CEO of Tesla and acting President-elect Musk is going on a neo-Nazi binge endorsing far right candidates instead of properly running the companies he’s involved in such as Tesla.
In addition Tesla is considered one of the most unreliable car brands according to: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-placed-bottom-consumer-reports-reliability-rankings/
Moreover Tesla has the highest fatal accident rates of all car brands according to: https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a62919131/tesla-has-highest-fatal-accident-rate-of-all-auto-brands-study/
Also there are privacy implications with using a car that could in theory spy on you: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/massive-trove-of-tesla-files-contains-thousands-of-safety-complaints/
Now that more competent and establish brands are making EVs there’s no reason to buy a Tesla if you want an EV. I’m not here to recommend another brand, I’m just here to tell you that your next EV should be anything other than a Tesla.
My impression of BMW is that they’re cars for people who want to look rich but aren’t. Then the endless repairs keep the buyer broke. Maybe the EVs are different?
My BMW story is when I worked a shitty as fuck management job and my boss loved his BMW. His job was shitty as fuck too. He told stories about how all his life he wanted a BMW and he could finally afford one- ten years old. It would regularly stall out at idle if you didn’t give it a bit of gas.
Never buy used “luxury” vehicles. Never ever buy an “entry level” luxury brand vehicle. Cars like this are meant to be leased (100% tax write-off) or owned for six years, tops. In my experience the fully loaded BMW cars, like most luxury vehicles, offer a wonderful and unique driving experience. That said, having driven many dealer loaners, I’d say that the small, entry level models offer little more than a badge to show off. The biggest gap between entry-level and top-tier has to come from Mercedes Benz. They really should split into three separate brands.
PS: I am not trying to sound like a shill or elitist, I’m just sharing my experience after having owned or driven dozens of cars throughout the price spectrum.
I appreciate you sharing your knowledge. The idea of building an entire fucking car to be owned for six years tops is disgustingly wasteful. Imagine building a house that fell apart after twenty years?
That’s the ethos of most luxury brands. Watches might be the only exception.