I have owned and tinkered with many EV's over the years, and its my observation that boring, non-luxury, simple EV's such as the Bolt EV and the Kona EV are the only ones that are actually functionally reliable long term. They are about as high tech as you can get without things breaking constantly (if you care about long term ownership, past warranty etc..). With the non luxury EV's, you get no surprise 12V battery failures, no broken window regulators, no wind noises or rattles, no broken HVAC, no broken charge ports, no fancy door handles that break or require a special rain dance, no software updates (a good thing IMO). Just a simple intuitive car that you can pile in, slam the door, crank up the tunes with a twist knob and just blend in with society/drive without having to think about it... Not this stressful experience of apps and features that are always bombarding you and getting in the way of your daily life.
Imagine this common scenario: Your late to work, the 15 second door unlock delay as I fuss with the hideously complicated door handles while bluetooth is interrupting mid call with the Tesla sales dude on the phone as the cars display still wakes up and loads a huge operating system that always changes etc... Lets babysit autopilot while phantom braking etc... I stopped finding luxury in those kinds of things. I dont like that kind of mindset anymore when Im operating an automobile...
I also feel better about my carbon footprint knowing Im not going to need to trade up to the latest Tesla every 3 years. It seems pretty bad that all these sub 10 year old Tesla's are literally being parted out and rotting away due to lack of parts, service, etc.. Im really shocked the used prices have held so well despite this. Whats also interesting is to see the Audi, Mach E, Taycan, Ipace etc forums littered with lemon law language and bad experiences. Again, luxury EV's. If you go on the Leaf or Bolt message boards, its basically crickets with the occasional person complaining about charging infrastructure. But in my neck of the woods, that's changing fast. So yeah, no reason to buy a luxury EV unless you want to burn your money and be a beta tester. Im willing to wait until level 3 autonomy and a boring Lexus. Until then, why?
Please discuss...
Imagine this common scenario: Your late to work, the 15 second door unlock delay as I fuss with the hideously complicated door handles while bluetooth is interrupting mid call with the Tesla sales dude on the phone as the cars display still wakes up and loads a huge operating system that always changes etc... Lets babysit autopilot while phantom braking etc... I stopped finding luxury in those kinds of things. I dont like that kind of mindset anymore when Im operating an automobile...
I also feel better about my carbon footprint knowing Im not going to need to trade up to the latest Tesla every 3 years. It seems pretty bad that all these sub 10 year old Tesla's are literally being parted out and rotting away due to lack of parts, service, etc.. Im really shocked the used prices have held so well despite this. Whats also interesting is to see the Audi, Mach E, Taycan, Ipace etc forums littered with lemon law language and bad experiences. Again, luxury EV's. If you go on the Leaf or Bolt message boards, its basically crickets with the occasional person complaining about charging infrastructure. But in my neck of the woods, that's changing fast. So yeah, no reason to buy a luxury EV unless you want to burn your money and be a beta tester. Im willing to wait until level 3 autonomy and a boring Lexus. Until then, why?
Please discuss...
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