Things I Do Not Miss Thread

[HenryT]

I've definitely broken even and more. Now, admittedly I've only taken a few long-distance drives, but even in my 44 MPG Fit I had to fill up every 3-4 weeks for regular commuting. At 10 minutes per (maybe a bit more because I have to go the long way to work to go past the gas station), that's 2 hours over the course of the year. The 250-mile (one way) drive to my mother in law's place takes one stop at a Sheetz, and I'm done charging after hitting the bathroom and buying a chai, so no extra time there. My 1200 mile yearly round-trip I spent maybe 20 more minutes charging than I would have spent gassing up. Net win of over an hour per year, easy.

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[DaveORD]

This morning is a prime example. Lying in warm bed, all I need to do is open the app, and turn on climate control to preheat. The car is in my garage, no worries about exhaust fumes, try that with your ICE. Grabbing my travel mug of coffee, putting on my shoes and coat and getting into a warm car. Nice way to start the day. Sounds like a coffee commercial... lol

 

[Buckingham]

Time wasted on driving to, waiting in line and getting emission testing done. Always 2+ hrs turn around for me, from when I left the house till when I got home.

Right after I sold my Audi and right before I took delivery of my Tesla, I received a card telling me I had an emissions test due.

 

[Midnightsun]

My wife said to me yesterday gas was up to $1.08 a litre. I realized I never look at or follow gas prices any more whereas I used to look at them on a daily basis. Darn boat still sucks gas like crazy but thats not until mid May at best.

 

[Redbird]

I like turning on the climate control when I'm in the supermarket lineup and it's minus thirty outside.

 

[lw03tor]

I really go not miss pulling into the gas station when it's 20 below and windy as heck. Put on a hat and gloves but wait, cannot use gloves because I need to enter the pin number and fumbling with a wallet and credit card is difficult if not impossible! Freezing hands on the cold nozzle and impatiently watching the counter turn as I slowly get colder. LOL.

Love the fact I simply plug in inside my warm garage when I arrive.

My mindset has changed in the last couple of months since owning my first EV. I never ask myself or think about if I need to gas up today since it is always full or very close when I leave home or work for that matter.

I have a 3 but also have an ICE car
Use the Shell app, pull up to the pump, enter the pump number and pump gas no PIN number to enter, credit card is saved in app. Don’t take hands out of gloves

 

[mark95476]

Yup. I used to fill up with premium and my local local gas station wasn't particularly cheap. I used to fill-up in Santa Cruz (~40 miles from where I live) whenever possible.

My wife said to me yesterday gas was up to $1.08 a litre. I realized I never look at or follow gas prices any more whereas I used to look at them on a daily basis. Darn boat still sucks gas like crazy but thats not until mid May at best.

 

[FFR6288]

I don't miss getting into a 150+ degree car in the summer and suffering until it eventually cooled off, if it ever did. And I just realized that the Tesla steering wheels don't seem to get untouchably hot, either. Must be the vents blowing on it!

 

[mark95476]

One other thing: an expensive maintenance service plan for wear items and fluids (brakes, tranny, diffs, ...etc...). Getting 1 or 2 years of oil changes included is good, but everything else costs a bundle if you stay with the dealer through the warranty period.

Tesla doesn't have a pre-paid service plan anymore. If anything, they've reduced the amount of required maintenance and have service rangers to come out to your home or work.

 

[HenryT]

One other thing: an expensive maintenance service plan for wear items and fluids (brakes, tranny, diffs, ...etc...). Getting 1 or 2 years of oil changes included is good, but everything else costs a bundle if you stay with the dealer through the warranty period.

Tesla doesn't have a pre-paid service plan anymore. If anything, they've reduced the amount of required maintenance and have service rangers to come out to your home or work.

Interesting that a lot of the leasing/PCP operators are still offering 'maintenance' as a chargeable add-on. Might be an expensive way of paying for tyres (assuming they are covered?) and could be a trap for a lot of innocent or uninformed folk.

 

[Midnightsun]

Don't miss those shift changes and downshifts. Was a pet peeve of mine and even went for CVT transmissions since they do not shift so to say however they do have other drawbacks.

My wife drives the AMG now. Seems like it shifts 9 gears from one corner to the next and being a dual clutch it is a little harsher.

Gotta love the no gears and instant torque. I keep finding excuses to run errands since I got the car, reminds me of when I bought my first new car. 1981 Toyota Supra, almost slept with it.