@Redbrick Sorry to hear about your pre-delivery problems and quality issues. My delivery process on a 2018 LR RWD went pretty smooth, with only a couple of hiccups along the way (didn't get some paperwork at delivery, tire pressure sensors were not properly calibrated and Las Vegas sales advisor told me that the front license plate holder would be mounted on the car - it wasn't but that's really what I wanted anyway). That my previous car (2000 BMW 323i) was ordered over the internet and arrived on a transporter near, instead of at, my house, probably makes me forgiving for some minor issues that traditional car dealers wouldn't have. As far as I can tell the quality of my car is good. Panel alignments are respectable and no paint issues. Yes, there are areas on the car that are not painted, but rarely do I get inside the trunk and look up. As far as the welding goes, I'm not an expert on that so I'll have to trust that the car will not fall apart in the next couple of decades.
All of my service experiences so far have been great. I've basically walked in without any appointment and got my tires patched / replaced. The tire pressure re-calibration was also done as a walk-up (this was before the car was updated to do it yourself). I've had an issue with not being able to get over-the-air updates applied and it was fixed,
over-the-air. Recently I got my HW3 upgrade done in my own driveway in about 90 minutes. That's a lot better than the multiple times I went into the BMW dealer and got one of my window regulators replaced because they broke - in the same first two years of ownership, as my Tesla is now. Do I think that I'll never have any major issues with my 3? No. Probably because I subscribe to the following philosophy, which I'm sure you'll understand:
Ivanova: No boom
today. Boom tomorrow. There's
always a boom tomorrow.