Tesla Model 3 After a Year
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- Larry Benjamin reviews his Tesla Model 3 after a year of ownership. He also reviews some features included in software upgrades including Navigate on Autopilot, Pole Position, Whoopie Cushion and Romance Mode. Supercharging on a trip to San Francisco from Los Angeles is also described including the sparse number of Superchargers in Marin.
Watched your earlier videos when deciding on buying one. Had it 4 months now. No regrets.
That’s great, glad to hear it!
A car that makes you laugh,drives by itself and put you in the mood for a quickie,great concept.very nice review.
Thank you!
Thank you for talking about the sound system!!!!! It is unfortunately overlooked in most reviews. Great review!
Thank you very much. I agree, few talk about the sound system which is really quite good!
Screw u Ajit
Yet still the irrelevant Easter eggs ALWAYS get mentioned. Fuck these people.
FINALLY!!!
Someone who knows about sound!!
Instant like!
Thank you!!
I've had mine for 6 months now. Autopilot is hands down the best feature. Well worth the $5000 upgrade cost!!!
Excellent and I agree!
Agree. Autopilot is highly useful and makes driving long distances or in bumper to bumper traffic much easier. I'm actually using it more than expected. Model 3 is a great car overall. It does so many things very well.
Ditto
Only drivers who don't trust their driving skills like self driving cars.
@@pcce1557 Not true.
Best Tesla video I’ve watched in ages.
Thank you very much! I appreciated you watching!
I really like your videos, they are informative and well-composed and best of all when the video is over you simply end it and don't request "likes" or subscriptions, which really makes me want to like and subscribe!
Thank you, I really appreciate that. I just want to get good information out there.
One thing you may want to look into on your next trip to San Francisco is a hotel that offers destination charging. Many do these days, and it's usually a free perk of being a guest there. That will let you charge overnight, and not have to worry about going so far out of your way to Supercharge (which I agree is totally a drag when you have to do it).
Thanks. I did look into destinations charging but we had a pet with us and there’s few hotels that allow that and even fewer with chargers. The infrastructure is going to have to expand before EV is viable for trips. I love mine and find it easy where I live as I have a charger but the Superchargers are spread out in LA, the second largest city in the US.
Great videos Larry. Clear, concise, informative and unbiased. I find the thoughts of a fellow lay car buyer and driver, like yourself, much more useful than any of these so-called 'Tesla' channels who very clearly have vested interests.
Thanks for your time in making these, hope you continue with them.
Thank you very much for you kind words and positive feedback!
In the future when reserving a room at a hotel or motel ask if they have EV charging for a Tesla. You might be surprised how many have a destination charger. If they don't tell them they can get up to two destination chargers for Tesla's for free. Just have to pay for the electricity they use. Will bring a lot of Tesla owners in when they discover you have a Tesla destination charger aka a HPWC ( high power wall connector).
And once they inform Tesla the destination charger is in service it will show up on the supercharger map.
Cheers!
Ahh, I like that advice and next time will do that. I didn’t know that’s how it ends up in the Supercharger map but it makes sense. I’m looking forward to the near future when they’ll be more prominent. Thanks!
Another awesome video! Thanks Larry!
Thank you Tom!
But how well does it do in an old fashion destruction derby??
Great update and very well put together video! Please keep them coming!
Thank you, I appreciate the encouragement!
Great to see you again! Your videos are always well produced. Of course, you do that for a living...LOL...We are glad your T3 is performing well. Our T3 is 7 months old and we have rotated the tires and re-sealed the rear tail lamps. Otherwise all is good!
Thank you for your kind words, most appreciated! Glad to hear you’re enjoying your T3 and other than rotating the fires and sealing the rear lamps, that’s great!
I'm picking up my Model 3 on Friday from Buena Vista. I watched several Tesla videos but I specifically remember that the moment you turned on the Atari easter egg was when I made up my mind to get a Model 3... --future ex-BMW enthusiast
Congratulations! I have not doubt you'll enjoy it and I'm happy that's the moment you decided to pull the trigger. :)
Your special it was the easter eggs please
0:27 lol that tesla on the background
Another great video Larry! Wish I knew when you were at the Daly City supercharger!!! I live across the street during my time at school here! Would have loved to see you and catch up. They just opened that one too, so you got lucky haha. Could’ve been an even bigger inconvenience.
Thanks Christian, if would have been nice to catch up with you and so close to where you live! I am indeed fortunate that the charger in Daly City had recently opened.
Your dash is on fire.
Whoa, you’re right. Thanks!
I'm torn between the Rwd LR and the AWD performance.
The performance was sooooo fun to drive. Idk if I can go back
Oh I hear you! Tesla only made the LR RWD when I bought thankfully or I’d probably be in the Performance model too.
Another well made video! Keep up the good work! Looking forward to my test ride here in Europe very soon
Thank you very much and I hope you get to test drive the car soon!
U make interesting videos of Tesla Sir...one like for Tesla nd it’s owner creativity in video 👌
They still make the long range RWD. I ordered and got it delivered 3 days ago on June 23, 2019 however the range is 325 mi
I didn't have that option. I'm in Massachusetts. We ordered ours 2 weeks ago and that was NOT a option
Tesla should read your feedback
Most Tesla Easter Eggs seem foolish to me, but that Romance Mode had me laughing -- especially when the romantic music turned on! 🤣🚘🌹❤️
and then do the Whoopie Cushion!
Big Dream haha, I know, these Easter Eggs seem frivolous but they’re entertaining.
Great videos, I enjoy them. Keep em coming!
Thank you very much!
Petaluma is the nearest supercharger to me, crazy to see someone talk about it
Thanks Larry. Yes we are all early adopters at this time. Things will get better. Look how far Tesla has come in just 10 years. I remind myself all the time of the old cliche "they didn't build Rome in a day"
Thank you and I agree, Tesla has come so far and will continue to do so.
They don't make the LR RWD model anymore?? It's still up on their website.
BTW: nice overall job --especially liked the review of the sound system by someone that clearly knows a thing or two about sound systems.
Thank you very much! At the time I made this video in early February, Tesla had removed the LR RWD as an option and put on the Mid Range model. They’ve now put the LR back on and removed the Mid Range one, go figure. ;)
@@larrybenjamin6242 Oh, haha. What a difference a month makes. I'm debating between the LR RWD and the LR AWD. I was thinking AWD since the range difference was only 15 miles, but then I heard that the advertised range for the RWD was purposefully understated, so now I'm not sure again.
If staying at a hotel, use a destination charger for an easy Level 2 charge overnight, as at home. Or stop at a Supercharger along the way. There are plenty of Superchargers along major highways.
I find the air conditioning set to Auto works fine with almost no changes except adjusting the temperature infrequently.
Autopilot is highly useful both on long road trips and stuck in traffic and takes much of the tedium and frustration of traffic away.
The stock Premium Audio system is excellent for a factory sound system. It was probably developed by a German engineering company Harmon International bought, if Tesla went to the same vendor as S and X.
You have a smart take on things and I agree with everything you said except the Level 2 charging at a hotel. We had a pet with us and there are few pet friendly places and even fewer with chargers. But, had I not had our dog with us, that would have been my plan. I love this car a lot but for EV to be more widespread, additional chargers will be necessary. I have a home charger but know people who charge just at the Superchargers where there’s often a small wait as the stalls are full.
@@larrybenjamin6242 Thanks Larry. Level 2 charging will become much more common as EVs become widely adopted, for hotels, shops, offices, parking lots/garages, and even street parking eventually. The latter is already happening in some cities like London and Paris. Really all that's needed is an electric outlet.
Please remind folks using Superchargers that if they use them too often, it can degrade their battery capacity over time. It's definitely better to charge overnight at home, both for the grid and the battery.
Understand not everyone can charge at home, but eventually it will be available for more people per above. All that's needed for apartment or condo charging is outlets or J1772 EVSEs ("chargers"), and that *will* become commonplace as millions more EVs are purchased in the near future. All that's needed for those is electricity, and almost everyone lives somewhere with electricity.
Loanword Eggcorn you bring up very good points and I should mention in my next video about using the Supercharger too much as well as fully charging to 100%. That’s good to hear that European cities have them more widespread and with other manufacturers producing an array of EV models we’ll surely see more here.
Thanks. Very simple and easy to understand.
Thank you very much!
I also noticed that the S and X flame is higher because of the vertical style screen...
That’s pretty cool. Good to know.
Mid range model is no longer available as of 3/20/2019. LR model is now 325 miles.
I'm not (yet) an owner, so I can't be sure, but I seem to remember someone else saying you could just touch the fan icon and drag your finger right or left to change fan speed without having to go into the sub-window and click the +/-. (I think the same also holds true for music volume.) You may want to try it!
The dragging of the slider does indeed work for the temperature and I do that move all the time but the incremental raising and lowering of the fan speed is still manual. You are also right about the volume control.
@@larrybenjamin6242 Interesting. I wonder why it's treated differently. Maybe you should send an improvement suggestion to Tesla!
Big Dream yeah, I’m with you, I don’t know why either but I will email the. Thanks
Oh yes! I love Ozark and Better Call Saul! Thank you for the review. Have you had any issues with the car? I'm just curious, I'll get one no matter what haha.
Thanks! No, I haven’t had any issue with the car at all thus far.
Nice video again Larry, but as someone else mentioned maybe a bit far apart? Good that finally someone speaks about the sound system...for me my car has become one of the few spaces where I can really enjoy music ;) And now the Model 3 is coming to Europe, just need to find the cash to buy one.....
Thank you Peter! I know, I wish I had more time to do more videos, I enjoy making them. Sound is important to me and you would enjoy music in this car as it's quiet and has a wonderful sound system. I appreciate you watching!
Thanks for the video - it was nice that you focused on the audio and autopilot extensively. Two areas oft ignored. In addition accessing out of the at superchargers is a very big issue up in Canada where there just isn’t the same density as say California.
Alas, despite being an IT professional and a business owner I can’t justify spending 60,000 CAD including taxes for the configuration that I would want.
It’s a shame, I do hope they manage to manage to reduce the core costs, otherwise only “older” people with more disposable income can afford it :-)
Any advice on softening the blow when buying a model 3? Did you get it financed?
Surprised about your comment on the sound system, its good, but its nothing like a true audiophile sound system.
It’s certainly more honest (flat response) than some of the “hyped up EQ” on supposed audiophile systems. There are more powerful systems for sure.
Great quality video
OMG!!! What took you so long? I love your videos but they’re too far apart ( you probably have a life outside UA-cam) lol. I enjoyed it, as usual. Please keep them coming.
Thank you! I appreciate your kind words and my career makes it hard to do more videos due to time but I do enjoy making them.
I liked how it went through the toll booth! Also, thanks for showing us all the fun upgrades to the software. Dog mode is so smart.
Thanks for watching and I appreciate the kind words!
It will suggest the lane change and make the change after you confirm.
Yes, that is true. It’s sometimes not that helpful constantly changing lanes however.
Great Genuine Video, Thank You
Really nice video. Thank you. I am curious if those EQ settings you showed were how you actually set it in the car? I've always read from "real sound guys" on the internet that you aren't supposed to put any of the frequency bars above 0db due to the potential of distortion. But now that I know you actually *are* a real sound guy, what's your take on that issue?
Hi, thank you very much for your kind words. Unfortunately, the information you read on the internet about EQ settings isn't true. Those are the settings I use, just little bump on the low end and a little on the high end. It's known as the "smiley face EQ". Those are pretty subtle settings, you could actually increase the bass EQ significantly and while it'll sound boomy and very bass heavy, it won't distort. There are some equalizers that will distort when boosted by a significant amount but not the one in the Model 3. If you kept the controls at 0db without boosting or cutting any frequencies, then it wouldn't be doing anything and would be considered set to "flat". I hope this helps. You'd be surprised how much equalization occurs for music, sound effects and dialog in TV and film soundtracks.
@@larrybenjamin6242 Thanks! Yeah, I've just read that you make the U shape but do it all below 0db and increase the volume to compensate. Good to know your thoughts on it.
Hey Larry, great video....I have a question about the sound system. My 2019 M2LR "had" spectacular audio....I mean, just amazingly powerful bass....would go right through you....every type of music sounded just awesome. But then in mid-2020 after a firmware upgrade, it went very flat and has never been the same since. Tesla had it in their shop twice and even replaced the sub but could not see any problem. I compared my audio to some other M3's (later builds than mine) and they also had "flat" audio although the owners thought the audio was great. I can only think they never heard what the audio was like before. So my conclusion is that Tesla modified the audio settings in 2020 to reduce the power of the audio system (particularly the bass from the sub) as maybe ppl were blowing their subs. Either way, it's really a disappointment for me now and I wonder if you had any thoughts on this? Did you notice a difference last year? Thanks in advance :-)
Hey Mike, I hear what you're saying about updating the firmware and having the bass go away. I haven't experienced this and have paid particular attention to the frequency response of the car's audio system. I agree, it does have powerful bass reproduced from the systems many speakers and subwoofer. I do have the latest updated software and HW3.0. My car will be 4 years old in December so perhaps it's not affected? I'm sorry your car's audio system took a step back, at least in the low end frequency range.
@@larrybenjamin6242 Thanks for the response Larry. It's really strange how there's a lack of concensus on the change of punchyness to the audio last year which was immediately noticeable in my car. I spoke with another guy at a Supercharger a few months ago who also had a 2019 M3 and he didnt notice any difference in his audio over the past 12 months. I sat and listened to a few tracks in his car but his didn't have the power I previously had in mine. I've read a few comments on the TMC Forums from people who noticed the same as me so something weird went on with subwoofer setup on some cars. I did Tweet Elon but naturally he was too busy randomly tweeting something irrelevant to respond to me lol.
Maybe one day I'll get to the bottom of it..... :-(
Did you tell Tesla about your feedback about voice command in changing the temperature?
Great detail, especially regarding your assessment of the sound system. I had never heard anything like that previously - thanks! What about the quality (ie visual and tactile) of the interior surfaces?
Thank you very much for your kind words! In previous videos I spoke about the quality but I’ll happily say I find the plastics to be of high quality, soft to the touch and wel made. It doesn’t look like a cheap interior as some have said. I’ve owned BMWs and Audis and this compares favorably. It’s just more spartan.
Larry Benjamin ok - thanks
Well into my 30’s and still entertained by a variety of fart noises. 😂
Love your Channel !
Thank you!
Have you had any service issues? Been seeing horror stories on UA-cam..
Tab Blakely I’ve been fortunate and haven’t had a single problem. My vehicle was an early model (under 2000 made) so perhaps mass production has contributed to that? That’s a drag that people are reporting issues they’re having.
Elon has said they’re addressing these (servicing) growing pains. I know two people with Model 3’s, both very happy and zero service issues.
great review, i really like your channel
Thank you!
Tell me, do the panels inside the car show any flimsyness or started doing noise on a bumpy road?? I worry about the quality of interior construction and materials
I haven’t noticed any loosening of panels, rattling or things being flimsy. It’s been pretty solid thus far.
@@larrybenjamin6242
Thanks cause everyone said it was super badly built and really cheap interior..
Justice Warrior I just don’t see it. I’ve owned 2 BMWs and 5 Audi’s which have nice interiors but have had expensive maintenance fixing fit and finish issues.
@@larrybenjamin6242
Thanks for clarifying these rumors
@@justicewarrior9187 Just remember that any news should be from someone you trust. Media, especially about subjects like Tesla, will play to their agenda. Remember that Tesla growing is bad news for other car companies and oil companies. Moral of the story is take the story from someone you know or trust or from your own personal experience. Or @Larry Benjamin !
"Sentry Mode?" We know you only do videos when you have time. However, from your "professional studio sound experience" what are your thoughts about the extremely LOUD sound to protect from an intruder. Would the LOUD sound have any consequences to your stereo speaker system? OR maybe TESLA already checked that before the release?
Thank you for your understanding regarding lack of producing videos. Good question regarding sentry mode. I actually have an answer and that is Tesla has tested the output of the LOUD sound and the speakers and amplifier have specifications that exceed the sound pressure level of that sound. I see this all the time at work with loud sounds and music that the speakers we use have more capacity than even a very loud sound. There is protection as to not get into clipping which could cause harm. The sound they've chosen spans the frequency spectrum so it's not concentrated in only one range.
Thanks for the quick reply. Hope to meet you sometime as we visit So Cal Burbank frequently.
Love your videos!
Foo fighters!
You incorrectly stated that you could get more VOLTAGE at a different supercharger. That is incorrect, what you should have said is more POWER (as in Watts). Otherwise, a nicely produced video with good explanation. I would never trust autopilot in heavy rain however as the cameras cannot perform as well due to distortion of the images.
I generally don’t use autopilot on in heavy rain but that rain was only moderate.
You’re quite right and knew it was wattage not voltage and left it in knowing someone would catch it. But, you did know what I mean. ;)
If you are spending 10-12 hours overnight at a motel why not run an extension cord out the window of the unit and charge the car overnight? Also would this work: a portable charging unit that has two power sockets providing input to double up the output to provide double the power from a motel or friends place with out a charger? It wouldn't be about getting a full charge just a bit of range extension.
That is a good idea and one that would work but I’m talking for mass, widespread, ICE replacement it has to be more convenient.
@@larrybenjamin6242 We don't need ICE replacement. Consumers want all options on the table so they can make the best choices for their own lives. Hopefully electric options develop further. But there will always be a need for ICE as well in many different applications.
Dale Couture I do agree with you. People want options. I’ve just heard that eventually ICE will replace EVs, I don’t see that happening, I see it more like you’re saying where there will be a blend of different kinds of cars. I was saying IF that were to happen then the charging options would have to improve.
Great update! Is there a way to turn off the GPS voice without affecting volume?
Yes, hit the car icon on the bottom left of the screen, select Navigation and hit the speaker icon which will mute the GPS voice.
3:45, no you need to get winter tires for snow, not AWD.
I tend to agree with you as I grew up in the snow in Boston and we ONLY had rear wheel drive cars and snow tires but it’s more of a justification for why one might want dual motor.
Next trip check into a hotel with Tesla chargers, no chargers? Tell them they can get two domestic high power wall chargers from Tesla for free, all the hotel needs to do is pay for the install and the power. When Tesla adds your hotel/motel to their mapping program you will notice a increase in Tesla owners using your hotel/motel. Definitely a way to increase business.
When the sun is overhead, does the glare get in your eyes with that glass roof?
No, the roof is heavily tinted and the UV protection helps.
That’s nice. I love the “Romance mode”. We often do the same with my iPhone. I’ll start up a UA-cam clip of an open fire and place my iPhone against the wall on the other side of the room.
Haven’t done that since my divorce tho.
That’s a clever and creative idea!
You should have stayed a hotel that has Tesla destination chargers like I did. You don't always been to charge at a super charger.
I understand that. We had our dog with us and there are very few hotels that have destination charging and fewer that allow pets. You’re right but more infrastructure will develop as EVs become more widespread. It has to or otherwise it’s not feasible.
I agree with you 100% ...I have been doing reviews on hotels do and the ones that don't and encourage them to do so, others like you can help with that movement to help them realize EV's are here to stay.
Did you have the Nvidia chip swapped out yet?
1:30 it is amperage
Low center of gravity? I'm pretty sure you mean low center of mass.
Cheers for the video
You’re actually quite right and I should have said that.
Should have stayed at a hotel with destination charging. Less supercharger stops.
We had our dog with us and needed a pet friendly hotel. There weren’t any with destination chargers. The infrastructure needs to expand before it replaces ICE cars and I love my EV.
knowledge share I appreciate your advice and what you’re saying and there really are very few pet friendly, local hotels with charging. I’m well aware I could have used my charger on 110 or has a 220v hookup. I’m simply saying that while we’ve adopted the wonderful benefits of EV, the convenience and availability of charging options will be the stumbling block of widespread adoption unless more options are present. As archaic as ICE now seems, it’s still the best and fastest way to get fuel to the vehicle. I know the expansion of charging options will take time just as it did with ICE but it’s premature to talk of EV taking over without it.
@@larrybenjamin6242 I went with a Honda Clarity PHEV for that reason. I have ~50 miles of battery range for daily commuting, but have the convenience of using gasoline for extended trips. However, I am still envious of the tech in your Model 3... very impressive.
7:50 omg, so that's where the "Luther" title track comes from
Can you listen to local terrestrial stations?
Yes, it does have an FM radio tuner.
"You can fart on demand"
so, basically, 2 hours to charge to get about 300 miles of range. That cost you 140 miles on the road at an average of 70 MPH. Don't see the benefit (yet anyway). I notice you didnt take Cal 1 south to go home? Reason for this?? Lack of charging options??
Really wish theyd offer a SAT Radio option.
I see your point when you break it down like that. I mostly use the car in the city where I charge at home and there’s no inconvenience for a better driving car. It’s the road trips that are still not better when you reach the destination. The CA 1 is a pretty drive but longer and I had my son and his friend so the 5 was the way to go. ;)
I am praying to God that the model 3 base model ones to the UK soon as we will be last to have a model 3 heck we don't even have the one you guys had for a year and a half. I can't afford an s forget the x and it's my dream car . So yeah you guys have it MADE with Tesla infrastructure trust me it's very bad for us I have a Renault Zoe and I love it but I can't do long trips unfortunately
what is the standard warranty with it?
4 years/50,000 miles in the car and 8 years/120,000 miles for the battery and motor.
Have you noticed any issues with voice commands with the most recent update? About 90% of the time mine will not detect me speaking when it's active :/
Hmm, I have noticed that. That’s a drag that’s happening.
@@larrybenjamin6242 haha thanks for the response. Honestly it's good that other users are experiencing it since that would point to a software issue, which is way easier to fix. I was nervous I'd have to drive to out of state to have Tesla look at the issue. xD
I cant believe you skipped redbone
Sorry Childish, it was just for demo purposes. ;)
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Come on, a car manufacturer which will send a download of new farts sounds? That's worth 50k right there.
Lol! Right?!
d dzerres ahhaha
I like your Supreme shirt.
Thank you very much!
Are Internal combustion car companies worried?
Nope. But they ARE irritated about having to make compliance cars to keep the government off their backs.
Shouldn't last long. People are already rebelling and governments are walking back their prohibitions on ICEVs.
Geezus that's nice
I GUESS I SPOKE TOO SOON ON THE 3 MONTH VIDEO HOW REFRESHING A VIDEO WITHOUT MUSIC DRONING IN ON IN THE BACKGROUND WAS.
OH WELL, THE SEARCH CONTINUES.
I appreciate your feedback and I suppose the bg music drones. Perhaps my next video will be without music again. You’re emphatic about this based on all caps. ;)
@@larrybenjamin6242 THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. YOUR NARRATIVE IS VERY CLEAR AND WELL THOUGHT OUT, NO NEED TO OVER PRODUCE TO BE EFFECTIVE.
THE CAPS ARE BECAUSE I HAVE LIMITED SIGHT AND IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR ME TO SEE WHAT I TYPE.
MICHGO1 well that makes sense. Sorry I thought you were yelling. As a tip of the hat to you, my next video will be sans annoying techno music.
So Tesla says to keep hands on the wheel, but most videos show what not to do... They must be sad 🙄
I know but we all tend to want to demonstrate that autopilot is actually doing the driving. They surely must be sad.
@@larrybenjamin6242 yup, also not sure if that's helping their case to have regulators allow full self driving.
@@seb.
On the other hand, as long as the video shows the driver obviously alert, it will also show the autopilot working well, so reinforcing the reputation of the system?
@@rogerstarkey5390 this is precisely the risk: overconfidence over a level2, which is far from level5... That will introduce delay if the human need to intervene.
One day 😓
You need a better microphone when doing video inside. Your sound has way too many echo's. Otherwise not bad.
It’s actually not the quality of the mic, it’s the issue of recording in a glass box with a glass roof, comb filtering. I will do a proper voice over recording not in my car next time. Thanks.
@@larrybenjamin6242 Personally, I've been pretty surprised on how well my AT-2035 works when connected to a basic focusrite amp. it's mounted on my tiny desk. I speak into the mic while facing the computer monitor about 18 inches from my face. my desktop computer is about 24" to the left of the mic.
here's an example of the sound. no software or hardware waveform editing, and very minimal effort gone into trying to speak into the mic in any sort of "proper" fashion. I'm a blue collar guy, after all..
: ua-cam.com/video/53EFGLlTvR8/v-deo.html
Justin Crediblename I appreciate your example and setup but again, I’m recording it in my car. If you took your same setup in a car, it would sound boxy. Note to self, I will not narrate from the car in the future, I’ll do it as I’ve done before, inside my studio.
@@larrybenjamin6242 ah I'm sorry to have caused displeasure. I hope that I didn't come across as giving you negativity. I do appreciate the reviews. the speech was perfectly easy to understand. there were no legitimate problems with it.
Justin Crediblename no you didn’t, you were very constructive and just curious. I thank you for watching and your feedback. :)
You live in Petaluma?
No in Los Angeles but stayed in Corte Madera.
@@larrybenjamin6242 oh okay.
Yeah I live in Santa Rosa. Great place Petaluma is.
I almost bought a used Model 3 yesterday but backed out last second.
Edgar Rentiria that is a great place and I understand about backing out.
@@larrybenjamin6242 yeah I love this car to death, but sometimes it's just not the right time. I'm glad you got one though. Seem like a stand up well deserving guy.
To bad it’s not mass affordable.
The standard range version is closer to that goal.
you don't have to charge at superchargers...could have charged near or at your hotel instead of driving all the way to the supercharger.
True but none of those chargers are even close to the speed of a Supercharger. My home charger which is faster than ones at Whole Foods takes 6 hours to charge so I would have been there stuck for hours charging.
@@larrybenjamin6242 so the car was driving the whole time, you couldn't leave it somewhere for a few hours to charge? hmmm.
Ryen well yes, I could leave it at a place for a few hours but then I’d have to be wherever that place is for that time. The Supercharger was the fastest solution. I have no doubt charging options will be more plentiful but on a road trip, getting juice to your car quickly from a nearly depleted battery isn’t practical.
@@larrybenjamin6242 You may not know about the "urban" superchargers. They are like regular superchargers (DCFC) except there is not A/B sharing, but they top out at something like 72 kWh dedicated instead of 110 kWh (potentially) shared. I think there are a bunch of the urban chargers installed in the SF area.
carabaoboy I wasn’t aware of them and they certainly don’t show up on the Supercharger map. Next time I’ll look for them, thanks!
Right of the bat the way he said Tesla, I skipped the video. Nope fuck that
Please, even Elon says it like Tezla, I’m well aware it’s Tesla. Perhaps it’s my Boston accent coming out.
He took the time to reply.
Arpan Guptaray lol, so true!
I'm pretty surprised that, as a sound guy, you have SO MUCH echoing in your voice-over environment!
I normally do voice over in a proper sound proof booth. The narration on this particular video is NOT my voice over environment, it was me just taking into the camera in my car, plain and simple. When I mix sound professionally I’m dealing with properly recorded tracks, not me trying to just get info out there using a GoPro and a DSLR in a car. It’s not echoing, it’s a comb filtering that results from very tight quarters and a lot of glass from the windshield and roof.
@@larrybenjamin6242 ah, got it. well it sounds pretty darn good then :)
Justin Crediblename hehe, you’re very kind. Yes, I would be appalled being a sound guy if that’s my recording environment and it sounded like that. That’s a combo of GoPro and lavalier mic. I appreciate your attention to sound and your setup is great!
why do people pronounce it tezla? even elon musk sometimes. its tesla
I don’t know. We all know it’s T”ess”la but it just comes out as Tezla.
Who cares? Everyone knows what you mean.
battery degradation??
None yet.
Same for the two people I know with Model 3’s.
Car is still too expensive but nice
cheapest model 3 new is 35k. Not too bad IMO
J P that’s 515-650 a month for an inconvenience of charging car. You can get amazing nice looking cars for that price. Lets be serious.
J P 35k is a lot of money
what's the point of repeating same things which have been said thousands times before you ? What happened to your car during the year ? any battery degradation ? No useful info...
The point is it's my take on the features. But, I appreciate the feedback and your point. The battery hasn't degraded at all as I mostly charge it to 80% except on trips where I Supercharge it. The brakes have plenty of life left in them as I use the more aggressive regenerative braking for even more 1 pedal driving. There are no squeaks or rattles. The paint has not signs of damage beyond the barely visible "spidering" from my hand washing it. A few bugs such as no audio (turn signals, streaming audio, etc..) solved by powering the car off and then on again, NOT simply rebooting. The tires are in great shape, need a rotation and occasionally need a little air based on the sensors. Hopefully this was more helpful.
Most of these vids are fluff no reap meat when you spend that kind of money on a car you need to have some bs like wow can play outrun while parked
I'm no longer a Tesla fan boy.
Are you now an Audi fan boy?
Good luck it you are.
I wonder how many people are going to rear end cars fuc*ing with the ac i hope lots
Decent production value, awful pacing and ending lol.
I do agree it ends abruptly but awful?! Lol
What the f you are talking about infrastructure try a normal ev chargers none existent or broken compare to you and tesla its Misery for us in the UK
So you’re saying the infrastructure is nonexistent there?
Sort of an abrupt ending to this video. Intentional??
Yeah. I didn’t have a good wrap up and wanted to finish it already. Plus, I’m not one to ask for likes and subscribers. ;)
technology is great and I love the idea... but the interior is not worthy of a $65K car... it is pathetically cheap, barren and ugly.
It is more premium looking and feeling in person. The technology and instant torque is more important to me.
Larry Benjamin
No offense it is worse in person. It caused me to not buy. When you are use to the likes of Mercedes, AUDI, or Range Rover, it is appalling what Tesla doesn’t seem to value. I still might buy one for the tech, but geez EM needs to get his act together. :)
Graph Guy no offense taken. I hear you but again, I like the other factors better. However, I had a BMW where the cheap clips holding the interior panel would constantly break. But, the several Audis I had were pretty solid and well appointed.
Larry Benjamin
Actually I have been trying tell convince myself not to buy one. I could get used to the spartan IKEA interior, but here in Northern California greater Sacramento area, the charging station quantity and location is just not effective. We have ton of neighbors with Tesla’s, but they are stay at home moms who drive them and then they take their “other” car for long distances.
Graph Guy I do have to agree with you about that. If you have a home charger, it’s not an issue but if you don’t, the Superchargers are spread out up there.
2 hrs of my time waisted driving to plug it in ,
I don't see any benefit in having a Tesla other than the frustratingly long charge times and the inability to carry fuel and have extended range like in a gasoline car. They are not practical for doing long distance driving.