan]

I'd probably get a GTR..... didn't see that mentioned yet. Reason, speed and handling, and back seats, for my 2 boys! They are still young, so even though the back seats are tiny, it would work for them.


Maybe a Porsche Panny or the BMW X5m suv, or whatever it's called. I like that it's fast and roomy. But man, that's a guzzler. Glad I don't have to worry about that...

 

[Captain Crook]

I just wouldn't. I live in Norway where about 100 % of our electricity is hydropower and, compared to most of Europe, fairly inexpensive. After we got out first 2016 TMS75D I was 'sold'. I had a Merc 500 SEC, then an Audi A8 and the wife a 2015 eGolf (fun in Summer, terrible in Winter - no range). So I bought a Tesla for Winter range. The A8 was kept a couple of years as it had a trailer hook, but was hardly used. After not having driven the Audi A8 for about half a year, I had to move it and something was terribly wrong. It hardly moved. I drove it on a little trip and suddenly understood the problem. I had been driving a Tesla. No more fossils for me - what-so-ever!!!

 

[gavine]

Uber

 

[gavine]

Porsche Taycan Turbo S. Lime Green.
In for a penny, in for a pound.

I'm not sure if you missed the actual question or if you're joking about the "turbo" thing.

 

[ICUDoc]

Actually, I misinterpreted the question, and answered along the lines of "if you couldn't have your Tesla, what would you buy?".
But if I sound less stupid and vaguely witty with the whole Turbo=ICE thing, then please interpret my comment that way

 

[mo_ash]

A Porsche 911 (964). Get as close to analogue driving as possible.

 

[colorado5280]

I would probably go back to what I'm planning to sell when my Model 3 arrives - an E46 M3. It's fun to drive, not terrible on fuel, it's not so computerized that you can't work on it, there are tons of DIY how-to videos on how to wrench on it, etc. I also think the body lines have aged well.

While the E46 has a lot of good attributes I am tired of all the maintenance that our E90 generation BMW requires...$2K to change the gasket on the oil pan because you have to lower the subframe? Please. Definitely tired of that kind of maintenance and cost.

 

[inikkor]

Of course a Giulia QV

 

[Xenoilphobe]

Lyft or Uber, would save me about $1K per month, or I would just drive one of the 4 other ICE cars we already own that are now considered low-mileage, cause no one in our house wants to drive them..

 

[JAFO]

To my fellow EV converts, if you had to sell your Tesla and buy an ICE vehicle, what would you choose? It's hard for me to imagine going back to ICE, but if I had to, these cars would be at the top of my list:

C8 Corvette
Audi RS5
Lexus LC500

Note: It should be realistic and attainable i.e. not a McLaren

Benz S560 Coupe mostly for the interior, but I'd lease it because in 3 years ICE cars are gonna start halving in value.

 

[Merrill]

I will not go back to the dark ages, but the Jaguar F Type for a sports car and the Maserati Ghibli for a sedan.