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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy View Post
Well, not so fast. Tesla is typically dead last in just about every reliability rating. Even though the battery and motor(s) are reliable and low maintenance, the control and cooling of the powertrain are not. Plus you have all of the same dodads as every other vehicle that like to break. Really modern ICE powertrains are very reliable, it’s all the other crap that breaks.
So, we have 2 Tesla. I have a Model S Performance and my wife just got a 21 Model 3 a couple days before Christmas. She got a Tesla because of my Tesla. I can't speak to others reliability, but in 60K miles, I've had spent zero on my car besides electricity cost. Its been to the shop once for a computer update and that cost nothing. I still look forward to driving it everyday and it really has been nothing but a pleasurable driving experience. People say ludicrous mode gets boring, guess I haven't gotten there yet. Being an owner, with my eyes wide open, I'm seriously thinking about trading in for a new model S plaid+.

The Model 3 is a nice car, definitely different from the S. Same things I like, others not so much. It definitely is louder inside then my S. But it its a nice size and so far my wife really enjoys it..
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