00:00As most of you may know, I sold my 2022 Camaro LT1 for a 2025 Tesla Model 3,
00:06and today I'm going to tell you why, and I'm also going to tell you what I love and hate
00:09about my new car.
00:28I know you're thinking that I've lost all credibility as an automotive enthusiast, and you might be right,
00:32but I have good reason for selling the Camaro and getting this. You have to let me explain.
00:35So my first car was 168 horsepower Mitsubishi Lancer GT. I then upgraded to the 3.6 liter V6 Camaro
00:421 LT,
00:43and then after that, I got what you guys might know, the Camaro LT1 with the 6.2 liter V8,
00:48which I love dearly, but was burning an absolute fire in my pocket. Between the payment, the insurance,
00:55and the 17 miles per gallon that it got, it was time to grow up a little bit. The payment
00:59of my LT1 was
01:00$600 a month, the insurance was $300 a month, and I was spending about $300 a month filling it up
01:06once
01:06a week with 93 octane. I also decided it was a good idea to pay $1,500 over sticker for
01:11my Camaro
01:11and buy it during COVID when the price of gas was like $5 a gallon. I'm a f***ing idiot.
01:17So my ultimate approach with this car was to find something that was cheaper on insurance,
01:20a slightly cheaper payment, and definitely cheaper on gas. What I didn't know is that I was going to be
01:25converting to the dark side and getting rid of gas altogether. Some other cars I was considering
01:29besides a Model 3 would be something like a Honda Accord, a Kia K5, a Hyundai Sonata,
01:35just a practical sedan. Now folks, with that in mind, it makes the Model 3 more justifiable.
01:39It's got almost 400 horsepower. Speaking of things that it does have, which is one of my favorite
01:43parts of the car, a fully functioning frunk. Like I mentioned before, these cars are my daily drivers,
01:48so I needed something that was more practical, and a frunk is as practical as it gets. It is a
01:53bit
01:53shallow. I can't fit in it and close the hood, but it's good for small groceries if you don't want
01:57to
01:57use the trunk. It's got a trunk and frunk. I think the reason I like the fact that it has
02:00a frunk is
02:01because frunks are kind of like a supercar thing. Most regular cars don't have frunks. I'm not calling
02:05this a supercar. I'm just saying I like the idea of a frunk. Before Tesla, you had to buy a
02:10Ferrari
02:10to get a frunk and frunk. Now the Tesla and the Camaro both have trunks, but if you've ever seen
02:15a
02:16six-gen Camaro trunk, you can't put anything in it because the opening is so, so small. I couldn't even
02:20fit my clubs in it. The Tesla trunk, now that's a trunk. That's a big trunk. You could fit two
02:25sets of
02:25golf clubs, and there's room underneath. The car also has some luxury features, which I really like,
02:30such as folding mirrors, a full glass roof, and security cameras on every corner of this car
02:35in case someone wants to draw on it with their fingers, which seems to be a common theme here.
02:39I'm not Elon Musk. Don't write on my Tesla, please. This doesn't come with the car. It was $175,
02:44but the Tesla key is so cool and so worth it, in my opinion, and I'm trying to save money,
02:49but I'm
02:49buying stupid things. It looks like a little Tesla, and the pouch for it is sold separately, and it's
02:55$18. So this whole setup right here is $200. I had a credit. Like I mentioned earlier, this car has
03:01almost 400 horsepower and a 0-60 of 4.2 seconds, so it's definitely quick, and we're going to take
03:07you for a drive. I always thought the ride quality and overall build quality of these cars was a little
03:11bit poor because that's what I heard through the grapevine, and I've seen some pictures of
03:15mismatched door panels and things of that nature, but the second I got into this car, I could not
03:20believe how comfortable it was, how good it drove. It feels like a premium car. I mean, granted,
03:27it's a $51,000 car, so it better feel premium, but it is so comfortable, and I think part of
03:33why I
03:33think it's so comfortable is because I came from a two-door sports car, which was very uncomfortable
03:38for daily driving, but it's a pleasure to drive. It's so much better as a daily driver than the Camaro
03:44was. It's just not as much of a weekend car. So the Camaro obviously had the V8, and I took
03:50the
03:50muffler off of that car, so it was super, super loud. All of my neighbors were pissed, and I think
03:55they're pleasantly surprised that I got this car, and I miss the noise, but I'm also happy that this
04:01car makes no noise. I'm growing up, folks. I hate to say it. I'm turning into an unk. I'm finding
04:05everything in my life that is impractical, and I'm getting rid of it, but this isn't the end-all
04:10be-all. I think Tesla will always be great for a daily driver for me, and it'll always have a
04:16spot in
04:16the driveway, but I'll never fall out of love with internal combustion and sports cars, supercars,
04:22et cetera. There will always be a place in my garage and in my heart for that because this thing
04:26has
04:26too much body roll for me to use it as a weekender. It's quick. Don't get me wrong, but it's
04:31got a lot
04:31of body roll. The infotainment system in this car is incredible, but it takes a long time to learn
04:35because all of the controls are in the screen. There's no stalks on this car. There's a couple of
04:39buttons on your steering wheel, but there's no stalks. Everything's done on the screen, and unfortunately,
04:43this car does not come with Apple CarPlay, which I've grown to love and used every single day in
04:49the Camaro. For the first couple of months of ownership, you're offered the free trial of
04:52self-driving, but after that, you either have to pay $8,000 to buy it outright, or you could
04:57subscribe to it, which is a good idea, for $99 a month. I don't personally do a lot of long
05:03road
05:03trips in this car, so I probably won't be buying self-driving, but in the first couple of months of
05:08me using it, it was incredible. I hit the button, and it took me wherever I needed to go. I
05:12didn't even
05:13have to keep my hands on the wheel, but you do have to look at the road, or else it's
05:16gonna get
05:17mad at you, and it's gonna give you a strike, and if you do it too many times, it'll disable
05:22self-driving
05:22for the trip. Don't ask me how I know that. Also, it doesn't like when you wear hats because it
05:26can't
05:26see your eyes. I also realize that because I like to wear hats a lot. The self-driving system is
05:31kind
05:31of like a kindergarten teacher. You get three strikes, and you're out. One of my overall favorite things
05:36about the interior of this car is it's so, so simple. There's no air vents. There's no drive mode
05:41selector. There's no windshield wiper stock. Everything is either on the steering wheel or
05:45in the infotainment system. The leather seats, which this is the first car that I've had leather
05:49seats in, are incredibly comfortable. They're heated and cooled. The steering wheel's heated.
05:54There's a lot of luxury features in here, and it feels like a proper luxury car. It feels good.
05:58Like, I downgraded in performance, but I definitely upgraded in luxury. I gotta be honest, folks. Aside
06:05from the power, because the Camaro had cloth seats. They weren't heated. It had no creature
06:10comforts. This has everything, so it feels like a little bit of an upgrade in that regard,
06:14and it's not slow. Zero to 60, this car is just as fast as the Camaro. Speaking of speed and
06:19zero to
06:1960s, let's give it a little test. This car doesn't have a proper launch control setting because it's
06:23not a performance, but it launches quick. It's all-wheel drive, 400 horse, and there's no lag.
06:29It's all torque. I don't even know why I'm talking. Let me just launch the car.
06:37When you're talking electric cars, you have to talk charging, and it's super,
06:41super important, in my opinion, to have an at-home setup, or in my case, have a bunch of
06:45charging stations around my apartment complex in case I want to charge it overnight and wake
06:49up to a full battery. But there are plenty of Tesla superchargers all around the country.
06:55There's one right next to my job, so I drive over there. I plug it in for about a half
06:59hour to 45
07:00minutes, and I'm fully charged. Now, if you can't find a Tesla supercharger, it might be slightly
07:04inconvenient because this charge point location right here is saying that it's going to take
07:07seven hours and 55 minutes to get me 50% battery, which is fine if you're plugging in and going
07:13to
07:13sleep. It's not fine if you're on a road trip. Can you imagine being on a road trip, and you
07:17can't
07:17wait to get home or to your destination, and it's like, nope, got to wait seven and a half hours.
07:22At the end of the day, the Camaro is, and still will be, my favorite car I've ever owned,
07:25and it was very sad to see it go, but I think overall I made the right decision. But you
07:29guys
07:29can let us know what you think in the comments below. Future Chris, if you're watching this,
07:32the next car review is going to be my Lamborghini Huracan in a Christian car spec, and that will
07:37be the coolest car I've ever owned. I got employed. I don't have a job. I'm wearing a Rolex and
07:43a gold
07:43bud. Jade, what's wrong with me? Financially illiterate forever.
