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I think it's moreso that these problems are a minority. Yes, they're very bad problems but Tesla, for what I think are obvious reasons, tends to really get the

I think it's moreso that these problems are a minority. Yes, they're very bad problems but Tesla, for what I think are obvious reasons, tends to really get the spotlight shined on it when any kinds of issues arise. Media outlets want to get views and anything with Tesla gets views as long as its made out to be as bad as can possibly be. Case in point, I have a Model 3 that needed to get parts replaced (including a back seat) and I was back on the road in less than 48 hours and Tesla gave me a loaner car so that I didn't have to use my insurance benefits. There are definitely major issues and growing pains with Tesla but I don't think these issues are as common as stories like this are making them out to be. If that was actually the case, you'd see hundreds of these stories popping up. Additionally, I think the situation might be way worse for Silicon Valley just because of the sheer numbers of Teslas in use in that area. The rest of the country is probably not as backed up and strained as that.

hef19898 7y ago
The experience you had is kind of standard for any dealership here in Europe, parts availability assumed to get the 48 hours turn around time. Which really puzzles me is that a high density of cars in one small region would cause these problems. In that case you can concentrate all kinds of parts locally without any inventory risks. You can have short delivery times for these parts due to the short distance. And you can build a dense network of repair shops as the demand is there. If you fail already at that, imagine to do the same in places with a lit less Teslas on the road and larger distances to your distribution centers. All this are things other OEMs figured out a long time ago. And no offense, but your experience is one data point and anecdotal. While true numbers will be impossible to come by, countering the article with a sample of size of one doesn't help.

hef19898 7y ago

The experience you had is kind of standard for any dealership here in Europe, parts availability assumed to get the 48 hours turn around time. Which really puzzles me is that a high density of cars in one small region would cause these problems. In that case you can concentrate all kinds of parts locally without any inventory risks. You can have short delivery times for these parts due to the short distance. And you can build a dense network of repair shops as the demand is there. If you fail already at that, imagine to do the same in places with a lit less Teslas on the road and larger distances to your distribution centers. All this are things other OEMs figured out a long time ago. And no offense, but your experience is one data point and anecdotal. While true numbers will be impossible to come by, countering the article with a sample of size of one doesn't help.