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by clay_the_ripper 812 days ago
I have never been happier to get rid of a car than my model Y lease. For anyone considering a model y wish I had known:

-the turning radius is terrible, very annoying to drive and maneuver in parking lots

-the visibility without the cameras is poor, esp in the rear

-autopilot is frankly dangerous. I’m confident with it but handing it to my mother/wife is frightening

-the steering is very sensitive, esp at high speed. Even on comfort mode, it’s twitchy

-the ride quality is absolutely garbage. Such a hard ride; and yes, it makes it handle like it’s on rails. But how often do you want that vs potholes to not feel like your back is on the road?

-availability of chargers. The charging time is bad enough, but then you have to wait to even get on a charger more than you’d like. Not practical at all.

-if you have a partner of the impatient variety, they are not going to be happy when road trips take an extra hour or 2 for no reason.

-customer service is bad, the app is bad and the entire ownership experience is terrible if you’re used to dealing with any other manufacturer.

-no physical controls is super annoying

-phone key is buggy

-lots of software bugs and build quality issues.