Sean Wagner
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With Tesla now building something north of 7000 vehicles a month, and at least half the sales in the US, a number of 750 for the Model X seems pretty low.
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Falcon wings are most definitely not as practical. No roofracks, garage concerns... and yes, added price.
Absolutely 100% true. I cannot tell you how many people have told me the doors were show-stoppers for them. Even buying a used X was out of the question for them because they are concerned about repair costs.
I'm sorry but no. I could just as easily tell you how the FW doors were an important factor in my buying decision (2 kids), how they work flawlessly so far (even is tight space, or garage) and how Tesla worked hard to iron the out since the initial issues, how they are covered under the warranty for 4 years, and last but not least how I got approached by multiple people with kids interested to know more about the car because of the doors.
Just as much as my experience is not a statistic, yours isn't as well. So just because you belive the X is a bad car, it doesn't mean it is.
Let's forget each other's personal opinions and experiences and just look at the sales figures. Pretty obvious the car isn't selling anywhere near where Tesla thought it would. I think it will get much worse over the next 12-18 months. The S, though being a vehicle type that people simply aren't buying these days, has increase its sales at least 50% every year. As 2017 goes by, the real determination as to the X's success will be the quarterly sales numbers. Will the X achieve the kind of success (in terms of growing sales) that the S did - that's the real question. It should be able to with no problem if people like it as much as you think, since it is in a class of vehicles that is selling like hotcakes. We'll see.
And, let's not even talk about how much this car is costing Tesla in warranties and lemon replacements. There are several instances on TMC where Tesla has had to replace the whole dang car!
Most non-geeks and non-california people have never seen a Model X in real life, as they are so new and rare. I'd imagine as they become a slightly more common sight they will become more well-known on their own, driving more mainstream sales. I definitely feel like a brand ambassador popping the doors while schlepping my kids around. I'm still disappointed they discontinued the X60D, as that's a price point that sounded a bit more reasonable to a family buyer who might also be looking at BMW or Audi SUV's.
The 3 will be the value option that gets people thinking about the X when they need a family car.
Hmmm. A post today on another thread says his vin is 41000+. Considering that production didn't ramp up til March last year, I think Tesla is pretty happy with progress.Let's forget each other's personal opinions and experiences and just look at the sales figures. Pretty obvious the car isn't selling anywhere near where Tesla thought it would. I think it will get much worse over the next 12-18 months. The S, though being a vehicle type that people simply aren't buying these days, has increase its sales at least 50% every year. As 2017 goes by, the real determination as to the X's success will be the quarterly sales numbers. Will the X achieve the kind of success (in terms of growing sales) that the S did - that's the real question. It should be able to with no problem if people like it as much as you think, since it is in a class of vehicles that is selling like hotcakes. We'll see.
And, let's not even talk about how much this car is costing Tesla in warranties and lemon replacements. There are several instances on TMC where Tesla has had to replace the whole dang car!
Here is an example of FWD that isn't working correctly. It does this in our garage 50% of the time. There was nothing next to it and the door was operated remotely. The sensor was just replaced recently. Any conventional door or sliding door would not have issue here.
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It is saved by location if you overrideDoes it work properly with the garage door closed ? The clearance should be better. Howver, I think Tesla should allow to save an override by location. You should clearly be able to open it up.
It is saved by location if you override
I have similar situation and was able to save the setting to open fully
I'm sorry but no. I could just as easily tell you how the FW doors were an important factor in my buying decision (2 kids), how they work flawlessly so far (even is tight space, or garage) and how Tesla worked hard to iron the out since the initial issues, how they are covered under the warranty for 4 years,
and last but not least how I got approached by multiple people with kids interested to know more about the car because of the doors.
I would not have bought model x without the falcon doors. I love it and it will definitely pick up in sales this coming year.
The Model X is significantly more expensive than the Model S. That would lower the total sales numbers.
The competition seems a bit concerned ... and late to market
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