modamoda
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I'd love to. But I'm not eligible to buy an early production Model 3, since I'm not MS/MX/Roadster owner
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Yes, even Toyota. I recall ages ago CR generally found more problems w/1st model year vehicles of a brand new vehicle or re-design.Even the most experienced auto manufactures run into design and manufacturing problems when they introduce major new platforms…and production lines.
This post basically summarizes reality. The OP and poll is a walk in fantasy. It is fun to entertain both and move in between them, as long as you know which is which.Absolutely.
Looking forward to my Model 3 as soon as Tesla meets their promise of Tesla and Space X employee reservation holders getting the first ones. Together those two companies employ about 20,000 people, and probably well over half of them can afford a $35K car. In my conversations with Service Center employees, many of them have reservations. I will be surprised if there are not at least 6,000 employee reservations.
The point of that reservation holder analysis is that those with early reservations are not going to get their cars until Tesla has built thousands of them. And this poll really doesn't mean anything. No one outside of Tesla and SpaceX is going to get an "early production" Model 3.
Yes, even Toyota. I recall ages ago CR generally found more problems w/1st model year vehicles of a brand new vehicle or re-design.
That said, the Prius c in its first model year of a brand new car earned Consumer Reports says Prius C most reliable 2012 vehicle. Sure, it's Yaris-based but there was no Prius c prior to the '12 model year. I recall its transaxle and some of the hybrid bits were also different or at least modifications of other previous designs.
I chose the last choice, but 6 months might not even be long enough for me. It'd probably be at least 1 year for me.
Originally I would have said yes. I did wait in line the day of the release trying to be one of the first. I was disappointed since I live in Florida that production was starting west and moving east. I understood with the MS there would be quality issues but after seeing all the problems with the MX I'm glad i will have to wait a bit. I have always wanted a Tesla and have wanted a loaded one that's fast. This is what's kept me from buying a MS. I hope to get the M3 with all the options. I'm starting to be concerned about quality. I'm really praying Tesla has learned from their past mistakes
Elon has said that they will deliver the first production cars to their customers that live in the same area as the factory, that way they can have fast feedback and will be able to fix the early issues faster..
I'd suggest that would be a decent strategy for all car manufacturers--at least it would be if they actually took the results and did something with them.I wonder what people would think of this strategy if it came from one of the major car manufactures. Something like "We'll deliver our first new Chevy Bolts to customers in the Orion Michigan area so that they can bring their cars back to the factory to fix early problems."
I wonder what people would think of this strategy if it came from one of the major car manufactures. Something like "We'll deliver our first new Chevy Bolts to customers in the Orion Michigan area so that they can bring their cars back to the factory to fix early problems.".
I wonder what people would think of this strategy if it came from one of the major car manufactures. Something like "We'll deliver our first new Chevy Bolts to customers in the Orion Michigan area so that they can bring their cars back to the factory to fix early problems."
Certainly Model 3 buyers in Silicon Valley are way more on the early adopter side. I suspect GM's et al traditional customers (and stockholders) would not be as accepting of such a statement.
The only single problem I have with this argument is that Tesla is currently about 2 to 3 months behind on their service repairs...in certain areas. I would hate to buy a $60K car and have to wait 2.5 months to get it fixed - under warranty.For me, I realize that by buying early I take the risk of hitting production issues. As long as they get addressed, I'll roll with the punches. I'm also a test engineer by trade, so it's imbued me with a certain level of patience for development woes.
It's highly unlikely that you'll be able to drive one before confirming your order, and still expect to take delivery shortly after employees. Unless you happen to know an employee that will be one of the first to get one . When ordering starts, Tesla will likely prioritize fulfilling customer orders over sending cars to stores for test drive use. With Model X even the "tour" of just a handful of cars so that reservation holders could see one in person (and not even drive, iirc) didn't really happen until the number of reservation holders that would place their order sight-unseen had dwindled. Given a 400k+ backlog of Model 3 reservation holders, that might be a LONG time. Of course, it might mean the opposite - Tesla will be producing so many so fast that sending a couple out to the now relatively few (as compared to total cars produced) stores will be no big deal.I'll want drive one first but I'll want to take delivery soon after the Tesla employees if I decide to switch from my current MS. It will depend on how comfortable it is and the additional tech it contains.
I have a 2012 Pruis c and the thing has been rock solid going on 60K miles. Zero service visits outside of regular maintenance, which in and of itself is fairly minimal. But yeah, it is a boring car.
Good point.I did not stand in line for 3 hours in late March so that I can get a car 6 months after production starts.