I bought a Tesla because I believe in the mission, wanted to do my part to contribute, and also try my first EV. For the $50-$60k price range, the Model 3 is definitely quite lacking when it comes to sound insulation, build quality, audio quality (front audio is very average and the rear just sounds like somebody in the front is playing music through their iPad speakers), ride quality, materials quality, and unfortunately the list goes on. I believe many of us are turning a blind eye to a lot of issues as we generally do for things we love. I love my Model 3 and for what it stands for in terms of its impact on the future of cars but if I were to objectively look at it like every other car, it is far from great with a lot of room for improvement.
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Tesla experience was great until I ordered a car
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SnakeDoctorTD
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I purchased a Model S towards the end of 2017. The process was easy, and for the most part pleasant. The delivery specialist was the only hiccup I encountered where communication was lacking. I ended up working with someone else, but there was no survey or anything afterwards that I can remember. I didn't log any complaint as everything else went to plan. Delivery was when it was stated, car is great, any service has been handled fairly well.
That's interesting because my brother, who is a mechanical engineer by training, just got his first ride in my M3 this weekend. His comments, "I guess Musk really knows what he's doing." and "This car has a great stereo." and finally, "I might have to get one of these." He's owned plenty of nice cars and high end motorcycles as well.
Knightshade
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Yeah- the model 3 stereo is excellent for an OEM system- it's one of the points most pro reviews brought up too.
that said- there's apparently a bug a small % of owners have been experiencing in the last couple of firmwares that seems to significantly mess with audio quality- so maybe the poster is experiencing that- there's a thread or two on it if he cares to search.
that said- there's apparently a bug a small % of owners have been experiencing in the last couple of firmwares that seems to significantly mess with audio quality- so maybe the poster is experiencing that- there's a thread or two on it if he cares to search.
Lifeinabox
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Especially coming from an S, the Model 3 stereo is excellent. I'd also say source matters. For instance, you need to enable Slacker "Maximum Audio Quality" for 320kbps streaming or else the sound is super compressed.
Glamisduner
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I hear you brother! We are not going to lie and tell you service is great with tesla at the moment. Service is terrible right now. I'm still waiting for them to finish addressing issues from my early October delivery, which was supposed to be a September delivery!
Please share how you were able to do this.
Knightshade
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That's not actually possible in a model 3.
You get 64kb/sec from slacker no matter what. (and it sounds like it)
If you want the best audio quality in the 3 you need to play from USB (ideally uncompressed FLAC/etc)
Lifeinabox
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Really? The Model 3 UI restricts it? Otherwise, it's completely on Slacker's end and the car should produce what it gets.
maybe with the "free" account that comes with the car it does. I went on a "debugging run" last night (to check on the remaining rattles and creaks) and I also tried the stereo in a number of ways. I was surprised to hear that streaming Spotify over bluetooth (with high bit-rate setting) sounded noticeably better than the built-in Slacker.
Lifeinabox
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Knightshade
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You are stuck with compressed on the paid one too.
Streaming quality is set on the client platform- not the server.
Multiple threads about this, including direct quotes from Slacker support confirming it.
See also-
Audio Quality
Slacker support said:
So setting quality to max on the website does nothing for you when not listening via the website.
The model 3 gets 64kb/sec no matter what kind of account you have, because the Tesla slacker app doesn't permit changing that setting on the client.
The S used to offer a setting on the car to use higher quality streaming- the 3 never did.
Lifeinabox
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People judge a car by its stereo????
Now I've heard it all.
When the Model S first came out, the service was INCREDIBLE!
Today it is HORRIFIC if you can find service they are so far apart. My nearest service staff are just bald face liars. Sorry, but it's a fact - I caught them at it.
RScottyL
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From most of the stories I have heard about, I agree!
Tesla needs to focus on current issues before coming out with any more vehicles!
Take care of the current customers first!
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