Went on business travel to CA this month and decided to try driving a Tesla to see what it was like. Big mistake… coming home to my civic is painful. Coworkers told me a lot of my gripes like lack of buttons wear off after a month or so. I was already all in on electric for when my car eventually died but god, idk how long I will be able to stay ICE. Anyone else have similar experiences on test drives?

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    1 year ago

    They say you don’t become a convert when you drive an electric car. You do so when you get back in your ICE vehicle.

    We’ll see you soon bud. Just don’t got to teslas new or used inventory page. And close your ears when I tell you they just dropped prices by $3k. Oops.

    See you on the other side

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      1 year ago

      Yep. Test driving the Model 3 for me wasn’t what sold it. It was going back to my ICE and realizing how inefficient it was. It physically felt worse to drive.

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      They say you don’t become a convert when you drive an electric car. You do so when you get back in your ICE vehicle.

      100% true and is the reason why after owning a tesla last year I lasted 3 weeks when I swapped it for an f-pace before I went back to electric again

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        Hey there! I just had a horrible experience with my beloved 6 y/o F-Pace S which I’ve recently had no choice but to sell it due to a massive overheat. I’m considering ordering an electric car next, either a Fisker Ocean Extreme or a Rivian R1S, dual motor. The Genesis GV80 coupe looks amazing, but won’t be available for another year. The thought of fewer parts in an electric car is very intriguing to me as less can go wrong ( I know, software issues in electric cars are always the potential issue when a problem does arise). Can I ask which electric you switched to after the FPace, and how you’re enjoying it?

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      My EV is in the garage atm (charger broke and waiting for the part from china), in the interim they’ve lent me a pertrol automatic. I was converted when I got my PHEV years ago but I’ve never been so much of a convert as now.

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      Yea that sounds about right. I test drove a MY, got back into my 11 yr old CRV, and it felt not the same but also comfortable, and immediately drove to my sister’s to drive her 2022 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid (another contender). It just felt normal, no different than my CRV. Bought the Tesla.

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      I remember telling people that about HDTV.

      We were early adopters and had a Superbowl party. Almost to a person the reaction was “this is it?” Cause in your minds eye TV was always that clear.

      Then later the HDTV signal was having issues so it flipped to the SD signal and for a few seconds until we all adjusted it looked like someone recreating the sb in Techmo Bowl. The whole room went “woah!”.

      Now to be completely fair HDTVs were worse at showing sd than a tube TV, but still. There are definitely things there you notice the downgrade after way more than the upgrade.

      My wife’s crossover feels like driving a school bus towing an aircraft carrier. I used to think it was zippy for it’s size.

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        Another good example would be when video games went from 30 frames per second to 60. You try out something running at 60 and think “OK, but 30 is still fine”. Then you go back to 30 and it looks like you’re playing a slideshow.

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        1 year ago

        Yes, it makes you want to buy : ) it’s where you see the latest deals.

        (No, nothing wrong with it. )

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      Most likely sooner rather than later. I would have most likely bought one this weekend if I wasn’t waiting on the 2024 tax incentives to drop (I don’t qualify for federal ones as of now :()

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        It’s funny, the faster my car can accelerate the less I find myself needing to use it.

        I absolutely love being able to accelerate and decorate at nearly the same speed with just 1 pedal.

        I don’t find the need to drive fast all the time, but for 5 seconds to avoid something is fun, part because I can end the fun in the same manner.