[berettafan]

Flew to Fla to check out a school with my son. Had a model Y for 24 hrs. I'm thinking this is a temporary thing but we were told we could bring it back with 10% charge and we'd be fine.

Put 180 miles on it so it ended up being cheaper than many gas powered options! Have ridden in a 3 before but that's the extent of my Tesla experience.

My notes-

Steering was twitchy and exhausting. Tried different settings and they didn't really address it.

Regen braking is weird at first but kinda cool once you get used to it. you can drive through a neighborhood or parking lot and never touch the brake pedal. Dangerous on the highway if you bump the pedal and cruise shuts off. Happened to us, lucky to not have been hit. I'm sure i didn't bump the pedal but it's the only explanation i can think of. Also a msg popped up on the screen that said something like 'cruise will not brake'. Not sure what that means.

Interior is ok. Nice space in the rear hatch.

Hated the giant screen and lack of carplay. Lots of small print that is distracting and hard to read.

Acceleration is a hoot. Scary at first really. Can't imagine putting a kid in one of those things. Just keeps pulling like a train.

Key for unlocking sucked. Not sure if this was a rental thing but on my truck if my key is in my pocket i just touch the door to unlock. This card thing had to be pressed against the pillar.

Cupholders are a clear passive aggressive swipe at fat Americans.

Hard to hold a constant speed with the lack of a tach/speedo in front of you and no noise/vibration from a gas engine to be in tune with.

Lousy view out the back. Tiny slit made the rear view mirror all but useless.

Turn signals give you a rear camera view on that side but i'm not sure how anyone in busy traffic could actually look at the screen to see it and not have an accident.

AC worked fine. Strange controls but certainly functional.

Overall it's a livable vehicle but any interest in owning one has pretty much faded for me. The torque is an absolute blast but at the same time it's not really a rewarding car to drive. I think if i want to save $$ on gas i'd check out a hybrid of some sort.