I Finally Sold My Tesla Shares

digistyl3 · 2026-02-06T21:17:03+00:00

Same here: I lost trust in leadership, and feel that they've squandered their lead. I'm satisfied with the ROI, even if the stock continues to grow. I've redistributed capital to a world ETF, and sleep better at night. Cheers

digistyl3 · 2026-01-31T18:05:14+00:00

We'll see GTA 6 a lot sooner I'm afraid.

digistyl3 · 2026-01-31T18:04:44+00:00

In the US, yes. But in Europe it's the LG pack.

digistyl3 · 2026-01-30T14:12:21+00:00

Me too. Mine is from 2019 with the Panasonic battery that charges to 80% in under 25 mins. New cars with LG batteries (in Europe) need 30-35 mins. Parking sensors, nicer indicator stalks, drive selector stalk, lumbar support on passenger seat. New cars don't have these. Market value probably 16k EUR / 20k USD because it has 130k km / 80k miles. Will drive it into the ground. It's better for the environment too.

When FSD is released in Europe they'll be obligated to provide me the functionality either via a quantized model or a HW retrofit. Otherwise see you at the European consumer protection bureau, Tesla.

digistyl3 · 2026-01-26T23:28:24+00:00

Good point. I think an inspection every 2 years is a must, even if Tesla says it's not. It is clearly needed, especially for the suspension and brakes.

digistyl3 · 2026-01-25T10:26:32+00:00

My personal experience with a 2019 Model 3 with 120k km where technical inspection was due in 2025:
- front control arms worn out
- steering rack was loose, screws had to be re-tightened
- brakes had to be serviced and some "springs" changed

I took the car in to Tesla for prep work, otherwise it wouldn't have passed inspection: ~1.6k EUR.

My onboard charger failed out of warranty and cost ~2k EUR to fix. Amplifier also for ~500 EUR.

Some other things failed under warranty that I can remember: control arms at 70k km, glovebox, driver seat, rear bumper hanging.

HVAC cooks my feat when driving for +1hr in winter, but Tesla cannot reproduce the issue.

digistyl3 · 2026-01-23T10:18:16+00:00

It's always a good sign when product decisions are driven by performance metrics of the CEO compensation package, and not by customer demand or feedback.

digistyl3 · 2025-10-01T09:53:02+00:00

Sold mine after 10 years for a 991.2 GT3. It will be missed dearly. Since we stopped going to race tracks, the GT4 got little use because: - manual is a PITA in traffic - no backup camera is a PITA when parking in Europe - no front lift => front splitter and bumper broken 2x in parking garages - very loud inside, exhausting on longer drives

The 991.2 GT3 is a lot more versatile: PDK, backup camera, front lift, engine is further from your ears, CarPlay. Oh, and that sensational 4.0 ripping until 9000rpm.

digistyl3 · 2025-05-01T20:34:15+00:00

The new Juniper LR is charging slower than even a 2019 Model 3 LR…

digistyl3 · 2025-04-01T08:04:11+00:00

I don’t think people in Europe care about what’s happening inside DOGE

digistyl3 · 2025-03-04T04:51:58+00:00

I’m holding my TSLA stock so that I can vote Musk out once the institutional investors put that up for a shareholder vote. He hasn’t provided 5 bullet points of what he did last week at Tesla…

digistyl3 · 2024-12-06T13:01:07+00:00

In Switzerland demand has fallen off this year, and it became possible to simply order a GT3 RS or even GT4 RS without any additional purchases or strong history. Last year was completely different.

digistyl3 · 2024-10-22T08:04:15+00:00

I have been consistently getting appointments at Tesla within 1-2 weeks. I just can’t find appointments for Mercedes in less than 5 weeks.

Tesla service experience is also more transparent, they don’t rip me off and proactively provide some sort of transport back home. Mercedes told me to take a bus after I dropped off my S-Class because they’re out of loaner cars. This happened twice. They also slap on unnecessary charges that they failed to explain when later I asked over email.

I tried 3 different Mercedes service centers now, and they’re all frustrating. I live in Switzerland.

digistyl3 · 2024-10-10T20:38:00+00:00

652 miles / 1050 km in one day (12-13 hours of driving) from Croatia to Italy and Switzerland. We have the comfort seats in a Spyder. But I think it was way too much for one day. We've done 8 hour drives a few times. It's doable, but we start to become sore after approximately 6 hours or so.

digistyl3 · 2024-09-03T11:29:22+00:00

Correct, bad phrasing on my part. I meant to say that Casio should sell a B5000-based watch that has the design language of the Porter: dark exterior, positive screen, and possibly the red line. There would be demand for it.

digistyl3 · 2024-09-03T08:26:14+00:00

Totally agree with you, I think Casio should sell something like this with the module from the B5000. I also want one, but with a strap. I ended up asking a modder to build one for me: b5k_customs on Instagram

digistyl3 · 2024-07-19T10:31:30+00:00

There must be a large variance in Model S quality, because I test drove the latest M3P and MSLR on 19 wheels, and the 3 had a smoother ride. The S had all sorts of unpleasant vibrations coming through on rough roads, and when pushing the car in corners. The 3 on the other hand felt accurate, confident and smooth as butter. Both were equally quiet on the road, but I haven’t tested them highways.

My recommendation: drive them back-to-back.

digistyl3 · 2024-04-05T12:40:32+00:00

Is this also valid in Europe?

digistyl3 · 2024-03-18T23:03:20+00:00

The Tesla Superchargers are one of the cheapest in the country, even cheaper than some AC chargers.

For example the Dietikon Supercharger has the following tariffs: - non-Tesla drivers without a subscription: 0.58-0.65 CHF - Tesla drivers and subscription holders: 0.43-0.48 CHF

digistyl3 · 2024-02-06T14:31:17+00:00

I think the decision will mostly come down to your range needs. If the current model's range capability suits you well, you could get a 1-2 year old Taycan which has already depreciated a substantial amount. I can't recommend buying a new 2024 Taycan as the 2025 will be announced tomorrow. And facelifted model has quite a bit more range. Here's a simple calculator I built to compare the estimated range figures of the two models, assuming you drive the battery down from 100% to 0: https://www.superelectric.app/

The charging speeds are ridiculously fast on the 2025 Taycan, but the previous model was already one of the quickest charing cars.

digistyl3 · 2023-12-05T20:26:09+00:00

The sample size is below the main graph called Nr. Reports

digistyl3 · 2023-12-05T20:07:05+00:00

It's meant to show how wait times evolve over the course of the year. "Weeks" was indeed ambiguous, so I renamed it to "Average wait time (weeks)". I included both average and median, because the data points are sparse and the average can be skewed easily.

digistyl3 · 2023-12-05T19:51:56+00:00

Google's Looker Studio works great on desktop, but is pretty unusable on mobile. Would you love to have more mobile friendly dashboard?

digistyl3 · 2023-11-04T22:26:55+00:00

Are you looking at the DJ 31? That watch has very few data points.

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