I couldn't disagree more. This isn't an 80-year-old car company we're talking about here. This is a company that has been selling cars to the general public for about 7 years or so now. They also are a car company that is trying to shock the system and change the way things are done. If one of the largest selling points of this massive shift to technology is that your car is considered worthless and beyond support after only 5-6 years of ownership (by anyone) how much value do you think the general consumer will put into such a car?
that is complete nonsense. So are you saying that if someone had Takata airbags in their car, but then sold the car, there is no need to replace the airbags anymore? What kind of thinking is that?
This is something that should (and probably will) cause a safety recall. If the eMMC fails while driving, the lack of window defog/defrost is a huge safety issue. Cars have been recalled for far smaller problems.
0.5.) Roadster started selling in 08... so they've been building and selling cars for over a decade now. Also, ask the original roadster owners how Tesla service and support is ten years later?
1.) Your car isnt worthless, you just aren't getting freebies. 6 years later and I would expect "good service" if i paid for it, but nothing more than that outside my warranty terms. My MCU has failed twice, i took matters into my own hands after i got a service quote from them. If you dont think I went to war with Tesla over the fact my screen and MCU failed three years ago, you're wrong. But I now realize that the out of warranty support is expensive, and there exists a network of people with skills to do this for me for a better price. Tesla jacks up the price because... its a "tesla", and not simply a chip soldered to a board that lots of people can handle.
2.) Airbags vs a faulty computer. The computer isnt needed to drive. If the NHTSA decides that the MCU is a safety issue, then I'm sure Tesla would step up. Thats government regulation; but otherwise if you choose to fog up your own windows because you cant be bothered to crack them... I don't know what to tell you. My 1992 civic's defroster was broken and I didn't go nuts at Honda for it.
Things break, solutions exist. I knew (you all know) the terms of the warranty when you bought the car... and if you bought it secondhand, I would expect those points to be moot anyway.
I will rally behind those who are wronged by Tesla, they pull some really stupid *sugar*, and are a very "immature" vehicle manufacturer. There are times when I wonder if they will be around ten years from now, the way their business runs... But I wouldn't expect EXTRA just because it was "expensive" or they are "new". Keep in mind, a lot of goodwill you get on your non-Tesla cars are DEALERSHIP margins, not manufacturer margins. The dealer wants to keep you happy and coming back... so they'll eat service and defects here and there so you build loyalty and like them. Tesla is a corporation whose business is making new cars. I'm not saying this to be bitter nor is it fact whatsoever BUT... you can't deal directly with the MFG and expect the extra "dealership" customer service mile. The goals aren't exactly aligned between business models.
