I am looking for a new car, and I'm very interested in a used Model S. I have rented a 1-year old Tesla for a few days to gain some hands-on experience with the car, and am looking for some answers to questions I have. I hope somebody can help me out here.
I am currently driving an 11-year old Audi A6. The car is starting to like the garage more then it likes me, so its time for something new. However, the car drives really great.
My 3-days experience with Tesla is that the car is great to drive. It looks great, the features are great, AutoPilot is amazing, the lack of sound is amazing as well.. So all in all I am very pleased. Also the fact that is an EV interests me a lot. However, there are some issues I have with the car, and I am wondering if this is an issue with this specific car or if it is Tesla specific:
- The suspension is (in my opinion) horrible or too stiff/hard. I can feel every dent in the road. Ever when setting suspension to 'very high' this does not seem to change very much. My 11-year-old A6 seems more comfortable. I am driving in 'comfort' mode. This car has (I believe) 21 inch alloy rims. Would this be better with 19 inch rims?
- Steering is also very direct, a little too direct for me. A slight touching of the steering wheel has direct effect. I drive the car in 'comfort' mode. I dont want to know what it does in 'sport'. The result is that I feel it drives like you're driving in very windy conditions.
- When making very sharp corners (eg. when driving out of a parking spot, low speed) there is a very strange thumping sound from (i believe) the front wheels. I think it might be a wheel that is skidding over the road instead of rolling due to the sharp steering. It was not something I could imagine from a EUR 133k car. I couldn't find anything about this issue online.
- When doing a 'launch', I hear a clicking/ticking sound from behind the car. It is only when 'launching' the car and does not happen when I floor it in 'chill mode', only in 'normal' mode. I found a Youtube video of an asian guy with the exact same sounds, but I cant find the video anymore.
These issues is causing me to have doubts. For EUR 133k (USD 158000) I would expect a car that is absolutely flawless and it is not. I dont know if this is specific to the car I now drive or if this is a Tesla thing.
I believe the last two issues are technical issues that can probably be resolved. However, I am more worried about the first 2 issues. I am seriously having doubts to to buy a very expensive car that I believe drives less comfortable than my 11-year-old, maybe worth 3k, old Audi A6.
I hope someone can convince me
I am currently driving an 11-year old Audi A6. The car is starting to like the garage more then it likes me, so its time for something new. However, the car drives really great.
My 3-days experience with Tesla is that the car is great to drive. It looks great, the features are great, AutoPilot is amazing, the lack of sound is amazing as well.. So all in all I am very pleased. Also the fact that is an EV interests me a lot. However, there are some issues I have with the car, and I am wondering if this is an issue with this specific car or if it is Tesla specific:
- The suspension is (in my opinion) horrible or too stiff/hard. I can feel every dent in the road. Ever when setting suspension to 'very high' this does not seem to change very much. My 11-year-old A6 seems more comfortable. I am driving in 'comfort' mode. This car has (I believe) 21 inch alloy rims. Would this be better with 19 inch rims?
- Steering is also very direct, a little too direct for me. A slight touching of the steering wheel has direct effect. I drive the car in 'comfort' mode. I dont want to know what it does in 'sport'. The result is that I feel it drives like you're driving in very windy conditions.
- When making very sharp corners (eg. when driving out of a parking spot, low speed) there is a very strange thumping sound from (i believe) the front wheels. I think it might be a wheel that is skidding over the road instead of rolling due to the sharp steering. It was not something I could imagine from a EUR 133k car. I couldn't find anything about this issue online.
- When doing a 'launch', I hear a clicking/ticking sound from behind the car. It is only when 'launching' the car and does not happen when I floor it in 'chill mode', only in 'normal' mode. I found a Youtube video of an asian guy with the exact same sounds, but I cant find the video anymore.
These issues is causing me to have doubts. For EUR 133k (USD 158000) I would expect a car that is absolutely flawless and it is not. I dont know if this is specific to the car I now drive or if this is a Tesla thing.
I believe the last two issues are technical issues that can probably be resolved. However, I am more worried about the first 2 issues. I am seriously having doubts to to buy a very expensive car that I believe drives less comfortable than my 11-year-old, maybe worth 3k, old Audi A6.
I hope someone can convince me