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I was planning on buying a model 3 - that video is discouraging to say the least.

dawnerd 6y ago
Wait until the start of the next quarter. Vast majority of the cars are fine, but just be aware what to look for. They will fix issues after the fact but it’s helpful to catch anything early on.
- karlp 6y ago
  But what if something important but unseen is broken? You can't look for that and it's dangerous
  - dawnerd 6y ago
    Like what though? Same could be said about any car manufacturer. Electronics wise the car will yell if there’s anything wrong so the only other thing I could think of would be something wrong with the chassis which hasn’t been an issue you see with Tesla’s. Most of the problems are cosmetic.
    - GhostVII 6y ago
      There is a class action lawsuit against Tesla because the model S and X suspension can prematurely break. They issued a recall in China, but not in the US.
      - dawnerd 6y ago
        Okay but you’ll still find other car manufacturers doing recalls over major failures like that.
        toomuchtodo 6y ago
        Tesla isn’t doing a recall is the point. They have to be sued instead. Disclosure: I’ve joined the suspension class action in the US.
- carlhjerpe 6y ago
  Or just steer clear of Tesla completely. They have some nice to haves, but the price you pay (not $$) for it is too high. I have two colleagues who got Model X's, they both drove as much Model S the first 6 months (at least) after getting the vehicle as the quality was so subpar. One door had to be repainted because the gull wings were scraping against eachother, panel gaps, the car started to kernel panic after an update and was immobilized, the list goes on (This is only what i know off, i stopped asking after awhile). It's only a sample size of two, but I've never heard of anything like it before. I wouldn't want that from a 1.5MSEK purchase. The problem is that they won't just magically become better without lowering production speeds, which they can't to because then the stock might just finally pop. So buying a Tesla you're stuck getting something rushed together rather sloppily. Go Lexus/Toyota unless you really need the Tesla "cool factor" but rather a good vehicle.
benhurmarcel 6y ago
It's been mentioned several times that potential buyers should have a look through [1] before ordering. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/RealTesla/top/?t=year https://www.reddit.com/r/RealTesla/top/?t=year

Wait until the start of the next quarter. Vast majority of the cars are fine, but just be aware what to look for. They will fix issues after the fact but it’s helpful to catch anything early on.

karlp 6y ago
But what if something important but unseen is broken? You can't look for that and it's dangerous
- dawnerd 6y ago
  Like what though? Same could be said about any car manufacturer. Electronics wise the car will yell if there’s anything wrong so the only other thing I could think of would be something wrong with the chassis which hasn’t been an issue you see with Tesla’s. Most of the problems are cosmetic.
  - GhostVII 6y ago
    There is a class action lawsuit against Tesla because the model S and X suspension can prematurely break. They issued a recall in China, but not in the US.
    - dawnerd 6y ago
      Okay but you’ll still find other car manufacturers doing recalls over major failures like that.
      - toomuchtodo 6y ago
        Tesla isn’t doing a recall is the point. They have to be sued instead. Disclosure: I’ve joined the suspension class action in the US.
carlhjerpe 6y ago
Or just steer clear of Tesla completely. They have some nice to haves, but the price you pay (not $$) for it is too high. I have two colleagues who got Model X's, they both drove as much Model S the first 6 months (at least) after getting the vehicle as the quality was so subpar. One door had to be repainted because the gull wings were scraping against eachother, panel gaps, the car started to kernel panic after an update and was immobilized, the list goes on (This is only what i know off, i stopped asking after awhile). It's only a sample size of two, but I've never heard of anything like it before. I wouldn't want that from a 1.5MSEK purchase. The problem is that they won't just magically become better without lowering production speeds, which they can't to because then the stock might just finally pop. So buying a Tesla you're stuck getting something rushed together rather sloppily. Go Lexus/Toyota unless you really need the Tesla "cool factor" but rather a good vehicle.

benhurmarcel 6y ago

It's been mentioned several times that potential buyers should have a look through [1] before ordering. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/RealTesla/top/?t=year https://www.reddit.com/r/RealTesla/top/?t=year