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[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

My brother has a model 3. It's a nifty car. The advanced cruise control (not their FSD) is better than the Blue-Cruise in my Ford, and works on more roads. Build quality seems about the same TBH, although my brother may just have a good example. The Tesla charging network is expansive, and would be a major point to the Model 3, but other cars can charge there now, even older models can do it with an adapter.

Ergonomics-wise, I think the Ford is much better. Better controls on the steering wheel, has a "gauge cluster" instead of putting important info on the center display away from the driver's line of sight, and it's easier to open the doors, both from the outside, inside, and in the case of emergencies.

[–] ayyy 2 points 16 hours ago

The Ford doesn't randomly slam the brakes on the highway, so I’d call that a plus. Look up “phantom braking”.