Phantomx
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Yea the Tesla hate is strong and admittedly before I owned one I kinda shit on them to and I don’t really know why I did. After owning 3 of them they have just been awesome. From the buying experience (which screw dealers fyi they suck a$$) to the charging network to the mobile app which smokes any vendor out there by miles, kinda like the performance of there cars just kinda smoke most everything out. Not just in 1/4 mile times but they consistently put up some pretty impressive lap times.
It’s funny most info people spout off on is completely false and seriously misinformed such as:
1. Battery - ”you have to sit around for 45 min to charge all the time” - Basically no you don’t . Most charges avg 15-20 min depends on where you are going and how hard you drive it. Which is no different than a gas car. Drive like an idiot and your fuel MPG does down and you don’t go as far no different in a Tesla. The nice part about charging is you get a break for 15 min, get out stretch your legs, get a drink and they are usually in nice places Like Malls where you can get lunch and do some shopping, since as mentioned we are older and married and have wives and Ohhhh Money that we didn’t blow on parts and gas so we can go shopping.
2. ”Their Boring” - basically your scared you might actually like it.
3. ”It’s a toaster, appliance, etc” - It’s a computer, it’s smarter then you and FSD probably drives better then you do too
4. Tires wear faster - Not true we had a M3P and we put 25,000 miles on the original tires and they had plenty of life left. It’s all in how you drive, period. It’s not like it weighs 1000’s of pounds more then other cars. the M3P weighs 4000lbs. Know what else weighs 4000lbs, damn near everything else a Shelby GT500, Lexus SC500, Hellcat Charger, Hellcat Challenger and the list goes on.
5. Insurance cost more - This depends on you. The Teslas only cost a couple hundred bucks more on my insurance policy but that is only becuase they are 3yrs newer then my Supra But is inline with all my Mustangs and Expeditions and F150’s I’ve owned.
6. The range sucks you can only do 80/20 on the battery - The daily driving 99.9999% people do doesn’t require 330 miles of range 265 is just fine for daily driving (battery at 80% SOC). When you road trip charge to 100%. Do you have to stop every 3hrs to charge? Yes for about 15-18 min depending on how far your going to get to the next stop 2-3hrs away. Everyone says they want to drive 500 miles at a time but again 99.9999% of people can’t physically sit in a car let alone hold there pee for 7-8 HOURS without a break and most gas cars can’t make it that far anyways so why expect that out of an EV?
It’s just an alternative way of powering the same standard vehicle, at the end of the day it’s still a car, you can still mod it and have fun with it and now tracks are installing chargers so you can track it too.
Some benefits of having a Tesla.
1. It can drive ME to work and Home again
2. I never need gas
3. I never need plugs
4. I never need oil changes
5. I can fill up at my house on my time, my car is always full and ready when I leave
6. Charge network is amazing between us and my brother in law we’ve put over 125,000 miles on Teslas. Never an issue anywhere from Texas east (as far as I can speak for) and all the way up north and YES in below freezing temps. Always works. Always nice, Always fast.
7. It cost us $348 in electricity for an entire year of driving 25,000 miles on our M3P that’s a whopping $29 a month.
8. the M3P is faster then most of you both in a straight line and on the track the Plaid IS faster than all of you sans A handful of 8 an 9 sec Supras and those aren’t nearly as comfy as 4 door super sled. I know Ego bruised, it hurts it’s OK we can get a group therapy sesh together.
It’s funny most info people spout off on is completely false and seriously misinformed such as:
1. Battery - ”you have to sit around for 45 min to charge all the time” - Basically no you don’t . Most charges avg 15-20 min depends on where you are going and how hard you drive it. Which is no different than a gas car. Drive like an idiot and your fuel MPG does down and you don’t go as far no different in a Tesla. The nice part about charging is you get a break for 15 min, get out stretch your legs, get a drink and they are usually in nice places Like Malls where you can get lunch and do some shopping, since as mentioned we are older and married and have wives and Ohhhh Money that we didn’t blow on parts and gas so we can go shopping.
2. ”Their Boring” - basically your scared you might actually like it.
3. ”It’s a toaster, appliance, etc” - It’s a computer, it’s smarter then you and FSD probably drives better then you do too
4. Tires wear faster - Not true we had a M3P and we put 25,000 miles on the original tires and they had plenty of life left. It’s all in how you drive, period. It’s not like it weighs 1000’s of pounds more then other cars. the M3P weighs 4000lbs. Know what else weighs 4000lbs, damn near everything else a Shelby GT500, Lexus SC500, Hellcat Charger, Hellcat Challenger and the list goes on.
5. Insurance cost more - This depends on you. The Teslas only cost a couple hundred bucks more on my insurance policy but that is only becuase they are 3yrs newer then my Supra But is inline with all my Mustangs and Expeditions and F150’s I’ve owned.
6. The range sucks you can only do 80/20 on the battery - The daily driving 99.9999% people do doesn’t require 330 miles of range 265 is just fine for daily driving (battery at 80% SOC). When you road trip charge to 100%. Do you have to stop every 3hrs to charge? Yes for about 15-18 min depending on how far your going to get to the next stop 2-3hrs away. Everyone says they want to drive 500 miles at a time but again 99.9999% of people can’t physically sit in a car let alone hold there pee for 7-8 HOURS without a break and most gas cars can’t make it that far anyways so why expect that out of an EV?
It’s just an alternative way of powering the same standard vehicle, at the end of the day it’s still a car, you can still mod it and have fun with it and now tracks are installing chargers so you can track it too.
Some benefits of having a Tesla.
1. It can drive ME to work and Home again
2. I never need gas
3. I never need plugs
4. I never need oil changes
5. I can fill up at my house on my time, my car is always full and ready when I leave
6. Charge network is amazing between us and my brother in law we’ve put over 125,000 miles on Teslas. Never an issue anywhere from Texas east (as far as I can speak for) and all the way up north and YES in below freezing temps. Always works. Always nice, Always fast.
7. It cost us $348 in electricity for an entire year of driving 25,000 miles on our M3P that’s a whopping $29 a month.
8. the M3P is faster then most of you both in a straight line and on the track the Plaid IS faster than all of you sans A handful of 8 an 9 sec Supras and those aren’t nearly as comfy as 4 door super sled. I know Ego bruised, it hurts it’s OK we can get a group therapy sesh together.
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