In this video I will cover my Tesla Model Y Performance ownership experience for the first 10000 miles. I will talk about all the things that we like and dislike about our Model Y. Have feelings faded out? Do we continue to love it? Would we buy it again? How long do we plan to keep it? I also want to share our thoughts about Full Self Driving.
Some aspects about the ownership experience have changed for the better and some for worse. I will also enumerate the issues that we have had with it like the shrinking range of the battery in our Model Y after 1 year and 10k miles
Range: The Model Y Performance has an EPA range of 303 miles. But in real life it is far from it. I can count on about 250 to 260 miles of range on a fully charged battery. And that is if I drive conservatively.
Full Self Driving: We got the FSD subscription right when Tesla first came out with it. At the time we bought our Model Y, FSD Capability was offered for $10000. I didn’t feel it was worth it and a year later is $12000. At $199, I still think it’s worth the try. I’ll leave you a link to a very interesting video from MSNBC regarding FSD:
The over the air updates are constant and mostly improve the experience. But on a personal note, sometimes I don’t feel like these updates improve anything and just when I’m getting acquainted with the layout, it changes and I have to take a few minutes to explore what’s new and where’s stuff in the sub menus.
The Tesla Supercharger Network: In my opinion this is what continues to separate Tesla vehicles from the competition. The cars themselves are pretty competitive but its recharging infrastructure places it above its competitors. ANY electric vehicle will be out of its element the longer a trip gets but with the vast Tesla Supercharger Network the tedious process of recharging is less painful especially for those of us that came from an internal combustion engine car and are accustomed to gassing up our cars in 5 minutes.
Scheduled maintenance: This is one of my favorite characteristics of our Model Y. No service visits for the first 10k miles. In comparison, the average premium car would have called for at least two service visits typically scheduled in 5k mile increments.
So so far the maintenance costs have been zero dollars. And as far as charging costs, I’m still using free miles from the referral program so that has been less than $200. I still think that a home charger would make things much more convenient but since I have so many free miles, I just don’t want to spend around $3000 to have one installed at home since I live in a condo with a common underground garage and I have to have it professionally installed.
Over all, it has been a great ownership experience. Unlike any other so far. Would I buy it again? Absolutely! This is the best car we have ever owned. Will we replace this car with another Tesla product? I’m not sure. I need to see what’s out there from Tesla or other brands when the time comes. Will it be replaced with another electric vehicle? Most likely. I can’t see vehicles the same way I did before we had our Model Y. Electric vehicles make sense, much more so now with gas prices hovering at the 6 dollar per gallon mark.
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