A couple of years ago, my wife decided to surprise me by taking me over to our local Tesla dealership so I could test drive a Tesla. We put a deposit down to hold our place in line, and two months later took delivery of a Model Y Performance. I loved everything about it, took everyone who asked about it for a ride, and gave them the delighted customer’s sales pitch. I even tried to talk my nephew (who owns a limousine service near Pittsburgh) into swapping some of the gas guzzlers in his fleet for Tesla vehicles. I still like it a lot, and I will tell everyone that it’s a wonderful car—until something goes awry.

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