Correction: they have no interest in selling a cheap car as long as their production capacity is maxed out making more expensive (and profitable) cars.

I really think you underestimate Teslas, and overestimate the amount of luxury you get in a base 3-series or C-class these days. The Model 3 seats are more comfortable than their German rivals, you get more standard features, and they all use the same faux-leather stuff and alcantara accents. Even the base Model 3 has…

Dual pane window glass, class leading seat comfort, true panoramic roof panel, sports car acceleration at 0-60 in 4.8 for the long range model Y, crisp interior design and exclusivity in ownership.  I don’t think they are very plasticy or boring....and yes I’ve owned BMW, Audi and Lexus vehicles. My model Y is on…

Because Tesla made about 400 000 Model Y's last year and that would be detrimental to any point he's trying to make. 

Why would you compare the Mach E to the Model X and not the Model Y?

Absolutely correct. We have a 2012 Civic that has wipers tucked low into the cowl. Spent 20 minutes digging them out of the ice during a sudden storm last year. Funny thing is that Civic is made in Canada so the should know better. Attached photos to explain, hope they don’t get Kinja’d. Bottom pic is the slab of ice…

Those wipers get all iced in in the winter…I’d much rather see the wiper lying horizontal in a spot above the hood.  But that’ll look like ass.

Well, we’re not just talking panel gaps but also things like roofs flying off

TPMS isn’t just a replacement for checking tire pressures before a trip (although it’s very convenient for that too). It’s about warning you if you run over a nail on the highway and develop a slow leak, which is not something you can catch with a regular tire gauge.

The satellite receivers aren’t analogous to cellphones, they are analogous to cell towers, and it doesn’t take a math genius to realize that a $500 receiver with a $100 router is orders of magnitude cheaper than a $100,000 cell tower with associated cabling infrastructure.

Come on man. Starlink is extremely expensive and will continue to be extremely expensive for at least the next decade. It will always be much more expensive than cellular technology

You can do it with a few dozen mid range orbiters

Yes, except Porsche and Tesla seem to have figured out a way for people to beat on (read: donuts, drifting, burnouts, etc.) their cars without this crap. Ford put the Mustang name on it, and should have fully expected people to instigate wheel spin and other non-typical conditions.

Tesla has been adding and removing features mid model year for a full 10 years now. It’s just a thing that you’ve always had to be aware of when buying Teslas and isn’t anything yet. And certainly hasn’t effected resale values lately anyway, with lightly used often selling for more than new due to availability (even…

It also doesn’t come with an included airbag… which is interesting.

I mean the tunnel is a bit dumb to me but this “jam” of a minute and 20 seconds seems pretty comparable to how a train stop would work.  I expected to see someone stuck in the tunnel for 5 minutes or something.

While it sounds like a nice concept and would be convenient some of the time, there are huge drawbacks, especially with longer range batteries. Imagine how people treat hotel rooms and rental cars, and then apply that to batteries. Do you possibly want to be stuck with someone’s old ratty battery for months that may…

Present day, Tesla as the obvious example, the battery is warrantied for 8 years/100k-150k miles depending on model. If it’s bad they replace it for free. After 8 years, which not that many Teslas have even experienced due to the brand being so young, of course would cost quite a lot to replace, likely $10k+. But it…

How the hell are there 2020 model vehicles that are not already using 4G? say what you will about Tesla but at least they swapped their shit over *checks notes* 6 years ago.

You really don’t understand why someone with $100K to spend on a car might choose a Mercedes Benz rather than gamble on the first car from a startup? The 500+ mile range Lucid is $140K to start by the way.