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Old 03-07-2016, 12:20 PM   #15
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didn't motor trend pull back their "buy" recommendation for teslas?

the cars start falling apart after a couple years. poor quality for what you pay
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Old 03-07-2016, 05:14 PM   #17
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didn't motor trend pull back their "buy" recommendation for teslas?

the cars start falling apart after a couple years. poor quality for what you pay

Why all the negativity? Got to be positive or sit on the fence as a neutral.
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Old 03-07-2016, 05:20 PM   #18
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I've been considering placing a deposit on the upcoming Model 3, but haven't had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a Tesla. Tesla will begin accepting deposits on March 31, and only the earliest adopters of the Model 3 will have a chance at scoring the full $7500 federal tax credit, so I dragged my fiancee out to the store in Raleigh for a look. I searched the web for a test-drive write-up and didn't find anything too encompassing, so thought I would write up my experience.
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One of our local FRS owners works there =]

Did you happen to see his car out front?
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Your description of the autopilot mode freaks me out. I don't think I would ever use it if I had one of these cars.
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One of our local FRS owners works there =]

Did you happen to see his car out front?
Nope - mine was the only 86 there. Just the two Model S's and a new Boxster S out front besides my car. One of the specialists did seem pretty keen on the BRZ though.

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Your description of the autopilot mode freaks me out. I don't think I would ever use it if I had one of these cars.
It is freaky, honestly. Releasing control at that kind of speed goes against every instinct I have, but the car performed flawlessly.
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didn't motor trend pull back their "buy" recommendation for teslas?

the cars start falling apart after a couple years. poor quality for what you pay
It was only the first batch of a few hundred cars that had issues IIRC
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