That Taycan Cross Turismo has all the sizzle. I’m not really in the market for a vehicle that costs that much though. I have tried to convince my friend who has a Model S approaching 100k that it should be his next car. Not that I’m angling for a chance to drive his car or anything. 

I can’t think of the last time I’ve driven more than 100 miles in a day. The range just isn’t the seller many believe it to be. I would lump that under the broad umbrella of performance. The Mach E is just a much nicer vehicle and felt put together in a way that a Model 3 does not. I also hate the austere interior of…

Sounds safe. Masshole driving standards require you to attempt to touch the bumpers with the car in front of you if it’s not going as fast as you would like.

I wonder how localized it is. I was at the Mazda dealer in Westwood, MA yesterday and surprised to still see a sign at the dealer saying they pay $500 over what CarMax offers. Maybe what CarMax offers has also started to drop making the CarMax benchmark a still viable idea?

The Model S is a seriously nice car. I find the rest of the Tesla offerings bland and overpriced for what they are. The interiors of the 3 and Y are soooo bad. The X has those dumb ass doors and looks like a swollen tick that is due to pop.

While constantly building or talking about building more factories (hello Mexico!)? None of it makes sense unless it’s all a momentum game to keep the stock price elevated for as long as possible.

The rest of the market has already caught up. I’ve test driven an ID.4 and Mach E and both are much nicer than the model 3 in my opinion. People will cite performance, blah, blah, blah. But I drive around metro Boston and probably average under 30 miles an hour for most driving. Who cares about performance then? The…

I'd argue government subsidies and mandates did more for EVs than Elon. Elon is great at the PT Barnum routine, but making EVs cool for affluent people just isn't as big a deal as people make it out to be. 

I'm thinking the tax credit is causing people to not take delivery. Possibly also increased interest rates. 

I’ve passed due to uncertainty over qualifying for federal EV tax rebates, but ID.4 around Boston are going for MSRP. 

Maybe, but Ford kills sales with the F150. Either all trucks that Americans buy are garbage, or Ford is doing something right. 

Yes, it’s not like the OEM sets conditions and standards for their suppliers. 

You got me to lol with that diaper line. +1

If the time ever comes for a sale of Tesla, we'll then discover it's real value. There's a reason Elon is buying a social platform and selling Tesla. 

Especially in the winter. You're killing my spring grass! 

Great news that a new version of a good car is coming here. Recent news of build quality issues makes me less sure I want to lean into Hyundai. 

I work with a lot of software engineers and most of them bought Tesla’s and the inane promise of FSD. In the last month I’ve heard several of them saying they want to dump their Tesla’s because of what Elon now represents.

I’m 6'4", but don't have a linemen body. I'm 215, but put another 50 lbs on me and I doubt I'd like driving my Mazda 3 still.