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Originally Posted by Fak_Ork
These are all big factors. I'm drawn to the immediacy and brutality of the Performance electric cars, would be able to adapt them to long trips but I also drive a diesel 1/2 ton truck which, while highly refined, offers a lot of satisfying and visceral ICE feedback- something I agree would be a huge plus for the Camaro.
We have one gas station with 93 Octane, and everything else is 91 around here which may blunt some of the 455 HP that the LT1 offers but I would have to balance that with partial charge conditions and the resulting loss of power. It's also very strange to have one offering that's relatively well sorted- Teslas- while everyone else is offering big promises, econoboxes or over-the-top priced models.
Wild and weird times for sure.
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Yep, having both is the best solution for me right now. My wife drives the Tesla and we use it for most of the daily driving stuff. Four doors and saves a ton on fuel. The Camaro is the fun car and a mild daily when the Tesla is not available. The Camaro only sees about 4000-5000 miles per year. I charge the Tesla at home in the garage about every other day. Electric bill increased about $25 a month to charge at home.
There are a lot of things that are great about owning a Tesla. The buying experience is pretty cool. You just order online, fill out the info online and pickup the car when it arrives. No haggling, 15 min to take delivery and drive away. Tesla also has mobile service so they come to you unless there is something major that requires a lift. Over the air updates keep adding new features and patch any bugs, yeah just like a computer. In fact, the car sometimes feels more like a computer with wheels than a car.
That said, Tesla is still maturing as a company. They have executed really well on the battery and powertrain and developing all their own control modules, software and UI to control it all. This is where the rest of the market is going to struggle a bit to catch up. On the flip side, you can tell they are not the best at building an actual car. The chassis, suspension, weight, materials, fit and finish are just not up to par for a car in this price range. My son's Honda Civic has better fit, finish and panel gaps then a Tesla Model 3. You can tell all the money went in to the powertrain and battery.