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Tesla really is a garbage car all around. Suspicious build quality. Features locked behind software gate. False claims of full autonomous AI. Broken OTA updates. So glad I didn’t pull the trigger when it was hyped.

Anecdotally, the worst drivers I have ever encountered on the road are the basic white Tesla drivers. Almost on par with beat down Nissan Altima drivers.

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I've had mine for 4 years, and I'm very happy with it. Myself and everyone else I know with one have fine build quality - and in Australia this would be repaired promptly for free if it were not the case. I've never had a broken OTA update.

I don't pay for the extras, but paying for extra features on a car is as old as cars.

It's a very comfortable car which is nice to drive, cheap to run and has many features. I'm not sure how you get to "garbage" here.

(White) Teslas are just more common, but EV acceleration is dangerous in the wrong hands. My family friendly electric Volvo CUV does 0-60 as fast as a Porsche 911. The EX-30 is going to be about 25% faster. Mass adoption is going to be pretty scary

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