If I owned a Tesla right now, I’d be in a bad situation. I sure as hell no longer want to be seen in one. The market for them has crashed, and nobody wants to buy one used. If I could afford a Tesla, I’d surely have insurance… I’d be rooting for somebody to set that shit on fire

  • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    224·
    16 hours ago

    As much as people like to shit on them due to the connection to Musk, they can be good cars with some caveats.

    1. The electronic door handles are bullshit and dangerous.
    2. The touch console is not as good as physical climate controls. Everything else commonly used can be done through the steering wheel controls for the most part.
    3. Service centers have really poor service, but since they’re EVs you shouldn’t need to do it often. (Unless it’s a Cybertruck lol).

    Buying used is great because you don’t send that money to Musk. In fact the updates and support technically cost them over time.

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      62·
      14 hours ago

      You still pay him every time you use the Tesla charging network. Which is one of the biggest (and best) so you’re kinda SOL on charging without supporting him.

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
        9·
        13 hours ago

        99% of my charging is done at home (and for 3 out of 4 seasons, from my solar panels). I can also use non-Tesla public fast chargers with CCS or Chademo. I’ll admit that the pricing is more expensive than Tesla Superchargers most often and the customer experience at non-Tesla fast chargers is pretty horrible. I’ll still pay more at a non-Tesla charger if there is the option so musk doesn’t get any more of my money since the initial car purchase years ago.

      • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        14 hours ago

        I mean, a lot of people can also charge at home. It’s way cheaper and more convenient.