The "weekend test run" is a dangerously expensive trap

tbh the standard 15 minute test drive at the actual tesla center just isn't enough time to figure out if you actually like the car. My wife was super skeptical about the whole "one pedal driving" thing and hated the idea of not having a traditional instrument cluster behind the wheel

I absolutely refused to deal with a corporate rental counter for a longer test run because last time hertz handed me an EV it was sitting at like 14% battery and was missing the mobile charging cable. So I just grabbed a long range Y on turo for a quick weekend road trip to the mountains to see how it actually handles real world driving and charging stops

long story short, renting one for the weekend is a terrible idea for your savings account. we literally placed an order from our phones while sitting in the driveway on sunday night before we even gave the car back. the regen braking took her maybe 30 minutes to get used to, and by saturday she was already complaining that her regular gas suv feels "laggy and broken"

just a fair warning to anyone on the fence right now trying to convince a skeptical partner. if you do a full weekend test run instead of just driving around the block at the dealership, you are probably going to end up spending $45k by monday morning. Im excited but my wallet is definitely crying rn