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Tesla build quality is atrocious, the interior feels cheap, and their repair process is very long cycle time. I’ve known several people in the “never (Tesla) a

Tesla build quality is atrocious, the interior feels cheap, and their repair process is very long cycle time. I’ve known several people in the “never (Tesla) again” camp and now they’re buying Mercedes EVs, rivians (surprisingly) and Lucids. I have had a few Mercedes and they know how to maintain service on cars for a long long time. I’d never buy a Tesla. They are a joke and you’re paying for the name and they used to be able to charge a premium because they were the first to market

instalabs 2y ago
The people who are impressed with a Tesla are the same people who are impressed with the build quality of a Chevy or a Buick. Ergo: they haven’t been exposed much to Mercedes-level build quality.
adastra22 2y ago
Why “surprisingly” about rivians? Build quality and serviceability of a Toyota is hard to beat though.
- rconti 2y ago
  I'm guessing the idea of going from a passenger car to a truck but that's not exactly uncommon, especially because Rivan makes an SUV and plenty of people use SUVs and even 4 door pickups as everyday transportation.
rconti 2y ago
> I’d never buy a Tesla. They are a joke and you’re paying for the name and they used to be able to charge a premium because they were the first to market I'm not sure where you're getting "charge a premium for the name" from. If anything, they're driving prices down. Batteries are expensive; they've cut corners on interiors and stuff like that in order to make them price competitive with ICE vehicles. Thankfully there are a lot more EVs on the market now but most manufacturers are having a hard time hitting the price/range points of Tesla. Every time I watch an EV review, the Tesla ends up being the benchmark, at least from a cost/range perspective. I recently watched the entire Out of Spec Motoring I-90 Surge EV "race" across the US, and, impressively, the 2 cheapest cars -- the Hyundai Ioniq6 and Model 3 RWD LR -- were right near the top in terms of roadtrip performance. Legacy automakers are just finally reaching parity.

instalabs 2y ago

The people who are impressed with a Tesla are the same people who are impressed with the build quality of a Chevy or a Buick. Ergo: they haven’t been exposed much to Mercedes-level build quality.

adastra22 2y ago

Why “surprisingly” about rivians? Build quality and serviceability of a Toyota is hard to beat though.

rconti 2y ago
I'm guessing the idea of going from a passenger car to a truck but that's not exactly uncommon, especially because Rivan makes an SUV and plenty of people use SUVs and even 4 door pickups as everyday transportation.

rconti 2y ago

> I’d never buy a Tesla. They are a joke and you’re paying for the name and they used to be able to charge a premium because they were the first to market I'm not sure where you're getting "charge a premium for the name" from. If anything, they're driving prices down. Batteries are expensive; they've cut corners on interiors and stuff like that in order to make them price competitive with ICE vehicles. Thankfully there are a lot more EVs on the market now but most manufacturers are having a hard time hitting the price/range points of Tesla. Every time I watch an EV review, the Tesla ends up being the benchmark, at least from a cost/range perspective. I recently watched the entire Out of Spec Motoring I-90 Surge EV "race" across the US, and, impressively, the 2 cheapest cars -- the Hyundai Ioniq6 and Model 3 RWD LR -- were right near the top in terms of roadtrip performance. Legacy automakers are just finally reaching parity.