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Old 04-07-2020, 02:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
serialk11r
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I rented a Model S 70D from Enterprise when they had a discount. It was a nice car to drive in many ways, my main complaint is the sound deadening is pretty awful, especially the wheel well liner. With gasoline as cheap as it is, cost of running it is not a huge advantage, and the capital/depreciation cost of a new car is obviously massive.

The concerns I have are:
-"Over the air update" = critical software is loaded into relatively unreliable storage? The chance of a mid-high 4 digit replacement expense within 15 years is very nontrivial, assuming they even make the parts then.
-There's a lot of rumors that they cut corners on reliability in the software
-When I was driving the car, I pressed the cruise control button but didn't engage cruise control with the stalk, and it just turned on by itself even though I was coming to a red light, I had to brake to avoid hitting the car in front. Who thought this was a good idea?
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