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patrick_y
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I own a Tesla! It's not terrible! Not perfect, but livable.

I own a Tesla and while the brakes are terrible, and the gas pedal isn't hinged on the floor, and the glass isn't hydrophobic, and there's a lot of road/tire noise on certain pavements.  There are a few other small problems too.  But overall, despite all of that, I actually do think the car is pretty good.  For how cheap it is, I think you get a lot of car for the money.  As an individual who's quite sensitive with race track experience, I'd say I'm more knowledgeable than the average bear - but I can't say that I'm a better expert witness than a professional race car driver.  I've always driven Mercedes and BMW vehicles, so there are some things that are a surprise to me as a Tesla owner.  Most of the surprises are not pleasant.  But there are also some areas where the Tesla is excellent.  Overall, as a commute car, the Tesla passes.  The brakes really are awful.  I wouldn't be able to brake in a box consistently.  But as a "fun" car...  The Tesla doesn't pull my emotional strings.  But from a technical perspective, Tesla did do a lot of things right.  The Model 3 is the only car in its category that had a double wishbone suspension!  That's a big deal!  Great chassis architecture in some degrees.