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by babyent 608 days ago
I bought a P3D in 2018 and it was quick. But the interior deteriorated in like six months. Rattled like crazy, center console lid wouldn’t stay closed, and after the hw3 upgrade it rattled even more.

When I made a service appointment through the app I got a message that it would cost me ($180 I think?) to have it inspected to determine where the noise was coming from.

I got FSD for $2k back then and while I only had the car for 3 years and drove mostly the 101, I found it helpful in traffic jams. However I didn’t trust it much at higher speeds because it would phantom brake or swerve randomly especially around bridges or when I was in lanes that intersected. Really scary!

I got a Mazda CX-30 after selling the Tesla and it had no interior rattles and felt more premium even though it was $26k. The steering wheel felt more like a sports car than the P3D.

Just my opinion.. I do miss the crazy acceleration. I don’t miss the rattles and poor interior quality.

Not sure if I’ll get another EV until Mazda or Honda make a nice reliable car. I’m a little scared to buy any car from companies that are burning money like crazy lol. I don’t mind moving fast and breaking things on the browser, but not on the road!!

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the CX30 feels like a cramped, slow toy compared to the 2024 model 3.