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I get this is a subjective opinion, but I happened to be in a tesla store this past weekend. They had a model x on the floor. The seat color chosen? WHITE. It w

by S_A_P 9y ago

I get this is a subjective opinion, but I happened to be in a tesla store this past weekend. They had a model x on the floor. The seat color chosen? WHITE. It was filthy and generally looked awful, not from a design perspective but a wear and tear perspective. I would have hoped they put more thought into their showroom than to put a color that amplifies dirt and grime on the seat.

ovao 9y ago
I’m surprised somewhat less by that and more by the fact that the staff isn’t doing a better job keeping them clean. After all, how dirty could a typical Tesla storegoer be? I can’t imagine the answer to that would be “very”.
- alexhawdon 9y ago
  A new pair of dark-coloured jeans is enough to mess up light coloured seats; it's probably not 'dirt' in the traditional sense. (I agree with you that the staff should be ensuring the showroom stock is spotless.)
- S_A_P 9y ago
  You'd be surprised. And what makes you think that the only person coming through a store in the largest mall in the city of Houston is necessarily a Tesla shopper. But largely, just repeated entry and exit into these showroom vehicles probably simulates 5 years of wear for every year they sit.
  - ovao 9y ago
    > And what makes you think that the only person coming through a store in the largest mall in the city of Houston is necessarily a Tesla shopper. I don’t. I said “Tesla storegoer”. If a person enters a mall in which there is a Tesla store, they do not become a “Tesla storegoer” if they don’t enter...the Tesla store.
susanhi 9y ago
That's surprising. The white is not a leather, but a synthetic material. I heard it wears really well with minimal to no staining. I guess in a showroom, it gets more wear than normal.
- jacquesm 9y ago
  Funny, I'd guess it gets much less wear than normal. Showroom cars are sat in for a couple of hours in total at best. Cars on the road do many more hours in the same timespan.

by S_A_P 9y ago

ovao 9y ago

I’m surprised somewhat less by that and more by the fact that the staff isn’t doing a better job keeping them clean. After all, how dirty could a typical Tesla storegoer be? I can’t imagine the answer to that would be “very”.

alexhawdon 9y ago
A new pair of dark-coloured jeans is enough to mess up light coloured seats; it's probably not 'dirt' in the traditional sense. (I agree with you that the staff should be ensuring the showroom stock is spotless.)
S_A_P 9y ago
You'd be surprised. And what makes you think that the only person coming through a store in the largest mall in the city of Houston is necessarily a Tesla shopper. But largely, just repeated entry and exit into these showroom vehicles probably simulates 5 years of wear for every year they sit.
- ovao 9y ago
  > And what makes you think that the only person coming through a store in the largest mall in the city of Houston is necessarily a Tesla shopper. I don’t. I said “Tesla storegoer”. If a person enters a mall in which there is a Tesla store, they do not become a “Tesla storegoer” if they don’t enter...the Tesla store.

susanhi 9y ago

That's surprising. The white is not a leather, but a synthetic material. I heard it wears really well with minimal to no staining. I guess in a showroom, it gets more wear than normal.

jacquesm 9y ago
Funny, I'd guess it gets much less wear than normal. Showroom cars are sat in for a couple of hours in total at best. Cars on the road do many more hours in the same timespan.