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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 to the other poster who suggested the Tesla 3.  That's a good compromise.  Half the cost of the S or the X and still all the cool Tesla stuff.  Although the X would be better with the kiddos.  I'd be fine buying one in your financial position.  We've looked at them before, but they just don't work for what we want to do.  Too limited with the charging network and just wouldn't work well for trips down to Hatteras, towing the boat, drives in the Shenandoah, etc.  If your primary use case is commuting though then I think it's a great option if you go into it with the mindset that it likely isn't a "buy it and hold it" car.  There are just too many doodads in that car for me to believe it's going to be able to be a reliable car for 10-15 years.  I think it's more of a car for people who trade up every few years or lease.
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This is another point that bears repeating. Tesla's owners have been first adopters who have been quite easy going with issues related to the car. Tesla has been frantically addressing quality issues and the car is a lot better since launch. However on the whole, Tesla is still suffering from reliability problems which should give people pause if they intend to be a main daily driver without a backup.[/quote]
+1 - the core group of early adopters has, IMHO, actually skewed the reporting of issues.  This early adopter group (comprised largely of Tesla fanboys and Elon nuthuggers) are more than willing to tolerate and fiddle around with things that normal car owners would find maddening.  I would never buy one except two distinct use cases - commuting and pleasure driving.  In both of those scenarios I would definitely keep my regular cars as backup and for longer trips as one of the PP's mentioned.[/quote]

I am really curious why y'all think first adopters are less likely to report defects. Or for that matter why they're more brand loyal. If anything, their defining traits are that they enjoy being part of the product beta process and they are willing to explore new brands. Yes, obviously agree OP shouldn't depose of all of their other means of transportation.[/quote]

Sure I am one of the PPs and I can explain to you exactly why. I am a car guy and have bought many new models on first release. First as a general point of knowledge, we know that the first year of any new model is going to have more issues than usual. There will be more service bulletins, more potential recalls, more nagging issues that are resolved on subsequent model years. I know this full well going in so if any issues do come up, I don't act surprised or feel cheated. As you can imagine, I would be somewhat more lenient filling out the quality survey. So even though I may bring this issues up during visits to the dealer, I accept that this is part of owning a new model.

There is also the confirmation bias mentality for something as expensive as a car. Here I  just spent a ton of money on something, I want to feel like I made the right choice. This is especially true for enthusiasts or early adopters who are taking a known risk. This mentality would be less pronounced if the product was relatively low cost and the owner can easily return, sell, or discard it and move on to the next thing. [/quote]

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