My Model Y BRUTALLY HONEST Review After 1 Year (TRUE COST OF OWNERSHIP)

I've had the Model Y for over a year, and here is my long term review!
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[missinglinq]

I reluctantly rented a Model Y from Hertz. I'm now obsessed with buying one. One of the most thrilling driving experiences of my life.

[Tyler_ThaTruth]

idk why I enjoy watching people talk about owning a tesla knowing dam well I cant even afford the tires for it lol

[Leah_Tewari]

I just ordered my Model Y Performance Black on Black. I ordered the home charger and the mobile charger and the tow package, with the full driving capability. I live in south Florida. Thankfully I can keep mine in my garage.

[coolpoete]

Great perspective, thanks for the simple and honest breakdown. Sometimes tech YouTubers can get a bit too overwhelming with Tesla reviews. This was on point and gives a non EV driver a good perspective.

[petersnelling]

We have. 2018 3 and a 2020 S and would buy either car again. We have had 1 warranty return that had to be serviced, have bought 2 sets of tires and nothing else. We charge at home and supplement with supercharging when needed.(rarely) Love the cars.

[mohammadkamran]

lol. Funny you said that statement. "If you don't wanna buy a Tesla, Don't drive one" soooo true....I've been Anti EV forever, I love my Gas cars and manuals BUT! I visited my brother and drove his Model S for a whole week my gowwd. I loved the car, I loved the practicality, not being reliant on price gouging at the gas pumps.
so after that I really see the appeal for daily driving around the city, or commuting to work etc. Now i'm waiting for the model Y refresh to possibly buy one next year. :)

[chuckkerber]

You're absolutely right- panel gaps are totally unacceptable! I've seen this with quit e a few of these vehicles.

[GeorgeKoroneos]

I’ve had my model y for a year and a half and absolutely love it. The big thing I try to remind people is that it’s not a luxury car. It’s an expensive techy electric car. I find that too many people think they were buying this to compete with their older BMW or Lexus and there really is no competition in terms of trim and true luxury. But to be able to wake up in the morning and have a fully charged car that drives me to work, is unbelievable.

[williamborgeson]

I have had 23 cars in my life....I am 62 yo. The model Y I had new from 2021 thru 2023 was by FAR the best car I've ever owned. I have a 2023 MB EQS 450+ that's pretty close to the Y but it costs twice as much. I just wanted a bit more ride luxury.

[mwh]

My issues with my four year ownership of a Model 3 Extended Range: 1) The range was WAY overstated! Cross country driving was horrible! 2) Still not enough charging stations. 3) Not enough repair centers - not much went wrong with the car, but it was an hour drive each way to the service center! 4) Good luck ever getting a service rep or anyone from Tesla on the phone. 4) I never liked the limited number of color choices. 5) It was far too easy to damage your rims on curbs! 6) Full Self Driving was over promised! 5) The delivery experience was horrendous!
OK - that's me being nitpicky, since their were quite a few things that I loved and miss about the car! 1) It was well built! 2) I loved the acceleration! 3) Most of the tech features were amazing! 4) Safety - I got rear ended and got little damage! 5) It was extremely comfortable with quite a bit of leg room for rear passengers! 6) Great for local/city driving! 7) Economical when using a home charger! 8) Not having to stop at filthy and often dangerous gas stations!
Would I ever buy another one? Maybe? And, it would definitely be a Tesla! But for local driving only!
Environmental questions? 1) Lithium mining 2) Battery disposal 3) Over taxing the electrical power grid!

[grocerylist]

My wife had a deposit for a Rivian R1S but after talking to her about Tesla's charging network, how bad Electrify America is and that you can get a Model Y for under $50k, it doesn't really make sense to consider anything but a Tesla.

[Randomgamerdudes]

Just picked up my Y yesterday, no panel gaps or anything. pretty much a perfect car

[Streeknine]

One thing about an expanding charging network and other EV's. The Tesla charging network is reliable however, the other charging networks, not so much.
That's the real difference. They can have as many DC chargers as they want, but if they aren't reliable, what's the point? I've never had an issue with a Tesla charger yet.
Great video btw pointing out all the specifics on your Model Y, I just picked up a 2022 Model Y Performance, it's amazing. I swapped out my Model 3 LR for it.. quite a difference.

[noydbwia]

When you said "If you don't like Tesla, don't drive this car..." I literally laughed out loud because that's exactly what happened to me!! I went from "Tesla is a toy car and not worth the inflated prices, to I'm buying a Model Y next year even if I have to go broke doing it" in a NY minute!!! The Model Y, I feel, is a car designed for people who like to drive and I am a driver by nature. Honestly, the "one-pedal" feature Tesla has sold me on it within the first 5 miles of my commute home. That's worth its weight in gold!!!! It'll cost me at least 55k and it'll be worth every single penny.

[madmotorcyclist]

I bought a Nissan Leaf back in 2011 (now going on 12 years) because I only wanted a car for short trips (long trips I ride my Harley). This car was great for me. Total maintenance cost over 12 years is around $1600 (three accessory batteries, 4 key fob batteries, flat tire, and recently one motor coolant pump). When I bought the car it cost around $36.5k but thanks to all the subsidies out the door cost me $25k and I got a free level 2 charger in my home for being one of the first to jump on production EVs. At present I get around 65 miles of range out of the original 105 miles (which is plenty for my use) and the battery (still original) still indicates that it fully charges (no bad cells). I have babied the battery by never leaving it fully charged for long periods of time and I usually keep it charged around 50% if not being used for a week or two and the car was garaged. If they make it to production my next EV will be an Aptera (what an EV really should be that puts Tesla to shame efficiency-wise).

[fatboy]

Great review. Appreciated honest comments.
One way to overcome the problem of menu searching for a feature (e.g., why does the glove box NOT have a manual switch) is to use the audio command feature: “Open glove box” or “engage front window defroster” instead of searching thru two submenus for the particular feature while driving down a busy street. Winter frost problem was good mention.

[georgedobbs]

My Dodge Durango cost me $800 and it gets about 400 miles of range even after driving it for four years. I never worry about honking the horn remotely, because nobody would ever want to steal it.

[_CPerk]

Great review. Have a Model 3 performance and I love It. I will say that having the Level 2 charger at the crib is a game changer, I couldn’t stomach not having a charger at home to plug in every night. I was on super chargers for 2 months before I got the charger installed at home, It wasn’t the best, and was a time drain to find chargers and plan trips around my range.

[jerz]

I just took ownership of my new Tesla Model Y Performance as well as transferred the FSD from my Model 3 to this.
After tax credit and incentives, the car was... 42, 500 plus 10k free supercharging miles.

[mowcowbell]

Prices have come down even more. I just ordered a '24 Model Y Long Range, white interior, stealth grey exterior for $41.5K. The $7500 tax credit was taken off the price when I ordered it.