I got rid of my previous car last year and due to Covid I haven't bothered to replace it yet. My last car was a 2020 Toyota Corolla sedan which turned out to be a lemon and was bought back.
All in all I've had very bad luck with cars for the last 5 years or so. In 2016 I "leased" a BMW X1 using BMW's Owners Choice program.
I loved the X1 but 6 months into the "lease" the engine blew up and had to be completely replaced. The X1 was my second BMW but after It took almost 2 months to fix I was completely turned off of BMW.
Once the "lease" was over I really wanted to get a Model 3 but I was nervous due to all the horror stories and after the experience with the X1 I was afraid of having to deal with more car problems. As they say once burned twice shy.
After agonizing over what car to get I decided to buy a Toyota in order to minimize the risk of having any sort of problems since the problems with the BMW were so stressful.
I ended up getting a 2019 Corolla Hatchback. I really liked the car but wanted leather seats. The Corolla Hatchback is only available with cloth. The dealership agreed to throw in a set of aftermarket leather seats as part of the deal so I went with it.
Long story short the dealership messed up the installation horribly and ended up replacing the Corolla Hatchback with a 2020 Corolla sedan which is available with pleather seats from the factory. As my luck would have it the replacement car had a TON of problems and turned out to be a lemon. Like the X1 it too ended up spending almost 2 months in the shop with numerous problems ranging from loose bumpers to failures to start. After around a year of that car going in and out of the dealership I contacted a lemon law attorney and was able to get the car bought back. This was in the middle of last year. Since then I have been trying to decide what car to buy next.
I really like the idea of getting a Tesla but due to all the car problems I've dealt with over the last 5 years I'm even more terrified than I was before I decided to get the Corolla.
Regardless I'm seriously considering a Tesla. My thoughts are if I had so many problems with a Toyota which is supposed to be the least problematic brand I might as well just go with the Tesla since it seems like there really are no guarantees no matter what brand you buy. Basically I'm just wondering if it's worth the risk of another lemon. I'm inclined to think yes.
If so then there comes the question of which Tesla to get. I really prefer smaller cars but I also prefer hatchbacks. My first inclination is to get a Model Y but I'm not a huge fan of the higher price combined with the shorter range and worse performance. Also I don't like the bigger wheels and overall larger size. Basically the only thing going for it for me is the fact that it's a hatchback/suv and the greater ground clearance. I really don't like sedans much but the Model 3 seems to have a lot going for it. Smaller size, better performance, lower price etc. My ideal car would probably be a hatchback version of the Model 3.
Do you think the increased practicality of the Model Y is worth the higher price and lower performance vs the Model 3?
All in all I've had very bad luck with cars for the last 5 years or so. In 2016 I "leased" a BMW X1 using BMW's Owners Choice program.
I loved the X1 but 6 months into the "lease" the engine blew up and had to be completely replaced. The X1 was my second BMW but after It took almost 2 months to fix I was completely turned off of BMW.
Once the "lease" was over I really wanted to get a Model 3 but I was nervous due to all the horror stories and after the experience with the X1 I was afraid of having to deal with more car problems. As they say once burned twice shy.
After agonizing over what car to get I decided to buy a Toyota in order to minimize the risk of having any sort of problems since the problems with the BMW were so stressful.
I ended up getting a 2019 Corolla Hatchback. I really liked the car but wanted leather seats. The Corolla Hatchback is only available with cloth. The dealership agreed to throw in a set of aftermarket leather seats as part of the deal so I went with it.
Long story short the dealership messed up the installation horribly and ended up replacing the Corolla Hatchback with a 2020 Corolla sedan which is available with pleather seats from the factory. As my luck would have it the replacement car had a TON of problems and turned out to be a lemon. Like the X1 it too ended up spending almost 2 months in the shop with numerous problems ranging from loose bumpers to failures to start. After around a year of that car going in and out of the dealership I contacted a lemon law attorney and was able to get the car bought back. This was in the middle of last year. Since then I have been trying to decide what car to buy next.
I really like the idea of getting a Tesla but due to all the car problems I've dealt with over the last 5 years I'm even more terrified than I was before I decided to get the Corolla.
Regardless I'm seriously considering a Tesla. My thoughts are if I had so many problems with a Toyota which is supposed to be the least problematic brand I might as well just go with the Tesla since it seems like there really are no guarantees no matter what brand you buy. Basically I'm just wondering if it's worth the risk of another lemon. I'm inclined to think yes.
If so then there comes the question of which Tesla to get. I really prefer smaller cars but I also prefer hatchbacks. My first inclination is to get a Model Y but I'm not a huge fan of the higher price combined with the shorter range and worse performance. Also I don't like the bigger wheels and overall larger size. Basically the only thing going for it for me is the fact that it's a hatchback/suv and the greater ground clearance. I really don't like sedans much but the Model 3 seems to have a lot going for it. Smaller size, better performance, lower price etc. My ideal car would probably be a hatchback version of the Model 3.
Do you think the increased practicality of the Model Y is worth the higher price and lower performance vs the Model 3?
