After six months of owning a Tesla Model 3 Performance this man shared everything he learned

  • This guy drove his Model 3 every day for six months
  • He found improvements compared to older models, with one exception
  • He also had something to say about Full Self-Driving (FSD)

Published on Feb 08, 2025 at 2:00 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis

Last updated on Feb 06, 2025 at 1:44 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Kate Bain

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This Tesla owner used his Tesla Model 3 Performance for six months.

He used it extensively, testing every feature of the EV.

His review was quite comprehensive.

But there’s one feature in particular that this Tesla owner was left feeling unsure about.

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How did the Model 3 Performance fare after six months?

Benjamin Gjebre, the man behind the Gjeebs YouTube channel, tested his Tesla Model 3 Performance over the course of six months before sharing a review of his experience.

The first thing he pointed out in the video was that ride quality and build quality were far better today than they were in the early days of Tesla.

This was, according to him, largely due to the car’s new suspension, which improved the ride quality, and because Tesla had made progress when it came to properly insulating the interior.

But not everything had changed for the better.

According to Gjebre, the seats on his Tesla Model 3 Performance stained more easily now than they did in older versions.

But the biggest elephant in the room was the feature Elon Musk was most proud of, Full Self-Driving (FSD).

FSD costs $8,000, or $99 per month, and Gjebre was not sure if it was worth it.

“It’s an incredible feature [but] it costs $8,000 or $99 a month. I recommend trying it first for the $99. Generally, the company gives the Tesla owner a free trial and you make a decision,” he said.

Why Tesla is so determined to make autonomous cars

Over the last few years, Tesla pivoted towards self-driving, which is now the company’s primary focus.

Every vehicle in the line-up is now compatible with FSD, including the Cybertruck, and unsupervised FSD should be available in at least two U.S. states starting from this year.

This is why Musk said there might not be a non-autonomous version of Cybercab, a vehicle that, in his view, will end up making buses obsolete.

Musk has been quite vocal about FSD.

The Tesla CEO never misses an opportunity to reiterate that it’s an autonomy company, not a car maker.

And he was once quoted saying something very radical about the car world in general.

“Cars will be fully autonomous with no steering wheel. In 20 years, people will use non-autonomous cars like people have horses today. It would just be unusual to use that as a mode of transport,” he said.

He said this in 2017 so we’ll find out by 2037 if he was on the money or not.

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Experienced content creator with a strong focus on cars and watches. Alessandro penned the first-ever post on the Supercar Blondie website and covers cars, watches, yachts, real estate and crypto. Former DriveTribe writer, fixed gear bike owner, obsessed with ducks for some reason.