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Love my new Prius c. I wanted Toyota's reliability and great gas milage. Done and done.
But how does the driving experience compare to the German automakers?
My Tesla Model 3, long range AWD. The car is great but the ownership experience has been abhorrent. Tesla is unresponsive to calls and emails and trying to get a hold of anything for service or support is close to impossible. I leased my Model 3 and have about two years left on it...as it stands now, Tesla has done nothing to keep my business. I'm planning on going back to something German come time to turn it in unless Tesla makes some drastic changes.
From an actual end user experience standpoint, there is little I would be willing to trade AutoPilot for. It makes my 70 mile round trip commute to work and back every day effortless.But how does the driving experience compare to the German automakers?
Interesting, I didn't know Teslas are noisy at highway speed. Audi offers sound-insulating glass and I agree that they are very quiet at high speed. Does Tesla have something comparable?From an actual end user experience standpoint, there is little I would be willing to trade AutoPilot for. It makes my 70 mile round trip commute to work and back every day effortless.
From a driving feel standpoint, it leaves much to be desired. The interior is relatively quiet at low speeds but you find yourself shouting to talk to passengers in the back seat at highway speeds. According to my Apple Watch, sound level is around 70-75 dB at highway speeds with no music playing. Lots of road noise. Some say that it’s because there’s no engine noise so you hear more of the road noise but you could hear a pin drop in my Audi A4.
Handling-wise, there’s some body roll on corners even with steering set to “sport” and it’s a heavy car so you’re going to get that, but it’s not terrible either.
Possibly on the Model S or X but those also start at $90,000. Don't get me wrong, the road noise doesn't really have any affect on me 90% of the time, as it's usually just me in the car and I've got my music on anyways, but when the music is down and you have passengers in the car, yeah, the road noise can be a little more than you'd expect in a $50,000 car.Interesting, I didn't know Teslas are noisy at highway speed. Audi offers sound-insulating glass and I agree that they are very quiet at high speed. Does Tesla have something comparable?
My beloved 69 Olds. Been with me a long, long time. View attachment 911138