Comments by "" (@mrpmj00) on "Elon Musk Launches $35,000 Tesla Model 3" video.

  1. Closing the galleria locations will trigger breach of lease contract lawsuits.
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  2. I'm so glad that I did the test drive to find out that it wasn't for me because I would have hated to be stuck with it. I test drove the Model 3 with awd and I'll pass. PRO: peppy CON: - Time filling up at a gas station (weekly) versus the time to plug and unplug EVERY DAY. - Phone bluetooth doesn't work reliability and limited integration functionality. - When the car's value depreciates close to the cost of a replacement battery at $12k-$20k, that's when it's worthless. - Navigation ETA is incorrect compared to Apple Map and Google Map on a smartphone. - Navigation locks up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APgD9hVzBdA - fast chargers shorten battry life. - Even the Tesla boards are inundated with bad reviews and complaints.? https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threadloom/search - if multiple charging units are in use at the same time, the charge to each unit can drop as much as 50%. - inconsistent charging time can take an hour longer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY1MFwU30Qk - Chris Harris review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHhZ9jk-DrU&t=1s - tires wear out quicker than ICE cars because batteries are 1000 lbs heavier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLOBeTfGlU4? - higher insurance - unreliable new battery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcPEFVI8zZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX2YnUiOkwU - Not fun because it's driving you with all the computer nannies, you're not driving it. - Stiff suspension, more stiff than even my C7 Corvette Stingray. Too stiff especially for a luxury sedan compared to Mercedes and Lexus. Tesla's tire pressure is at 45-50psi because of the weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2aKrRysye0 - GM supercruise beats Mercedes, which beats Tesla Autopilot. http://www.thedrive.com/tech/17083/the-battle-for-best-semi-autonomous-system-tesla-autopilot-vs-gm- supercruise-head-to-head - Tesla autopilot is not ready and kills its drivers https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/business/joshua-brown-technology-enthusiast-tested-the-limits-of-his- tesla.html?_r=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JXRKMRNJlQv=DfRo0fLOeKM - Noisy interior, road noise, brakes Noisy interior (you can hear it in the video at 5:30 minutes - 5:40 minutes.)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDhDftYhMTU - Door handles get hot and can burn you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3UYMi5T-yg - glass roof gets hot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAF4JEUFqvo How to reduce noise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGRBtwzsh9 - rusty brake rotors - panel gaps, panels not ligning up. - paint imperfections - In the parking garage, steering wheel was heavy and felt almost like no power steering. - Hate Tesla's regenerative braking, felt like I slammed on the brakes abruptly and hard every time I took my foot off the throttle. Risk of getting rear-ended. Gets fatiguing holding your foot so lightly on the throttle in an attempt to maintain speed. Without regenerative brakes, your foot gets to rest while you're coasting. Lawsuit: http://www.lemonlawcourt.com/tesla-regenerative-braking-lawsuit/ - freebie only comes in black color, other colors are +$2k - freebie only comes with 18 inch steel wheels and hub caps, aluminum wheel is +$2k - charger parts&labor +$2k - Hate giant ugly tablet as the center console - tiny fonts for P/D/N/R - to get black seats, you get ugly geezer woodgrain dashboard - even with tax credit, you still have to pay tax on that amount. - don't like to look to the side to see my speedometer - speedometer number font is tiny? - No Apple Carplay - No sunroof - Teach others how to use the door handle inside and outside. Human-user interface suck. - Ergonomics suck. Instead of a button to press once to do something, I have to clicks several menus and read the choices. Can't turn a knob or button by feel and have to take my eyes off the road, rotate my head, and read. OTHER CONS: - depreciate very fast - You're also paying tax on the amount of the federal incentives, yet you're only getting back the federal incentives. - if Tesla corporate don't like you they can remotely stop the car, big brother is watching - EV introduces 1 BIG problem that we never have to think about before: RANGE ANXIETY!? - Tesla idle fee charges you more if your car's done charging : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKP44vGFrlU - I'm skeptical about the radiation safety of sitting on top of that many lithium batteries.? A smartphone battery is 2inches by 2inches, while a tesla battery is the entire car footprint between the axles and several inches tall. That's a hell of a lot more radiation on YOUR nuts. - There are numerous paid advertisers that were given free cars in exchange for glorified reviews.? - Fires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQVzW63ZWxc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eFM9JJMH_0 - Lethal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRrmoyuuaNc - long repair times (1 year): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7bQ8FKdpCQ - boring, no soul - woodgrain dashboard is geezer style - if u forget to charge and the battery completely dies (bricked), you have to tow it to a Tesla dealer to get it working. - hot climates drain the battery - cold weather affects the nondrive motors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZIbU5Xtk40 - takes longer for parts if in an accident - cold weather drops battery range by 40% - Range anxiety. I have to plan ahead for refueling (itineraries). Never had to think about this with combustion cars. - superchargers aren't always enroute so your trip will take longer. - With more Model 3 on the road than before, Tesla service or bodyshop is going to have a long backlog wait times. - With more Model 3 on the road hogging up charging stations, you'll have to add the wait time for an available spot on top of your own charging time.? - safety: Elon musk said Tesla autopilot is decades away from being safe https://www.thestreet.com/investing/tesla-is-decades-away-from-full-self-driving-cars-14853271? puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO&yptr=yahoo - safety car accidents: http://fortune.com/2018/10/31/tesla-model-s-autopilot-crash-lawsuit/ - electric cars are quiet so you're going to hear more other noises than in a combustion engine car engine which hides squeaks, rattles, brake calipers. - The Kona is a SUV which is more desirable to most people than the Tesla Model 3 which is a low car. - Parking range loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO4U8eNTgNA 1 day ago - lithium batteries burn hot like napalm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUgbmCSmSNY Rimac crash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYHcgnyObY0 - Charging to >90% or going empty <30% kills the battery sooner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VLl_r6B1JY - Replacement battery costs $20k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VLl_r6B1JY - dead tesla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIAw0HXk5ww - Cleft lip face.
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  3. There are a few issues before the adoption of electric car goes mainstream : 1. Cost of acquisition is still higher than gas powered car (Toyota Camry at $18k-$25k). 2. Electric charging station infrastructure 3. Time to recharge the battery in 6 minutes like ICE cars.? 4. Resale value: People junk ICE cars when a major thing brakes and the repair costs are about the same as the car's value. Example: a new transmission costs $3k, so noone is going to buy that car for much more than $3k. Likewise, a Tesla battery replacement costs $12k-20k, which means that noone's going to buy a used Tesla once its value is close to $12k-$20k. And mainstream new ICE sedans like a Toyota Camry costs $18k-$25k; therefore why would anyone who's going to spend $25k consider a used Tesla when they can get a new Toyota Camry?? The $35k version with the short range battery will not sell. Less wealthy people live farther from their jobs so they are the ones who actually need a bigger battery more than a person who earns more and lives closer and gets to telecommute.
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