zeleznikja
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Yea there's a reason I keep buying Teslas...I just wish they didn't make it so hard to be a loyal customer. Before my first Tesla I had a Porsche....I do miss the options.I think you were right, it does feel like rolling the dice! In my case I like the way Tesla does business. I don't like the "wait all the way through to one year" thing. The constant upgrades are kind of a cool deal. Yes, we may get shafted, but it's part of the game and we all know what's happening.
The same business plan gives us constant updates to our software. That, is something I really like! Not sure we can have one without the other.
It will be great when other manufacturers can catch up to tesla. I've owned a number of mercedes, and love them. But I can't see myself buying one of their evs. Not even the eqs suv. Much good about it! But too much missing.
Back to Tesla, Elon Musk's overall Constitution, the very thing that made possible the build up of tesla, is also the thing that makes the experience of dealing with Tesla so frustrating. He does not like direct communication with humans. Always want a computer in between. That results in some, shall we say, interesting issues with tesla. The very ones that you are struggling with now. And I do empathize!
I don't see the connection between software and hardware updates. They can update software all they want, partly because they don't charge retrofits on those. Even with software though.... Why the removal of options for the instrument screen? It's this weird mix of half thought through and "trust us, this is better"...despite all indicators... that really annoys me. But something as fundamental as a steering wheel or a key.... Those shouldn't be surprises and certainly shouldn't come with a price tag.