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Same, coworker had to take his brand new model X back to Tesla, three times to get the panel gaps fixed. They just took a rubber mallet to his car

natch 6y ago
Different priorities. I have a coworker who thinks that they need to charge their Model X to full on each leg of a long journey! Very wrong. Quite odd what people think and do including coworkers. I know another guy who could not abide having concrete in his patio, and had to have it replaced with tiles! Point is there are always people who get obsessed with strange things. Including panel gaps. Like your coworker. Someone showed me an imperfection on my Model 3 panel gaps once and I hadn’t even noticed it. And now I couldn’t even tell you where on the car it was. It was so minor as to be unnoticeable unless you are actively looking for it. Meanwhile the factory is only getting better.
- GaryNumanVevo 6y ago
  Panel gaps are a result of poor quality control and poor precision manufacturing. Something I would expect in a car that costs 3-4 times less than a Tesla. He's a car guy, but we've never owned vehicles with panel gaps, and I've driven all sorts of tin cans.
  - natch 6y ago
    Like I said these were problems early on in the production cycle of Model 3. But I will take a Model 3 with panel gaps over a Skoda or a Corolla without them 10 times out of 10. BTW the long term costs are equivalent because of gas and maintenance savings and the lifetime of a Model 3 being 3x longer, and it also keeps your family alive unlike the Skoda or other cars which are not as safe.
    - touristtam 6y ago
      > BTW the long term costs are equivalent because of gas and maintenance savings and the lifetime of a Model 3 being 3x longer, and it also keeps your family alive unlike the Skoda or other cars which are not as safe. The same argument have been used for VW/Audi diesel cars since the 90s, alongside resale value. It doesn't hide the fact that Tesla are extortionate outside the USA, and have used some questionable practices to survive in this cut-throat market against long established corporation.

natch 6y ago

Different priorities. I have a coworker who thinks that they need to charge their Model X to full on each leg of a long journey! Very wrong. Quite odd what people think and do including coworkers. I know another guy who could not abide having concrete in his patio, and had to have it replaced with tiles! Point is there are always people who get obsessed with strange things. Including panel gaps. Like your coworker. Someone showed me an imperfection on my Model 3 panel gaps once and I hadn’t even noticed it. And now I couldn’t even tell you where on the car it was. It was so minor as to be unnoticeable unless you are actively looking for it. Meanwhile the factory is only getting better.

GaryNumanVevo 6y ago
Panel gaps are a result of poor quality control and poor precision manufacturing. Something I would expect in a car that costs 3-4 times less than a Tesla. He's a car guy, but we've never owned vehicles with panel gaps, and I've driven all sorts of tin cans.
- natch 6y ago
  Like I said these were problems early on in the production cycle of Model 3. But I will take a Model 3 with panel gaps over a Skoda or a Corolla without them 10 times out of 10. BTW the long term costs are equivalent because of gas and maintenance savings and the lifetime of a Model 3 being 3x longer, and it also keeps your family alive unlike the Skoda or other cars which are not as safe.
  - touristtam 6y ago
    > BTW the long term costs are equivalent because of gas and maintenance savings and the lifetime of a Model 3 being 3x longer, and it also keeps your family alive unlike the Skoda or other cars which are not as safe. The same argument have been used for VW/Audi diesel cars since the 90s, alongside resale value. It doesn't hide the fact that Tesla are extortionate outside the USA, and have used some questionable practices to survive in this cut-throat market against long established corporation.