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Not defending the gaps, but "most of the design tolerances" != "all design tolerances". There's much more to a car than just cosmetics. And I'm not claiming tha
by jeremejevs 8y ago
Not defending the gaps, but "most of the design tolerances" != "all design tolerances". There's much more to a car than just cosmetics. And I'm not claiming that those non-cosmetic parts are all top quality, just that it's possible that they are.
- ProfessorLayton 8y agoNon-cosmetic gap: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/help-a-pillar-defect-found.88657/ https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/help-a-pillar-defect...
- Jasper_ 8y agoHis next line clarifies that it is about cosmetic parts: > Our car needs to be designed and built with such accuracy and precision that, if an owner measures dimensions, panel gaps and flushness, and their measurements don’t match the Model 3 specs, it just means that their measuring tape is wrong.
- dragonwriter 8y agoAs I understand, panel gaps are not merely cosmetic, as larger gaps adversely impact aerodynamics and, thereby, performance and efficiency.
- treis 8y agoI think it's more "design tolerances" != "manufacturing tolerances". Tesla could design their body gaps to be 1mm but that's meaningless without the ability to manufacture them to that tolerance consistently. Tesla's quality problems are clearly a production and not a design issue. No engineer at Tesla said "Hey, let's design the model 3 with gigantic body gaps".