but only the recent lack in quality (control) which is undisputably documented on this forum and should require some more attention from Tesla.
Utter utter nonsense.
Undisputably documented? Really, just because there are a few complaints about some issues, that doesn't mean the quality has come down. That is what forums are for. For people to come here explain their issues to get solutions. You are newbie here and I can understand how you can be swayed by reading these issues in this forum. But then check out the BMW forum, or Volvo - you will see the same thing. There will be people coming out and complaining about the problems they had.
Checklists have always existed right from the first Model S came out in 2012. In fact if you look at the number of complaints from 2013-15 for Model S&X, to what we have now relative to the numbers of cars sold, it is very very minuscule. The number of complaints have come down dramatically. In fact I hardly see any issues for Model 3, except some paint issues and panel gaps. We have had many issues of motor and battery failures and charging issues in early S&X, now we don't hear any of those. Close to zero.
The objective of the media is to exaggerate and lie, to give an impression that the company simply doesn't care for quality and the whole thing is a shoddy mess, so that people like you after reading the 20th article from WSJ, NYT, LAT and BI, might start to be think - maybe they are crap. You may see dozen cars and talked to some very satisfied owners, but still these articles have sown a seed in you, with a negative perception - that is the whole objective of the media is to counter the extremely positive reviews from actual owners in social media and in your personal interactions.
- Take this CNBC article - it talks to two fired workers who have an axe to grind, who are in bed and paid by short sellers that are eager to kill the company. The author Lora, connected these two to Tesla short sellers to get funds. Huh? really? I can come up with a highly negative article about any company by talking to a few disgruntled workers.
- Remember the huge negative stories about Tesla putting highly unsafe batteries in Model 3 that came in 2017? "Tesla cutting corners", "Tesla rushing unsafe cars". What happened to all of that? Every outfit ran story after story around that. There are more than 200K Model 3 on the road, was there even a single Model 3 that had a battery safety issue so far?. What happened to that whistle blower? He ran away to a foreign country and is now absconding.
- There was another story that came out in 2017 about how Tesla is skipping "crucial" brake tests to save money. Turned out to be just another exaggeration and twisted facts to suit their 'Tesla is crap' narrative.
Media wants to make sure that by churning out the constant stream of negative stories, it will make a dent in people's perception, that will make people like YOU think that there is something really bad, even if all other real world experiences from actual owners tells you otherwise.
