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Can't say I disagree with most of the reasons. Tesla's broken promises, as a 10 year+ customer of theirs, you learn that's just Tesla. But, I can see where it would be annoying for those not used to Tesla's broken promises. A friend of mine has a new M3 on order and they can't give him an answer when his car will arrive. Was supposed to be 3 months ago. I understand his frustration.
I still technically own my Model S, but no longer my daily driver. After 9+ years, I finally got Tesla'd out. I'm one that likes something new every few years. Despite this, I kept buying new Tesla's, but was effectively looking at the same car for 9+ years. For so long, there were no reasonably competitive options. Now there are. I love my alternatives and really, aside from the charging network, don't miss driving a Tesla. Now that Tesla is opening up the superchargers, they're going to lose that advantage too.
I never loved the look of the Tesla. Always just accepted it because of how amazing the tech and overall car was.
I stayed on board until they implemented the cheaper Model 3 design elements into the far more expensive Model S. For my driving tastes, needs and preferences, the yoke was the first deal breaker. They fixed that. The other was no stalks. The other was turning the screen sideways to focus more on playing movies than to be functional for the driver.
I also tired of their attitude. Mainly, when it comes to service. Such a pain to get a simple question answered. Scheduling three months out to get your $100,000 car fixed is just unacceptable. Their "don't like it? TOUGH!" attitude doesn't work for me. After Tesla, I hate buying cars from dealers. I wouldn't change that. But, dealerships are a benefit when it comes to service. Maybe they need to consider branching out at let others assist in Service. Taking it all on on their own is overtaxing the company. They need help.
Still amazing cars, but in my area, they are a dime a dozen car. Nothing special anymore. I want something unique and cool for $100,000. The car is still great, but can't stand the spartan interiors. I know some love them, but I prefer driver simplicity over minimalist design. With no stalks, no buttons, no nothing but a screen, it is too easy to get distracted driving a Tesla.
I always hoped that once the competition caught up, Tesla would change their attitude and listen to its customers more. Now that the competition is here and they are struggling, will be interesting to see how they respond.
They need to go back to offering some OPTIONS so owner's can configure the features they want, as you could for the first 6 or 7 years. All Models need a complete redesign.
Despite my having been turned off by them and no longer buying Tesla's nor driving them daily, I still root for the company to succeed. I appreciate that because of them, EV's are where they are. And, now I hope they'll make changes to appeal to a wider group of buyers. Even many of the Tesla faithful have to be getting bored with the look of these cars after 12-13 years. Model S sales are pathetic. Start there with something that looks entirely new and different and bring back the luxury buyers.
Fingers crossed that Tesla sees the writing on the wall. They have name recognition now to compete with the big manufacturers, now they just need to catch up in terms of quality, production and variety. I'd love to own one again if they build one that's a little more driver friendly.
Can't say I disagree with most of the reasons. Tesla's broken promises, as a 10 year+ customer of theirs, you learn that's just Tesla. But, I can see where it would be annoying for those not used to Tesla's broken promises. A friend of mine has a new M3 on order and they can't give him an answer when his car will arrive. Was supposed to be 3 months ago. I understand his frustration.
I still technically own my Model S, but no longer my daily driver. After 9+ years, I finally got Tesla'd out. I'm one that likes something new every few years. Despite this, I kept buying new Tesla's, but was effectively looking at the same car for 9+ years. For so long, there were no reasonably competitive options. Now there are. I love my alternatives and really, aside from the charging network, don't miss driving a Tesla. Now that Tesla is opening up the superchargers, they're going to lose that advantage too.
I never loved the look of the Tesla. Always just accepted it because of how amazing the tech and overall car was.
I stayed on board until they implemented the cheaper Model 3 design elements into the far more expensive Model S. For my driving tastes, needs and preferences, the yoke was the first deal breaker. They fixed that. The other was no stalks. The other was turning the screen sideways to focus more on playing movies than to be functional for the driver.
I also tired of their attitude. Mainly, when it comes to service. Such a pain to get a simple question answered. Scheduling three months out to get your $100,000 car fixed is just unacceptable. Their "don't like it? TOUGH!" attitude doesn't work for me. After Tesla, I hate buying cars from dealers. I wouldn't change that. But, dealerships are a benefit when it comes to service. Maybe they need to consider branching out at let others assist in Service. Taking it all on on their own is overtaxing the company. They need help.
Still amazing cars, but in my area, they are a dime a dozen car. Nothing special anymore. I want something unique and cool for $100,000. The car is still great, but can't stand the spartan interiors. I know some love them, but I prefer driver simplicity over minimalist design. With no stalks, no buttons, no nothing but a screen, it is too easy to get distracted driving a Tesla.
I always hoped that once the competition caught up, Tesla would change their attitude and listen to its customers more. Now that the competition is here and they are struggling, will be interesting to see how they respond.
They need to go back to offering some OPTIONS so owner's can configure the features they want, as you could for the first 6 or 7 years. All Models need a complete redesign.
Despite my having been turned off by them and no longer buying Tesla's nor driving them daily, I still root for the company to succeed. I appreciate that because of them, EV's are where they are. And, now I hope they'll make changes to appeal to a wider group of buyers. Even many of the Tesla faithful have to be getting bored with the look of these cars after 12-13 years. Model S sales are pathetic. Start there with something that looks entirely new and different and bring back the luxury buyers.
Fingers crossed that Tesla sees the writing on the wall. They have name recognition now to compete with the big manufacturers, now they just need to catch up in terms of quality, production and variety. I'd love to own one again if they build one that's a little more driver friendly.
