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This is what you said yesterday in a different thread "Don’t need snow to trash the rockers. I’ve been wearing mine down in 1,500 miles of driving in Seattle in the summer" but didn't have any pictures to back it up and then replied later saying only a few rock chips.
Wear and tear on my model 3 is no different than the other cars I've owned. Just because you see issues on a few it doesn't mean "Tesla has waaaaay too many issues with them, some small, some large - still too many." It may be true but have the #s to back it up if you're going to say something like that. Silly.
No it's not silly, I'm sorry. When I had my 2008 STI, there was some damage caused by (hey, guess what?) Seattle roads to my rear doors from the front tires. Lots of people experienced that issue, because of the way the rear doors flared - those doors were getting sandblasted. Subaru started putting PPF on those rear doors for ALL new STIs, - essentially admitting the error.
Let's not pretend Tesla is all perfection. Wear and tear expectation is definitely different on a car that cost me over $70k to any car I've owned that cost a lot less than $70k. Even setting aside expectation, I WAS wearing down my rockers until I put mudflaps on. I'd be happy to take some pictures, - quite a few small chips in the paint - that show up white on my black paint.
Also, I really do think it's CRAP (yes, CRAP) that behind the doors there's no paint - just primer. Heck, my neighbor just bought a new Subaru Legacy base model, and I spent ages going over the paint and it's LEAGUES better than the Tesla paint. Now, I'm
not talking paint quality (which is also better on the Legacy). I'm just speaking simply of paint
COVERAGE. Unless you actually think a $70k car should not have paint between the rear and front doors...?
For the record, the issues with my black 3P+ car from the factory:
1.) Way too many paint nibs.
2.) Too many unpolished wet-sanded areas (at least 10 or 15 of them. Thankfully they're not super noticeable). And this stuff happens not just on my black car. I'm attaching a picture from the Fremont Factory Tour where I snapped a pic of a Midnight Silver Metallic 3P+ test-drive vehicle which has the same issue!
3.) My accelerator pedal was dented in the aluminum in two places.
4.) My steering wheel squeaked (common complaint).
5.) Some debris in the center brake-light housing.
6.) My chrome on the passenger side rear door doesn't quite meet the piece behind it so there's a small gap. Minor annoyance, and I can't bring myself to have Tesla try and fix it for fear of them breaking something.
None of these are deal-breaking, but I'd prefer to have a level of attention to detail befitting a car that cost
me a fortune.
Again, I love my Tesla. It's EASILY the best car I've ever owned, and I'd buy one even if the whole care were covered in paint-less primer! But I'm not going to give them a pass for stuff that's just not great.