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I was on a call with Tesla salesperson to purchase a Model Y. After watching a few Youtube videos on quality and now this I'm 100% backing off from it. A BMW is cheaper and much better built

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Yeah, you don't buy a tesla for build quality. You buy a Tesla if you want and EV that has solid self driving with top performance. It lacks in premium service and manufacturing quality.

What comparable BMW is cheaper?

The base Model Y is $50k but the seats and comfort are straight out of the Model 3. It’s not exactly the peak of luxury and comfort. However, luxury and comfort aren’t necessarily what people are paying for when they buy a Model Y.

For me personally, I’d rather daily drive the X4. The Model Y wins in pure track performance but the X4 is serviceable. Where the Model Y really falls behind is comfort and luxury. The X4 is just miles and miles ahead in those two categories.

There are other considerations, like maintenance, resale value, gas, etc. I wouldn’t necessarily buy either of these cars but if I had to choose I would rather have the BMW.

I have a recent X3. Have to say the Model Y seems much nicer. I’m going to buy that once I get rid of my BMW.

To each their own, I guess. The Model Y pulled the seats straight from the Model 3 and literally just put them on a pedestal. The materials are about as “luxurious” as what you would find on a upper trim CRV.

Model Y vs. X1

Depending on options etc, you could go up to X5...

X1 is much smaller, slower, etc. not really comparable.

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