After six years with the Model 3, advantages include: it's an electric vehicle, avoiding gas stations and producing zero emissions. Tesla's direct store model eliminates haggling at third-party dealerships and ensures a streamlined buying experience. The software experience is still fluid, even after six years, with features like Sentry Mode and dashcam recording. Green light chime notifies the driver, and speed limit sign recognition helps prevent speeding tickets. Tesla’s tech stack enables the car to improve visually showing all available parking spaces around the car to engage autopark. The UI facilitates easy customization with favorite icons in the dock. Integrating phone calendar is effortless and it is trying to guess the destination based on daily habits. There's Spotify and Apple Music integration. The Tesla App is notable for remote preconditioning, trunk popping, and enabling you to remotely install updates. It displays electricity costs and offers roadside assistance. Driving performance excels through sporty suspension and fast acceleration and pushes the dash closer to the front, for great visibility. Safety is improved because the frunk doubles as a crumple zone, and Tesla has the 5 star NHTSA rating. Disadvantages include: the CEO, Tesla's service centers are still always overcrowded, so mobile services are used but this also creates fewer repair options. A 15-20 minute stop at a supercharger is needed every 200-300 miles, adding time to road trips, and Auto wipers still do not function effectively. After installing Tesla Vision, the author found Autopilot, was more prone to sudden stops and disengagements. The out-of-pocket repair cost after 6 years has been $3,722.22 and the total is 49000 Miles. Overall the product itself is quite good, and if Tesla could mature into a more stable company, it could be a repeat purchase. The decision comes down to the choice between embracing its engineering quality or being put off by the chaos surrounding its leadership.
