The safest bet in EVs is to buy one from the Korean manufacturers - they have the tech figured out (and have had it for a few years), they make everything from 'car but electric' to 'Jetsons spaceship', they're reasonably priced, they have cheap and abundant parts, have mechanics who know how to work on them, and they don't have an 'X' factor CEO.
To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
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Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#32i've been lucky with my model Y purchase in that there have been no issues with the car itself so far. i would certainly never buy a tesla again, however.
I've actually had to take my Model 3 to the service center more than once. The experience was so bad that based on just the service I would never buy another Tesla. Every car I've ever owned needed service, but the Tesla service center is by far the worst I've ever experienced. And I speak as someone who actually worked as a service tech in a Ford service center a few decades ago.
That said, Tesla opened a second service center in my country and it is far, far better than the first. It's a longer drive to get there, but it at least restored my faith in the company. My Model 3 is the quietest, best at passing, cheapest per-kilometer, lowest maintenance, most enjoyable vehicle I've ever owned. I would be a shame to me to not buy another Tesla, based on the service center experience.
Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#33> It is the electric car with the lowest consumption (12.5 kW / 100 km)
Anyone have any idea what this means? What's power divided by distance?
Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#34I had similar experiences with a modern Volvo. (XC40 T8 EV). Modern cars seem to be absolutely terrible. It's like all those Single Page Applications on the web that are just downgrades over the classic Server-Side Rendered apps. Sure, you have more features, but at what cost? Reliability. I think the last generations of cars before the touch buttons and screens were the last "okay" generation. Somewhere in 2010s, al…
"Modern cars seem to be absolutely terrible.”
Agree. OP should have just bought a 10yo Corolla.
Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#35The 8% battery loss per day comes from sentry mode. It's draining your battery like crazy.
you think Tesla customer support wouldn't be able to solve it, and instead let the driver state "For my own safety, and that of other drivers, I have stopped driving the vehicle." ?
Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#36I had similar experiences with a modern Volvo. (XC40 T8 EV). Modern cars seem to be absolutely terrible. It's like all those Single Page Applications on the web that are just downgrades over the classic Server-Side Rendered apps. Sure, you have more features, but at what cost? Reliability. I think the last generations of cars before the touch buttons and screens were the last "okay" generation. Somewhere in 2010s, al…
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Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#37> It is the electric car with the lowest consumption (12.5 kW / 100 km) Anyone have any idea what this means? What's power divided by distance?
Efficiency
Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#38> It is the electric car with the lowest consumption (12.5 kW / 100 km) Anyone have any idea what this means? What's power divided by distance?
Pretty sure it should be kWh / 100 km
Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#39> It is the electric car with the lowest consumption (12.5 kW / 100 km) Anyone have any idea what this means? What's power divided by distance?
It uses 12.5 kW per 100km travelled. But should be of course kWh.
Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell
#40> It is the electric car with the lowest consumption (12.5 kW / 100 km) Anyone have any idea what this means? What's power divided by distance?
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