SlumTodd_Millionaire
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I’m surprised to hear you say that, usually you seem like someone that can be objective. Teslas are cool, but their fit and finish is awful. Not only is that well known by like every automotive journalist, you can see it for yourself in person. Thin paint, panel gaps, etc. I notice it all the time when walking by them. They also have horrific reliability, finishing almost last in rankings for years now:
Consumer Reports is no longer recommending Tesla's Model S and is panning the reliability of the new Model Y
The latest Consumer Reports' annual Auto Reliability Survey also dropped a Toyota brand from No. 1 for the first time in 15 years.www.cnbc.com
The interiors are also cheap, and the display/driver dash is lacking.
I’m very pro-American business, and am stoked we have this amazing car company to somewhat “disrupt” the industry. But they have some major challenges, and as a former mechanical engineer and lifetime car guy that has designed and built FSAE race cars I see some major issues that need to be dealt with. It would be extremely foolish to think Tesla is somehow untouchable when it comes to quality, value, and (shortly down the road) technology.
I said it before, but it bears repeating: EVs are MUCH simpler than ICE cars and there's really no reason every established auto manufacturer can’t come up with a very nice product in the next couple of years. The Mach-E quite frankly has surprised me with how quickly it came along.
As someone who actually owns one and has put 14,000 miles on it, I can say with certainty that that’s all BS. I don’t know anyone who actually owns a Tesla who would agree with any of that.
Are the finishes German luxury quality? No. But they’re far superior to anything Toyota has ever put out. And the technology more than makes up for it.