I am definitely not a Tesla Stan, fanboi, or whatever you want to call someone drinking the Elon Koolaid. I have probably owned close to 100 cars in my lifetime and twice that in motorcycles. I have to flat out say the Tesla purchasing experience was the worst I have endured in my lifetime. A roller coaster ride doesn’t even begin to describe what it was like until I finally drove our Model Y long range 7 seater home.

I was on the fence originally and wanted a MIT (Made in Texas) MY as well. I finally did as others suggested, and just jumped in with both feet. After my 2 months of ownership so far, it is an incredible vehicle. I didn’t even want the MY. I wanted the Model S but we needed to tow. So the MY is sort of a consolation prize in the short term while waiting for our Model S to eventually arrive. There is nothing else in the market that currently compares with the Model Y that is remotely as good. I drove the MachE. I am a big Ford fan. Not nearly as good as the MY but it is one to watch. Ford has great engineers but Tesla has a huge lead. Nothing else is close that you can buy now. The Hyundai looks like it could be good competition at some point. The good thing about Tesla is there is a wide user base and you really know the good AND bad going in. Not lots of surprises like the Ford boys are finding out.

If you are ready to run away this quickly, a Tesla is not for you. This website has remarkably few Tesla Stans compared to lots of other sources of info. They are an incredibly large group of helpful people. Lots of great info here and it helped me navigate the purchasing and delivery process very nicely. Shame your first foray wasn’t a good one with the Tesla store. Lucky that they even have a car to test drive there. Teslas are selling so well (for good reason) that Tesla can sell from an empty basket.

So if you want to make a trip to Jacksonville, glad to show you my Model Y with acceleration boost. It wasn’t cheap but worth every penny I paid for it. If my MY is this good, I can’t wait until the MS finally shows up!