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?

  • azuled@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I rented a Model 3 from Hertz (so literally some of the worst examples of those cars you can find) and within two years I had purchased a Model Y. That wasn’t for sure though, the Tesla part was in doubt until I test drove some competition. If the Mach-e had been as fun to drive as the Y I would have gotten it instead.

    If you just want a weirdly zippy totally practical commuter car then the Bolt EUV is a spectacular option. It doesn’t have “all the bells and whistles” but it’s cost competitive and really fun to drive.

    I don’t mind the missing buttons, but that’s me.

    I did keep my ICE though, because it’s still a great car (+fun to drive) and has a lot of specifically great use cases like leaving at the airport in my Oil Field part of the country, or picking up fast food that I don’t want to mess up the carpets on my new car just yet.

    • blackinthmiddle@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Can you still easily find the Bolt? I know GM said they’re bringing it back, but I don’t think they’re doing so at the same price point. So as of now, your only options are the few new ones still around (good luck getting them at MSRP) and used ones, which is definitely an option.

      • VeryShibes@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Can you still easily find the Bolt?

        Nah they’re just about done… after failing to buy a new one this past summer I switched to Nissan and Ford. Lots of used ones in my area though including some low mileage ones, gotta watch the battery on those though, GM was in a rough spot with those 3 years ago

      • wave_action@alien.topBEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Depends where you are but a lot of them still have new inventory. Used ones are great deals right now though.

    • JackTheManiacTR@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      We rented a Volvo C40 from Hertz as a manager special and we fell in love with it. It was such a nice vehicle to drive. It turned out to be on manager special because they couldn’t rent it out … it seems nobody is interested in an EV because it’s a little different.