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Life long car nerd here. Sat in a BYD dolphin last year, expecting it to feel cheap and nasty. Nothing of the sort. Everything felt as good as a decent European

Life long car nerd here. Sat in a BYD dolphin last year, expecting it to feel cheap and nasty. Nothing of the sort. Everything felt as good as a decent European car (people often reference VW but I think others are as good). It all seemed very substantial and well put together. Panel gaps definitely better than the tesla I drove later in the day. Don't make the mistake of thinking these are alibaba quality junk. I think legacy car makers and tesla (or at least musk) have been doing that for years and now it will come to bite them.

6stringmerc 2y ago
What’s your experience like with BYD cars that have over 25,000 miles / 3 years old with regards to quality? Sincere question as I can’t find any reviews of how they hold up. Can they maintain the fit and finish and functionality of a typical American use case?
- djaychela 2y ago
  I don't have any, but I wouldn't expect them to degrade any worse than anything else built to the same standard. Everything on it appeared to be "OEM quality" as people are fond of saying. Remember that Tesla thought they could get away from that by using large touchscreens that then leaked, etc.. I don't see that with BYD - they seem to be using the same quality of parts that household car brands in Europe do, so I'd expect them to last as well.
stavros 2y ago
I just got a BYD Seal to replace my aging Mercedes, the Seal is more luxurious than the Mercedes. I was really surprised, it's a fantastic car. It's made me like driving around again!
watwut 2y ago
It is really weird to refer to everything that is not "the one company I consider cool today" as "legacy".
- diggan 2y ago
  I think "legacy car makers" refers to the car makers who started when combustibles were the only way we (commonly) energized cars, not just that they were started before the currently trendy company.
- djaychela 2y ago
  Wasn't meant like that, was just a term I've heard used a lot in the industry - i.e. traditional "ICE" manufacturers who are very much late to the party in terms of both EV adoption (i.e. everyone except Nissan and Renault), and the impact of Chinese makers (which is everyone, including Tesla).

6stringmerc 2y ago

What’s your experience like with BYD cars that have over 25,000 miles / 3 years old with regards to quality? Sincere question as I can’t find any reviews of how they hold up. Can they maintain the fit and finish and functionality of a typical American use case?

djaychela 2y ago
I don't have any, but I wouldn't expect them to degrade any worse than anything else built to the same standard. Everything on it appeared to be "OEM quality" as people are fond of saying. Remember that Tesla thought they could get away from that by using large touchscreens that then leaked, etc.. I don't see that with BYD - they seem to be using the same quality of parts that household car brands in Europe do, so I'd expect them to last as well.

stavros 2y ago

I just got a BYD Seal to replace my aging Mercedes, the Seal is more luxurious than the Mercedes. I was really surprised, it's a fantastic car. It's made me like driving around again!

watwut 2y ago

It is really weird to refer to everything that is not "the one company I consider cool today" as "legacy".

diggan 2y ago
I think "legacy car makers" refers to the car makers who started when combustibles were the only way we (commonly) energized cars, not just that they were started before the currently trendy company.
djaychela 2y ago
Wasn't meant like that, was just a term I've heard used a lot in the industry - i.e. traditional "ICE" manufacturers who are very much late to the party in terms of both EV adoption (i.e. everyone except Nissan and Renault), and the impact of Chinese makers (which is everyone, including Tesla).