Reeler
Decade of Pure EV Driving
I have bought 6 new Teslas over the years. Two had dents on delivery, with one fixed paintless and the other required respray. One had misalignment so bad that it spent months in the shop the first year and I should have lemon lawed it with all the other issues. Another had light scratches that needed to be buffed out. When I tried to buy my 7th Tesla, it had many scratches with one clear through the paint. They said they wouldn't fix it EVER so I walked in frustration.
All I have is my personal experience. I am not a "car washer" or someone who is particularly anal about these things. In that same time period, I bought another 6 or so EVs from other brands and none of them had dents, misalignment or noticeable scratches to the same level as Tesla. I do a 5 minute walk around every time I buy a car as standard practice before I leave the lot with the car. Pretty standard stuff. I might have bounced a car or two in that walk through for others on the lot and got a Due Bill on another because of a dented trim piece.
That this is still an issue unique (at this level) to the Tesla brand is inexcusable. After that 7th failed purchase, I will never buy a Tesla again unless they reach modern quality and control standards. It is one thing to forgive a start-up car company, but they have a decade under their belt with hundreds of thousands of units to figure this out. For whatever reason, this is what you should expect from Tesla.
#TeslaDumpsterFire
All I have is my personal experience. I am not a "car washer" or someone who is particularly anal about these things. In that same time period, I bought another 6 or so EVs from other brands and none of them had dents, misalignment or noticeable scratches to the same level as Tesla. I do a 5 minute walk around every time I buy a car as standard practice before I leave the lot with the car. Pretty standard stuff. I might have bounced a car or two in that walk through for others on the lot and got a Due Bill on another because of a dented trim piece.
That this is still an issue unique (at this level) to the Tesla brand is inexcusable. After that 7th failed purchase, I will never buy a Tesla again unless they reach modern quality and control standards. It is one thing to forgive a start-up car company, but they have a decade under their belt with hundreds of thousands of units to figure this out. For whatever reason, this is what you should expect from Tesla.
#TeslaDumpsterFire
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