My boss got one so I've had hands on experience with the car. It's nice. Really nice. It has a ton of utility built into it and is good for short hauling.
People hate it because of Elon... Personally I'd get a Hummer ev or a Silverado.
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2025
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I thought it was cool until I saw one up close.
I'm a boomer when it comes to cars. I would rather have an old square body pickup than just about anything. I can rebuild a carburetor in my sleep. The systems are simple if not entirely mechanical. There is little if any extra plastic and a bad sensor won't stop it from functioning. A simple old school manual transmission. Wind up windows.
It's simple and I can work on it.
Read up on the Slate. It has at least some of those requirements.
Is it really actually more simple, or is this a situation of you being accustomed to one thing and thus percieving it as simple?
Vacuum lines are the work of the devil. But otherwise you may have a point. Familiarity does play a part.
I have similar feelings about the Opel Ampera. Cool tech, bad car. It’s basically like those diesel electric trains, where a traditional engine makes electricity and an electric motor turns the wheels.
Oh that car is so ugly hahahaha
Yeah those V shaped lights… let’s just say that’s fertile ground for another unpopular opinion post.
I agree there’s potential in that style. I’m not interested in a truck nor a full sized SUV, but I’m definitely interested in seeing they take it anywhere. The spy photos supposedly showing an SUV are very interesting but it’s still be humungous