I see where you’re coming from in saying that, compared to the Model S and Model X, the Model 3 is an “affordable” car, but I think we’re looking at it from different contexts. Yes, the Model 3 is almost half the price of the Model S, but compared to most cars on the market, it’s above the average price. I think it’s…

Yup. This definitely seems a case where they built a function, then tried to make the design look pretty, and ended up with form over function. More testing, to make sure the form doesn’t interfere with function, should have been done. In both Apple’s and Tesla’s case.

I definitely don’t mean to argue, I like hearing another take on this. Please don’t think I’m only here to be disagreeable. In counterpoints to what you’ve said:

The windshield cost might come down with time, but considering the massive back log of orders they already seem to have, and their track record of being unable to meet quality and demand expectations, I doubt it will happen for at least a few years. And it just strikes me as odd that a car they market as “affordable”…

My car has a “panoramic sunroof” (previous owner added the option, don’t judge me). I keep it closed because 1. opening it means the sun almost certainly glares into the eyes of backseat passengers and 2. it takes a laughably long time to open/close. Why not just offer a regular sunroof option?

I get the feeling a lot of what they do involves not thinking things through.

That would be building a Starkiller Base. The Death Star generated its power internally.

An excellent and helpful reply. Thank you so much!

Honest question here: when Mercedes does this, are they taking a perfectly tuned engine and detuning it to make it lesser, or are they simply not making the effort of tuning an engine to perfection?

So instead of visiting a dealer for a software bug that is slightly annoying but doesn’t impair your ability to drive your car in the meantime, you’d rather put your faith in a car that requires computers systems to function completely properly to do literally anything. Like, you know, change the climate controls.

I envy your local internet options if you can manage that. Where I live, you can get 60Mbps for $40, and very basic cable with no special channels for another $40/month. Personally, I find the portability of Netflix and Hulu nice, as opposed to needing to be in front of my TV, but I can see how different pricing…

Most people are paying for that anyway, though.

Hulu + Netflix + HBO NOW. Most of the major shows, available to watch almost anywhere, almost as soon as they air, for ~$40/month.

I think we’re misunderstanding one another. I’m not saying that nobody has voted for Hillary, I’m just saying that her past loses to Obama should not count against her in races without Obama.

America has chosen to elect other people they liked more than Hillary, yes, but now that the person who beat her has termed out, we can turn to her. That’s not a rejection of Hillary, it’s merely a “I liked Obama more, but now that we can’t have him, we’ll do second-best and elect her.” Falling back to #2 when #1 is…

*let alone anywhere other than a clean, well-marked, not-potholed freeway.

And this is exactly why Volvo called out Tesla. I agree that it’s a somewhat-flawed system that has a long way to go.

The “approximately five minutes, sixteen seconds after...” part gets me. Like “We aren’t sure entirely sure how many tenths of a second it was, so we’re just going to have to round to full seconds, but add that ‘approximately’ so you know it’s not exact.”

I mean...I’m not saying that certain owners wouldn’t do that kind of thing, but there are uses for it outside of that, which I think Tesla might have been originally designing it for.

This feature is probably meant for things like tight single-stall garages, and not really for parking lots where you screw over other drivers.