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I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - Printable Version +- MacResource (https://forums.macresource.com) +-- Forum: My Category (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=1) +--- Forum: Tips and Deals (https://forums.macresource.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3) +--- Thread: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. (/showthread.php?tid=296199) |
Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - N-OS X-tasy! - 05-03-2025 anonymouse1 wrote: Did you type that while you were driving? Parts of it border on incoherence. Some of the things you mention (i.e., wear-and-tear) are likely due to it being a rental. While I will never make the argument that Teslas are the most well-built vehicles, my 2023 Model Y with 22K miles looks almost brand new. Others are nowhere near as complicated as you make them sound. For instance, my first experience with a Tesla was also a rented Model 3. Having never driven one before, I was able to figure out how to activate my Apple Music account on the car while stopped at a stop light... within five minutes of getting into the car. Regenerative braking on my MY works great - it's one of my favorite things about the vehicle. If it doesn't work well on yours, there's probably a setting that needs to be changed. The app and the capability it provides is amazing. If you are unable to see that, I don't know what to say. I will say that I didn't care for the Model 3 I rented, either. Not because it was a bad car, but because it was too small and too low to the ground. I ended up getting the Model Y - nearly two years later, I couldn't be happier with it. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - jardster - 05-03-2025 I've had my Model 3 since 2018. The best car I've owned. I think that much of what you don't like would be fixed by having the car for a while. There are buttons on the steering wheel for some functions. Re: turning the car off.... you don't... you just put it in park and walk away. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - RAMd®d - 05-03-2025 Did you type that while you were driving? Parts of it border on incoherence. Some of that looked like Siri-Speak when I use her. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - mattkime - 05-03-2025 Yeah, I think there’d be a few quibbles like this with nearly any rental Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - zachdog - 05-03-2025 jdc wrote::wink: I drive one of the last manual transmission BMWs. First and Second are where they’ve always been. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - dk62 - 05-03-2025 Some of those issues are common to all EVs (not turning it off in a traditional sense, a non-issue once you get used to it), and some to all new cars (touch screen). Having to deal with a touch screen is a pain, I much prefer the wheel commands of BMW and Mazda, but at leaset on my Volvo I do not use touch screen frequently. Tesla build quality is a legitimate issue, and the main reason I did not consider it when buying a new EV. Also note that a lot of people will vehemently defend their purchase, partially because of "sunk cost" and unwillingness to second-guess an expensive choice they made that cannot be reversed. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - raz - 05-03-2025 dk62 wrote: No reverse gear? That's a deal breaker. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - Lizabeth - 05-04-2025 I will weigh in here as a Tesla adjacent. My SO owns a Tesla 3 BUT I have not driven it enough to be comfortable driving it safely with being familiar with all the “stuff “. BUT when I sagged for the SO on the Blue Ridge Parkway I had a blast driving it. I imagine that if I drive it more It would become more familiar and easier to drive. That said I am glad we have both options available to us when we travel. I own a Subaru. That said my SO added a bumper sticker to the Tesla about being vintage Tesla, pre-owned madness. And has been asked many times where he got it. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - JoeM - 05-04-2025 I've been co-owner of one with my wife since 2018 and we are on our second one at this point. I don't drive it. I call it a fast golf cart with an oversized iPad. Can't stand the placement of the iPad and I have to hit the screen 3 or 4 times to change or access something on it. For the price of these things I feel the materials used for the interior trim and the speaker system is like a cheap econo car. I feel every bump the thing goes over. My wife however loves it. Re: I am renting a Tesla three. I really dislike it. - C(-)ris - 05-04-2025 anonymouse1 wrote: That was one of my pros for the BoltEV. Physical buttons everywhere including a volume knob, shifter was normal, gas and brake pedal. Basically an EV in a ICE body. If they could have just figured out faster charging speed and a battery pack with more range I think they would have had a winner. |