[McLovin]

I’ve posted on this before, but I’m fairly ambivalent on Teslas.

Pros:
They are great in the city. No engine idling and effortless acceleration from stoplights is great.
The Full Self Driving does work great. Not a big issue for me, but my older relatives (in their 70s) love it. When used as intended, it is a great driving aid.
The operating costs have been very low. 99% of charging done on just regular home 110.
I think they all still are stylish, inside and out.
People complain about the fit and finish quality, but to me it’s generally ok.
Been reliable.

Cons:
Biggest is price. I think that’s just the cost of being early adopters. Overall I still see them as oversized golf carts with “average” construction materials in a stylish package, which is totally fine, but the price is high for what the car is, imo.
To me as a lifelong car guy, strongly, they are just appliances. Other than the acceleration speed, there is nothing “fun” about them (To others, that might be a pro).
And even the acceleration, it is giggle inducing at first, and even after getting used to is still pretty amazing, but not “fun” like accelerating a 930 Turbo is.
I think the fit and finish is ok, but as a car guy I can definitely see where a lot of cost cutting corners have been made. Thin door hinges, inexpensive foam seats, etc and pretty much everywhere the average owner can’t see uses inexpensive as possible materials.

All in all, I characterize it as a cross breed of if Apple and Ikea made a car.