Would you still buy a Model Y now if you could do it again?

[MyEarHurts]

I currently have a Model Y and love it but wondered if an opportunity rose in the next year or two, would you still bought the Y?

Me, I think I would have saved a little more and waited for the Rivian R1S or a Toyota SUV as I need a little more space.

 

[zecar]

I currently have a Model Y and love it but wondered if an opportunity rose in the next year or two, would you still bought the Y?

Me, I think I would have saved a little more and waited for the Rivian R1S or a Toyota SUV as I need a little more space.

Why do you expect the toyota to be bigger?

Rivian is going to have plenty of issues. Its not possible to start from zero and have a reliable and well designed vehicle "out of the gate". I will consider other brands as they prove they can build a quality EV.

 

[Puma2020]

I thought about the 3, Y, Rivian, Polestar 2, E-mustang, ID.4, e-tron, i-pace, and others.
When it came to making a decision, Tesla was the best choice for me.
Yes, I would buy the Y again. Actually, IMHO, the Y is much better now than when I bought it.
As with most new things, waiting a while to get the bugs worked out tends to be better.
It's also much like buying a computer... if you wait 3 months a newer, shiny, faster CPU will be available.
You either decide to wait... and wait and wait... or you get it now.
I've also read for the past 4 or 5 years, how solid state batteries will upend the EV industry. Very possibly correct. When?
Next week? Next month? Next year? Right now I know of no one that are making solid state batteries with enough energy to power 1 EV, much less making them in a quantity to run a fleet. Again, you can wait, or you can enjoy the EV now and realize that maybe in 5 or 10 years, there is likely something better to come along.
Yes, I would buy the Y again today. Well actually, I'd wait for the new EV incentives to get put into place... no need to spend more money than I have to.
The smile I get from driving it is worth it to me. The love I feel for my car reminds me of when I was in my early 20's. Never could afford that RX-7, but the desire was there.

 

[WADan]

I think we will find out how antiquated the Mach-E‘s battery and control module are in a few weeks when Munro finishes his teardown. So far, its architecture confirms its legacy:

Perhaps, Rivian will be better as it comes from a clean sheet.

 

[whisperingshad]

Only other brand i would trust would be Toyota. However, i doubt it will be as fast as a Tesla, though i expect the range to be good. They will likely use the Rav4 platform as far as size. Ford, VW, etc...no thanks

 

[dogmodes]

I’d probably still get it, in total hindsight I may have just bit the bullet on the MX. Pre-refresh/price increase though because I was already a bit uncomfortable with the cost.

I was tempted with the Mach-e too but wouldn’t buy a first year Ford. They did a great job for year 1 but I wasn’t really blown out of the water. Now if the new GT would have come with 375+ miles I would have had a hard time deciding.

 

[TomServo]

Would I buy again, HELL YES.

 

[Automobilist]

Yes, absolutely

 

[Dandesy]

Yes.

 

[FredMertz]

I would buy it again 100%, but I would also really like Tesla to ditch the X or maybe downsize it a bit. I'd love a Y that was a little bigger and didn't have gull wing doors.

 

[Johnny Vector]

Yes indeed. I have my Bolt for around-town trips when my wife and I need two cars at once (exceedingly rare during the pandemic, but otherwise common), and the Model Y for long-distance. I wouldn't buy anything other than a Tesla for road trippin' until the charging infrastructure catches up to where the Superchargers are now. I expect that'll be around 2025. Traveling in a Tesla (at least along the US east coast) requires no significant extra planning or time compared to a gasser; using CCS or CHAdeMO still requires real planning effort and entails a certain risk of finding that one charger out of service.

 

[SDM44]

If I had to get a Model Y or something else either later this year or next, I would probably get a Cybertruck because it's more of a F-U statement on the road

 

[NeverGoingBack]

Well ...... I’ve only had it a week ........ but ......... yes, uh huh, oh yeah, absolutely, you betcha.

Wouldn’t take much to convince me to replace my Honda HR-V now with a M3. But hoping that new little 25,000 (or so) model might come along and be a good replacement.

 

[BrianBigNFun]

Ldo

 

[UT4EVER]

I own 2 already. Very happy.... No regrets

 

[jabloomf1230]

I'd probably look carefully at the Mach E, but the Tesla charging network is still far and away a big selling point. So, I'd still buy the MY.

 

[Arkbird]

I don't have one yet but I've seen a few people around town with Mach Es. Makes me wonder what their pros and cons list was for deciding on the Mach E vs a Model Y or X.

 

[MY-Y]

Absolutely. Best car I've ever owned.

 

[Michiganmy]

Yes, for sure! But I’m thinking about trading mine in for a MYP. That acceleration is so addicting!

 

[SD419]

I've had mine for about 8 months / 8k miles. Yes, absolutely I'd buy it again.