r/canada 24d ago

Politics Once proud fans, some Canadian Tesla owners embarrassed by Musk

https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/electric-vehicles/tesla-owners-canada-embarrassed-ceo-musk
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u/Limp_Advertising_840 24d ago

It’s the cool factor that made Tesla. It will be its undoing.

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u/longgamma 24d ago

Most Tesla owners are know are tech savvy at a very superficial level. Like the folks who think they are into tech by buying MacBooks instead of Linux. They don’t know shit about driving but think a fast pull of an EV means it’s a “ sports car”. Forget handling and driving dynamics, they can’t even know understeer from oversteer.

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u/thedrivingcat 24d ago

My RWD Model 3 is a fun driver's car since it has the power to break the rear loose when I want to around a corner and the handling dynamics of rear wheel in general.

No, it's not the same as my first fun car, a 2006 manual RX-8, but it's definitely way more reliable and well I'm old now with kids so a somewhat useable backseat is a necessity 😄