‘ Tesla lost its edge — and Elon Musk has no one but himself to blame ‘

[ztirffritz]

Counterpoint to the original post article:
History in the making: Tesla may deliver biggest moment in car industry since Model T
https://thedriven.io/2023/02/26/history-...e-model-t/

The Driven wrote:
We may be about to witness the most significant moment in automotive history since Henry Ford developed the Model T mass production line over a century ago.

More and more evidence suggests that Tesla’s Investor Day event this week will mark the beginning of a new era in automotive manufacturing. One in which EVs are not only much cheaper to run and maintain than petrol and diesel cars, but also cheaper to make.

[Tiangou]

ztirffritz wrote:
Counterpoint to the original post article:
History in the making: Tesla may deliver biggest moment in car industry since Model T
https://thedriven.io/2023/02/26/history-...e-model-t/

By the same reasoning used in that article, my cat may cough up a hairball that unites quantum physics and general relativity.

She's coughed up some fine hairballs before, so the next one MUST be revolutionary.

[davester]

kj wrote:
[quote=Carnos Jax]
I’ve always felt the E46 continued to look contemporary to this day. It was my favorite 3 Series. Which model did you have? I always wish I bought a silver 330i with the M aero package upfront and manual transmission.

Mine's just a 328i, but it still drives so nicely, I have a little bit of a relationship with it. I haven't been able to get rid of it. My brother just found a E36 M3 coupe, standard transmission, very nice and unmodified, and that is still a very nice car. I think it will hold its value really well also.

I've always wanted a e46 m3 or even the 330i ZHP. I probably should have just paid the extra when I got mine.
I'm also an E46 fan and I really dislike the looks of the successors. Mine is a 330Ci ZHP. It does have some reliability issues (mostly with the soft-top wiring), but then it is a 17 year old car. Annual styling changes simply for the sake of change are idiotic IMHO.

Also, I think that the Teslas look better than most of their competition. Much better to spend company money improving the mechanicals than on changing the shape of the exterior sheetmetal.

[kj]

davester wrote:
[quote=kj]
[quote=Carnos Jax]
I’ve always felt the E46 continued to look contemporary to this day. It was my favorite 3 Series. Which model did you have? I always wish I bought a silver 330i with the M aero package upfront and manual transmission.

Mine's just a 328i, but it still drives so nicely, I have a little bit of a relationship with it. I haven't been able to get rid of it. My brother just found a E36 M3 coupe, standard transmission, very nice and unmodified, and that is still a very nice car. I think it will hold its value really well also.

I've always wanted a e46 m3 or even the 330i ZHP. I probably should have just paid the extra when I got mine.
I'm also an E46 fan and I really dislike the looks of the successors. Mine is a 330Ci ZHP. It does have some reliability issues (mostly with the soft-top wiring), but then it is a 17 year old car. Annual styling changes simply for the sake of change are idiotic IMHO.

Also, I think that the Teslas look better than most of their competition. Much better to spend company money improving the mechanicals than on changing the shape of the exterior sheetmetal.
Yeah, BMW has really gone astray, although at least they now make a few cars I would enjoy (the 2-series cars, even the turbo 4). Nothing like they used to be though. They've sold out.

I like understated looks like the bmw and tesla. I was interested in the Hyundai N-series cars (a friend told me they are a blast to drive), but all the lumps and ridges and stuff...what is it all for? Especially the Kona. I guess I would call it a "hyped" look. It would have to be really fun.