Eh I want a Model Y badly, but Elon is piece of shit that really tarnishes the brand. Any good he’s done for EVs and space travel is undercut but his active contribution to the worst parts of societal discourse. Worse, he’s a billionaire that uses his money for the memes. He’s a man child that got money from mommy and used it to invest in pre-existing companies to build his personal profile. He knows a good idea and he’s a smart marketer, and I guess he knows how to surround himself with smart people. Why not ask Elon why he’s actively motivated by hate?

I’m not expecting tons for it, but it’s barely worth a down payment for a new car. Go look at what equivalent preowned cars are being sold for right now.

Yeah, this is the biggest issue with my ‘11 Optima. I had the engine replaced for free, but they just replace it with a new engine that has the same problem, so eventually I guess I’ll have to have the engine replaced again.

These kinds of issues make me a little skeptical of the long-term reliability of their EVs.

How have Hyundai and Kia’s EV’s held up? I’m about to hit 13 years in my 2011 Kia Optima and, while it still runs fine, it’s a bit of a gas guzzler now. Adding to that, I literally just recieved notice of the 5th or 6th recall on the car, the amount of major recalls it’s had has completely killed any resale value it could’ve had. I really wanted to move on from Hyundai / Kia, but I want an EV to ease my long commute and the other brands are really expensive.