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    Honestly I think they look pretty good.

    But Elon is a fuck. And their build quality is shit. And I refuse to support that kind of company. And fuck people who do support them.

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      Idk, I talked with a bartender once who said he thought it would be amazing to drive one, and I said I didn’t think I could stomach it because of Musk, and he said I shouldn’t get political over a car. Well, they don’t interest me enough to ignore the Elon part.

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        I rented one in California. I was never been so frustrated with a car before in my life. There are no knobs, for ANYTHING. Everything is done through the touchscreen. Try navigating the A/C system in traffic. Or as the sun goes down and the screen brightness doesn’t dim, blinding you as you drive. I will never buy a Tesla, and it starts with the UI of the car. Elon is just the icing on that shit cake.

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          I watched a friend of mine try to parallel park hers once and just about died laughing at how shit the autopark was. She said it kept determining that the right lane was actually the curb, so it would go through all of the motions of parking and then just stop in the middle of the street. Every time I read about or interact with a Tesla, I feel like I find out about something else they added because it looks or sounds cool but doesn’t actually work.

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              This is one of the criticisms of the car that hits home for me. People are now replacing old Teslas which they bought ‘full self driving’ for without ever receiving the feature.

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          Same exact story. The whole first 2 hours I’m constantly having my kids Google Google how to lock the car, how do we adjust the mirrors, how do we turn it on, how do we change the radio station, how do we turn on the air, etc etc etc. On the third day my daughter is just trying to open the door and she yells “why is this car so fucking annoying?!”

          It’s obvious it was designed by a child trying to look cool to the other kids.

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          sorry auto dimming and extra brightness are upgrade features not yet in the implementation pipeline :( lmao

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          The UI is not the worst I’ve ever had in a car, it sacrifices a lot in favor of simplicity and/or software but a lot of simple tasks can be done through voice or happen automatically.

          Wipers are auto, headlights are auto, but if you need to adjust them without using a voice command, you’re gonna say “why can’t this just be like a normal car”

          You do get used to a lot of the quirks pretty quick. But there are a lot of quirks to get used to.

          Not an Elon fan, just got one for a steal of a deal through a family member.

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          They’re just another hatchback and you can’t really tell that it’s a tesla except for the logo.

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          The screen dims just fine on my 2019. A previous driver probably turned it off on yours for whatever reason.

          I also hate the lack of knobs but the voice commands and steering wheel buttons work well enough that I’ve come to terms with it.

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          What? The climate controls are always visible… how hard is it to tap or slide your finger on them.

          Since it was a rental someone before you probably turned off auto brightness controls.

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        It always blows my mind that capitalists say “then just vote with your wallet” until you use your wallet to vote differently than they want.

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      Honestly I think they look pretty good.

      They used to, but they haven’t updated them, so now they look dated

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        I’m not a car guy, I just don’t pay close attention. I drove a delivery van when the Tesla cars were gaining popularity, and I straight up had the thought one day how weird it was that there were a lot of '90s Ford Taurus sedans still on the road.

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        I won’t go so far to say they’re timeless, obviously, but I think the design has holding power. Their design language isn’t especially bold but it’s not out of place compared to newly released models from competitors. It’s disappointing that they haven’t made any bold changes, but I don’t think that means they’re dated.

        But still, fuck em.

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      To me they are the iPhone of cars. In a vacuum they are not bad looking, but every single one looks exactly the same. Just basic.

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        To me that’s kind of just the design language. Like how all BMWs look similar, or all Mazda’s look similar. Etc. Typically a strong recognizable brand is considered good, even in the auto industry.

        And really idgaf if they all look the same. Model s, smaller model s (3), bigass model s(x), medium size Model s(y). That’s fine. I don’t need a single brand to offer everything, I can go to other brands for variety.

        That said, fuck Tesla.

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      Honestly, why? Their “no harsh edges, flowing contours” looked good in 2010 but is now completely played out and ugly. Coupled with the fact that no Tesla has had a facelift in nearly a decade, I think they’re the ugliest cars on the road rn.

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        the cabin height being a giant bubble is what i dislike. they pretend to be smaller cars than they are. a small tesla next to a normal crossover vehicle is a good way to remind yourself how big they actually are.

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        One man’s “all look similar” is another man’s “strong design language”. I think BMW kidney grills are played out 30 years ago, but some people love them. Lambo wedges are played out. Jeep boxes are played out. Etc.

        I personally like the no-harsh-edges look. I don’t think it’d look especially out of place if it was released this year.

        But don’t get me started on the interior.

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      No kidding. They build disposable cars, and the entire electric car industry is headed in this direction.

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    I just feel bad for people who went in during Elon’s “good” years (heavy quotations). He’s nothing but a glorified car salesman and a verified idiot now, but for a while there, some people just wanted a more sustainable car.

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      Yeah it was legitimately the only viable EV when I got one. I still love the car but am absolutely embarrassed by it because of that asshole.

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          Poorly worded on my part. I genuinely oppose everything Elon Musk stands for, so it’s more like cognitive dissonance than embarrassment.

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            Nobody follow this person’s advice. I am old, and one of the best things about life now is the freedom not to give a fuck about the dumbass judgemental thoughts of others. I do what I want regardless of what people think, and life is great.

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          Android was never the only player in the cell phone OS market. Tesla was the only player in the EV market until last year more or less

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            Android is still the only player in the cellphone market if you don’t want to be treated like a brain damaged gerbil who can’t be trusted with accessing a file system.

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            Last year? Dude there have been viable alternatives for years now.

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    I hate Elon musk but Tesla is the best thing that happened to this planet because no other car manufacturer was bothered to do the groundwork required to get electric cars going. They lie and spread corruption before Elon came along.

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    It’s actually a very pretty car, to be fair. Too bad it has the build quality of this spice rack

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        I thought it was pretty when it was novel, but it’s been around long enough now that it just kind of blends in. I think it’s still a nice clean design, but not really eye catching anymore.

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        To each their own when it comes to aesthetics, I guess 🤷

        The build quality is still objectively abysmal though, that’s not a matter of opinion…

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            I find that hard to believe since this is the kind of welding that they deem acceptable on an S Plaid:

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        Pretty if you like flames, terrible if you worry about the environment, torn if you are both ;-;

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    I gotta give it to them.

    The first two cars looked nice and they were the first to understand what makes an electric car good.

    But they fucking lost that too by removing everything from the dashboard and moving to a single screen in the middle. Their build quality is shit (Even Trabants had smaller panel gaps holy shit) Repair costs for simple fixes are out of this world (There was a video where a technician repaced a hose for the cooling system for 130$ where Tesla wanted to replace the whole battery for 20000$) Elon is a nutjob that keeps breaking promises.

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    Also stop driving in the bus lane. If you actually gave a shit about the environment you would be on said bus, not a brand new three tonne luxury car.

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    I resemble this…sort of. Except my car is already paid for and I really don’t think it’s a wise decision to just blow money on another car simply to get out of a current vehicle that more than meets my needs.

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      Yeah,like if tomorrow everyone found out the CEO of Ford was a pedo, I promise you the supply of used F150’s wouldn’t suddenly skyrocket.

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      Fuck literally every gasoline car driver on the road more than you. I don’t own and hope to never own a car and Elon Musk can suck a fat fucking chode but a Tesla is still more respectable than every fossil fuel guzzling, planet destroying gasoline vehicle of comparable price

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      why would you sign up to pay elon every time you want to charge your car? like bro cut your loss already theres a reason the dudes the richest person in the world
      he’s already fucking owners who need warranty/fixes

      and the way he’s dropping his MSRP the resale value are gonna be tanking cant wait when he decides he “needs” to charge more for electricity now that the price is so cheap and the resale is gonna tank even more

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        I think you forgot that the alternative is to support a different douche-ey billionaire and subscribe yourself to 5x more expensive climate killing big oil?

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        I charge at home for $0.058/kWh. The company that provides it is also local and it does create local jobs.

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        Do you even know how EV charging works? Do you go to the Apple Store or Android store to charge your phone?

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    This is classic cognitive disonnance. If they liked the person who made the car, I’m almost certain their mind would be different. This phenomena is particularly obvious whenever you see something that was once popular fall from grace. See the conversation around Justin Roiland or even Reddit before and after their respective controversies. You start to see the people say things to the tune of “blank was never good anyway.”

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    Elon frustrated me cause he gets his grubby hands into way too much cool stuff

    Like bitch tesla and spacex were cool untill Elon got a Twitter account and wouldn’t shut up exposing how shit he is

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      I honestly really thought he was going to be an amazing person for humanity for like… a minute there. That’s a big part of my frustration. He’s in such an amazing position to do astounding things and he just sits around like a bully asking for attention instead of lunch money

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    So are SUVs from BMW, Porsche or Audi. But heh I live in Europe, I guess the trucks in the US are way worse.

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        Almost everyone I know with an SUV only has one because “I might need the space someday!” And 99% of the time either leaves random shit in the back or it’s just empty.

        Same things with trucks. That bed is almost always vacant.

        But the one time they actually use it for the space, it’s suddenly all “see??? I sure am glad I bought a (blank)!”

        There are a few exceptions I know, but if the ratio is anything consistent across America, it would explain a lot.

        Meanwhile my friend who drives a Prius can fit a surprising amount of stuff in that hatch and still has better acceleration and gas mileage than any of them…

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          It’s interesting seeing how many around me have pickups essentially as a personality trait with a pristine bed. I only use a pickup when I absolutely need to because diesel is expensive and I get much better mileage in my sedan.

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            You’ve never driven one have you? Electric motors are crazy powerful and it’s all torque. My Prius can accelerate faster than my Tacoma. What you are seeing in people driving a Prius is trying to save gas by not accelerating hard. Just because they often don’t doesn’t mean they can’t when it’s needed.

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              The fastest Prius on the planet is 0-60 in 7.1 seconds. The slowest Tesla on the planet is 0-60 in 4.5 seconds.

              “Faster than my Tacoma”. Is it also faster than your mountain bike? Lol

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              This is objectively false. Unless you can prove that someone’s foot can change a cars 0-60 time.

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                Right, that Blimp person does not know how to drive obviously. As if every car has unlimited acceleration potential that can be simply unlocked by the human foot.

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          Sorry to hear that, then. One could hope the government tries to step in, but there sure will be loads of people to try and defend their right to buy wannabe monster trucks to haul their fragile egos around.

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    Fuck Elon, but dammit, Tesla cars look sleek, this guy is wrong.

    And Superchargers >>>> Every other charger as of right now.

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      They look old compared to other new cars, i’ve seen enough of that design.

      The Tesla Y gotta be one of the ugliest cars from behind that i know, it does look like a Model 3 just out of proportion.

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        Yeah the Y is proportionally all wrong haha, it looks like an overweight 3. The only Tesla I like is the S but still much prefer an i4, or even an EQE.

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          or even an EQE

          the front just doesn’t look good imo. they just replaced the… grill? (idk what you call that) with a flat piece of carbon instead of just
          a) removing that part of the design (like tesla did with the model 3) or
          b) putting a fake-grill on the front

          it looks okay otherwise, so i guess if you want to you could also just replace that plate with a grill

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        valid, but i kinda want a place for my arm to rest while driving

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        Polestar 2 has only 1 cupholder and is cramped. I don’t get who would buy a Polestar over a Model 3 after test driving both.

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    The fact that they put the emergency release for the rear doors inside the speaker grille is enough for me to never buy one