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Ugh, I hate the thought of Tesla going the way of Detroit. GM was once a leading company too. Corporate greed chasing quarterly metrics for shareholders can be a derailIng force.Made in USA!
Ugh, I hate the thought of Tesla going the way of Detroit.
what other car company offers a compact electric SUV with 300+ miles of range and 0-60 better than a Porsche ? anyone?
Does anyone have a checklist to share so none of us miss what needs to be looked at upon delivery? I’d sure like detailed list. ThxFirst let me say that this forum has been invaluable in preparing for my delivery by arming me with a checklist to evaluate my car.
Today was my delivery day and my wife and I were super excited to bring home our second tesla. We currently have a model 3 we picked up in 2018. We love the M3 and while we did have one paint issue on delivery, the rest of the car was flawless.
Today when we went to pick up our Y, we found so many issues, most of which were minor but a few were significant enough for me to reject the car.
Please see the pictures attached. The Vin was 23xxx and built June 28th. It was blue with a white interior and no other options.
I took delivery in Fremont at the factory and there were about 6 other model y for delivery. When I looked at the other cars, they also had some egregious build with some vins in the 33xxx range.
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I looked at those photos
And to me the "faults" were a combination of the way the light hits the paint - some shadows and some reflectance
I'm not an expert photographer but I bet I could approach a concours Rolls Royce and take similar pictures
Basically I call bullshit
I looked at those photos
And to me the "faults" were a combination of the way the light hits the paint - some shadows and some reflectance
I'm not an expert photographer but I bet I could approach a concours Rolls Royce and take similar pictures
Basically I call bullshit
Love this movie!!
"I do not understand American Workers. They come late, leave early. They stay home when they are sick!" - Gung Ho!
Nice satire.I looked at those photos
And to me the "faults" were a combination of the way the light hits the paint - some shadows and some reflectance
I'm not an expert photographer but I bet I could approach a concours Rolls Royce and take similar pictures
Basically I call bullshit
Agree with you. No way you can pay 60+ with those imperfections. If you compare to other cars at the same price or much cheaper none of them have such issuesI'm a bit surprised everyone is so accepting of the this level of build quality. Please don't tell me that this is what I should expect from Tesla or that this is the best they can do because clearly, they built my model 3 to a much higher standard than they did this car.
The last picture in the series of picture is the one I was most concerned about. You'll that there is a lighter shade of paint there which actually looks to be where they didn't equally apply the paint thus allowing you to see the e-coat. The fix on the would be a repaint of the panel and blending of the surrounding panels which is nearly a quarter of the car. So yeah, I'm not willing to accept this car when it has to be this extensively resprayed.
I picked up my White/White non-perf Model Y on 7.18.20, in the early evening. I examined and photographed the white car, in Manhasset, NY, as closely as I could. It was in a relatively crowded parking lot between two cars.
The sales person was pleasant and helpful, and we found some damaged interior trim, a glob of dust under paint in the door frame and the usual rear seat height mismatch and we documented all. I drove home and went to bed.
The next morning I noted a 1.5" ding in the Right front door near the bottom, and emailed them and they promised to add it to the documentation. I found the ding in my photographs taken at the dealer, even though I did not see it in the dazzling sun that day. All of this is on my electronic service request. Service is scheduled for the third week in August, at my closest service center, some 30 miles away.
Last night, I looked at my Left sun visor for the first time, and the visible side has a subtle black thumb print I missed. When I flipped it over to the illuminated side, four more smudgey prints are visible. I added this to the punch list.
The vehicle rides superbly, and turns heads everywhere, but the prep and quality control are disheartening. It will, no doubt require body work on the door.
The door ding, had I seen it, would have resulted in my rejection of the car. It is unquestionably an astonishing car, but their dealer prep is apparently nonexistent.
Or Rube Golberg-ish over-engineering in German cars, but at the same time putting plastic critical parts that will fail and result in profits to their dealers a few years later. (e.g., the critical $.50 plastic gear that costs thousands to actually replace.)Tesla not investing in getting immaculate fit and finish like the German’s, or really any legacy brand, based on last century’s relationship with cars makes some sense.
The most hilarious part is you get a new owner posting how happy he is with the car... then goes on to list the dozen items he has to have repaired at the SC. Really? If my $60K new car had a dozen items needing to be repaired (including some paint issues) I would not be happy with the car!