GaleHawkins
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It is amazing that some do not understand Elon Musk's efforts and successes but perhaps most have never lived on the edge of bankruptcy when building their dream risking everything year after year.
+1GaleHawkins said:It is amazing that some do not understand Elon Musk's efforts and successes but perhaps most have never lived on the edge of bankruptcy when building their dream risking everything year after year.
Tesla lowers prices on all but Model Y, appears to drop free Supercharging
GRA said:GCR:Tesla lowers prices on all but Model Y, appears to drop free Supercharging
https://www.greencarreports.com/new...ut-model-y-appears-to-drop-free-supercharging
Survey ranks Tesla last among all carmakers in initial quality, points to build issues
LeftieBiker said:Now if only Tesla can start making cars with at least high initial build quality...
palmermd said:LeftieBiker said:Now if only Tesla can start making cars with at least high initial build quality...
build quality on my car and every owner I've spoken with is fine. Of course you will find a few bad cars out of 90k every quarter. It is just with Tesla they seem to make front page news and with other manufacturers you don't hear about it. overblown in my opinion.
Could be that Tesla doesn't pay J D Powers to do surveys. It's an open secret that J D Powers will figure out a Survey that makes you come out on top if you pay them to. It's then obvious that anybody who doesn't pay them ends up ranking lower.LeftieBiker said:palmermd said:LeftieBiker said:Now if only Tesla can start making cars with at least high initial build quality...
build quality on my car and every owner I've spoken with is fine. Of course you will find a few bad cars out of 90k every quarter. It is just with Tesla they seem to make front page news and with other manufacturers you don't hear about it. overblown in my opinion.
Maybe, but then why the terrible JD Power rating for initial quality? That sort of thing affects sales in the long run.
Could be that Tesla doesn't pay J D Powers to do surveys. It's an open secret that J D Powers will figure out a Survey that makes you come out on top if you pay them to. It's then obvious that anybody who doesn't pay them ends up ranking lower.
My brother never had any such items in 10+ years owning a BGN. But that is just one car.LeftieBiker said:* Buick Grand National. The car, which used a turbocharged V-6 that made it a wee bit faster than the Corvette of the same year, was known for terrible build quality, with the doors literally falling off of some of them. If you bought a BGN, it was advised to get your wrenches out and re-torque as many bolts as you could possibly reach, then cross your fingers about the ones you couldn't.
Indeed, the Model S touchscreen was from the stories I've seen wasn't automotive grade to able to handle the temps. And, apparently, Model S (and I think X) were writing WAY too much to the eMMC (soldered to the MCU motherboard), wearing out the flash memory.LeftieBiker said:IIRC, that touchscreen was never designed for the Hot interior of a car in Summer. So I guess that they've decided that either the memory card, the touchscreen, or both are likely to fail after two years, at least in most climates.
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