Tesla model Y

[Theoldjaffa]

On 9/13/2025 at 6:12 PM, RadX said:

Pass

 

give 7/10

 

too much singlish ffs🤣

I boomer with preambaree tree education. Prease gib chance boss 🙇🏻‍♂️

[mersaylee]

On 9/13/2025 at 5:35 PM, Theoldjaffa said:

So i had the MYJ for a month already.

This is to share my personal thoughts for those interested, and is not meant to evangelise you into buying EV.

I've long considered myself a "petrolhead", a car enthusiast, with "passion" and "soul". My car must be low, sound nice, handle well, and draw glances from passers by. Or, get the thumbs up from fellow enthusiasts on the road.

I smirked at those EV buyers.. whom I feel are noobs who "know nuts" about cars and just buy one because of novelty and straight line performance.

My impression was corroborated by my own observations on the roads.. where EV drivers just like to chiong off the lights, and acquaintances I know just wanna show off their EV's tech and those frankly noob questions asked by those people in forums and FB groups.

Couple the above with the ugly stories of EV drivers hogging lots without charging, resulting in angry fellow owners naming and shaming incessantly to show their displeasure.

And oh.. the (misguided notion of) EVs catching fire easily and having to spend long hours fighting for lots to charge instead of a 10 min fill at the yew pong.

I truly felt.. EVs are not for me. Not the car, not the community.

So what made me decide to buy an EV, an SUV some more.. and the MYJ in particular?

The answer might baffle you: it's just the looks that got me interested. The previous Y looked like a monstrosity. A frog face of a Model 3 that's been squeezed from both sides to create a taller version. It's just plain lazy design.. but the MYJ is not. It looks distinctive, with the DRL light in front reminiscent of Robocop, and the unique rear indirect light bar lighting up the roads behind.

So I went for a test drive, and was impressed with the performance, throttle response, space and refreshing minimalist interior. This car is truly different and gave me that kind of feeling the time when I drove for the first time.

The functionalities and practicalities of the car, software and hardware eise, are also very well thought out of. I am sold on the hardware/software vertical integration just like how Apple did it. The car is very well engineered for a car of this size, the weight is below any EV equivalent in class, along with the efficiency. Do not be misled by high range.. look rather at the efficiency or km you can run per kWh. Any car can report high range figures IF their battery is big. The devil is in the details.

My previous car was bought at low COE, so it could still fetch a decent price at the used car market. I decided to take advantage of that, and also on the VES and EEAI rebates to get the MYJ instead. After all, which other car at 216k could offer 341bhp and 5.9s acceleration at this segment? Even a Harrier costs more upfront!

On hindsight, I was lucky cos I got the car before the COE shot up. If i had delayed, i'd have to pay more and I wouldn't have gotten more resale value out of my ex car. So to me, its a double win.

Back to EV considerations.. why did I choose Tesla instead of others?

Well, to me other EVs looked alike.. and all cookie cutter in design.

Some of them are either over the top in terms of interior (which reminds me of someone who needs to dress in very obvious branded clothes to show off) or are just existing ICE platforms slapped on a battery as an afterthought. But most importantly is.. the nicer ones are quite expensive and out of my pay grade.

I was also hugely influenced by the YouTuber Colin Goh. He pointed out rightly, with so many EV brands in SG fighting for such a small pie.. would it be prudent to go with a viable brand with enough scale to last here to honour the warranty, or buy those niche brands and risk the AD folding a few years later?

I am not concerned with warranty for an ICE car, because i know where to repair and maintain outside of the ADs. EVs are a whole new ballgame to me, I know nuts about it.. so the warranty is a safety net for me. Therefore, either Tesla or BYD for me since they have scale. (I can't afford BMW or Merc EVs that offers similar performance and I'm not willing to pay $220k for an entry level model that's bare and slow)

Specific to Teslas:

1) eeyer so minimalistic bare - insai nothing one. So empty.. it looks so cheap with no buttons.

I wasn't concerned with that at all. Even in all my previous cars, I don't fiddle with buttons. I set everything at Auto. Headlights, aircon, wipers etc.. I just sit in, strap on, put to D... and drive. The user experience doesn't change in the MYJ. I don't need buttons to "transition" into driving an EV. I'm more zai than that 😛

2) eeyer everything is via touchscreen. If screen spoil how?

The screen doesn't impact the drive. I can drive and reset the screen while the car is in motion without issues. There's failsafe buttons at the roof which allows me to still use P, D, N, R.

3) eeyer no Apple CarPlay and no Android Auto. How can such basic features be absent in a car selling at this price?

Yeah this is concerning but not a dealbreaker. Music and calls, there's always Bluetooth. I use CarPlay for Waze maps on the screen and its not available for Teslas. However, there's ways to get CarPlay/AA embedded into the native infotainment. In the meantime, I just use Waze from my phone. Native navigation just sucks in routing but the good thing is it factors in locations of Superchargers in the route which is good for long trips but moot in city driving in SG.

4) eeyer the drive is so jerky. the moment i lift off throttle i get thrown forward. the brake regen and one pedal drive is too harsh

Yes this is a reality but also a main feature in driving EVs. Just learn to modulate the pedal and not have a jackrabbit foot. You'll get used to driving this way in less than 30 mins.

5) eeyer the electric doors are so dangerous. how to open door if no battery?

This has been discussed on another thread.. but in summary there's manual door openers inside. And if I'm outside, just jumpstart. Its the same with ICE cars.

6) eeyer drive this car got no sound one.. where got shiok

Different strokes for different folks. You don't like, so be it lah. No one forcing you to buy.

7) Why you sarpork Elon Musk? He's an idiot

I never let politics influence my choices. Look at the car for its merits not because of who the CEO is.

Overall, I have no regrets buying this car even though I have met with disdain from a few of my club members, and also received thinly veiled insults from some neighbours. I feel, to them, EV buyers are the culprits of driving up COE prices (true) and EVs are not "real" cars (old fogey thinking).

But its ok la, I dun live my life based on their yardsticks.

Like i said before, i enjoyed my ex car very much, but it's only me.

With this Tesla, i enjoy it very much, and every single family member young and old says they like it very much too for the comfort and quietness. This alone makes me feel that i made the right choice.

 

Thumb first..tldr...saved for another day...maybe when I'm retired...😁

[Krieger]

On 9/13/2025 at 5:35 PM, Theoldjaffa said:

So i had the MYJ for a month already.

This is to share my personal thoughts for those interested, and is not meant to evangelise you into buying EV.

I've long considered myself a "petrolhead", a car enthusiast, with "passion" and "soul". My car must be low, sound nice, handle well, and draw glances from passers by. Or, get the thumbs up from fellow enthusiasts on the road.

I smirked at those EV buyers.. whom I feel are noobs who "know nuts" about cars and just buy one because of novelty and straight line performance.

My impression was corroborated by my own observations on the roads.. where EV drivers just like to chiong off the lights, and acquaintances I know just wanna show off their EV's tech and those frankly noob questions asked by those people in forums and FB groups.

Couple the above with the ugly stories of EV drivers hogging lots without charging, resulting in angry fellow owners naming and shaming incessantly to show their displeasure.

And oh.. the (misguided notion of) EVs catching fire easily and having to spend long hours fighting for lots to charge instead of a 10 min fill at the yew pong.

I truly felt.. EVs are not for me. Not the car, not the community.

So what made me decide to buy an EV, an SUV some more.. and the MYJ in particular?

The answer might baffle you: it's just the looks that got me interested. The previous Y looked like a monstrosity. A frog face of a Model 3 that's been squeezed from both sides to create a taller version. It's just plain lazy design.. but the MYJ is not. It looks distinctive, with the DRL light in front reminiscent of Robocop, and the unique rear indirect light bar lighting up the roads behind.

So I went for a test drive, and was impressed with the performance, throttle response, space and refreshing minimalist interior. This car is truly different and gave me that kind of feeling the time when I drove for the first time.

The functionalities and practicalities of the car, software and hardware eise, are also very well thought out of. I am sold on the hardware/software vertical integration just like how Apple did it. The car is very well engineered for a car of this size, the weight is below any EV equivalent in class, along with the efficiency. Do not be misled by high range.. look rather at the efficiency or km you can run per kWh. Any car can report high range figures IF their battery is big. The devil is in the details.

My previous car was bought at low COE, so it could still fetch a decent price at the used car market. I decided to take advantage of that, and also on the VES and EEAI rebates to get the MYJ instead. After all, which other car at 216k could offer 341bhp and 5.9s acceleration at this segment? Even a Harrier costs more upfront!

On hindsight, I was lucky cos I got the car before the COE shot up. If i had delayed, i'd have to pay more and I wouldn't have gotten more resale value out of my ex car. So to me, its a double win.

Back to EV considerations.. why did I choose Tesla instead of others?

Well, to me other EVs looked alike.. and all cookie cutter in design.

Some of them are either over the top in terms of interior (which reminds me of someone who needs to dress in very obvious branded clothes to show off) or are just existing ICE platforms slapped on a battery as an afterthought. But most importantly is.. the nicer ones are quite expensive and out of my pay grade.

I was also hugely influenced by the YouTuber Colin Goh. He pointed out rightly, with so many EV brands in SG fighting for such a small pie.. would it be prudent to go with a viable brand with enough scale to last here to honour the warranty, or buy those niche brands and risk the AD folding a few years later?

I am not concerned with warranty for an ICE car, because i know where to repair and maintain outside of the ADs. EVs are a whole new ballgame to me, I know nuts about it.. so the warranty is a safety net for me. Therefore, either Tesla or BYD for me since they have scale. (I can't afford BMW or Merc EVs that offers similar performance and I'm not willing to pay $220k for an entry level model that's bare and slow)

Specific to Teslas:

1) eeyer so minimalistic bare - insai nothing one. So empty.. it looks so cheap with no buttons.

I wasn't concerned with that at all. Even in all my previous cars, I don't fiddle with buttons. I set everything at Auto. Headlights, aircon, wipers etc.. I just sit in, strap on, put to D... and drive. The user experience doesn't change in the MYJ. I don't need buttons to "transition" into driving an EV. I'm more zai than that 😛

2) eeyer everything is via touchscreen. If screen spoil how?

The screen doesn't impact the drive. I can drive and reset the screen while the car is in motion without issues. There's failsafe buttons at the roof which allows me to still use P, D, N, R.

3) eeyer no Apple CarPlay and no Android Auto. How can such basic features be absent in a car selling at this price?

Yeah this is concerning but not a dealbreaker. Music and calls, there's always Bluetooth. I use CarPlay for Waze maps on the screen and its not available for Teslas. However, there's ways to get CarPlay/AA embedded into the native infotainment. In the meantime, I just use Waze from my phone. Native navigation just sucks in routing but the good thing is it factors in locations of Superchargers in the route which is good for long trips but moot in city driving in SG.

4) eeyer the drive is so jerky. the moment i lift off throttle i get thrown forward. the brake regen and one pedal drive is too harsh

Yes this is a reality but also a main feature in driving EVs. Just learn to modulate the pedal and not have a jackrabbit foot. You'll get used to driving this way in less than 30 mins.

5) eeyer the electric doors are so dangerous. how to open door if no battery?

This has been discussed on another thread.. but in summary there's manual door openers inside. And if I'm outside, just jumpstart. Its the same with ICE cars.

6) eeyer drive this car got no sound one.. where got shiok

Different strokes for different folks. You don't like, so be it lah. No one forcing you to buy.

7) Why you sarpork Elon Musk? He's an idiot

I never let politics influence my choices. Look at the car for its merits not because of who the CEO is.

Overall, I have no regrets buying this car even though I have met with disdain from a few of my club members, and also received thinly veiled insults from some neighbours. I feel, to them, EV buyers are the culprits of driving up COE prices (true) and EVs are not "real" cars (old fogey thinking).

But its ok la, I dun live my life based on their yardsticks.

Like i said before, i enjoyed my ex car very much, but it's only me.

With this Tesla, i enjoy it very much, and every single family member young and old says they like it very much too for the comfort and quietness. This alone makes me feel that i made the right choice.

 

@Theoldjaffa YOu forgot something Sir. The auto drive and navigate. I paid for the 2nd tier which is the 5k one. The best thing you can ever have. auto navi and drive. The most reliable one as well. When there's a jam, I just let it go by itself. Fantastic. But do not try on another brand which I had as well. The radar system is crap. 

[Theoldjaffa]

On 9/13/2025 at 8:54 PM, Krieger said:

@Theoldjaffa YOu forgot something Sir. The auto drive and navigate. I paid for the 2nd tier which is the 5k one. The best thing you can ever have. auto navi and drive. The most reliable one as well. When there's a jam, I just let it go by itself. Fantastic. But do not try on another brand which I had as well. The radar system is crap. 

Good that it works for you. I was startled by phantom braking when I’m on autopilot (the normal adaptive cruise control) and those cb motorbikes just lane split and zoom past me.

lucky no cars behind me when the car braked by itself.

i used to use adaptive cruise control in KPE at lane 3. But in the MYJ I don’t even wanna use it.

[Krieger]

On 9/13/2025 at 9:29 PM, Theoldjaffa said:

Good that it works for you. I was startled by phantom braking when I’m on autopilot (the normal adaptive cruise control) and those cb motorbikes just lane split and zoom past me.

lucky no cars behind me when the car braked by itself.

i used to use adaptive cruise control in KPE at lane 3. But in the MYJ I don’t even wanna use it.

yes when bikes cut suddenly. it will brake. but no worries all good. 

[Lala81]

I don't think there's much reason to not get a MYJ too unless it's out of your budget (like can't even stretch for a cat a model 3), u have specific needs like needing 7.

Good choice! 

[Rskc]

On 9/13/2025 at 5:35 PM, Theoldjaffa said:

So i had the MYJ for a month already.

This is to share my personal thoughts for those interested, and is not meant to evangelise you into buying EV.

I've long considered myself a "petrolhead", a car enthusiast, with "passion" and "soul". My car must be low, sound nice, handle well, and draw glances from passers by. Or, get the thumbs up from fellow enthusiasts on the road.

I smirked at those EV buyers.. whom I feel are noobs who "know nuts" about cars and just buy one because of novelty and straight line performance.

My impression was corroborated by my own observations on the roads.. where EV drivers just like to chiong off the lights, and acquaintances I know just wanna show off their EV's tech and those frankly noob questions asked by those people in forums and FB groups.

Couple the above with the ugly stories of EV drivers hogging lots without charging, resulting in angry fellow owners naming and shaming incessantly to show their displeasure.

And oh.. the (misguided notion of) EVs catching fire easily and having to spend long hours fighting for lots to charge instead of a 10 min fill at the yew pong.

I truly felt.. EVs are not for me. Not the car, not the community.

So what made me decide to buy an EV, an SUV some more.. and the MYJ in particular?

The answer might baffle you: it's just the looks that got me interested. The previous Y looked like a monstrosity. A frog face of a Model 3 that's been squeezed from both sides to create a taller version. It's just plain lazy design.. but the MYJ is not. It looks distinctive, with the DRL light in front reminiscent of Robocop, and the unique rear indirect light bar lighting up the roads behind.

So I went for a test drive, and was impressed with the performance, throttle response, space and refreshing minimalist interior. This car is truly different and gave me that kind of feeling the time when I drove for the first time.

The functionalities and practicalities of the car, software and hardware eise, are also very well thought out of. I am sold on the hardware/software vertical integration just like how Apple did it. The car is very well engineered for a car of this size, the weight is below any EV equivalent in class, along with the efficiency. Do not be misled by high range.. look rather at the efficiency or km you can run per kWh. Any car can report high range figures IF their battery is big. The devil is in the details.

My previous car was bought at low COE, so it could still fetch a decent price at the used car market. I decided to take advantage of that, and also on the VES and EEAI rebates to get the MYJ instead. After all, which other car at 216k could offer 341bhp and 5.9s acceleration at this segment? Even a Harrier costs more upfront!

On hindsight, I was lucky cos I got the car before the COE shot up. If i had delayed, i'd have to pay more and I wouldn't have gotten more resale value out of my ex car. So to me, its a double win.

Back to EV considerations.. why did I choose Tesla instead of others?

Well, to me other EVs looked alike.. and all cookie cutter in design.

Some of them are either over the top in terms of interior (which reminds me of someone who needs to dress in very obvious branded clothes to show off) or are just existing ICE platforms slapped on a battery as an afterthought. But most importantly is.. the nicer ones are quite expensive and out of my pay grade.

I was also hugely influenced by the YouTuber Colin Goh. He pointed out rightly, with so many EV brands in SG fighting for such a small pie.. would it be prudent to go with a viable brand with enough scale to last here to honour the warranty, or buy those niche brands and risk the AD folding a few years later?

I am not concerned with warranty for an ICE car, because i know where to repair and maintain outside of the ADs. EVs are a whole new ballgame to me, I know nuts about it.. so the warranty is a safety net for me. Therefore, either Tesla or BYD for me since they have scale. (I can't afford BMW or Merc EVs that offers similar performance and I'm not willing to pay $220k for an entry level model that's bare and slow)

Specific to Teslas:

1) eeyer so minimalistic bare - insai nothing one. So empty.. it looks so cheap with no buttons.

I wasn't concerned with that at all. Even in all my previous cars, I don't fiddle with buttons. I set everything at Auto. Headlights, aircon, wipers etc.. I just sit in, strap on, put to D... and drive. The user experience doesn't change in the MYJ. I don't need buttons to "transition" into driving an EV. I'm more zai than that 😛

2) eeyer everything is via touchscreen. If screen spoil how?

The screen doesn't impact the drive. I can drive and reset the screen while the car is in motion without issues. There's failsafe buttons at the roof which allows me to still use P, D, N, R.

3) eeyer no Apple CarPlay and no Android Auto. How can such basic features be absent in a car selling at this price?

Yeah this is concerning but not a dealbreaker. Music and calls, there's always Bluetooth. I use CarPlay for Waze maps on the screen and its not available for Teslas. However, there's ways to get CarPlay/AA embedded into the native infotainment. In the meantime, I just use Waze from my phone. Native navigation just sucks in routing but the good thing is it factors in locations of Superchargers in the route which is good for long trips but moot in city driving in SG.

4) eeyer the drive is so jerky. the moment i lift off throttle i get thrown forward. the brake regen and one pedal drive is too harsh

Yes this is a reality but also a main feature in driving EVs. Just learn to modulate the pedal and not have a jackrabbit foot. You'll get used to driving this way in less than 30 mins.

5) eeyer the electric doors are so dangerous. how to open door if no battery?

This has been discussed on another thread.. but in summary there's manual door openers inside. And if I'm outside, just jumpstart. Its the same with ICE cars.

6) eeyer drive this car got no sound one.. where got shiok

Different strokes for different folks. You don't like, so be it lah. No one forcing you to buy.

7) Why you sarpork Elon Musk? He's an idiot

I never let politics influence my choices. Look at the car for its merits not because of who the CEO is.

Overall, I have no regrets buying this car even though I have met with disdain from a few of my club members, and also received thinly veiled insults from some neighbours. I feel, to them, EV buyers are the culprits of driving up COE prices (true) and EVs are not "real" cars (old fogey thinking).

But its ok la, I dun live my life based on their yardsticks.

Like i said before, i enjoyed my ex car very much, but it's only me.

With this Tesla, i enjoy it very much, and every single family member young and old says they like it very much too for the comfort and quietness. This alone makes me feel that i made the right choice.

 

Well summarised! 👏 My only complaints for MYJ are for all the brilliance it has done, can't they make better auto wipers and add a 360 cam?? 😂

[Voodooman]

On 9/13/2025 at 9:29 PM, Theoldjaffa said:

Good that it works for you. I was startled by phantom braking when I’m on autopilot (the normal adaptive cruise control) and those cb motorbikes just lane split and zoom past me.

lucky no cars behind me when the car braked by itself.

i used to use adaptive cruise control in KPE at lane 3. But in the MYJ I don’t even wanna use it.

This seems to be a common complaint. My friend won't use ACC in SG due to the sensitivity of the Tesla system and lane splitting habits of many bikers here.

I wonder if it is easier to use in NSHW.

[Lala81]

On 9/14/2025 at 9:32 AM, Rskc said:

Well summarised! 👏 My only complaints for MYJ are for all the brilliance it has done, can't they make better auto wipers and add a 360 cam?? 😂

what's wrong with the auto wipers? 

 

Edited September 14, 2025 by Lala81

[inlinesix]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:00 AM, Lala81 said:

what's wrong with the auto wipers? 

 

No rain also switch on🤭

[Rskc]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:00 AM, Lala81 said:

what's wrong with the auto wipers? 

 

Not sensitive to amount of rain. Swipe too often during very light rain. 😂

[Hummer]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:25 AM, Rskc said:

Not sensitive to amount of rain. Swipe too often during very light rain. 😂

It's a lot better now after software update 2025.25.

I used to turn it off but tried it out again recently and it behaves a lot better.

[Hummer]

On 9/14/2025 at 9:47 AM, Voodooman said:

This seems to be a common complaint. My friend won't use ACC in SG due to the sensitivity of the Tesla system and lane splitting habits of many bikers here.

I wonder if it is easier to use in NSHW.

Avoid using in tunnels like KPE.

If got many lane splitting bikes, better dont use. Otherwise, it is pretty good. I did east to west on PIE during 1 Sunday and it was pretty much smooth.

[Rskc]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:31 AM, Hummer said:

It's a lot better now after software update 2025.25.

I used to turn it off but tried it out again recently and it behaves a lot better.

I just tested on sat. Still swiping when I was under a flyover, totally no rain, waiting at traffic light. But it is a small inconvenience for the brilliance of the car! 😉 I am sure it will be further refined OTA update in future. 😄

[mersaylee]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:23 AM, inlinesix said:

No rain also switch on🤭

Wipe dust or road grime on windscreen...😁

[Hummer]

On 9/14/2025 at 10:37 AM, Rskc said:

I just tested on sat. Still swiping when I was under a flyover, totally no rain, waiting at traffic light. But it is a small inconvenience for the brilliance of the car! 😉 I am sure it will be further refined OTA update in future. 😄

Indeed. Have gotten "lazy" since owning the HL.

No need to start engine, no need to engage D or R when driving off. (AutoShift Beta), no need to step brake when changing gear. Traffic jams and slow moving traffic alot easier to deal with now with one pedal driving.

[Theoldjaffa]

On 9/14/2025 at 9:32 AM, Rskc said:

Well summarised! 👏 My only complaints for MYJ are for all the brilliance it has done, can't they make better auto wipers and add a 360 cam?? 😂

Ya the auto wipers are the epitome of geh kiang. No rain also wipe. Siao on 🤪

360 cam is good to have too 👍

[Theoldjaffa]

On 9/14/2025 at 9:47 AM, Voodooman said:

This seems to be a common complaint. My friend won't use ACC in SG due to the sensitivity of the Tesla system and lane splitting habits of many bikers here.

I wonder if it is easier to use in NSHW.

There’s a way to overcome this. Step on accelerator slightly and system will disengage the auto brake. 
 

although that defeats the purpose of acc 🤦‍♂️