gx9901
Active Member
I'm in the camp that says the MYP is the best car I've ever owned, but the list of cars I've owned (all purchased new) are: Honda Accord '98, Infiniti G35c '04, Honda Odyssey '08, Honda Odyssey '15. So I better hope that the MYP is the best car I've ever owned. LOL!Just curious, what other cars have you owned? I have owned the Y for just under a year now. Acceleration is great. Not getting gas is wonderful. I like how it looks and on dry pavement it handles great. The minimalist interior I like (except that it needs more lighting). The sound system is decent and the screen is wonderful to watch Netflix when you're sitting around. The charging network is a plus. The OTA updates are great, though I can't really think of anything in the last year where I've said "wow that's an amazing new feature". The phone app is pretty cool to set schedules, warm up the vehicle, etc.
But it's noisier than any car I've owned (wind noise); the tech is glitchy (sometimes doors open, sometimes I have to physically open the app on my phone...once in a blue moon the system resets itself...a few times the system glitches when I first get in), the suspension is rougher than any car I've driven near its price range; the winter handling doesn't hold a candle to either of the Audi's I've owned (yes I use winter tires); the internal quality of materials is not great; the paint quality is poor; the fact that it doesn't have Carplay or Android Auto is odd; the phantom braking which has only happened maybe 5 times is .... 5 times too many esp since I rarely use AutoPilot; the interior at night it pitch black unless you buy after market lights; for god's sake put an AM antennae on it; no ventilated seats; no automated handsfree trunk; the service is non-existent (never thought I'd miss calling a dealership to get an appointment for service..and being given a car to drive for anything more than an hour ... but I do).
I would say not getting gas trumps a lot of these, but I've never understood the almost cult like positivity on Tesla's and best car ever owned comments, and now that I actually own one, I understand it even less oddly enough.
I mean, I'm not going to sell it, it's fine, I like it and again I love not getting gas. But it's a far cry from the best car I've ever owned (which in the last 15 years has only been an Audi S4, Audi Q5, Lexus RX330, and Ford's, VW's, Toyota before that). Plus, I do wonder about longevity of the paint in a salt rich environment, and overall fit finish given quality of materials used. Already see excessive wrinkling on the driver seat after ~10,000km.
Seriously though, since I got the MYP almost a year and a half ago, I've found that it fit my current life stage almost perfectly. It's a great appliance to drive kids around to various activities, and I can also have fun driving it on a small track once in a while. The much maligned harsh ride have never bothered me, and likewise for the infotainment UI (in fact, it's been my favorite car UI, both V10 and V11). Even phantom braking only happened once for me (agree that it's one time too many), although I do take precaution to not use it if someone is fairly close behind.
I guess I do wonder how well the exterior will hold up through Minnesota winters, but that's something we will find out later.
I actually don't blindly suggest Tesla to others who are looking into EVs. I got my mom into a Audi fat etron, and my wife went for the Volvo C40 at my suggestion. A couple of others asked me about EV suggestions and my answer is usually try them to see which one works the best for them, but I can give my experience about range, features, etc. of the 3 EVs I have access to now. For me though, the MYP is easily the best option in its segment right now, especially with the recent price cuts.