The Tesla Model Y Thread


I see Ryan is so used to the autopilot on his usual car where you have to almost hold the steering wheel and offer "some" resistance every few seconds.

He could probably have kept his hands on his lap, but I get the nervousness. I was the same when I drove the Model 3 in auto pilot mode. It feels wrong when the wheel "jerks" by itself.
 
I've driven this road before (in the Isuzu D-Max), but coincidentally they're driving the exact colour model-Y that I'm keen on.

The build quality of the original ones was one of the main reasons i had to cancel my order last year.


Wish i had a better camera and wide angle lense to get the whole view.
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First time seeing this guy's reviews. He does a pretty good job of going over all the different features etc of the car.

 
A Tesla Model Y Will Now Cost You Over $60,000

When the car was unveiled in 2019 it had a price tag of $39,000

Late last week Tesla quietly raised the price of its entry level Model Y crossover by a thousand dollars. This is something that Tesla seems to do every few weeks this year, and has contributed to a price hike of nearly $10,000 in 2021 so far. When the car was first unveiled in March of 2019 it was teased with a $39,000 starting price. On January 1st of this year you could order one for $51,200. If you go to Tesla’s website right now and place an order, it’ll cost you $58,990 plus a $1,200 destination and doc fee. For the privilege of buying a car from the wealthiest man in the world.

As reported by Electrek last week, Tesla jumped the price of both the Long Range and Performance models of the Y by $1000. According to Autoblog, this is the eighth time this year that Tesla has increased the car’s price. On average that’s a price increase every 39.875 days, and there are still 46 days left in the year, so expect another price increase before the end of December.

Since that first official announcement 32 months ago Tesla has increased the price of the Y by $19,990 for an average of $624 per month. Couple that with increases in price to options, and deletion of other options, and the Y has become a far more expensive car to buy. You can’t even get 18" wheels anymore. If you order your Y in red with 20-inch wheels, a tow hitch, the “FSD” package, and a white interior with 7-seats, the most popular Tesla model will now cost $79,190 after delivery. Yipes. Get the Performance model and it’ll be another $5,000.

If you’re looking for a more frugal way to buy a Tesla, you can still get the rear-drive Model 3 for $44,990 plus $1,200 for destination. Again, that was the model that was supposed to be available for $35,000 but never really actually was.

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A Tesla Model Y Will Now Cost You Over $60,000 - Jalopnik

Late last week Tesla quietly raised the price of its entry level Model Y crossover by a thousand dollars. This is something that Tesla seems to do every few weeks this year, and has contributed to a price hike of nearly $10,000 in 2021 so far. When the car was first unveiled in March of 2019 it...
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Spotted my 3rd one in the wild today. This time I got to ride in it...and yes Norway is using them as taxis already.
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The amount of legroom &head clearance in the back is just silly.
 
Tesla Model Y Sounds Like It Has Some Serious Battery Quality Issues

As we've said many times before, making cars is hard.

The idea that Tesla has quality control issues isn’t exactly new. The American automaker has such a long history of poor QC, it would take thousands of words to list them all. But that doesn’t mean Tesla isn’t still innovating new ways to make its cars unreliable. The latest example appears to be delaminating battery cells.

Autoevolution recently found a thread over on the Tesla Motors Club forum started by a user with the name Tommy L Garage. In it, Mr. Garage claimed Tesla had called, saying they needed to bring their Model Y in as soon as possible. When they dropped the car off, they found out the plan was to replace the entire battery pack. Oh, and it was going to take two weeks to complete the swap.

Apparently, Tesla told Mr. Garage their “vin qualifies for a recall due to delaminating battery cells.” Very interesting. Partly because the Model Y in question is said to be a 2022 model that’s only a week old and presumably shouldn’t need a total battery pack replacement. And partly because when we checked the NHTSA’s recall site, there are still no recalls listed for the 2022 Tesla Model Y.

Did the Tesla employee use the term incorrectly? Did Mr. Garage misunderstand? Is Tesla doing an unofficial recall after seriously messing up something expensive to fix again? At least for now, it’s not entirely clear what exactly is going on or how many Model Ys are affected.

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Tesla Owner Claims Their Model Y Was

The idea that Tesla has quality control issues isn’t exactly new. The American automaker has such a long history of poor QC, it would take thousands of words to list them all. But that doesn’t mean Tesla isn’t still innovating new ways to make its cars unreliable. The latest example appears to...
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