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

    Toyota and BMW are fine examples. While some here love to hate Toyota because of a few vehicles being recalled in Texas, the bz4x has a ten year / one million km warranty in Europe. The battery is also serviceable. If the entire battery pack needs replacement on the warranty, the owner gets a completely new battery pack and not a reman.

    Cars that can’t do anything without an iPad in the center is a fad that will die eventually, like the extremely low-profile tires everyone had in 2008.

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      1 year ago

      like the extremely low-profile tires everyone had in 2008.

      What do you mean had? They still do.

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        1 year ago

        Not like in 2008. Even boring new cars like the Prius had tires that looked like gaffs tape wrapped around an alloy wheel back then.