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Perhaps the grandparent comment was actually talking about the quality of Tesla’s Public Relations department. Otherwise it would strike me as odd that someone
by TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
Perhaps the grandparent comment was actually talking about the quality of Tesla’s Public Relations department.
Otherwise it would strike me as odd that someone would boost a vehicle manufacturer that doesn’t sell spare parts, in a thread on vehicle reliability.
Edited a few words to better express my point.
- linksnapzz 7y agoThe difference is, the other automakers have decades of experience tailoring public pronouncements so as not to provide fodder for trial lawyers. Hence the vaporous noncommunication. Tesla hasn't been sued as much yet, but they'll get there eventually.
- kiba 7y agoThe PR department may have learned the wrong lesson from their environment.
- smnrchrds 7y agoUnless their PR and legal department are exclusively staffed by recent graduates with zero work or real-world experience, it shouldn't matter whether or not they have been sued. It's not like every corporation starts figuring everything out by trial and error, never referring to literature or hiring experienced professionals.
- linksnapzz 7y agoYeah, I would've thought the same thing about their manufacturing & labor relations depts., and yet...here we are.
- ChrisClark 7y agoBuy all the spare parts you want here: https://epc.tesla.com https://epc.tesla.com Or just walk into a service center. Tesla now undercuts all third party prices on parts.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoThat sounds like a change for the better. Has anyone tried this? Are parts delivered in a reasonable time frame?
- privateSFacct 7y agoParts was my number one issue - and epc.tesla.com does not solve this (yet) as there is no pricing and contacting tesla was recently a total pain with lots of dropped balls. Anyone with current info? If they got a parts catalog with Amazon style fulfillment they'd be in business.
- FireBeyond 7y agoHave you actually tried this? The last time I saw that site, every single part down to the simplest screw said "Contact Tesla for pricing" and instead of adding to a cart, it too had a button "Contact Tesla for sales"... ... almost like they were trying to barely scrape by a state mandate on spare parts being available for sale.