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Why is a damage checklist a Tesla specific problem? Bought plenty of cars(and trucks and tractors) where I went over them at delivery. Found more than a few thi

Why is a damage checklist a Tesla specific problem? Bought plenty of cars(and trucks and tractors) where I went over them at delivery. Found more than a few things of which were sorted out by the dealer at the time.

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Jarbooski 8y ago
Buyers are literally warning each other to look for specific things that should be caught by QA, because if you leave the lot, Tesla won't fix it. This isn't "make sure there are no marks!", it's "make sure all the bolts are there!". Unheard of. Again, look for yourself, the information is public.
- vvanders 8y ago
  Huh. Not my experience at all. Had a loose headboard near the sunroof. Had an appt and fixed inside of a week. I'm sure there's outliers as there would be with any high volume product but I find it suspect that these type of things wouldn't get sorted out in warranty. For what it's worth I've seen much worse. Our last tractor we bought didn't have a driveshaft connected(!) so 4WD was kaput. Once that was sorted someone put a bell housing on in reverse so it was making a lovely metal-on-metal sound(!). This is all from a very well regarded brand and a high volume dealer. Screw ups happen but unless you're dealing with a fly-by-night company they'll get sorted out since everyone hates bad press.
  - Jarbooski 8y ago
    I'm sure experiences are all over, I agree. But again, this thread stems from the OP's vitriol towards dealers, and implication that Tesla has solved that. They certainly have not.
- alexanderwept 8y ago
  It's not unheard of at all - astute car buyers know how to read VINs to find better/worse cars. Ask VW fans if they know how to tell if a car was built in Germany or Mexico - it's in the first character of the vin. Car build quality is a complicated subject but it's generally understood that some manufacturers do better than others. We'd be surprised if someone found missing bolts on the vehicles at a Lexus dealer, but if you heard of someone's new Range Rover having problems, it would par for the course. The consensus opinion of automotive build quality rankings is generally that Tesla is below average but it's not the worst. Elon Musk is on the record benchmarking Toyota so at least he knows where to put the bullseye.

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Jarbooski 8y ago

Buyers are literally warning each other to look for specific things that should be caught by QA, because if you leave the lot, Tesla won't fix it. This isn't "make sure there are no marks!", it's "make sure all the bolts are there!". Unheard of. Again, look for yourself, the information is public.

vvanders 8y ago
Huh. Not my experience at all. Had a loose headboard near the sunroof. Had an appt and fixed inside of a week. I'm sure there's outliers as there would be with any high volume product but I find it suspect that these type of things wouldn't get sorted out in warranty. For what it's worth I've seen much worse. Our last tractor we bought didn't have a driveshaft connected(!) so 4WD was kaput. Once that was sorted someone put a bell housing on in reverse so it was making a lovely metal-on-metal sound(!). This is all from a very well regarded brand and a high volume dealer. Screw ups happen but unless you're dealing with a fly-by-night company they'll get sorted out since everyone hates bad press.
- Jarbooski 8y ago
  I'm sure experiences are all over, I agree. But again, this thread stems from the OP's vitriol towards dealers, and implication that Tesla has solved that. They certainly have not.
alexanderwept 8y ago
It's not unheard of at all - astute car buyers know how to read VINs to find better/worse cars. Ask VW fans if they know how to tell if a car was built in Germany or Mexico - it's in the first character of the vin. Car build quality is a complicated subject but it's generally understood that some manufacturers do better than others. We'd be surprised if someone found missing bolts on the vehicles at a Lexus dealer, but if you heard of someone's new Range Rover having problems, it would par for the course. The consensus opinion of automotive build quality rankings is generally that Tesla is below average but it's not the worst. Elon Musk is on the record benchmarking Toyota so at least he knows where to put the bullseye.