Except for the first, all would require customers give Tesla even more money. That does not make customers whole, that makes customers spend more. Not okay. The only remedies that are acceptable, in my opinion, are a warranty battery replacement or a cash award equal to the retail cost of a new battery. Anything short of that benefits Tesla and is not acceptable. Tesla cannot be allowed to make even more money from their unjust behavior.
What you need to understand is that my Model S was a once-in-a-lifetime purchase. Do you know what 150% trade-in value would be on my car? $40,000. Applied towards a S100 would mean I still have to spend another $50k-$60k. Some of us do not have that kind of disposable income. I cannot buy another $100k+ vehicle at the drop of a hat. This was my once-in-a-lifetime indulgent spend. There should be remedies for people like me, surely I cannot be the only one who cannot afford the remedies you've suggested.
EXACTLY. Many of us stretched to purchase these cars-- maybe not in total assets, but in amounts we would otherwise spend on a car.
I shrugged and kicked the dirt at my bad timing to purchase right before AWD and Autopilot. My eyes have rolled hard up into my head many times over the years when folks casually suggested I should "just" upgrade. I made the case against many who DID complain, pointing out that they, like me, got the car I agreed to get for the price I paid (hence the term sales AGREEMENT). But I did not agree to, nor consent to, the specifications of that car being monkeyed around with absent my consent and absent any respectful explanation as to how and why.
This is not like missing out on upgrades or price changes. These are changes to the fundamental EXPERIENCE we all bought into. A wave of a wand won't fix batteries and an offer to double down on our money won't make whole the initial purchase.
I'm expecting another class action will arise over the MCU eMMC failures as well (also stacking up over time) -- which is the same root cause: Tesla knows there is a problem and refuses to be transparent about it or remedy it, content to just tell their customers to pound sand or pay more in repairs--- but oh, there's time for games and movies! Shiny things don't impress lawyers and courts.
Tesla is not marshaling their resources properly and I'm seeing owner after owner transformed from fan to plaintiff. In many cases, they're original owners, like me, who helped build this company with our enthusiasm but are now being ignored or pushed aside like inconvenient old friends who don't fit Tesla's new lifestyle.
It's disheartening and sad to see looming on the horizon the potential of this company being gambled away. I expected better.
I have not yet personally suffered from any of these issues (that I know of), but clearly I'm in the range that does. And yeah, I'll be very transparent and public about it if/when it happens. My battery has been babied quite deliberately.
