This.
This is close to my own feelings. Owner of a 2015 Model S70D. I think the poll should have had an option for "Unknown until the time comes" or something like that. I checked "...different EV..." because of all the problems I have read about that are afflicting the newer owners, particularly continuing poor build quality and poor service. Fortunately, I have not personally experienced the poor build quality (my car was delivered before any Model X or 3 crush) and have always had satisfactory service experiences. I hope my car will continue to operate satisfactorily for several years. But I am leery of what will happen when my 8-year drive-train and battery warranty ends. I like the sound of the Raven models with their improved ride and efficiency, but fear that good used ones will be in short supply by the time I want one. I am extremely skeptical of the stalk-less steering column on the new Model S and X (if they ever materialize!), so I am unlikely to get one of those. (I have been driving for more years than most Tesla customers have been alive, so I am very much set in my ways. I expect the turn signal and wiper controls at my finger tips, and despair to think of how to erase so much muscle memory gained from hundreds of thousands of miles at the wheel with the tried-and-true arrangements.)
How? And who would take the loss and trade down? Makes no sense. Just because they were on Chevy lot does not mean they were traded in to Chevy. 90% of trade ins go to auction.
I personally wouldn't, but I'll be the first to admit that I recently had to transport a few things that wouldn't fit into the Model 3 so I had to take my gf's Bolt. Sometimes a hatchback has its advantages.
I can understand the frustration with the model 3 trunk and transporting larger items. That is why I traded the 3 in on the Y last March.
Now that we have more information of the Ford F-150 Lightning I can update my preference on pickups. The Ford has some good features but falls short on range. For that reason I am looking at
Hmm, you're selling me on a Taycan. No vaporware (everything you pay for works on delivery day), but new features available if I take it in for a free update, but only if I want the new features. Yea, the full day in a Porsche loaner is a bit of an inconvenience, but the fact that I only get new features when I want them, and the manufacturer cannot nerf the car without my permission so they can save money on warranty, and features don't keep breaking, seems like a worthy tradeoff.Well, the Taycan forums are littered with stories of their first major software update. Which required the car to be brought in and each individual module programmed in a precise sequence, requiring the use of one of the diagnostic computers for over an entire day. If you did it wrong, at best you had to start again and at worst you could brick one of the control modules, which required physical replacement and has kept some cars down for weeks.
All for an update who's best features seem to be better control of wireless carplay and the like.
So at least Tesla has that going for it.
Not exactly. While Tesla did start thinking about this a decade ago, the current state of deployment of EA is no more than maybe 4 years behind, i.e. their coverage is about the same as Tesla's was in ~2017. A decade ago there was no superchargers, and even though I've been driving Teslas since 2013, the first supercharger I ever saw in person was in 2016, until around 2015 I would have had to tow my Tesla to the nearest supercharger because it was beyond a single charge range.
The problem with Tesla service is that with Tesla product it is unsustainable and would lead to company bankruptcy. Tesla cars are basically a very large test fleet on which Tesla does their experiments. As with any test fleet, service is very expensive to maintain so may different experimental configurations of hardware and software. That is why Tesla never made money with Model S or X which has a much higher profit per car than 3/Y. At least with Test fleets the drivers are ok with "please don't expect everything to work on the car", but regular consumers are not. Tesla's primary reason for success if Elon and his ability to sell hype and vaporware. He is the 21st century equivalent of 20th infomercial selling cars. There is a reason why no matter what he does, the board of directors is not removing him - he is the business, if he goes, Tesla tanks and its pieces get sold to highest bidders. Of course even Elon at some point may not be able to keep it up as the competition is coming, slowly but surely they are closing in.
If I ever live somewhere where I need a bullet proof car, I'm moving. Toronto must be going down hill fast if "bullet proof' in on top of your car features wishlist.
