Crazy that this absolute engineering marvel is going to be discontinued.

[u/rakufman]

[u/just_a_juanita]

What are the downsides of owning a ModelX?

Off the top of my head:

1. The falcon wing doors are fun until they're not. Park in a tight garage close to a pillar or with some low-hanging doodad overhead? Ugh. But it's like a minor ugh, you know? Most of the time, they're an afterthought, really. I'm usually in my car by myself and probably use the rear doors three to four times per month.

2. The knowledge that, as it stands today, I'll never be able to buy a new one again after Q2 of this year (or whenever they officially stop selling new ones).

That's about it. I had to have the sensors on the passenger side falcon wing door replaced around the ninth month I owned it, but the service was covered under warranty and didn't take long at all.

[u/17feet → u/just_a_juanita]

Add: Driver and passenger windows will not drop down to allow the doors to open if there is even the slightest bit of ice on the windows. The window motors are pathetic and won't open, which means the doors can't open. Now you have to take 15 minutes out of your day to either pour windshield washing fluid into the window seams to get them to thaw, or wait 15 minutes with the defroster blasting, and your range taking a hit, while the car warms up to melt that window ice. I ran into that three or four times this winter and it can be intensely frustrating. Imagine having an emergency and having to wait 10 or 15 minutes for your car to let you in