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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ignore the people on here who clearly don't own one (the status poster for example...)

Best car I have ever owned
Not great fit and finish even in my 2017 model - but nothing major.
Incredibly fun to drive
Incredibly easy to maintain (less to go wrong...)
No wasted time at gas stations - just get in and go (how much is your time worth?)
Safety features great

The easy but somewhat fair criticism is you are paying 45% for the car, 45% for the battery and 10% for the computer.   The reality is the user experience is worth multiples of what the car costs when you compare to all the alternatives

I'll never buy a gas powered car again.   
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Easy to maintain? You still have a new car.

Your cavalier attitude about gas station belies the fact you never take a long trip, because then you will spend a LOT of time hunting for charging stations or plugged into a 240V outlet chilling. It’s not like I spend much time at gas stations as it is, what an odd thing to focus on. [/quote]

Tesla Superchargers are everywhere.[/quote]

they are rarer than gas stations and the ones convenient to interstates seem to have lines, and that can mean a half hour or more of waiting [/quote]

Do you actually own a Tesla or are you just parroting what you heard somewhere?

I've had my Model 3 since 2019, I've taken it on two dozen long road trips, and I've had to wait for a charger exactly once, for about 10 minutes.  I've never, ever had to use a 240v outlet on a trip. I've used 110v outlets before, but that's literally only for convenience leaving it plugged in at an AirBnB or family member's house while we're staying there.

I've never spent a single minute "hunting for charging stations" because the car automatically routes you to chargers along the way to your destination. On a typical trip from DC to VT which I do several times a year, I spend 50 minutes charging - 25 minutes in NJ, 25 minutes on the Thruway, and I'm done. I use one of those stops as a food break while I charge, so considering an ICA car also need to stop for food and gas on an 8 hour drive, you're only adding maybe 20 minutes of actual extra time.  [/quote]

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