I think my generalization might be too narrow in that respect, but the point I’m making seem to be coming across.

Not from the messages I’m getting. A lot of people are putting down money for the $35,000 car, but I don’t think we’ll see any of them before 2019 comes around. This is not a surprise as the Model 3 has long been touted as the ‘affordable EV for the masses’, despite the fact it is priced closer to compact executive…

Until Level 5 (e.g. full autonomous driving) becomes standard & accepted with the law books stating that the driver (or person behind the steering wheel as he technically is no longer ‘driving’) is completely not liable for damages or accidents when the car’s self-driving software is active & has performed all due…

You knew once Tesla’s Model 3 interior was praised as being ‘revolutionary’ and ‘the future of motoring’ that this kind of giant touchscreen would become cancerous trend in future vehicles.

And I thought BMW & Porsche bend buyers backwards for packages & optional extras. Suddenly Lexus & Infiniti feel like the bargain of the century with a pricing structure like Tesla’s.

A copy/paste of my own comment elsewhere here.

Difference between a Cayman & a Model 3 is the Cayman is likely a 2nd or 3rd car for an affluent man who also has a Q7 for family & wife has a E300. The Porsche is likely reserved for weekend duties. Also because they are rich enough, all servicing are done via dealers & kept up to date. (Keep in mind these are also…

Some Tesla fanboy on another forum argued MotorTrend editors claims the Model 3 drives better than a Giulia Ti a while back.

The exterior look & drive I can deal with, but frankly I still think that interior is disgusting, especially for a ~$57k as tested price. That is 340i or C43 AMG money, and frankly the interior doesn’t even match the design or usability of an ATS or Q50, neither of which have been praised for intuitive infotainment…

I would try and justify a used IS350 F-sport or Impreza WRX, but honestly with mother already owning a C350 Sport it feels like we don’t need another V6 sport sedan in the family. The old man has the SUV and is unlikely to change to anything else regardless of what I see or happens, so I’m highly considering an…

Don’t buy a Crossover/SUV period. They are worse on gas than equally sized sedans, hold equal amount of cargo to most hatchbacks, have power-sapping worthless AWD (plus additional maintenance) and they drive worse than wagons period.

I like this method of approach over Tesla’s public “beta testing” and constant patches via OTA updates. I’m a proponent of the ‘do it once, do it right’ approach, especially in relation to cars.

Reading the comments and seeing all the butthurt Tesla defenders posting the 2 failed (almost 10 years ago) Volvo auto-braking tests.

I cannot like this enough. Still let’s be more down to earth. Compare the Model 3 & the similarly priced A4:

That actually looks kind of cool.

Nissan is actually now the underdog of the EV race that nobody notices, but it just as in the running as Tesla & GM. The Bolt & Model 3 may beat each other with sticks just to get headlines, but the Leaf just sells. Alot.

186mi range seems nice, and 87mph is sensible if slightly arbitrary slow. Still if you’re going faster than that you either are being chased by bad people or a state-trooper.

This “thing”. Clogs my automotive feeds, looks like utter s**t inside & out, and would be worthless 2~3 years down the road. The worst however is all those who praise it endlessly despite never having been behind the wheel of one (e.g. not sitting in a prototype).

An Odyssey or Pacifica still shits all over this in practicality, but nobody in America cares. All they see is 3 row SUV & Minivan, and nobody who drive a minivan! Yep, given the number of RX sold where I live, Lexus is going to print money with this. Likewise Subaru with the Ascent.

A Mazda6 with a turbo & AWD is really all I need. I could spec a manual, but non-car enthusiast family may need to occasionally drive it as well, and there is no way on this Earth I will ever get my stubborn father to get anywhere near a stick-shift car.