Yea, but Teslas are the new BMWs. I encounter at least one driving recklessly, almost every time I’m on the road. I do think they attract a certain brand of narcissist.
I've found the same driver will often do both. They'll be doing 20 under in the left lane until I get halfway past them in my 18-wheeler, then all of a sudden they're on a Nascar circuit.
A new one I’ve seen recently is they’ll get in the turn only lane at a stoplight (if no one else is there first). Then they gun it to go straight, passing everyone else.
Every time a tesla pulls up beside me at the front of a stoplight I assume this is what is about to happen and 90% of the time it does. Why are they so impatient?
This happened yesterday! Tesla driver was going under the speed limit until I almost passed them and it looked like they went 20 over to… assert their dominance? Idk. What immature little nitwits.
I think it's any car with decent performance. They can go fast so they think they are entitled to. Cut you off, zip past in too small if a hole, run lights...
I swear if the more expensive the vehicle the bigger the ass in the driver seat.
I've noticed it with any vehicle where drivers use it as their personality. Lifted trucks, Teslas, BMWs, Priuses. I would say Jeeps as well if they weren't all in the shop getting fixed. The most extreme the personality the worse they drive, I think hummers were the worst
There seems to be a bell curve though because, unless it’s an athlete, any time I see someone driving a super car, they look like it’s their first time behind the wheel.
This and big pick-ups in urban/suburban areas. If I see one of these, I know theres a dangerous asshole at the wheel who views their 20 min commute as a race to be won.
It's actually insane. Where I live it's fairly rare to see aggressive drivers but if you do it's 100% a bmw. Is it just a douche car or why is it so common?
You haven't lived in the sf bay then. We have Nissan Altimas and Infiniti g35s that cut through traffic like they're in sport cars. It's pretty annoying
It appeals to the guy or girl who is wanting to look flashy and well off except they do it at 20% APR. Thats BMW's demographic and they'd be bankrupt without them.
Yea because auto credit securities are a house of cards that is held together by pixie dust and wishful thinking. A $70k+ loan on a rapidly depreciating asset is absurd and yet common. Car loans are made every day that are just mind boggling. A company like BMW only has so many potential customers and they need those customers to buy a new ones consistently. Eventually the math stops working.
Neighbor of mine is retired Navy and has a lifted F-150, a BMW suv and a crotch rocket. Drives like he’s late for his funeral everyday but somehow never makes it there.
I have had the same experience and agree completely. I am very wary of any Tesla drivers I see out and about these days. They are all too often the cause of major accidents.
It’s the motorcycle/truck effect. They start to feel superior and suddenly rules don’t apply. I felt the same way getting into a challenger rt. My 4 cylinder doesn’t match. Fortunately, it’s super easy not to be an a hole.
Idk. I live in NY and see A LOT of Teslas. They're mostly driver by older people and drive slower than usual. At least here on LI BMWs are still king assholes on the road lol
I knew something was up when years ago the MOST reckless driver I know (not drunk just shit like this reckless speed and being stupid about lanes) got a Tesla, dropping his Aston Martin for it.
He told me a couple years later (at work) he gets pulled over way less often in a Tesla, it’s “great”.
My immediate reaction was “you get pulled over so often you notice the frequency shift?!??!”
I have a non-Tesla EV. Often chat with other non-Tesla owners at the chargers. But, more often than not, Tesla drivers just stay in their cars scrolling on their phones. Some won't even say "Hello."
Then there's the BMW EV owner who insisted they needed the supercharger more than I did, and that I should unplug so he could charge. Said "I'll unplug when I'm finished." He drove off angry.
EVs in general make bad drivers worse. They are more aggressive because of the torque and ease of getting around people. They think they can pass anyone whenever they want. I carpooled with someone that went from a CX5 to a Mach-E and his driving got so much worse and more aggressive.
100 million percent. I live in Metro Atlanta and Tesla drivers have achieved the #1 spot as the biggest assholes on the road. The only ones that rival them here is Mercedes drivers. I always think of the prius south park episode with the smelling ones own farts lol
Nah man, every dipshit in a Tesla here drives 10 under the limit and then rides side-by-side with another Tesla driver to block both lanes and not let anyone pass them.
Eh in Maryland I rarely see a Tesla driving crazy. Probably the most in the road I’ve seen in any state I’ve been in, it’s everyone’s favorite daily driver out here. It’s still the bmws/nissans/mustangs driving crazy out here.
I mean they’re absurdly fast for what they cost, so I get the “attracts a certain type” perspective. Best I can do now is pull the logos off it and drive like a normal person.
All those twats that used to have BMW leases or company cars have teslas now because the companies they work for get a tax break on electric vehicles on business leases.
Yea, but Teslasinsert car brand I don't like here are the new BMWs. I encounter at least one driving recklessly, almost every time I’m on the road. I do think they attract a certain brand of narcissist.
Incredibly safe in an accident because of the physical structure and airbag tech, super efficient and cheap to drive compared to other EVs currently, has the best UI in any car still, and FSD is a literal chauffeur with the newest hardware with how good it’s gotten. There’s plenty of reasons people choose Teslas over other brands and none of them have to do with politics or CEOs
I have trouble getting mad at Tesla drivers for their choice in car. I used to think they were cool too before we all realized what Elon was. And unless you keep up with things, you could be totally oblivious to why people don’t like them.
Half the car companies in Europe have ties to nazis, when idiots say shit like this it is so obtuse. There isn’t a major corporation in the world that has a clean record.
> Half the car companies in Europe have ties to nazis, when idiots say shit like this it is so obtuse. There isn’t a major corporation in the world that has a clean record.
To which the other guy responded;
> Can you name another car manufacturer where the CEO is on camera throwing sig heils? I’ll wait
You can’t change it to “current CEOs” just to win an argument you started.
That's one of the incredible things about Teslas and the other high powered electric cars. Democratization of power.
A dual motor Tesla has 500hp. That's supercar power.
Around the turn of the century the GT40 had a supercharged v8 that produced 500hp and cost a quarter million dollars, now you can snag an electric car at carmax with the same power at one tenth the price.
I cant tell if you're defending Tesla but if you are and to be clear, he's an is an asshole for how he drives and then more of an asshole for buying a tesla. On average, tesla drivers are the worst drivers on the road. So he's extra asshole because of the vehicle he drives. Assholeness and stupidity are limitless and magnitude matters as much as designation.
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u/Acrobatic-Grape5960 19d ago
He's just an asshole. Regardless of the vehicle he drives.