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Model 3 is great in the US, but here people prefer BMWs because of more service locations and much better service (we can get new parts easily from Germany, don
by xiphias2 6y ago
Model 3 is great in the US, but here people prefer BMWs because of more service locations and much better service (we can get new parts easily from Germany, don’t need to wait for parts from the U.S.), and pay extra costs from importing from outside E.U.
The Berlin factory will help with all of these problems.
- mytailorisrich 6y agoFrom what I hear, for the same price range BMWs, Mercedes, etc. are also much better quality than Teslas.
- xiphias2 6y agoYes, that's part of the ,,shipping price'' problem as well.
- Mvandenbergh 6y agoIn terms of quality of finish and materials, yes. But those are status differentiators rather than functional differences and the Tesla brand name has a status all of its own so they appeal to people with slightly different preferences around status signalling.
- mytailorisrich 6y agoQuality is definitely not a status differentiator. The brand is. Usually higher price goes hand in hand with better quality, because that's what is expected of a more expensive car for quite obvious reasons.
- Mvandenbergh 6y agoIf the quality is functional, then it's not a status differentiator. If it's just about appearance, then it is. The interior materials in a BMW of a similar price are more expensive, more "premium", and the tolerances in the way the interior is assembled are tighter but none of those things affect how the car functions.