barely any paint on the body where the front doors are hinged.

[Konicom04]

Really? I have owned a lot and never saw this until Tesla.

I recently looked at a brand new BMW SUV electric. The whole "frunk" area is literally unfinished, not only paint wise, but also loose cables and electronics all over the place, no struts to hold the hood open, and areas where panes connect sharp as a razor.
I suppose BMW doesn't want you to even open that part of the car, but why? Why not make it functional ?

You think Tesla is cutting corners?

 

[heavyD]

Quite common on many cars. It is the primer and corrosion inhibitors that matter. Those are done in a dip. The color coat is sprayed on and some areas are very difficult to reach.

Totally normal across most car manufacturers and totally a non-issue from a consumer perspective.

It doesn't matter how many times you people say this, it doesn't make it true. As a person that has detailed a lot of cars over the years I know for a fact this is not common with other manufacturers to have just primer in these areas. I do agree that it's not really an issue as it's more aesthetic but it is a Tesla thing,

 

[oneformula@gma]

Quite common on many cars. It is the primer and corrosion inhibitors that matter. Those are done in a dip. The color coat is sprayed on and some areas are very difficult to reach.

interesting. never seen it on any old or new audi, vw, subaru, cadillac, mercedes, nissan, infiniti.....

 

[alhounos]

My 2022 Honda Civic had visible primer in this and in other visible areas like the engine bay and the trunk. It's less common on older cars. Maybe everybody is starting to copy Tesla?

 

[M3DZ]

My 2022 Honda Civic had visible primer in this and in other visible areas like the engine bay and the trunk. It's less common on older cars. Maybe everybody is starting to copy Tesla?

I don’t know how long Tesla has been doing this, but my 2016 VW GTI had this.

 

[oneformula@gma]

I don’t know how long Tesla has been doing this, but my 2016 VW GTI had this.

my 2018 GTI has full exterior paint with clear coat on all visible panels and portions (sold a few weeks ago)
my 2019 Jetta has full exterior paint with clear coat on all visible panels and portions

 

[M3DZ]

my 2018 GTI has full exterior paint with clear coat on all visible panels and portions (sold a few weeks ago)
my 2019 Jetta has full exterior paint with clear coat on all visible panels and portions

I probably quoted the wrong post but I meant to say that the area behind the fenders were only primered. Trunk and engine bay were good.

 

[nate704]

People find something they do not know on the car = Evil Tesla Sucks!!

 

[nate704]

 

[oneformula@gma]

People find something they do not know on the car = Evil Tesla Sucks!!

that hasn't been my experience.