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2021+ Model S and Model S Plaid Refresh Issues Thread
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Any thoughts whether issues/build quality is better for Plaids?
I am at a crossroads between taking the LR or the Plaid that I reserved.
Clock is ticking…
The Plaid EDD is 9/11-9/23
The LR EDD is 9/17-9/30
Both Red 19” Wheels Black interiors
Plaid is Carbon Fiber
Both are $10k below current pricing
Plaid is an additional $2k below Current FSD Pricing
I am at a crossroads between taking the LR or the Plaid that I reserved.
Clock is ticking…
The Plaid EDD is 9/11-9/23
The LR EDD is 9/17-9/30
Both Red 19” Wheels Black interiors
Plaid is Carbon Fiber
Both are $10k below current pricing
Plaid is an additional $2k below Current FSD Pricing
For those of you having trouble with the front passenger door, AKA having to use more force to close it, I recently discovered that it may not be an issue with the door alignment...
Yesterday afternoon, I had the front passenger door window all the way down and my friend got in the car and used normal force to close it and it closed perfectly fine. We compared the force it took to close the door with the window up and with the window down and it might seem the issue is more related to the window alignment or something there of... someone who has this issue should try this and let me know what they think
Yesterday afternoon, I had the front passenger door window all the way down and my friend got in the car and used normal force to close it and it closed perfectly fine. We compared the force it took to close the door with the window up and with the window down and it might seem the issue is more related to the window alignment or something there of... someone who has this issue should try this and let me know what they think
Muzzman1
Active Member
For my future reference, what service center ended up resolving it, and what service center couldn't?
Pay attention to the road quality. If an asphalt road with grooving from heavy trucks, the wide tires on the S will tend to track the groove and pull on the steering. If concrete road or fresh, flat asphalt, you shouldn't experience the same issue.
bnsfengineer
Active Member
jebinc
Well-Known Member
@Daniellane I have a Plaid; take the LR (better value, by far, all other things being equal)!
Thanks for your input.
LR makes a lot of sense at this point.
I will miss the Carbon Fiber
I still have a Founder’s Roadster reserved (2023?)
jebinc
Well-Known Member
@Daniellane Knowing what I know today, I would take the LR and pocket the extra $45k! Even at 3.1s to 60, it's still faster, and pulls longer, than an M3P - totally different battery pack, motors and BMS. I wish I would have gotten the LR; even more range!
Edit: You can also buy a lot of CF for $45K!
MarcG
Active Member
We ordered both Plaid and LR. The Plaid might become a CF donor for the LR, as it will be our first Model S (out of 6) that we weren't able to order CF on from the factory.
It would definitely be cheaper to get the LR and either wrap it or buy and install the CF parts yourself.
planetary
EndlessCheese spreader
They do seem to be making extra effort to get the Plaids just right. I love mine and am happy that I went Plaid instead of long range. My opinion: definitely Plaid as long as you can afford the difference. Also, I have posted about problems with my wood so carbon fiber solves that issue.
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WilliamG
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Can you please ask Tesla what they actually did to fix it? It would really, really help some of us here.
The double-pane window is heavy A F... makes up almost half the weight of the entire door. Having it down significantly pulls down the center of gravity, which probably changes the angle at which the striker impacts the lock.For those of you having trouble with the front passenger door, AKA having to use more force to close it, I recently discovered that it may not be an issue with the door alignment...
Yesterday afternoon, I had the front passenger door window all the way down and my friend got in the car and used normal force to close it and it closed perfectly fine. We compared the force it took to close the door with the window up and with the window down and it might seem the issue is more related to the window alignment or something there of... someone who has this issue should try this and let me know what they think
I would be surprised if its something mechanical related to the window.
WilliamG
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Cheers. Yeah the carbon looks amazing. Very glad I went with it. The rest of the car? Not so much.
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Do you have an option / ability to just go park it at Tesla and say "figure it out"? Not sure if it is your only car or not.
WilliamG
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@dennis seems to be the only one of several of us here who appears to have had the same issue (can’t say for certainty) but without knowing exactly what was done I’m in no mood to leave my car outside a SC and have it covered in bird poop, risk of damage. Even Tesla hasn’t requested the car yet from me. You’d think they’d want to solve this, but so far the level of customer service I’ve gotten is truly dreadful. None of this comes as a surprise to many here, I know.
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