I am on the fence about getting a new M3 LR.
With just standard EAP and no FSD, will the car be able to park itself in my garage BACKING IN? I assume it can do it pulling in forwards.
I am afraid I will really miss CarPlay. How do others feel about that? I primarily listen to podcasts, Prime Music and Spotify.
I will also miss 360 view and really wish that Elon would devote resources to this (and CarPlay/Android Auto) instead of stupid games and fireplace videos.
The closest Service Center is a 75 mile round trip (Orlando, FL). Considering the distance and service horror stories I have read hear and other places, am I making a mistake? And Elon announcing the firings of a lot of their service personnel really scares me along with YouTube videos of people waiting forever for parts and collision repairs. I also have the impression that very few people really care about customers - everything from failed repairs/repairs that caused other needed repairs and inability to even talk to someone on the phone. In 54 years of car ownership, I never experienced anything like that, but of course I was at private dealers and there was also the possibility of contacting a corporate district manager if needed.
Although the concept of "over the air updates" sounds really great, software that is labelled as Beta plus other stories I read of software bugs, gives me great concern since I expect things that worked in the last software release to work in the new software release.
With my luck, I am most afraid that if I buy one, something will happen and the Tesla experience would be ruined for me. Perhaps better to admire from afar? However, I am 70 years old and really can't wait much longer. But, as a retiree with limited funds, this is a major purchase and I can't afford for it to go wrong! Also, being a car guy and having given up my dream of owning a Ferrari (amongst others), Tesla ownership is huge on my "bucket list).
FWIW, my car now is a 2018 Kia PHEV. Other than one factory recall, it has been flawless but under powered and certainly not a Tesla.
With just standard EAP and no FSD, will the car be able to park itself in my garage BACKING IN? I assume it can do it pulling in forwards.
I am afraid I will really miss CarPlay. How do others feel about that? I primarily listen to podcasts, Prime Music and Spotify.
I will also miss 360 view and really wish that Elon would devote resources to this (and CarPlay/Android Auto) instead of stupid games and fireplace videos.
The closest Service Center is a 75 mile round trip (Orlando, FL). Considering the distance and service horror stories I have read hear and other places, am I making a mistake? And Elon announcing the firings of a lot of their service personnel really scares me along with YouTube videos of people waiting forever for parts and collision repairs. I also have the impression that very few people really care about customers - everything from failed repairs/repairs that caused other needed repairs and inability to even talk to someone on the phone. In 54 years of car ownership, I never experienced anything like that, but of course I was at private dealers and there was also the possibility of contacting a corporate district manager if needed.
Although the concept of "over the air updates" sounds really great, software that is labelled as Beta plus other stories I read of software bugs, gives me great concern since I expect things that worked in the last software release to work in the new software release.
With my luck, I am most afraid that if I buy one, something will happen and the Tesla experience would be ruined for me. Perhaps better to admire from afar? However, I am 70 years old and really can't wait much longer. But, as a retiree with limited funds, this is a major purchase and I can't afford for it to go wrong! Also, being a car guy and having given up my dream of owning a Ferrari (amongst others), Tesla ownership is huge on my "bucket list).
FWIW, my car now is a 2018 Kia PHEV. Other than one factory recall, it has been flawless but under powered and certainly not a Tesla.