DaBean
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Agreed. They are currently passing on the QC to the consumer and hoping for the best and then just fixing after delivery.
Which would make sense based on @DaBean 's comments regarding forgoing QC space for production. Interesting perspective from someone that clearly has knowledge in this arena.
We can only hope that they shift and make it more of a priority for the near future. The rate they are churning cars out right now they need to do something before it snowballs out of control and they trip and fall on their face. Which now as a TESLA owner I really do not want to see. I am cheering for them to fix things.
It's just a hypothesis, of course... but would make sense to me. If I think of how much space we had dedicated to QC, it's basically the whole NW side of the plant. This included both Corolla and Tacoma inspection lines, offline inspection, sound & water tunnels, and massive repair/staging areas. My hypothesis is based on the expected production line speed, since the faster you go, the more stations you need. Of course, given the sparse interiors of the cars, I would expect final assembly to be marginally simpler than for Corolla
Agreed... and that's the big unknown. If you look at the numbers, people seem to buy multiple Teslas indicating that they're willing to overlook these issues, but there are plenty who have already bought their last. I would hope that Tesla is monitoring churn and return buyers, but I wouldn't be willing to bet my life that they're taking actions on that at the moment.The question is whether it really is cheaper long term. You build a lot of goodwill by delivering a car without major issues. Some of these cars being delivered are a joke in terms of QC. Service isn’t at the level it should be either, especially for cars in the 6-figure region, so breeding frustration from day 1 doesn’t a repeat customer make. That hurts in the longterm.