MrBadger
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Just being able to throw anything in the back of it and not worry about it (except for spiders dropping down in front of the driver)
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What do you miss about your previous car?
- Thread starter Ash92
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Genuinely nothing. Went from a Lexus CT200h to a Model 3. I can't think of a single thing that is better in the Lexus. You could argue the interior is better quality, but if a small patch of leather stitched to the dashboard is really what you want in a car, I think you must be bored with life!
Mr H
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Volvo V70. Still got it, although these days we only use it for occasional long trips or taking the dog places.
Things I miss about the Volvo:
Things I miss about the Volvo:
- 500+ mile range.
- Enormous boot.
- Roof rack.
- Not caring about the interior getting filthy with mud, sand, and dog hair.
- Happily bouncing along country lanes without caring about scratching it or wrecking the wheels.
My leaf handles the bumps better but as I’m tall I find the driving position a bit squashed and the steering wheel adjustment lacking in the leaf.
After 8 years and two Model Ss I've moved to a Porsche Taycan 4S. Here is what I will not miss about the Tesla:
Tesla dislikes:
- Wind noise
- Lack of internal storage
- The rain sensitive and/or intermittent wipers just never seem to get onto the right frequency in light rain
- Apple integration is the absolute worst
- Horrendous customer service and no ability to contact the SC by phone.. When something seems or is off, it's a real hassle. And FAR TOO MANY THINGS WENT WRONG!
- The overreaction of cruise/AP to a car pulling in front or across. You never get used to this one and it's still unnerving when a car turns across your lane hundreds of feet ahead of you and no human driver would even consider slowing down but Tesla slams on the brakes.
- The duration of time between getting into the car and it being ready to go has been increasing and is now often irksome.
- Two failed MCUs
- Really crappy BSW system
- No cross traffic warning
- No HUD
- St Radio a $500 upgrade
- Poor build quality
- There is essentially no vampire battery drain with Taycan.
- The range calculations are much, much more accurate with Taycan.
- The Apple Music app on PCM. Since Tesla's relationship with Apple is the worst of any automotive OEM I've ever driven, I had gotten used to just not being able to use features in Tesla and could only use those when I rented cars (using Apple Car Play). Porsche & Apple Car Play works like any other but the dedicated Apple Music app has been excellent.
- Ride quality and low noise is truly impressive
- Very few speed sign/database errors so it really does know what they current speed limit is, unlike Tesla that had the incorrect speeds very often
jimbo_hippo
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When my girlfriend insists on turning what should consist of saying goodbye and getting into the waiting car into some kind of 30 minute doorstep summit, I miss being able to start the engine as a MASSIVE HINT that it’s time to go.
I am still waiting on delivery for my M3 (less than 2 weeks away now). I think I will miss the height of my Mercedes GLC a little, would have liked to have gone for a model X to get that but out of my price range at the moment....will see how I get on with the 3 and perhaps trade for a Y in a few years
Nikki's Dad
Member
Now it is warming up me too! It is a pity the Tesla roadster won't be a real convertible.
The fact Porsche only support Apple was one of the reasons I went Tesla. It irritated me on the last Porsche I had to buy an Apple phone which was only used to run Waze and sat permanently in the centre console (ready for someone to steal) and as it wasn't my phone number so I couldn't use it for calls or messaging. I know I'm not much better off now with Tesla but I resented that even though Porsche are owned by VW/Audi which both support Android Auto they refused to support it.
phil4
Member
I only really miss Car Play. Mainly because my app choices don't align with Tesla's, but that's life.
My previous car was a Golf R, so the Tesla runs rings around that in almost every way. Anything else, eg. lack of speedo in front of the driver etc is more a matter of preference.
My previous car was a Golf R, so the Tesla runs rings around that in almost every way. Anything else, eg. lack of speedo in front of the driver etc is more a matter of preference.
I miss the soft, comfy suspension of my Mercedes 190 (that was 30 years old when I replaced it with the Model 3 last year). But altogether I'm very happy with the Model 3, so no big deal. It is possible that the hard suspension of the Model 3 is ultimately better and safer, particularly at high speeds.
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