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Expectations are simply different once you step into the luxury segment. Tesla, pre Model 3, had real issues that went beyond panel gaps. Modern Tesla is doing
by zhdc1 4y ago
Expectations are simply different once you step into the luxury segment.
Tesla, pre Model 3, had real issues that went beyond panel gaps. Modern Tesla is doing much better, but they're competing against established players who differentiate through great interiors and "the little details".
Large portions of this customer segment are willing to trade long term reliability for perceived build quality and overall luxury. Tesla's value proposition, which is great performance and long term reliability at the expense of panel gap size and cheap leather, simply doesn't fit their expectations.
- starfallg 4y ago>long term reliability Are you aware that Tesla's MCU bricks itself after a few years due to eMMC wear? They also dragged their feet before finally caving in and agreeing to a recall. I wouldn't call any Tesla reliable long-term. The older models have proven themselves to be not reliable, and the new models are too new for these issues due to poor design to surface.
- KaiserPro 4y agoI went to a tesla store late in 2021 to see the X, 3 and S. On the model S in the show room, the boot looked like they had painted over a number of bugs. One door was higher than the other. The panel gap around the driver door was massive. I have a 2006 kia rio, which has better paint work, and better panel gaps than a tesla, and costs £1800. I really wanted to like the tesla as I could have got a good deal, but if it didn't fit together, then what else has crappy tolerances? is the NCAP performance rigged? will it actually survive a crash? edit stuff like this: https://imgur.com/gallery/jlSOOHJ https://imgur.com/gallery/jlSOOHJ