Why do people Use MS/MX/M3/MY for Tesla's vehicles?

[nyghthawk]

BEFORE you say "the 'M' stands for MODEL duh!".....
Hear me out.....

/begin rant
Tesla S
Tesla X
Tesla 3
Tesla Y

Tesla Model S
Tesla Model X
Tesla Model 3
Tesla Model Y

Model S
Model X
Model 3
Model Y

Are we going to say MC and MR? (Model Cybertruck, Model Roadster?) Probably not because we do not call the OG Roadster MR or MoR......

So why has this "craze" of calling the vehicles M-whatever?

I am not going to list every other car manufacture, but I have yet to find one that abbreviates it to this way.......

So WHY?

/end rant

 

[jjrandorin]

My guess is, because people want to shorten everything down, like there is some limitation on characters when you post on a website or something.

I think its really dumb to read something like " So I was going out to my MY...." but people absolutely do it.

 

[nyghthawk]

My guess is, because people want to shorten everything down, like there is some limitation on characters when you post on a website or something.

I think its really dumb to read something like " So I was going out to my MY...." but people absolutely do it.

Thank you....

the 'my MY' is high up there....

but I didn't know Tesla made an M3 i thought BMW did......:

 

[VT_EE]

Two key strokes vs seven. Not hard to figure that one out.

 

[jjrandorin]

Two key strokes vs seven. Not hard to figure that one out.

This is a forum, with no limitations on keystrokes, so, yeah I number of keystrokes isnt a real reason to say "so I was going out to my MY"

 

[nyghthawk]

Two key strokes vs seven. Not hard to figure that one out.

y say + word if < word work
Wy sy mny wrds whn fw wrds wrk


yeah...absolutely not a keystroke thing......

 

[Spacep0d]

I am not a fan of the 'my MY' usage either. If I had a Model Y I'd never write MY, but that's me. I don't even like M3 much, but I can call my car the P3D- so that works. This abbreviation requires some explanation to non-Tesla owners and to Tesla owners too, come to think of it. I own one and had to ask initially why these characters were used like this, though I had a rough idea. Performance Dual Motor - PUP (another acronym) which is Performance Upgrade Parts. I've learned a lot just reading through posts and making sense of all the acronyms and initialisms.

Some people use phones and such so I suppose it's a little easier if you're using a tiny virtual keyboard to write M3, MY, etc.

It is imperative that one always list the model S, 3, X, and Y in that order when listing them all.

S3XY!

 

[nyghthawk]

I am not a fan of the 'my MY' usage either. If I had a Model Y I'd never write MY, but that's me. I don't even like M3 much, but I can call my car the P3D- so that works. This abbreviation requires some explanation to non-Tesla owners and to Tesla owners too, come to think of it. I own one and had to ask initially why these characters were used like this, though I had a rough idea. Performance Dual Motor - PUP (another acronym) which is Performance Upgrade Parts. I've learned a lot just reading through posts and making sense of all the acronyms and initialisms.

Some people use phones and such so I suppose it's a little easier if you're using a tiny virtual keyboard to write M3, MY, etc.

It is imperative that one always list the model S, 3, X, and Y in that order when listing them all.

S3XY!

Was hoping someone would pick up on that SX3Y! purposely did that.....=]

the P3D I can kind of understand (sort of)....the M prior to everything to shorten model, yup, glad someone else agrees. I feel it has been some Youtube influencers that started that and their followers just kept doing it (i am NOT going to go searching for this origin), but it just feels like this would be one of those things

 

[Spacep0d]

Was hoping someone would pick up on that SX3Y! purposely did that.....=]

the P3D I can kind of understand (sort of)....the M prior to everything to shorten model, yup, glad someone else agrees. I feel it has been some Youtube influencers that started that and their followers just kept doing it (i am NOT going to go searching for this origin), but it just feels like this would be one of those things

Triggered me, you did! Discombobulated, I was! The M3 is less egregious than MY. I always read it as 'my' but shouting.

 

[nyghthawk]

Triggered me, you did! Discombobulated, I was! The M3 is less egregious than MY. I always read it as 'my' but shouting.

I guess since I will always associate M3 with the proper car (BMW M3) I will NEVER ever...EVER get used to saying or reading a Tesla MODEL 3 as a M3....ever....

 

[Spacep0d]

I guess since I will always associate M3 with the proper car (BMW M3) I will NEVER ever...EVER get used to saying or reading a Tesla MODEL 3 as a M3....ever....

Can't blame ya!

 

[jjrandorin]

I guess since I will always associate M3 with the proper car (BMW M3) I will NEVER ever...EVER get used to saying or reading a Tesla MODEL 3 as a M3....ever....

That ship has sailed here at TMC.. or the horse has been beaten, killed, beaten some more, buried, and then beaten again, lol).

There are a lot of people here that came from BMW though and for most of us "M3" is a BMW, just like "911" is a porsche, and "AMG" is a Mercedes. Every time that is mentioned, a bunch of people start talking about "its just forum speak" and "lighten up" and then even "tesla is the real M3" (rofl).

I refuse to type it myself (at least in relation to tesla). I love my model 3P, and picked it over the M3 I WAS going to buy (the real one). Still, even with that, a M3 is a BMW to me, but people here decided otherwise and its not worth the online argument.

 

[Hrtme]

I know it's minor but it bugs me too. Just say my Y. Thats even shorter than my MY.

 

[teletype]

While an M3 is definitely a BMW, referring to Tesla vehicles this way isn't a forum thing or a YouTube thing; Tesla does it themselves. There's a bit of back story behind this photo. I had ordered some wiper blades for my old Model 3. In addition to the set of blades I ordered, they also shipped me two huge boxes containing a total of 40 extra passenger side blades. They didn't quite believe me when I asked for a return label to send them back, so they asked for a photo.

 

[John Archuleta]

This is a Tesla forum. It’s stupid saying M we all know it’s a model if you just say S or 3. If you are worried about saving key strokes save yourself one more.

 

[Sanderpman12]

Oh my my … is that a MY?

 

[WyoDude]

This is a forum, with no limitations on keystrokes, so, yeah I number of keystrokes isnt a real reason to say "so I was going out to my MY"

It may not seem like a real reason but this happens all the time in digital spaces - part path of least resistance, part habit carry over from other places that have limits, part assimilation, part psychology.

 

[WyoDude]

y say + word if < word work
Wy sy mny wrds whn fw wrds wrk


yeah...absolutely not a keystroke thing......

This is a foolish take

 

[ScottNY]

PUP (another acronym) which is Performance Upgrade Parts.

I always thought PUP was Performance Upgrade Package. Live and learn.

 

[sewing1]

Some people like to be part of the cool kids in the in the know insiders club.