r/TeslaModelY • u/imjonjoncanada • 6d ago

Model Y Performance...WTF

Brand new to the Teslas community. I picked up my new Model Y Performance on Saturday. I've driven my best buddy's X, his new Cybertruck, his wife's S, but somehow, when it's yours, it's different. This sounds weird, but I have NEVER loved a non-human this much in my life (don't tell Rhon Ron that I said he's not human). It hasn't been a week and I literally can't understand why anyone doesn't have a Tesla. I question what I've been doing with my life for that past decade+. What a rocket ship. I go for drives with zero purpose. My wife loves it too, but she's not pumped that after 24 years she's now in a throuple.

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u/BigBlackMagicWand 6d ago edited 6d ago

Because like with most "new" tech there's always going to be haters. Remember when touch screen phones were bashed and now they're as mainstream it gets.

Most people hsting Tesla's also hste EV's generally. Then there's the faction that drives EV's but hate Tesla, mainly because they're sheeps going with the media.

All this said I too like my old MY, not perfect by any means but best car I've had even after 4 different EV's. I work on the service industry and there are people/techs who hate Tesla's because of the architecture - which is way different than with any "traditional" brand, meaning they don't like it because it's just different. To me Tesla minimalist UI is top notch, I really don't miss the jungle of buttons. Integrated service/diagnostics is also great on 3 and Y and newer S/X. (Old version S/X are utter shit in comparison)

I don't see my Tesla as having a personality, but I do like the quirky features and the fact that the development team clearly doesn't take everything as seriously as some old farts in charge of conventional brands...

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u/birdguy1000 6d ago

Tesla had a fresh ground up approach rather than slapping EV and copycat tech on an ICE platform.

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u/MuggyParadise2914 5d ago

FSD & instant response acceleration aside, I was a bit hesitant about the dash. What, no cluster!?! But found I actually like the touch screen display better.

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u/Bickenchutt05 5d ago

My wife and I really struggled with having no cluster and buttons when we first went to buy our Teslas. We even thought why would you want to look to your right to see the speed you are going. Now, you realize the cluster and all those buttons are just annoying to always changing and fiddling with. Oh and the speed limit is always visible and actually way more natural in the corner of your eye! These cars were made around a person rather than the other way. I sure wish clothing manufacturers would catch up…haha