So, my MS 75D delivery is on 12/12, (supposedly) and I'm having second thoughts. I know I'd lose the $2500 if I cancelled now, just for the privilege and all of interacting with Tesla; but these are my concerns...
I was (and still may) check with people over on /r/teslamotors on reddit, but those guys seem to be very much all-in a Model 3 only crowd... I get a lot of responses like "If you're buying such an expensive car, you obviously have unlimited money (far from it) so why do you care??"
#1) Delivery day nightmares. From what I hear, essentially nobody's delivery day goes smoothly. I've found myself preparing a multi-page checklist, and from what I understand, when you take delivery (for me, at a SC) - they kind of rush you out of there, and I'll likely have trouble getting the issues found fixed anyhow because all the SCs (especially my local one, Littleton CO) are really, really backed up. I understand it's on me to check everything from trim to functionality before I sign on the line what is dotted, but I've honestly been steeling myself for a fight on that day, instead of an 'awesome, my car's here' sort of day. I really wish this wasn't the case, but it seems to be a rite of passage when buying a Tesla.
#2) "Smart Air Suspension"; now I'm getting told that (even though there was no option to take this off on the S) that it's pretty much thought that all air suspension on all cars fails at about 5 years. Moreso in the dry Colorado climate. And that unless I get the extended warranty I'm looking at a $8,000-$10,000 repair about 5 years in. Is this overblown? Is it BS? I know an option here is switching to like an M3P, but that's a hell of a change to just avoid SAS failure.
I've worked out all the issues I had with range being lower in the winter (fine! It's reality with any EV) - but really if #2 could be allayed a bit I suppose I could forge through #1. Though really, #1 shouldn't be happening.
I know y'all will be brutal in response, this is, after all, the internet... but I'm hoping i'm just getting a dimmer perspective than reality from reading too much online. Maybe.
One of the reasons I went with Tesla was to avoid the 'car dealership BS experience', but it looks like Tesla (as a company) has its own customer relations quirks that make up for the "talking to a car salesman" stress.
I was (and still may) check with people over on /r/teslamotors on reddit, but those guys seem to be very much all-in a Model 3 only crowd... I get a lot of responses like "If you're buying such an expensive car, you obviously have unlimited money (far from it) so why do you care??"
#1) Delivery day nightmares. From what I hear, essentially nobody's delivery day goes smoothly. I've found myself preparing a multi-page checklist, and from what I understand, when you take delivery (for me, at a SC) - they kind of rush you out of there, and I'll likely have trouble getting the issues found fixed anyhow because all the SCs (especially my local one, Littleton CO) are really, really backed up. I understand it's on me to check everything from trim to functionality before I sign on the line what is dotted, but I've honestly been steeling myself for a fight on that day, instead of an 'awesome, my car's here' sort of day. I really wish this wasn't the case, but it seems to be a rite of passage when buying a Tesla.
#2) "Smart Air Suspension"; now I'm getting told that (even though there was no option to take this off on the S) that it's pretty much thought that all air suspension on all cars fails at about 5 years. Moreso in the dry Colorado climate. And that unless I get the extended warranty I'm looking at a $8,000-$10,000 repair about 5 years in. Is this overblown? Is it BS? I know an option here is switching to like an M3P, but that's a hell of a change to just avoid SAS failure.
I've worked out all the issues I had with range being lower in the winter (fine! It's reality with any EV) - but really if #2 could be allayed a bit I suppose I could forge through #1. Though really, #1 shouldn't be happening.
I know y'all will be brutal in response, this is, after all, the internet... but I'm hoping i'm just getting a dimmer perspective than reality from reading too much online. Maybe.
One of the reasons I went with Tesla was to avoid the 'car dealership BS experience', but it looks like Tesla (as a company) has its own customer relations quirks that make up for the "talking to a car salesman" stress.
