fholbert
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You made the right choice.LOL. Ask and you shall receive. I have a lot more but I don't feel like scrubbing them before posting right now.
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You made the right choice.LOL. Ask and you shall receive. I have a lot more but I don't feel like scrubbing them before posting right now.
Wonder what the tech actually did. I would think they'd design these things so that you can't accidentally trigger the airbags
It’s standard to do that, but I’ve never heard of being able to accidentally trigger airbags with diagnostic software in any other car. Most companies don’t want the liability of having to rely on their 18 year old techs to remember such a step to prevent literal explosives from going off.It's standard to disconnect the 12v batter for a while before working on the SRS Restraint control module of any car. It's designed to work in a catastrophic event so it needs to work no matter what if there is 12v power. Stray voltage could also set off a bag.
It’s standard to do that, but I’ve never heard of being able to accidentally trigger airbags with diagnostic software in any other car. Most companies don’t want the liability of having to rely on their 18 year old techs to remember such a step to prevent literal explosives from going off.
Notably you can’t do any diagnostics or reprogramming of the airbag module itself if 12v is actually disconnected.
LOL. FWIW, I didn't tell Amanda or anyone at Tesla that I am posting this btw. But I agree, she was a bright spot in a tough situation. BTW, I am Long Island, NY.If Tesla is reading this, put Amanda in charge of North America service center customer experience ASAP. Unfortunately my SC experiences have not been anywhere near this customer centric, but it gives me hope that there are people within Tesla who want to make it better.
It's only less money if you count full value for the aftermarket mods, which service legally do not have to pay, given they have you sign off that they aren't responsible for the value of aftermarket parts. You also are forgetting depreciation, which they didn't dock for here. The fact of the matter is they gave full cost for the car including tax plus 2/3 of the aftermarket parts ($8k/$12k).I feel like i'm in the minority here and you got the raw end of the deal. They broke your car and then gave you less money for it than you spent.
How would they be liable for several hundred thousand dollars? No one was physically injured and even if the car was fully totalled that wouldn't be what they would have spent.Then they replaced it with a cheaper car with less capabilities (you're thinking HW4 is better yet still no real proof of this - I have a brand new HW4 MXP and let me tell you, it sucks without USS).
They were 'ultra nice' to you because you could have sued the crap out of them and i'm sure Amanda is getting several ultra cool corporate pizza parties to celebrate her saving the company several hundred thousand dollars, lol. smh.
I mean fact of the matter is his new car will have better resale than the old.I feel like i'm in the minority here and you got the raw end of the deal. They broke your car and then gave you less money for it than you spent. Then they replaced it with a cheaper car with less capabilities (you're thinking HW4 is better yet still no real proof of this - I have a brand new HW4 MXP and let me tell you, it sucks without USS).
They were 'ultra nice' to you because you could have sued the crap out of them and i'm sure Amanda is getting several ultra cool corporate pizza parties to celebrate her saving the company several hundred thousand dollars, lol. smh.
Yeah until they drop the price 30k on a whim like they did with my 23' MXP lol. You guys must be new here.I mean fact of the matter is his new car will have better resale than the old.
The new car would still be worth more than the old in that case. I don't see a case where the old car wins out in value.Yeah until they drop the price 30k on a whim like they did with my 23' MXP lol. You guys must be new here.
That price drop would hit even worse if he still had his old car. He went from 140k all in on an MXLR to 95k on an MXP. Well maybe 107k since he probably got FSD to hit those pricesYeah until they drop the price 30k on a whim like they did with my 23' MXP lol. You guys must be new here.
How far does your seat cycle per use? this very much seems like a ‘you’ issue. I say ‘you’ as I am ‘you’ as well, and have found this to be the reason for this issue.this "restraint system failure" b/s has plagued all 3 of my teslas
Probably eventually like most people. Either way he’s coming out ahead like $30k and getting a better car (Plaid vs LR). There’s a lot of *sugar* to criticize Tesla for, but in this instance they seem to have gone above and beyond.Is he going to sell the car? Doesn't seem that way so not even sure why this is being discussed. He customizes his vehicles? People that do that aren't focused on resale. I just don't see that as a win tbh.
Wonder if blowing all 8 airbags goes to CarFax?The new car would still be worth more than the old in that case. I don't see a case where the old car wins out in value.