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Or do you think its lack of a traditional engine may be detrimental to a beginner (e.g. because of care, learning to shift gears, too much driver assistance)?
This assumes that when moving on from the Model 3 they would be going to a 'traditional engine' car. Which seems remarkably unlikely. Many people now don't know how to shift gears, and they get along fine(ish). The sooner one learns how to drive the cars that will make up the majority of one's driving experience the better (IMHO).
Thank you kindly.
1. Repairs are likely to be minimal, albeit repairs from accidents.It will be a good first car as long as mom and pop pay for maintenance and repairs down the road. I doubt repairs will be Honda or Toyota cheap.
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Can the driver override AP/EAP, etc. by manually turning the steering wheel? Just saw the video where a Tesla on AP scrapced against a temporary cement barricade.
Tesla Autopilot crash caught on dashcam shows how not to use the system
Manual transmission cars are not rare in Europe like in the USA. The majority of people know how to drive stick in Europe, but very few in the USA do. Only 6% of cars sold in the USA have a stick.
But Europe will change soon. Overprotective Stability Control, new emission controls, and tighter economy restrictions work better with automatics, which actually get better fuel economy and emissions than manuals now assuming state-of-the-art software. Companies without the software skills still show manuals as less thirsty at the pump.
Ferrari even dropped manual transmissions now. Who would have imagined that 10 years ago?
Is Model 3 a good first car?
No. I don't care how rich you are. Don't buy your kids luxury status symbols. It turns them into insufferable pricks for life. Buy them something safe and reliable that teaches them if they want something nicer, they'll have to accomplish something and make something out of themselves.