What I hate about my Tesla Model 3
By: Jacob Bates
Tags: Tesla, Electric Car, Business, Model 3, Elon Musk

Tesla Model 3 Via Tesla.com

“Regular Cars Just Feel Stupid” — Joe Rogan

When Joe Rogan had Elon Musk on an episode of his Podcast, I instantly watched it. Elon Musk is basically a genius in my eyes. Sure he has used the brains of engineers to build the empire he has, but his vision is extraordinary.

Tesla was founded back in July of 2003, but it flew under the radar for quite some time before it started turning the eyes of investors, consumers, and other car companies. Most people laughed at Elon Musk & Tesla as trying to do something that seemed impossible.

At times before & during the Model 3 launch, Tesla was weeks away from filing for bankruptcy. Now, holds the title of “Most Valuable Car Company” in the entire world, surpassing Toyota.

In September of 2020 I decided I was ready for a new car, I was tired of my Jeep Wrangler and wanted something a bit more comfortable to drive around. For me, being self employed and working from home a car is more of a luxury to me, it doesn’t have to be practical.

I thought about getting a Lexus F Sport until I realized the price of insurance for someone under the age of 25. I looked at getting a Toyota 4Runner as it was like a Jeep Wrangler, but with a few more features.

I was shopping around, looking for deals and what was available as the car shortage was effecting the market the same as the housing shortage we have experienced this year.

We were up at a local mall with a Tesla dealership, I had looked at them in the past, but never gave it any thought. I really just wanted to see exactly what Joe Rogan was talking about when he said regular cars felt stupid after driving a Tesla.

Tesla Model 3 — Tesla.com

We hopped in, went to take off, pulling up to a red light, let my foot off the gas expecting to start coasting up to the light and BOOM we stopped. Tesla’s have a feature called regenerative breaking, so every time you let your foot off the throttle, it starts slowing down & breaking to help recharge the battery to extend your mileage.

After test driving the Tesla for about 20 minutes I knew this was the car. It was fast, fun, had a crazy amount of features and well there was no haggling on price. We test drove on a Saturday, filled out my application in about 10 minutes, was approved and left the dealership. Returned the next morning to pick up my brand new Tesla Model 3. Signed a few pieces of paper, received a little packet and was on my way.

From start to finish, including the 20 minute test drive, I spent no more than 45–50 minutes at the dealership. That is paperwork, approval, learning that car and test driving it. The experience was unlike anything else. When we bought my wife’s car last year, we were at the dealership for a little over 4 hours, it was miserable just sitting their waiting. Elon Musk & Tesla always figure out the most efficient way to do everything, and sure enough, they did it with shopping experience.

After having the Tesla for over 3 months now, there are a few minor things that I truly dislike. They are all small and things I don’t think about often, but annoying enough to add them to the article.

Before we dive into the negatives, I want to say I am extremely grateful to be in the position I am in at such a young age. I absolutely love my car & enjoy driving it. The list of goods outweigh the bads 100 to 1. I don’t want anyone thinking “look at this stuckup kid complaining about things that don’t truly matter”. I will also be writing about the things I love most about my car, because it still blows my mind every time I get into it!