Again, I'm sorry for posting so much negative material. The positive is well represented on this forum, so I feel that there's no need being a cheerleader. I love Tesla and I'm emotionally invested (as well as financially of course) in them having long-term success. So, I can't help but seeing the negatives also.
Another thought I had was this. What has been the single biggest headache and complaint on the Model S? Easily, it is the retracting door handles. I mean, hands, down it has caused the most issues. One little thing that is different than the other cars has not worked right at all. So, I can't help but think what a dang nightmare these auto-opening front doors and falcon rear doors are going to be. I just don't get bringing that kind of complexity and cost to yourself when you are a fledgling auto maker. These 2 features caused huge delays and massive amounts of money - neither of which Tesla could afford to lose (time or money).
I stand by my opinion that these 2 features (as well as the HEPA filter) will sell very few cars (and actually may net a loss of sales due to people not understanding them) and make Tesla no money. And when I said Tesla should have made this car a $55-$60k starting price SUV, many people said that Tesla never intended to make this a mass market car. Well, I hate to tell everyone, but a car that starts at $55-$60k and runs about $80-$90k with options is NOT a mass market car. That is the range Tesla needed to be in for this car to sell 50,000 a year. They may sell 30k next year, but I doubt they'll ever sell that many again (~20k a year starting 2017). IMO of course. Been wrong before. Could be wrong this time. Hoping so.
