My key issue with the Tesla has been its management, but basically little with its products (MS/MX) until the M3 arrived. Today, given limited
parking, I fortuitously found myself parking next to a M3. As I walked along side, my first thought was; "What's with this simulated light wood
dash?". It reminded me of the BMW i3 with its bamboo dash. Tesla could have at least darkened it with a stain to enhance a sense richness,
i.e. to complement the M3's dark black color. Next, looking inside one finds this obtrusive display (small monitor) in the middle of the dash setting
horizontally, at least the MS has the display setting vertically and lower. The time of day was about noon with bright sunlight. Given that and
the glass roof (not appealing), the resulting display glare appeared to be excessive.
As I walked around the M3, I noticed the front of the hood positioned about a 1/4" below the left front fender. To correct that type of a
problem, typically a 10mm open-end can re-adjust the hood stops within a few seconds. Even more problematic from a fit standpoint
was the rear deck-lid interface to the left rear quarter panel. The lowest part of rear deck-lid was out about 3/8", i.e. it basically over-lapped
the rear panel below the deck-lid. Where was the final inspection crew at Fremont when that M3 was released from production?
Does Tesla even have a final inspection? Surely the production assembler would have noticed that and corrected it.
Yes, the M3 right now is the coolest toy to showcase as one drives. But pay $50K+ for marginally appealing "esthetic" car design with production
issues, i.e. quality control, I don't think so!