What do you enjoy most about driving your Tesla?

[Tiger]

Call it survivor's guilt but I thought it would be more fun than it is. It's just no fun when there's no one to share it with.

You're right, it's part of mourning and survivor's guilt. It will get better, and remember, not all happy Tesla owners had parents or siblings to begin with. But it will take time and processing (maybe also help) for you to get there. May the force be with you.

 

[pgkevet]

The need to find justifiable excuses to go to the supermarket is an art-form. They won't let you just buy a single toilet roll but you can buy the gin in half bottles so you have to go back every 2 days for more....

Fortunately the nearest real supermarket is 13miles away. Sadly it's all single carriageway so no sane chance of using autopilot. Instead since the road is quite twisty and hilly I get to play with the smoothest journey challenge while trying to keep as close to the speed limit as possible and judge the lift-off to the next tight bend for the last moment possible so i don't have to use the brakes. As a game it gets better with time of day and how cold the car is when ya sets off to make allowances for less regen.
the trip back includes a gentle downslope 60mph going into a 110Deg sharpish L corner and steepening downhill section followed 200yds by a sharp R 90deg steep downhill turn, a long downhill run and another L 90deg tight turn 1/4 mile away at the bottom.
Ah, the joy when ya gets it right

 

[John_L]

I'd have to agree with all the other comments about instant acceleration, smoothness, head-turning ability. But I'd add the ability to do a short journey as cheaply and efficently as a long journey. My old ICE car returned very poor milage when I just drove it down to the shops. Somthing the Tesla doesn't suffer from.

 

[pow216]

Passing cyclists and knowing they’re not being forced to breath nasty nasty diesel emissions...

Don’t get me started on Land Rovers!

 

[Battpower]

Passing cyclists and knowing they’re not being forced to breath nasty nasty diesel emissions...

Speaking as a 'sometimes being passed' cyclist, I absolutely agree with this!

 

[MrBadger]

My old ICE car returned very poor milage when I just drove it down to the shops. Somthing the Tesla doesn't suffer from.

I guess you have not owned the car long enough to know otherwise? Cold weather 'departure tax' energy is significant on the Model 3 - reduced regen, cold battery, heater significantly bites in the cold and even worse for short trips when journey distance can't recoup the semi fixed departure losses. Its not unusual that in cold weather, efficiency is down 20% - 50% although less if you choose to precondition the car and use shore power instead of losing it from the battery.

 

[Battpower]

Its not unusual that in cold weather, efficiency is down 20% - 50% although less if you choose to precondition the car

I wasn't going to burst any bubbles!

And with limited / no regen in cold, all your brake heat is wasted too. Even preconditioning the battery from shore power uses energy that may or may not have any benefit / gain, depending on your drive.

But yes, ICE are at their worst in cold weather too.

 

[MrBadger]

I wasn't going to burst any bubbles!

I thought of it more as managing expectations!

 

[John_L]

I thought of it more as managing expectations!

My pre-purchase research had already prepared my expectations. I've already noticed that the warmer weather is improving my Watts per mile.

 

[DaddyCool]

I love how when I jump in my other car I put the wipers on to go in reverse.

 

[Russinating]

Probably the ease. It's so easy, yet so featured. That and the noise; on my very short commute (at the moment, I normally cycle) I don't put the radio on just so I can listen to, well, not much.

 

[Jez_GB]

Don’t get me started on Land Rovers!

I know it’s off topic but I can’t resist...... Go on, what’s your issue with Land Rovers?

 

[Subevo]

For me it’s knowing I can out accelerate almost anything away from the lights and make tailgaters disappear at will.
The ability to view YouTube and netflix when charging.
The preheating of cabin in Winter
Free public charging in Scotland means no fuel costs so far.never having to visit a petrol station.
Superchargers are the best especially when the local rapid chargers are full of taxi drivers.
And in my opinion my M3P is better than my model S 75D in almost every way.almost.

 

[DaddyCool]

For me it’s knowing I can out accelerate almost anything away from the lights and make tailgaters disappear at will.
The ability to view YouTube and netflix when charging.
The preheating of cabin in Winter
Free public charging in Scotland means no fuel costs so far.never having to visit a petrol station.
Superchargers are the best especially when the local rapid chargers are full of taxi drivers.
And in my opinion my M3P is better than my model S 75D in almost every way.almost.

I had started buying the Sunday papers at the petrol station - Just to troll

 

[Dilly]

I still take my wife’s PHEV to a petrol station.
...but only four times a year.
...and only then because the car nags that it needs 15 litres of fresh petrol.
Every time I go, I have to remember what to do.

 

[Battpower]

I know it’s off topic but I can’t resist...... Go on, what’s your issue with Land Rovers?

Well, one drove past me as I was taking a walk this morning and it reminded me just how clean the air has been recently!