I’m gonna have to respectfully disagree about the EV/Tesla one. The thing I like best about my Model 3 Performance is that ridiculous hustle. All that power gets to the ground just fine in the dry and the traction control does an outstanding job of complying with my requests in the wet. It’s never a hindrance, never…

Agreed. I never believed in a ‘daily driver’ before, I only ever wanted to drive the most inconvenient, suffer-for-the-fun vehicles I could manage. But the Model 3 Performance changed my mind. It’s a glorious mix of pleasant driving and organ-crushing acceleration. It’s dirt cheap to run, invisibly anonymous, and no…

It’s not a race.

This Miata

I work mostly from home but I have to go do physical inspections a few times a week at different places. I honestly don’t mind it, I’d go bonkers sitting at a desk all day. I like to drive fun things when I do go out.

Gosh, I can’t imagine going back to a gas car for my next commuter. It’s most definitely not for everyone, but it’s outstanding for me. 

I really liked this show. It’s a refreshing change to see contestants treating each other with respect and cheering each other on rather than the tired old ‘psyching out’ of your opponent that’s so prevalent. 

I haven’t had a problem. It’s not my daily, but I’ll commute in it to wherever if it’s a nice day. I guess as someone who’s survived a few decades of riding a motorcycle on public roads I might be a touch hypervigilant, but it’s doable. And the car is sublime, absolutely worth it.

Hahaaaa I own a Model 3 Performance, an F-350, an ND Miata and I get Crosstreks for company cars. I’m a little surprised the Wrangler didn’t make the list, I have one of those too, it’s great and people seem to love to hate them.

I have a Model 3 Performance and I spent some time this winter calculating range at lower temps. It’s not a Polestar 2, but it’s still some information. Rated range is 315 miles. Average temperate weather range for me is about 270 miles. I like to get on it. Range drops marginally down to about 40*, where it’s around…

Ok. A well equipped $46k 255hp RWD 330i isn’t a comparable car. The power and drivetrain are way off. To get an AWD Competition xDrive M3 that even comes close to the 3.1 0-60 in the M3P, you need to spend plenty more than $62k. And you get 22 mpg out of it (C&D). So if we want to compare apples to apples, let’s start…

But I don’t want a 3 series. This is the car I want. It’s not a compromise, and I didn’t buy it to save on fuel costs. I do save almost $5k/ year though since my dailys prior were a Wrangler and an F-350. I’ll make up $15k in less than four years if you want to look at it that way. 

FYI, you can click and drag the seat heater shortcut buttons from the app drawer right back to the bar. 

I paid $62k all in for the Performance. Which is now something ridiculously less like $54k but whatever. The fuel savings is nice, but the car is worth the money just on merit.

Ok. I spend $.04 a mile in the Model 3. It costs me $.30/mi in the pickup, $.16/mi in the Miata, and $.24/mi in the Jeep. I drive about 30k miles a year. kWh aside, the savings is real.

I averaged .26 kWh/mi today in a Model 3. That’s 26kWh for 100 miles. I buy my kWh for $.11 at home, so that’s $2.86 for 100 miles. Gas is $3.25/gallon here soooo..

The touch screen works fine for me. Everything is easily accessible and the whole interface works cohesively. And there are knobs on the steering wheel for volume and other functions so I’m not sure how this is supposed to be terribly helpful.

I’ve taught quite a few noobs in this

EVs have already caught on. I don’t need the other cars, I could easily do the Tesla solo. I thought that was pretty apparent from the rate that I buy gas. The other cars are for fun, and a pickup for work.

I’ve got 8k miles on a Model 3 and this is exactly right. I don’t stop for gas OR to charge. I have three other gas cars still and, with the Tesla mixed in, I now put gas in a vehicle about every 6 weeks. There’s almost a novelty to it now. And I never worry if I have enough fuel in the tank when I leave my house in…