As I mentioned a few pages ago, I wanted to buy myself a nice luxury vehicle, but I am conflicted about buying gas. But on the flip side, I was hesitant about EV because the technology changes so fast and they depreciate faster than gas cars.
After a few months of looking and thinking, I'm ready to make the jump. I'm going Tesla model 3.
I'm so excited... it should be here by the end of September.
Congratulations on your new car!
You mentioned an initial negativity toward Tesla earlier in the thread, before your test drive. I feel the same way... and it's nothing about the car itself (although I find the styling quite bland), it's the general vibe of the owners that I find grating. The closest comparison I can think of is Apple people. They're not just brand loyalists or brand enthusiasts, they're brand evangelists. They have some quality that I can only compare to genuine actual religious zealots, the kind who will knock on your door or stop you in the street to share their testimony. It doesn't just grate, it makes creates actual antipathy for me.
I would by just about any other kind of cell phone before I considered an Apple. And I would likewise look at every other brand of EV before I went to Tesla. I would have to convince myself of the merits of Tesla relative to other brands. Even then I would probably be desperately seeking just about any reason to purchase some other brand before the Tesla. I fully concede this is an irrational bias on my part. "The Tesla may be the better vehicle in every measurable sense, but I like the styling of this Mustang Mach E, and also it has better cup-holders."
Congratulations to you, not just on your new car, but also on putting aside your biases to arrive at objectively the best decision for you.
(I am just desperately hoping that other brands step up their game before I'm in the market for an EV.)
-k
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