I got my Classic in June2014. I am sort of an early adopter an I got this car because I loved the technology, the software update possiblities and the future Supercharger network. I am retired and I was able to pay for the car.
I have had no big issues with the car, except the replacement of 3 door handles, one at a time. First was replaced 3 months after I got the car. It was done the day after I reported the problem. For the other 2, I had to wait one week to get the parts, shipped "rush".
This part fails. Why don't they have some on hand. Unless they fail so much that they are always out of inventory.
It took more than one year to get a Supercharger in Quebec. We now have 4 locations, no more expected in the near future. Anyways, if one was to be announced, in Elon's time, I would add 12 to 18 months.
I got my car with v5 and got v6 a few weeks later. V7 came and it was adjusted a little bit for us Classic owners, but displays were changed and we lost some features, like clock and temperature positions. I was able to adjust, no so for my copilot(wife).
And 2 weeks ago, I received v8. I never had such a bad UI. Why fix unbroken things. Things dissapear from the map. Yes, touch the screen and it comes back. But, it takes more attention away from driving. Of course, this does not matter with Autopilot, but I have a Classic and have no intention of letting the car drive itself. I would rather take a cab ( in Montreal, we have Tesla cabs)
Also, the media app is all changed. I have 2 usb keys, each with 1300 songs. I need a DJ to handle searches. If the voice command worked, it would help. But I am sorry Tesla, I am French Canadian and, in English, I do not have the expected accent.
I still like my car, but v8 did not improve it but destroyed some of it. I do not care about new piloting features. I care about the UI and tought that this would be improved over time. It is not happening and I have been told by Tesla that I cannot go back to v7.
From my point of view, Tesla sold me a car on promises, wich they do not hold. I have ben waiting for over 2 years for a better web browser, it is not happening. Better connctivity with Android or Apple devices, not happening. Adjustable windows on the big screen, not happening. These are simple software issues that could be easily fixed, if a team was dedicated to it.
And I won't address 3G frequent failures.
Tesla takes realy good care of its future buyers, but leaves us early adopters out in the cold.
I have had no big issues with the car, except the replacement of 3 door handles, one at a time. First was replaced 3 months after I got the car. It was done the day after I reported the problem. For the other 2, I had to wait one week to get the parts, shipped "rush".
This part fails. Why don't they have some on hand. Unless they fail so much that they are always out of inventory.
It took more than one year to get a Supercharger in Quebec. We now have 4 locations, no more expected in the near future. Anyways, if one was to be announced, in Elon's time, I would add 12 to 18 months.
I got my car with v5 and got v6 a few weeks later. V7 came and it was adjusted a little bit for us Classic owners, but displays were changed and we lost some features, like clock and temperature positions. I was able to adjust, no so for my copilot(wife).
And 2 weeks ago, I received v8. I never had such a bad UI. Why fix unbroken things. Things dissapear from the map. Yes, touch the screen and it comes back. But, it takes more attention away from driving. Of course, this does not matter with Autopilot, but I have a Classic and have no intention of letting the car drive itself. I would rather take a cab ( in Montreal, we have Tesla cabs)
Also, the media app is all changed. I have 2 usb keys, each with 1300 songs. I need a DJ to handle searches. If the voice command worked, it would help. But I am sorry Tesla, I am French Canadian and, in English, I do not have the expected accent.
I still like my car, but v8 did not improve it but destroyed some of it. I do not care about new piloting features. I care about the UI and tought that this would be improved over time. It is not happening and I have been told by Tesla that I cannot go back to v7.
From my point of view, Tesla sold me a car on promises, wich they do not hold. I have ben waiting for over 2 years for a better web browser, it is not happening. Better connctivity with Android or Apple devices, not happening. Adjustable windows on the big screen, not happening. These are simple software issues that could be easily fixed, if a team was dedicated to it.
And I won't address 3G frequent failures.
Tesla takes realy good care of its future buyers, but leaves us early adopters out in the cold.