Tesla Model Y

I've had my S600 on the international circuit in Mondello fit a track day. Pretty sure that's not built for track use either but it performed exceptionally well and surprised a few more focused "sports cars".

99.9 % of people will never have their car on a track though. If you do, then clearly theirs a logic to buying more performance

I think its difficult to blame stupid driving and not speed for major accidents. If someone pulls out in front of you and you run into them there is a high chance one was speeding if one couldn't stop in time, or distracted by a phone. Hence why if you rear end someone you are usually screwed even if they slammed on for no reason. Where injuries occur they would often not have occurred at lower speed- it's like those road tests showing difference of magnitude in an impact at 30v40mph. I'd rather waste extra cash in a nicer set of alloys, internal comfort, or removing wood replica trims than pay for acceleration boost on a car that's already far quicker than what most people are used too - I can see legislation coming eventually on some of this stuff to support safety particularly pedestrians (already on trucks in many countries). Or insurance companies using it as an excuse to pump premiums.

That's a nice little acceleration upgrade for the 2024 MY RWD. On the topic of acceleration boost, I believe it's worth €2k. Lowering acceleration times from 5 to 4.2 seconds is a major difference. Some people will think it's unnecessary or a waste of money because they probably see their cars as a utility vehicle only, others will happily spend it if it makes their driving experience more pleasurable. It's purely a matter of subjective preference.

There's nothing wrong with tracking a Model Y as long as the driver is happy doing so and are enjoying themselves. If others dislike the idea of someone tracking a model Y then that's their problem, and it's a bit sad. The community should embrace all car types from enthusiasts and non-enthuasiasts alike. I'd love to take a M3LR or MYLR around mondello, I bet it would beat most cars around the track.

It appears that many posters here are hell bent to make you realise that you are totally wrong being happy and enjoy owning a Tesla. You are branded as ignorant on all the faults and sub par build of your car have and implied that had bought a VW instead your eyes would suddenly open on how crappy your car really is. What an idiot you are not realising that your car is held together with baling wire and sheer good luck. And you total lunatics then accelerate and go around corners quickly on your death traps.

Well the fact I don't own either yet is a barrier, but I will have one inside the next 12 months. I regularly rent both variants from Hertz(mainland Europe) for 1-2 weeks at a time while on holidays and business. I know I don't get full ownership experience but I believe I get enough to know what it's like to own and possibly track them and they are brilliant cars, there are things I dislike about them but my overall experience has been positive. I know the breaks wouldn't last long if going 100% but I wouldn't be pegging it into the corners or looking for competitive lap times.

I had a Hertz MYLR recently with autopilot version 2023.32 and found autopilot was excellent, it was a really nice bonus that the cameras were clearer and has a less red tint, it's almost as if it was HW4. Auto high-beam worked brilliantly every single time, no flashing from oncoming drivers. I don't know if "deep rain" has been implemented yet or not but the wipes were still crap, not as bad as previous version I think but still terrible. I seen many posts on teslaownersforum with many people complaining that autopilot got a lot worse with version .32, I can say my experience was the opposite.

A few weeks ago I was in Switzerland and was doing an early morning drive from Brienz(just west of Interlakken) along route 6 and route 19( I think it's called the Furka pass and St Goddard pass) heading south when a new Ford Mustang v8 and a Porsche 718 Cayman S PDK came from behind, I let them go ahead but I was amazed how I could keep with them in the M3LR(Crossclimate 2 fitted) while they were on their very spirited drive. The M3 wasn't great in the corners compared to the Porsche of course but I was on their tails all the way. Normally I dislike mustangs but the sound of that v8 reverberating through the alps at full tilt was glorious. Extremely quiet roads on a chilly morning with a beautiful sunrise on some of the best driving roads in the Swiss alps was driving Nirvana for me, even if it was in a Tesla.

Everything will rise for EV's over the years.

The price of public charging has shot up (I know it's an energy price thing per se).

Toll charges will rise. Motor tax will rise.

Motorists are a cash cow and that won't change in the future.

I've seen very few Tesla owners rubbing other car owners' noses in it. But the ones who've claimed to do it on the Irish EV owners Facebook page certainly aren't doing Tesla owners in general any favours.

Tesla owners are perceived as very clique-ish. There's an undeniable truth in that. Having your own private charging network will lead to that perception. Having your own private Facebook page will lead to that perception. Waving at other Tesla drivers will lead to that perception. There might be valid reasons for these, but regardless of whether the reasons are valid or not, once the perception forms, that's it. And I think that Tesla owners need to accept that it's not an unreasonable opinion for other motorists to have of them.

The Porsche and BMW chargers aren't as obvious as the Tesla charging sites. (Porsche also have a lot of chargers at hotels in Europe, dunno about Ireland). The less busy Tesla chargers are often right beside very busy public chargers, so the non-Tesla drivers get to see Teslas charging without queueing while they sometimes have to wait. That could lead to resentment I think.

I'm not in the other private groups, so I don't know what goes on there. But less than 10 posts after it was posted in the Tesla FB group about Model Y being the best selling EV in September, somebody had asked about posting it on the IEVOA. Some owners do seem to have a them-and-us mentality.

Maybe as you said it's the same for other brands of cars. But I've owned Fiats, Skodas, Toyotas, Nissans, Renault and Ford before now and waving was never a thing between those brands.