kgoroway
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I also feel like the very early cars were somehow better. Maybe during the ramp-up they were being more careful? It sounds like most of the damage on the 430 you are talking about happened in transport, anyway.I can reply to this, I got a 430 plaid, waiting on it to be fixed, and if it isn't I will reject it: the three problems with it: transport damage to the front fender inside the back lower side, damage to the rear bumper where it meets the body on the corner by the wheel, and the rocker not installed correctly. The 434 and 431 cars I rejected had way worse paint issues. Seems like the very first cars have been better, and 431+ is a crapshoot?
That being said, having owned 3 Teslas now. I don't believe VIN means anything. Especially on the 3 and Y where they have parallel build lines and VIN assignments aren't even necessarily in numeric order. Tesla original delivery quality is a cr@pshoot. It takes luck to get a good one. But they are still worth it.