Yes, they provide service manuals. The 3/Y is going to be more reliable than the S/X. The manufacturing on the 3/Y is better and it is mechanically simpler. You can do all the ordinary car service stuff yourself.

I think the 3/Y interior is probably more durable. It has more plastic in places that get dirty or wear, like door sills. The S/X has more fabrics and carpets.

The new ‘22+ Model S has new cup holders that are tiny. 

True. They need to remove him ASAP and replace him with a functioning adult.

The steering wheel controls in the latest Model 3 are excellent. The ones in the S, eh.... I’ve owned both. I’ve also driven a ‘23 Model 3 and can confirm they have updated them and improved the tactile feedback on the scroll wheels.

I wouldn’t mind getting my $10k back from my FSD purchase, especially since it is clear from the release of HW 4.0 that we’re never getting FSD with HW 3.0.

Related... The tiny cupholders on the new Model S. I had to buy a new coffee thermos that would fit. None of my mugs would fit. 

Came here to post this. Glad you already did. 

People aren’t buying them.  Nissan Leaf , Chevy Bolt, etc.

Key point: No one was injured. EV fires start slowly and offer plenty of time to pull the car over and exit safely. Gasoline fires often do not.

Clever is one way to put it. Cheap is a another way.... :-) Let me tell you about the clever fasteners used in my squeaky Plaid model S. 

This is great. Also add back in the ultrasound. WTF? I have no idea how parking is going to work without the ultrasound. It just works so damn well right now with the ultrasound. The car tells you how many inches you are away from objects and it is damn accurate. 

Tesla used to offer this, but dropped it because we all realized no one needs it. As long as you can fully charge overnight, it doesn’t matter if you can charge faster. 48A charging is more than enough. I actually don’t find a need for more than 32A charging. It still charges a 100 kwhr battery overnight. If I really…

Actually, the Tesla fob is identical, except the backup is an RFID in the fob or a card. 

You don’t need the internet. You can open and start the car using bluetooth to your phone (doesn’t require cell service on either device), using the key card, or the key fob. There are three different options to drive the car, all of which don’t require internet. I think the problem is the user here. 

In retrospect, you are right. This may be totally faked. When he shows the display, it shows ~300 whr / mile consumption, which is exactly the same as normal.

I’ll give him credit that it looks like he didn’t just stick a regular 240V AC generator in the trunk and plug into the onboard chargers. That wouldn’t work while the car is moving. It looks like he’s got a generator connected to a high voltage DC charge controller (~400V DC). So, that required tapping into the HVDC…

ok! My bad. Fair enough.... Sorry to hear that!

Of course the slide shows won’t be going away. 18x the clicks and ad revenue per article! 

I mean, stupidly, lots of EV chargers don’t have credit card readers. A lot of them only have NFC readers. Many only work with the specific cards provided by the charging network company. I have no idea why they didn’t plop a gas pump card reader in there and call it a day... We’ve figured out this technology decades…