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Re:Tesla Second Quarter 2018 Update by dreamcompiler on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @08:45PM (#17668394)
The other thing that Tesla's naysayers still don't get is that

A Tesla (any model) is the most fun street-legal car ever built

Full stop, no caveats. American muscle cars from the 60s weren't this responsive. No German car is this responsive. You just have to drive one to understand.

Re:Tesla Second Quarter 2018 Update by koffiezet on Friday August 10, 2018 @09:51AM (#17733207)
> A Tesla (any model) is the most fun street-legal car ever built

Most fun? You must not have driven many cars. If you only enjoy quick acceleration - sure, but I prefer a gocart feel and a car nimble around the corners, and the only tesla that's remotely competitive in this area is the roadster, of which it sold very few. The Model S, while it has a very low center of gravity which makes it feel like a smaller/lighter car than it is in corners, is still a large boat if you compare it to cars that are considered to be "fun" and well-handling.

A lot more people would agree with the statement that an MX5/Miata is the most fun street-legal car ever built - because - well, it most likely is. :P

Re:Tesla Second Quarter 2018 Update by cnf on Friday August 03, 2018 @02:43AM (#17677715)
That is highly subjective. A friend of mine has a model S, and I do not like driving it much. I find it to be a boring experience. He is considering selling it after just a year because he finds it to be a boring car. To me, it is a one trick pony. It accelerates insanely fast. And that is about it.

I MUCH rather drive my cheaper toyota 86 than a model S.

I want it to be an awesome car, but to me it just isn't.