vtsnowedin wrote:I can't tell you the number of times I have been on a road where it was legal to drive 186MPH and wished I had a car that could do it!!!
Actually, that's the main point for me re why the Tesla fanbois are so constantly hyped on fast 0-60 times.
So, OK. They can get to 60 mph in, say, 4 to 6 seconds (or even 3 or below in extreme cases) instead of the, say, 7 to 9 of a more economical car. (And in my world, an 8 second car is just DANDY for merging and passing which is all that matters for normal safe driving re needed acceleration).
But THEN what? Around here, everything is basically 55 mph except the 70 mph interstates. So if I have such a car and want to "push it", I can perhaps quickly accelerate (briefly) to 65 on 55 mph roads and 80 when merging onto the interstate, and then all that extra power is basically useless. Since tickets are expensive and a hassle, etc.
So for folks with easy access (and money to pay for it) to race tracks, to the Autobahn, or to a handful of other very fast roads, I suppose that's nice. But for something like 98+ percent of the motoring public that just want to go where they need to go reliably and safely, it's an extra 20 to 30 grand for NOT VERY MUCH, IMO.
But OTOH, if that's all they really have to brag about vs. all the negatives re Tesla service, value, etc., then there's that.
Given the track record of the perma-doomer blogs, I wouldn't bet a fast crash doomer's money on their predictions.
