Nic McConnell @NicMcC83:

this is the most devastating review of anything i’ve ever seen

Scary Whitta @garywhitta· 1d:

Imagine if your printer was also your car. That’s what owning a Tesla is like.

  • PennyAndAHalf@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Admittedly a scathing burn, but in my experience not at all the same. I have had so many printers with connection issues, overpriced ink that dries up, and constant mechanical jams that I’ve sworn off ever owning a printer again and made my department paperless. But all I had to do for my Tesla is connect it to wifi, and every few weeks a no-hassle software update delivers some useful new features. I’ve never met a printer that improved with time.

    • spader312@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 years ago

      Agreed it’s nothing like owning a printer. You don’t need to pay for the premium connectivity you can just use Bluetooth on your phone like any OTHER car. Full self driving subscription? Optional. Or you could buy the full thing out right.

      Now here is where it gets like a printer. If you can’t afford the monthly payment so you lease endlessly and never own the car. Tesla makes leaving very easy and tries very hard to incentive you to renew your lease. BUT again this is the same with any other car. Just don’t lease.

    • Kage520@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 years ago

      I don’t understand the Tesla hate. I think people have read bad headlines and assumed they were true. I’ve had mine for 2.5 years and still haven’t even had to do more than put in washer fluid and charge at home. I would hate having to go back to oil changes and gas stations.

      • Fades@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        3 years ago

        How about the shit quality control (another ref) for starters, not to mention the broken promises (approaching false advertisement at this point). Oh and don’t forget the battery fires (oh, but don’t worry!! Phony Stark told us that only 0.01% of teslas have ever caught fire. Only 200+ times using goodcarbadcar, phew!!! )

        Your singular anecdote about having no issues is certainly indicative of the actual situation, yep must just be bad headlines

        • Sowhatever@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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          3 years ago

          Do you think that every time a gas car gets on fire it makes it to the headlines? Have you heard about selection bias?

            • Sowhatever@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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              3 years ago

              It burns much slower, not faster. That’s why it can burn for so long. And it has to be put differently. It’s like saying a grease fire is harder to put out because you can’t pour water on it. You can easily put it out by covering it, tho, same as battery fires.