Here's What It's Like To Own The Tesla Model S Plaid: Dude, I Love (Or Hate) My Ride! 

Ha! What a great story.

That's pretty damn funny!

I have to disagree. He misquoted several points. Auto Pilot is not Full Self Driving Speed is limited to 164 mph not 155 mph There is no ludicrous mode anymore.

@@mt2nv1 - thanks for the additional information. I can’t keep up with the EV world. I’m too busy living in the 60s - 90s with my garage. Everything from my 67 C10 2wd Short box to my 1990 Chevy 454 SS. 67 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed, 67 Mustang 2+2 (may have a deal to swap for a 65 Mustang 2+2 in the works, neither are #d matching cars, the Chevelle is! I’m the 2nd owner), Datsun 240Z, 260Z and 280Z, all very original, 1981 Corvette (fabric interior upgraded to leather, all new carpet, plastics (where needed), door panels, paint redone (same colour), 350 crate motor, (I’m definitely upside down $$$ on this one!!) 1971 GMC Sprint (like El Camino) just put a 383 Stroker and 700r4 in it to replace the overdone 502 and 5 speed manual it had retrofitted to it (was originally an automatic, put a set of 72 Chevelle buckets and modified the matching console so the car has the D handled shifter), all the restomods are running fuel injection and 4 wheel disc brakes. C10, Mustang, Sprint. Just finished up a 1979 short box GMC High Sierra K10 with the 502 and 5 speed manual I pulled out of the Sprint. It’s a beast with 4” lift and 35s, lockers front and rear. Will make it a 6 speed automatic instead of manual. 2012 Raptor is disassembled enough to add the Roush Supercharger I ordered. It should get here and be a quick install (so they say). I have a 2019 Raptor as well, both are SuperCabs. Running out of room though! Next project is my wife’s 2021 Wrangler Sahara 4xe!! She don’t know that yet!! Haha. Sold a 49 Ford F1 Flathead Supercharged running through a A4OD and 3:55 limited slip. It’s not a fast truck, but is definitely an attention getter! I did very well on that deal. Sometimes ya win some.

@@shitloveaduck lots of new jargon! Sounds like you have some sweet rides.

@@mt2nv1 - I was fortunate with land purchases in the 8ps and early 90s and sold out when I was 56. A little over 8800 acres. Sometimes ya get lucky. My buddies (some with much nicer collections) all swap work and we used to always get together on weekends and whoever was hosting would offer any of their vehicles up for a country drive! It was a great way to make sure the vehicles were driven. We did have Jaguar I-Pace and my wife loved it, but we moved to a more remote location and range anxiety became a real issue, especially for my wife. That’s why she now drives a 4xe. Just over 70% of her driving in it is full EV, to the small town nearby, friends places and back. We have 2 x level 2 (?? 240 volts each in the garage) chargers in our garage attached to the house. She religiously plugs the vehicle in at the end of each day, so we are getting the most out of the Electric aspect of the Jeep. She prefers the Grand Cherokee 4xe over the Wrangler so she may sell the Wrangler, or if she keeps it,I will drive it most of the time as my daily driver. Currently driving a new Maverick 2.0 AWD as my daily driver.

@@shitloveaduck very cool! Making the most of life! Very cool!

Must be the ONLY one you have seen.

Great comment, I am considering purchasing either Plaid or 3 performance. Handling is important to me, but plush interior is also a nice to have. I have a suspicion Id be happier with model 3P, but not sure!

Tesla was conceived, started, developed and owned by a South African.

@@Ijusthopeitsquick he absolutely had American citizenship at all of those points

@@Ijusthopeitsquick Tesla wasn't conceived, started, developed by Musk.

What you talking about? Tesla fanboys are some of the "haters" with "game over" videos to bash on other Automakers. And quick to come in defense of any Elon or Tesla product.

Exactly. Mach E... assembled in Mexico.

Roman says thanks for the kind words!

Its pretty simple, car reviewers make money on views but need a car to review, so when a company sends a free car to review, the reviewer is incentivized to say nice things so companies keep sending them cars.

@@odisy64 not incentivized, but i believe they are bound to by some bullshit contract! I know they don't like what they say from their previous videos but then they change and say something stupid... and that looses reputation!!! EE Veritasium Scishow and scishow Space aren't the channels to abide by that rule and TFL is now one of them!!! BTW Check out Projectr FARM! He buys his stuff with his own money and don't care about what others say! RU-vid must remain like this or it's gonna fall apart really soon! Especially when TIKTOK is gaining heavy GROUND!

@@1wasinAlpha i do watch project farm, pretty reliable guy, gamernexus is the reviewer i trust the most.

@@TFLcar Those words are well deserved. I love when I can come to your channel and get honest reviews and not a PR approved video. In fact, this is the best way to get honest reviews, either by buying the cars, which you have done numerous times, or having owners come on for their own perspectives. See you in 2022!

My son has a Xtreme Blazer with a built LS in it. It makes a lot of noise and is fast! I like the Plaid Better, because when I drive his Blazer fast it draws too much attention! Plaid is Silent but Very Fast!!!

i got Specsavers and an ad for the new AMG 😂 (don’t wear glasses/lenses)

- What if that happens in icy conditions???? It could send you into a spin,,,,,, yikes!

Keep your hand on the wheel so you can feel what the car is doing and react.

@@seanz6586 I do keep both hands on the wheel... At all times. But when the car does this, it jerks the wheel aggressively. I always react but not before everyone in the car is thinking I swerved to miss something, that isn't there. Even tho I have my hands on, it still creates an unsafe and uncomfortable situation. I hope that Buick fixes this in a future software update.

Facts! Automatic car wash is quite possibly the best way to ruin your cars paint

This car is a daily driven car that will probably be sold in a few years. When you go to sell the car bring it in for a detail. Hiring a professional detailer to come out every week is extreme.

@@zohaib876 Even with my $10k Ford Focus I feel like an idiot using an automatic car wash. Not just the brushes and stuff but guaranteed rock chips.

Thought it had sections that had speed limits.

@@Likethetacosauce yup. There are limits on the autobahn however alot of areas are detestricted

@@Likethetacosauce Yes, there are certain sections with limits, but approx. 70 % are not limited.

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The Autobahn largely isn't restricted legally, but the German automakers decided let's cut the pissing contest and limit our normal road cars to 155 mph, special cars can go faster, to protect the public and environment.

That should tell you something.

but would it activate the other things, in other words, the voice command and wiper controls?

It did seem slow on camera. I was surprised by that. But clearly it isn't slow. So it was just an effect that the camera did for some reason. That was weird.

what technology

@@Dan-gd2rk small carbon wrapped motors with 400 hp, a power train that nobody has been able to overheat here 9 months later. In a package that is 200 kg lighter than the previous version. That technology!

Damn never thought of it that way, that should help alot...

Insecure people love to hate. Anything that gets more attention than they think it should brings out the losers and the pathetic. That Plaid, despite its flaws is still better than 90% of the ICE vehicles it competes against. Someone will always love it and someone will always hate it.

People who can afford a Tesla Plaid probably have a GT-3 parked in their garage. Their only car will not be a Tesla. I have a Model 3 Performance along with four other modified ICE cars. The Tesla is my commuter car. I am not rich so I. An assume other Tesla owners have weekend cars as well.

Should install an ad blocking software. So many people putting up with ads.

I agree it is a bad design.

Totally agree with you. As a 2015 Model S owner, I'm not impressed with the direction Tesla is going. I'll be holding on to mine as long as possible. I'm glad to see other makers like Mercedes EQS and Lucid are giving consumers amazing options to choose against the Tesla. I'm thinking a 3 year old CPO EQS in the future for me with an extended warranty.

@@joemcdonough7509 My wife has an EQS on order. Would have kept her 2015 S forever if she hadn’t totaled it going 5 mph in our driveway (long story).

@@craig8638 Sorry to hear that Craig! I crashed my 2015 into a tree going 10MPH and it was $6,000 in damages. I'm sure you are sad to see the Model S go but I think you made the right choice with the EQS. I am super excited about this ultra luxury EV! Let me know how you like it when it arrives.

I was starting to think that I was the only one who noticed that too. Terrible interview!

Takes 10 minutes to get used to.

@@rufgthi is that what your uncle used to tell you!

I like the yoke.

I think everybody knows of somebody who had that one vehicle that was just a total lemon, doesn’t even matter what manufacture it was. I’ve heard the same stories about Porsche BMW Chevys Fords you name it

@@yingnyang2889 - You are very right. I had a lemon in a Toyota Tundra, a 2014 TRD Off-road Double Cab. Generally when I say that, I get hammered by a load of Toyota fans that just can’t believe it!! They are strange. Like you say, they all are capable of producing a lemon.

@@shitloveaduck I had a 2011 Toyota Prius - don’t judge, and the A/C pump went out at 1800 miles. I was actually brought into the Toyota office as two managers were asking me how I drove it, where, how fast etc. afterwards, the managers stated that I was only the 2nd in all of LA that this happened to and they were concerned that that were would be problematic for Toyota.

@@yingnyang2889 - nothing wrong with a Prius!! We all have different needs at different times. I believe you. It’s frustrating when they make you feel like you did something wrong for their product to fail. Annoying as h*ll to me!! Even worse on the online Toyota zealots that don’t want to accept the product isn’t perfect. It is, on average, a notably more reliable product, but there are exceptions. I hope the vehicle was otherwise a great vehicle for you. I actually became friends with the Toyota Tech who did a lot of the work on my truck when I had it. The truck was never a great truck as long as he owned it and he sold it last summer. He replaced a few electrical parts before he found a pinch point on one of the main wiring harnesses. He felt that may have been the reason I had solenoid failures stranding me. He was stranded a few times himself until the harness was replaced. He did it himself, but the harness itself was well over $1,000 cad!!! Ouch!! He did note that they often had a spare transmission available in the shop’s inventory for quick R&Rs. It’s ranch/farming country and a lot of guys used the Tundra like a 3/4 ton even though they were not rated as such. Most did very well too!! Please stay safe in these times, Eh!

Stops in 104' from 60mph, survived 2 consecutive laps on the nurburgring at speed. Survives 150+mph hard braking after running the 1/4mile. Brooks from dragtimes did 43 passes on 1 charge all 9s at the same track on the same day. Didn't cook the brakes or have any issues. Set a top 5 lap time at Laguna seca and the fastest lap at willow springs for a performance sedan with Randy pobst driving it. Ran a 2:08 at the full vir course. All of those would seem to make you out to be a liar. 🤔

Braking distances are indicative of tire grip ya dummy.

@@BAYAREAMX Hes just misquoting the anti Tesla comments he read else were brakes are great for driving if you want to go track racing then you need ceramic brakes.

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Yes, and does more than you can do, like locking the charge port door and locking the trunk. And does it all in an instant whereas most other cars don't even have the functionality to do these let alone let you do it

@@theadventureinsider nice. Gotta love it.

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@@watch2446 That video has nothing to do with my comment. It also incorrectly claims the Plaid has the longest range of any EV.

@@donwilber1628 He's posting it all over this comments section..

There are sections of the German Autobahn where there is a speed limit, and there's also sections where there's no limit and anything goes. Approximately 65% has no limits, while the 35% that has speed limits are in, and around urban areas where the likelihood of a collision with another vehicle increases.

To be fair 165 wasn’t correct either, but you’re right. Don’t correct somebody unless you actually know what you’re saying.

@@randocrypto1678 163 is the reported number have seen 165 indicated , and I corrected the number in 5 minutes of posting

Quicker than a $3M Bugatti Chiron to the 1/4th mile with more range and is not worth it for $140k lol. Is quicker than any other car in the world lol. People don't understand how much it cost to make a low second that can seat 5 people with a warranty.

Teslas in general are boring the only personality it has is it’s 0-60 time. That’s why Model S owners are quick to say “b-b-but it’s the fastest production vehicle”. I’d still rather have a GTR or a LC 500 , or a EQS if I’m going electric.

@@BoldBrandFlakes I rather... But do you have the money to do get all of those cars. Hypotheticals mean crap.

These replies are hilarious. This is a car that can travel in total comfort using no gas and it will be reliable with almost no maintenance for years and then will bring back a very high resale value (higher than any gas car by far). The speed is just a party trick. No better car on sale today from anyone else.

@Josh It’s great reading all these replies from all the fanboys who got sand up their vajayjays

I have a Model Y and they only thing you might have to fiddle with while you drive is the auto wiper blades. Other than that, you don't need to mess with it. He is screwing around with his drive settings which is something you never really do.

@@JustinJS I HAD a model Y and it was a total disaster and I had to enter the lemon law process to get them to care

@@allentoyokawa9068 what? How are they trash if they still have the older Volvos driving around still today?

@@JustinJS isn’t there voice commands for that as well?

@@mattbrew11 Really…..as if!

Check out DragTimes, Brooks has a video comparing all the modes.

@@brianbev1 thanks

Lol....

Why create a problem when there was none..that's stupid

If ppl don’t know this, then the design isn’t very intuitive.

You’re surprised that tesla owners don’t know simple things? Come on now.

Huh, are you watching the same video, panel gap can't unsee is not good. Doesn't handle well he says, says is heavy, brakes give out after 1 or 2 times hard use. As many testers have said. Hates the wheel wants to switch out. 0 to 60 he loves. It's not brilliant it's a one trick pony far from brilliant. Even top end need wheels and software upgrade. Not a great car if you watch the video you can tell the guy is trying to be kind to it but not easy to.

@@bikingD you sound like no other manufacturer has panel gaps and you track your daily driver every weekend. Its a full size, luxury street car. No car is perfect.

@@S2kBPRIME Again huh, Tesla has the worst panel gap of any make so well known. Also brakes on Plaid are getting a rep of being seriously dangerous. This guy owns the cars says brakes give out after 1 to 2 hard uses. He hates the wheel. Doesn't like the handling. Doesn't trust Autopilot and says will hit something if something in the road. Thinks the car drives heavy. Not my words the words of the owner of a Plaid not some guy like yourself who loves the brand but an actual owner of a Plaid said this. On top of that anyone who has tested it has said the same thing. Car fact wise skip the badge on the hood is not that good. Heck quality wise maybe on par with a Yugo.

when you actually experience a car rather than being a keyboard jockey, come talk.

@@S2kBPRIME Heck I take the words from the guy that owns one. Watch the video. Besides the 0 to 60 just not that impressed. How's your Plaid doing what issues? How's it drive? Thought so Tesla fanboy spouting off because he dreams of one but can't afford it. I take the words from people who own and drive them. Build quality junk, brakes junk, paint junk, handling junk, yoke a joke. So you as a Tesla Plaid owner 😂 tell me what it's good at besides 0 to 60?

Great point re skid pad 1.08 v .95 on the 3P, though I wonder if skidpad translates into flick-ability

It already looks bad out of the factory….it’s a Tesla.

because he is speeding and to blur takes the truth away if someone dobs him in.

Perfection? When were you born, yesterday? NOTHING in this world is perfect. It's amazing you actually have to explain that to someone in 2021. WTF

Tesla drivers aren’t the brightest

nothing wrong with auto car washes! It's a car not a fcking bugatti

@@1wasinAlpha and the paint is dog shit awful from the factory

@@1wasinAlpha but a Bugatti is also a car…. 😆

No you cant. They are along the whole dash and operation from the screen. When you adjust the air, you can see graphics on the screen where the air is coming from.

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Agreed!!

@Shifty McGee462 - What would you suggest. My wife had a Jaguar I-Pace and it wasn’t quite as utilitarian. I hate the fact you have to do everything on the screen in the Teslas, and maybe others. I have limited experience. The I-Pace was flawless over 2 years, even after 2 days of some pretty hard off-roading. No rock crawling, but otherwise pretty darn challenging!. It performed as they claimed.

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Bullshit, the fastest car in the world is the buggati chiron with almost 300mph, you're welcome.

How do you think your food, goods are delivered to house or to the malls?! Or even your model3?! Everything relies on oil even your clothes....

It's actually not the fastest Electric car anymore the Rimac Nevera is. But the plaid per dollar performance is way better. PS the Model 3 LR Awd is a nice car I own one. Most powerful vehicle I ever owned and it handles very well like this guy was saying he misses about the model 3

its not the quickest or the fastest. there are drag electric cars and electric cars that have run the salt flats at over 350mph.

Top speed or allowed speed ?

@@Lordllloflllshadow Normal driving.

Just take the mercedes amg e63s wagon or the audi rs6 flat out top speed 200mph + 😉 😀

Or the bmw 5 series diesel with 900 miles of range. 😅😅🤣

Try navigating the route with A better route planner.

Glad to hear your success with the P85+. I've got a 2015 P90D and absolutely love mine too. Has been completely reliable. I may take up your idea on the MCU2, although with the new memory installed from the recall, I noticed a quicker response time between menus.

@@joemcdonough7509 You will love MCU2