Darren Donovan
Member
A little off topic, but I wanted to say that I have a 2016 Tesla 75D and a 2017 Chevy Bolt.
In 9 months of ownership, I've taken the Bolt to a service center exactly once - and that was for a free routine tire rotation. No other issues at all.
In my first 9 months of Tesla ownership, I took the car to the service center 3 times - none of which because the primary need was a rotation.
I love Tesla and support their mission, but I'm also a consumer who looks for the best EV deal.
Android Auto is superb. True one pedal driving is outstanding. The higher ride makes getting in and out of the car very easy. I like that the paint doesn't scratch/chip so easily. And Chevy was very modest about the actual range (rated at 238 miles, but I've gotten 270 very easily numerous times - something my Tesla, which usually fails to even meet rated range in my experience, has never once been capable of).
If my Bolt had autopilot I'd probably almost never drive the Tesla.
I am extremely excited to see what some of the competition does over the next few years. I'll probably be trading my Tesla for a competitor if they don't get these ridiculous quality issues under control before then.
This is why I'm driving a Bolt also, haven't even been to the dealer for anything since picking up the car.a year ago. Love it, for all the reasons you listed. I have a reservation for the Model 3, but I'm a late reservation. AP is no big deal to me, I have no traffic during my commute, and i like to drive my car. Honestly, not sure I'd want AP, considering how buggy and limited it is. I'm hoping Tesla gets their act together regarding QC, service, and parts. By the time i get my invitation to configure the 3, the Kona EV will probably be available, and will most likely have better quality than the 3. The excuse that Tesla is a new company is getting old, so is the bad joke about every Tesla future release being on "Elon time".