Bought a Tesla Model Y After Crazy Price Cut, and Am Already Regretting It!

I am going to say I never researched the Y, but having both I can tell you it is not far off of the Model 3, which is what I should have bought. A fair amount of misleading advertising from Tesla would have you thinking these were two totally different cars. They are not.

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[jiveturkey]

Today, Mr. Spaghetti bought a dead battery.

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Tesla Warning: sensing hot mess of spaghetti in front seat

[vinniecar]

The one plus for the Y over the 3 for me is the room below the seats for the back passengers is a pro. But if you don’t need that. The 3 is the best buy

[garmancathotmailcom]

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[diegohooker]

Today, Mr Spaghetti contemplates sending his meatball back

[Widdermaker]

The reason I like the Model Y over the 3 is the hatch back (I can throw my bike in the back with the seats down), and the higher seating position makes it easier to get in and out of, plus better road visibility. More headroom, too, especially in the back seat. Other than that, you’re right - they’re essentially the same car.

[gman]

Hatch is a huge win for me. Also you are getting all wheel drive in the Y over the base rear wheel drive 3.

[josedelacruz]

Just placed an order on the rwd model 3. Verona NJ Resident here! Gotta love these NJ Discounts!

[hiravparekh]

It's at least 25+% more space on model Y than model 3 if you cared to do the math rather than just have your feelings take over and just state that it's only 10%

[thethejonwatson]

I've had both.. I like the room in the Y much more than the 3. If you don't care about room the 3 is fine... But I love the room in the Y

[RoverRacer]

That’s what we call a bowl of spaghetti made with marinara sauce instead 🤮

[OlavAlexanderMjelde]

The Y does have the larger rear hatch, also if you fold down the seats you can bring larger objects where as the 3 would be limited by the parcel shelf beeing fixed.
If you dont need the space however, the 3 is more fun/agile, easier to park and you can see the hood so it kindof feels a bit more like a gocart.

Did however go from X to 3P to YP. As a driver alone in the car, I liked 3P the best.
But the 3P was quite noisy, however the YP 2023 model is much more silent and the heat pump (which I didnt have in my 2019 3P) means its very efficcient in winter times.
I do feel the kick of the 3P, the YP feels much slower.. But track mode finally also arrived for YP in dec 2022. So I will look at some aftermarket wheels which weigh less than the 21"s, esepcially for dragracing and maybe auto-xing.

[idonotcarenow]

I would assume most people would disagree with your mini review completely. All it takes is a trip to the airport where u have to fit luggage in the car for 4 people. You will instantly realize why the model Y is a more practical car and it absolutely has more space. The difference in price between a model Y LR and a model 3 LR (when you find one) is only $3, 990. Most model 3 owners have the remorse you speak of for not buying a model Y. Good luck to you.

[raheeb]

Oh come on. The Y has WAY more space, everywhere.

[Driven.ByVlad]

My biggest win with the model y is for taller people. I’m 6/1 and the model 3 has that annoying thing on the roof where the windshield connects to the roof glass. It’s so low that it’s in my line of sight seat as low as it’ll go. Model Y. It’s a nonissue.

[japhethmiller]

Do you notice any shaking in the side mirrors at speeds above 60-70? I just picked mine up and it seems a common complaint including with mine.

[Adventures-of-Life]

Now he can buy a mach e And compare the two.

[JimCourtney]

I ordered my model S plaid back in January because of the price cuts. Had a very similar experience than you did picking up my car in Springfield, New Jersey on March 8 2023 Including door, ding in drivers and passenger side door.

[mikeandroi]

Most commenters prefer the Y for the space. We tested a model 3 and model Y when the price dropped happened. We thought going in we'd like the Y better but we ended up liking the driving feeling and seating position of the 3.

Price was also a factor especially in our province in Canada. Model 3 got more rebates and was lower price. We ended up actually going with a used model 3 because so many people wanted to sell their SR+ to upgrade to a model Y.

We ended up with good deal on a used model 3 SR+ that had FSD software upgrade, snow tires and a few other things. We saved 1/3 off of what we would have paid for new AND we didn't have to pay sales tax on used EVs.

[AnTran-rcyj]

You probably regret now there is another price drop😂😂