Well well well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own actions.

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    Ehz he didn’t built an automotive platform. Other people did that, he bought it and green it mostly through controversy and by now it’s quite clear that Tesla’s are quite shit to own and drive.

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      Teslas are awesome to own and drive. It’s an annoying checklist that takes an hour when you first get the car to make sure your car isn’t one of the ones with the bad panels, doors that don’t close nicely, etc., But you can decline the car if it has any of those things, or they fix it right away. Once you are through that part it’s really a great vehicle, especially if you have a charger at home. Gad stations are super inconvenient if you think about it.

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        Until you get into a fender bender. I’ve seen a few too many reports of people having to spend thousands for spare parts that should be hundreds top.

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      …I mean, I love my Tesla, and most people I know with one feel similarly. I’m not a fan of the way the company is run, and association with Elon makes me want to hurl these days, but I have no qualms with the cars themselves.

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        I don’t love your Tesla, because they keep almost running me down because their self-driving bullshit doesn’t know what a zebra crossing is.

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          So I’m not saying FSD is any good, it’s incomplete beta software on public roads, but considering not even a fifth of Teslas have FSD, I’d be willing to bet you’ve just encountered some bad drivers with a nice mix of confirmation bias…

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      now it’s quite clear that Tesla’s are quite shit to own and drive

      By whose metric? Tesla owners have a 97% approval rating. I know tons of people that drive Teslas and they have zero maintenance other than tires and windshield wiper fluid. Hate on Elon all you want, but to assume the cars are shit because he is shit is just juvenile.

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        Would love to know where you got the 97% approval rating.

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        I mean I will readily accept that the internet is a fickle place and nothing is ever as black and white as it would seem but there has been a metric fucktonne of examples lately for why Teslas are just straight up bad cars. Cheap materials, poorly wired electronics, broken features, etc.

        Like just casually scroll through any car subreddit or other online forum and you’ll see people recording their Teslas just breaking down.

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          My BIL just bought one, gas is around $6/gallon in Hawaii and there is basically no mass transport. He tried to buy another EV but there was a 6-8 month wait-list. He loves the car, it is what it is. QC has improved over the past few years.

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          Zero maintenance is a bold claim. They have repair people that go to your house to replace parts when they break.

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          But yet they keep selling a shit ton. And if you talk to an average owner they love their Tesla. It’s almost as if you are looking at a biased sample that is not representative of the vast majority of owners.

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              Well the model Y is the most popular car sold world wide so it’s hard to argue that they are “shit”.

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            ikr who would have thought a person who had zero issues with a car would go on a car forum and complain about it? google literally any car and you’ll see forums of people complaining about them. does this mean All cars are demonstrably shitty? by your metric it does. which is stupid.

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              lol your point is actually the opposite logic. You’re so close! Only reading about complaints makes you think that car is shitty. I’m actually saying that reading about complaints on forums is a horrible way to assess car quality regardless of car make.

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                oh you’re so close too! I was actually agreeing with you. try lowering your defensive level 5 points and read it again.

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        Also, anytime when “97%” of people agree on something it’s the same as “97% of people voted for Putin, they all love him!” and you know it’s pulled out of some ass or another

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        hilarious you’re so heavily downvoted for this. there are some rabid people on here who can only see negatives. I agree Tesla’s are great to drive and I know plenty of peple who own them and love them and have had zero issues, and also saved a tonne on fuel, and maintance. trying to dismiss all Teslas as garbage is just utter stupidity and honestly sounds like sour grapes to me.

        Elon is a awful human and I wish with all my heart he’d have a sudden TIA. but tesla cars are not Elon musk.

        ps your downvotes just serve to make my point 💪 stronger.

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          Maybe they’re being downvoted for the ludicrous claim that a car, even an electric car, has zero maintenance issues other than tires and wiper fluid. It’s not like it has zero moving parts.

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                How often do you replace the steering column, wheel bearings and electric motor bearings? Basically never.

                How about the transaxle assembly? That’s rated for 1 million miles.

                These cars need very little maintenance compared to an ICE car that needs bi-annual oil changes.

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                  all these butt hurt people who clearly can’t afford an EV or invested all their money in stupid ice cars is honestly so funny.

                  ‘all we have left is the downvote and darn it we’ll use it’