Tesla? Still loving it? Repairs?

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I wouldn't say they're beautiful. They're pretty plain and generic. Almost anonymous to people who don't know what a Tesla is.

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Anonymous wrote:We're on our third Tesla and right now, we wouldn't own any other car. We had the Model X for four years (Paint job looked like new - no idea what PP was talking about!). We've had the top level Model 3 for about a year now, and just traded the X for the new Model Y. We loved the X, but honestly I hated the falcon doors. They were more of a nuisance than anything. We have a charger in our garage and like a PP said, there are so many super chargers now, and the newer models charge really fast so road trips are very easy. I will admit that when we first got our X, it took about an hour to an hour and a half to fully charge at a super charger which added a lot of time to road trips. But now it takes about 15 - 20 minutes, so it's really no different than having to stop for gas.

Teslas are VERY low maintenance and a dream to drive. The interiors of the 3 and the Y are sleek and clean, and the seats are so comfortable.

And beauty is in the eyes of the beholder - I personally think they are beautiful.

For a full charge? I thought to fully charge the Y at a Supercharger its 60 minutes. Or are you saying 15-20 minutes because you're never really close to empty/low -- i.e. you usually stop at Superchargers when you're 1/2 full or so to top off?

Also I don't know what kind of gas tanks that PP was filling up but my gas station stops are about 5 minutes. Zoom in, zoom out. I would live in constant fear of having to fill my tank up if I new there was a 20 minute wait in store for me. Might as well have a telehealth appointment while I'm waiting for the fill up...

[Anonymous]

It's only 20-60 minutes if you're charging in public. Most people just charge their car whenever they're parked at home... or at work, if office has free charging.

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We only charge outside of our home on long trips, and then we charge when we stop to eat, so no extra time for us.

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60-70 ish minutes to fully charge the Model Y on Supercharger according to numerous sources on Google

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For those on your 2nd or 3rd, why?
Are insurance costs higher? Friend hit a Tesla and a small fender bender cost far more than likely to have occurred with a “regular” car.

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Anonymous wrote:60-70 ish minutes to fully charge the Model Y on Supercharger according to numerous sources on Google

It's not like your gas powered vehicle where you might drive it on fumes and putter into the station to fill the whole tank. Its a totally different way of thinking and driving. Mostly you are plugging it in at night at home and never think about it otherwise. Ours is rarely below 80% charged. We only charge outside of home on road trips longer than 300 miles.

On a road trip, the car tells you what is going on vis a vis your distance to a charger and amount of charge left. You tell the car your destination, and the car tells you where you will be vis a vis available chargers and how much charge you will have when you get to each. If its a long trip, you plan the charge, but you will are never waiting for it to get to zero and then sitting around doing a full battery charge. You only need to charge enough to get where you are going and plug in there. Also, there is a difference in charge speed from low to mid and 80% to full (charging slows down as you get closer to full). If you are in a hurry, you charge it enough to get where you are going and then some which takes much less time than fully charging, then plug it in when you get there to charge more. It would be silly to be out on a trip and get low enough that you'd need an hour to fully charge. No one does that. We usually plug in for however long it takes for a normal pit stop, then move on. Waiting for full is unnecessary.

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Anonymous wrote:60-70 ish minutes to fully charge the Model Y on Supercharger according to numerous sources on Google

It's not like your gas powered vehicle where you might drive it on fumes and putter into the station to fill the whole tank. Its a totally different way of thinking and driving. Mostly you are plugging it in at night at home and never think about it otherwise. Ours is rarely below 80% charged. We only charge outside of home on road trips longer than 300 miles.

On a road trip, the car tells you what is going on vis a vis your distance to a charger and amount of charge left. You tell the car your destination, and the car tells you where you will be vis a vis available chargers and how much charge you will have when you get to each. If its a long trip, you plan the charge, but you will are never waiting for it to get to zero and then sitting around doing a full battery charge. You only need to charge enough to get where you are going and plug in there. Also, there is a difference in charge speed from low to mid and 80% to full (charging slows down as you get closer to full). If you are in a hurry, you charge it enough to get where you are going and then some which takes much less time than fully charging, then plug it in when you get there to charge more. It would be silly to be out on a trip and get low enough that you'd need an hour to fully charge. No one does that. We usually plug in for however long it takes for a normal pit stop, then move on. Waiting for full is unnecessary.

I'm the PP who said we can charge in 20 minutes at a Supercharger, to which someone answered that they're in and out of a gas station in 5 minutes. This PP nails it. We never charge the car outside of our garage unless we're on a road trip. And Tesla has put the Superchargers in shopping centers or strip malls where there are restaurants and convenience stores. We're not talking a quick in and out fill-up during the work day, but a road trip stop where everyone goes to the bathroom, gets snacks, etc. We typically time the stops around mealtime so the car charges while we have lunch. But to the point, we did charge our Model 3 at a Supercharger from a very low battery to full charge in 20 minutes. It depends on the model you have.

Tesla also has chargers that are called Destination Chargers, these are installed by businesses such as hotels, shopping malls, etc., for the convenience of their customers and are free. These are not Superchargers, and take 6+ hours for a full charge, but they're very convenient on a road trip. We've stayed in hotels that have had them in their parking garages. You just plug in overnight and you're good to go on a full charge the next morning.

Another cool thing about Teslas that I haven't seen mentioned, is that the car is fully controlled by the App and there are tons of features, like climate control, that you can control when you're away from the car. There is also "dog mode" where you can exit your car and keep the heat or AC on if you need to leave your pup in the car for a bit. I used it the other day when I had to run into a store for about 20 minutes and was able to leave my dog in the car. The computer screen even displays something like "My owner will be back soon - don't worry the AC is on and it's 68 degrees in the car"! My dog happily took a nap in the back seat while I was gone.

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Anonymous wrote:60-70 ish minutes to fully charge the Model Y on Supercharger according to numerous sources on Google

If you’re going from 0-100%, that’s probably accurate.
If you’re on a road trip, your probably going from 20-80 or so (charging slows down significantly after 80% to protect the battery), and that takes around 20 minutes, less in the new V3 chargers.

Again, that’s in a road trip. 99% of your charging is done overnight in your garage, and you start with a full “tank” every morning.
Can’t tell you how much I love never having to go to the gas station.

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Anonymous wrote:And yet, they're so ugly. Can bring myself to buy one.

It’s hard for me to see them as ugly but of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder

I’m just glad they didn’t make them over the top modern. Like that horrible Prius sniveling rat with its snout down look.

They have a solid classic shape. Evokes for me the feeling of a BMW 5 series about 20 years ago when it blended in with regular cars then you realized it could smoke a corvette. Wood in sheep’s clothing.

I also love the Tesla color palette

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Anonymous wrote:For those on your 2nd or 3rd, why?
Are insurance costs higher? Friend hit a Tesla and a small fender bender cost far more than likely to have occurred with a “regular” car.

Longer range, faster, rear cup holders and a front console.

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Anonymous wrote:For those on your 2nd or 3rd, why?
Are insurance costs higher? Friend hit a Tesla and a small fender bender cost far more than likely to have occurred with a “regular” car.

Because they're the best cars in our opinion. I'm the PP on our third (we now own two). No reason for us to own another make of car - we love our Teslas.

Insurance isn't higher - we had expensive cars before the Teslas and it has stayed the same.

[Anonymous]

I’m on my first, and would get another in a second.
Obviously, there are tons of electric cars coming out, so who knows what’ll happen by the time I’m ready to buy.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand how they're so expensive to lease. They seem to have really great resale value but even the cheap Model Y costs like $850 a month to lease. I can lease a Range Rover for that.

[Anonymous]

Why do people have range anxiety in the new Teslas? How freaking often do you travel over 300 miles? Furthermore, what kind of car do you drive that you don't have to stop for gas (or use the restroom) on a 300+ mile trip?

Maybe range anxiety was valid when the old Teslas got 200 miles per change, maybe -- but 300+ miles is DC to Philly AND BACK... it's Detroit to Chicago ... it's more than enough to get from Boston to NYC ...