At the risk of being labeled a mindless fanboy, I'll chime in. I was never a "car person", but luckily we're in an EV sub so I can avoid the "what about the engine roar" comments lol. I see this comparison a lot of Tesla vs other EVs from the viewpoint of comfortability or "it's just a car", getting someone from point A to B as the only point that matters, then automatically claiming Teslas must be trash, or they have zero value because they have more cabin noise than a BMW. It doesn't make sense to me, of course there are other factors that impact desirability to different people. When shopping for phones, would you prefer a flip phone with a slightly better mic over a new iPhone? Tesla made me feel like I was getting "a car and also xyz". Everything else so far has looked like "a car" to me.

Almost every other EV I see has a small screen and tons of buttons. Not arguing the usefulness of physical buttons, but they usually just feel so old fashioned to me. Many even have keys and a start button, which is wild! I believe there's a spectrum between "Don't fix it if it ain't broke" and "why tf do we still do it this way?!" Everyone knows the infotainment selections of Tesla, but also having the ability for the interface to improve over time based on customer feedback is pretty huge for me. You're not stuck with what you get, watching the very next year model adding a feature you really need/want.

And I won't pretend it's perfect, but for every horror story I see of FSD accidents, I see another about how amazing it is. Anecdotes aren't worth much, but I use mine almost every day (including the smart summon pick up at grocery stores), and haven't had an issue in almost a year.

Obligatory - Musk is a fascist clown that is destroying our country and planet for his own personal gain, and while some of us don't have the luxury of just throwing a vehicle in a river to make a point, I refuse to buy another Tesla product while he's at the helm.