The problem with all the missing/changed parts is that there is no communication about what should/shouldn’t be included. Without an official announcement from Tesla (“we no longer supply frunk bag hooks”), we all have to assume what happened.
The factory is on all-out production mode right now, most likely to enable deliveries before the end of the year and I above all else appreciate getting my car before the tax credit expires. Maybe the robot that installs the bag hooks was broken that day, or maybe the part was on “back order” and couldn’t be added without holding up the complete build. Who can say?
I assume most of the missing pieces are simply the result of frantic builds and incomplete assembly, nothing more.
Not that that’s fully excusable, but they are producing cars none the less.
I also don’t expect Tesla to publicly announce these shortcomings (more fuel to the haters), so for that reason alone I believe it’s just rushed production. And I will give them a pass on that.
The biggest hurdle for a car company with no dealership has been and will be delivery of vehicles and if I have to add some after-market mats or bag hooks (in addition to what I already bought) to help them out on the front end, so be it.
The factory is on all-out production mode right now, most likely to enable deliveries before the end of the year and I above all else appreciate getting my car before the tax credit expires. Maybe the robot that installs the bag hooks was broken that day, or maybe the part was on “back order” and couldn’t be added without holding up the complete build. Who can say?
I assume most of the missing pieces are simply the result of frantic builds and incomplete assembly, nothing more.
Not that that’s fully excusable, but they are producing cars none the less.
I also don’t expect Tesla to publicly announce these shortcomings (more fuel to the haters), so for that reason alone I believe it’s just rushed production. And I will give them a pass on that.
The biggest hurdle for a car company with no dealership has been and will be delivery of vehicles and if I have to add some after-market mats or bag hooks (in addition to what I already bought) to help them out on the front end, so be it.
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