Backstory:
I took delivery of an inventory LR AWD Model 3 on June 24th. Despite my delivery checklist I took the car home with issues. Miraculously all contact with the delivery center and the corp. advisors have disappeared. Nearest SC is at least pretty cool and trying to help.
Issues / Rant:
Took this home and realized after some angry people flipping me off on the 52 mile drive home that the passenger taillight / signal were out. Discovered that the wiring harness was never plugged in. I plugged in the wiring harness and all good. Scary but all good. Next, to the body. The passenger rocker panel had a factory mishap and needs re-finish, re-paint. Frunk needs partial repaint. Front bumper, front passenger fender, front passenger headlight badly misaligned. This is not me being overly critical, these are items the SC agreed to pay for a body shop to fix.
Body Shop Results:
Panel alignment is much better, paint is much better, but new problems have been introduced. Now the front parking sensors are not flush, inner front fender liner sticking out and a rattle ( new) if going > 40mph. I understand this part of the saga is not directly Tesla's fault.
Somebody set me straight:
I am thinking of trading the car on a Y ( prob way worse quality) or a "different" 3 that somehow is less flawed. Should I stop my whining and let Tesla make it right on the current vehicle? I'm not the first and won't be the last to say, the only time I've come close to this kind of spending is my house. I guess I set my expectations too high and just have to deal with it? To be fair; yes I could have refused delivery, yes I did read the forums and kind of knew this happened with Tesla's. I was naive and thought by a build date of 3/2020 they would have figured out QC on the model 3. Anyway, I am an investor and believe in the company and even after a less than perfect 2 weeks with the model 3 I do not want to drive anything other than a Tesla. If nothing else it felt cathartic to type this out. If anyone has advice or just wants to flame me, I'm open to it all. Thanks
I took delivery of an inventory LR AWD Model 3 on June 24th. Despite my delivery checklist I took the car home with issues. Miraculously all contact with the delivery center and the corp. advisors have disappeared. Nearest SC is at least pretty cool and trying to help.
Issues / Rant:
Took this home and realized after some angry people flipping me off on the 52 mile drive home that the passenger taillight / signal were out. Discovered that the wiring harness was never plugged in. I plugged in the wiring harness and all good. Scary but all good. Next, to the body. The passenger rocker panel had a factory mishap and needs re-finish, re-paint. Frunk needs partial repaint. Front bumper, front passenger fender, front passenger headlight badly misaligned. This is not me being overly critical, these are items the SC agreed to pay for a body shop to fix.
Body Shop Results:
Panel alignment is much better, paint is much better, but new problems have been introduced. Now the front parking sensors are not flush, inner front fender liner sticking out and a rattle ( new) if going > 40mph. I understand this part of the saga is not directly Tesla's fault.
Somebody set me straight:
I am thinking of trading the car on a Y ( prob way worse quality) or a "different" 3 that somehow is less flawed. Should I stop my whining and let Tesla make it right on the current vehicle? I'm not the first and won't be the last to say, the only time I've come close to this kind of spending is my house. I guess I set my expectations too high and just have to deal with it? To be fair; yes I could have refused delivery, yes I did read the forums and kind of knew this happened with Tesla's. I was naive and thought by a build date of 3/2020 they would have figured out QC on the model 3. Anyway, I am an investor and believe in the company and even after a less than perfect 2 weeks with the model 3 I do not want to drive anything other than a Tesla. If nothing else it felt cathartic to type this out. If anyone has advice or just wants to flame me, I'm open to it all. Thanks
