To be honest I think Tesla should change their philosophy and get back to making the best cars they can.
Whilst a few years ago their best was at times a variable standard with paint and panel gap issues you have to appreciate just what Tesla had achieved in a short time making a truly long range, comfortable and powerful car that was well equipped and quite unique, sure it was expensive and their were foibles that needed to be ironed out - but most people are quite forgiving when they are early adopters of new technologies. Tesla struggled to ramp up production and were on the verge of going bust a few times - Elon was admirable and invested his last 100 million into Tesla and Space X - a sort of all or nothing - very very brave of him.
But, production numbers were achieved, the company became financially stable, the stock values soared - and then the ethos changed.
I call it penny pinching but what it really was every new development was publicised whilst a few components were removed to pay for the new bits - whilst keeping quiet about what was removed - and all sold to the public as upgrades.
Tiny things like the LEDS in the door card pockets, the bag hooks and carpet in the frunk, the referral scheme - and when no one was complaining the Chrome went, the much superior centre console, The bottom half of the door cards changed from soft feel to hard plastic - like a Fiesta. The £1000 option for white interior - used to have a white panel on the door cards - that became black faux Alcantara. The SOS buttons on the roof lining, The USBs all used to carry data but later cars restricted to just one data carrying port. The electric passenger seat lumber support system.
Of course to keep things balanced they did fit the 3D6 motor, Ryzen, Lithium low voltage battery, 2 reversing lights, a powered boot, heated steering wheel. laminated windows and matrix headlamps and of course my little pet hate the heat pump. My point is - If they kept most of the older features and added the new they would have a brilliant car - always moving towards improvement.
But just an example of how Tesla lack scruples, the fitted Matrix headlamps, but due to production issues ran out - so fitted cars with the older headlamps and supplied them until the Matric lamps became available again - no offer to swap out for those owners who were unlucky enough to have the older style headlights when they had ordered a car advertising Matrix.
The stalks - that's an absolute deal breaker for me, Stalks are intuitive, I've had them in one form or another ever since i started driving in 1974, I've no intention to suffer stalkless, why should I? perhaps I could get used to it - but I don't want to. there is now a lot of choice out there. I don't care which way Tesla want to go - that's their business - and i will exercise my choice and my money by overlooking Tesla on my next change.
The idea of gear selection by swiping the screen fills me with dread. Handing over complete control to a fully electronic and integrated system that I cant override doesn't seem sensible. I'm sure its probably fine, but we are talking of a capacitive screen - the touch activates circuits that trigger gear selection, just one faulty capacitor that discharges when it shouldn't and triggering reverse whilst driving seems a distinct possibility - one I can do without.
My 2020 M3P is superb though, very pleased with it and I actually like the looks of it, Tesla has shown me what an EV can do - and its like your very first house purchase - it identifies all the things you like and all the things you don't like to be present in your next house.
So thanks for the education Tesla but future purchase by me is a big No. but good luck and health to enjoy to all of you that will buy another Tesla.