Hope you don't mind my honest feedback.
Really... legal action to run firmware? Tesla preferentially trades you up to a 90D out of goodwill and this is how you repay them?
I used to follow your videos, but unsubscribed when I started to sense your attitude changing, it's like you are getting an unhealthy sense of your perceived influence.
Again, just my feedback. Take it for what you will. I've variously enjoyed watching your videos over the past few years. Cheers and good luck.
It was not a out of goodwill trade. I cannot discuss the exact details of the deal due to non-disclosure agreements, however, I would like to bring to your attention (as you most likely already know due to previously watching my videos) the excessive issues my old car had, of which, were considerably WORSE then what I had publicly shown (Over 100 PAGES of service records with Multiple issues per page). My old car, if I had continued to drive it, would not have been safely functional in my opinion at this point had I continued to drive it. In fact, it's still sitting in the lot behind the service center 9 months later. They won't even use it as a loaner. We were just able to come to a agreement without taking things to the realm of lawyers. I had intended, and would have preferred, to drive my first Model S for 8-10 years. The "Deal" did cost me money, much money I had not planned or budgeted on spending. But the alternative was either sell the car to someone else, which I could not ethically do, and take a massive loss, or have a giant paperweight in my driveway.
As for my attitude changing, look around. Many peoples attitudes have been changing. While I am ecstatic of the new hardware improvements, and offerings, much in the terms of these firmware updates have been souring my experience. As well as general reaction by Tesla to issues.
For one example; Supercharger issues, over a year to get a supercharger handle overheating issue fixed (Supercharger handles reaching and exceeding temps of over 180*F!!!). Always blamed on my car (both my old car, new car, and numerous loaners) instead of the stations in question. Low and behold, finally replaced the charging handles and all the issues went away. Rushed, poorly tested buggy firmware. List goes on.
Not sure how to properly word it, but I know it's not right to expect the same level of service and responsiveness from Tesla as we got in the early days (They set their own bar high, so it's hard to lower the expectations now), I must face that fact, however, it really seems Tesla has spread themselves too thin. Maybe expand too fast??? Maybe, in my opinion, instead of keep bringing "beta" after "beta" release of everything to market, they should finalize things to a point.
Using my influence? I'm not letting it go to my head. I long for the days of Bliss-Full Tesla Videos. And I hope they can come back. Since the very, very beginning, and I pride myself on this. I show both the good and the bad. I don't put on the fanboy blinders (While I still consider myself one of the biggest Tesla Fanboys). I show All the Good, and All the bad and attempt to be Un-Biased (A difficult thing to do, not even the main stream media is anywhere near unbiased!). Nothing is perfect. Unfortunately, lately, it has been more of a Negative vehicular experience then good, but we still have good. Hopefully Tesla Listens to it's owners, and refines things. If we don't bring Tesla's short comings to their attention, how can things be fixed, remedied? My medium happens to be YouTube. For others, blogs, TV, or public Forums.
I wish Tesla the best, and pray for Tesla's continued Success!
I hope you will consider continuing to watch my videos again. I hate to lose any viewer, as I consider most of my viewers my friends, and try to interact with them on a personal level whenever I can. I greatly appreciate your feedback, and always take it to heart.
