One difference is that ICE cars don’t have to be fixed at the dealership. I have a Toyota. I’ve never taken it to a Toyota dealership – the independent mechanic down the road with the very nice dachshund shop dog will take care of it.

This effect makes it really hard to tell what’s what.

When people complain about “cheap materials” and cosmetic defects in M3’s, it’s hard to tell whether they are comparing to luxury cars or to 15 year old cars with crank windows and manual locks.

Also, what do you think about the Ioniq 6? Looks like a great car but seems fancier than what I want.

An insane corporate leadership is especially concerning because of automatic over-the-air updates and Apple-style repair exclusivity.

If Toyota goes insane tomorrow, my car will still drive just like it did before, and the mechanic down the street can fix it. Not so with Tesla, and the risk of them going insane is quite a bit higher.

The “Musk is a loony and Tesla does some shady shit” tax is definitely a thing.

A lot of folks would gladly pay a few thousand extra to have a car made by someone other than Tesla.

If this new version has decent range (250+, ideally 300+) with at least 150kW DCFC in a “big battery” option then this might be my next car.

Anything that requires snaps can stay well away from my system, as I’ve never had good experiences with them compared to real packages (or even flatpaks, which seem to solve the problem snaps are trying to solve without being awful).