Honestly it was one of the ugliest things I’ve seen, looks like it was designed by a three year old. I also liked these guys trying out another problem with it https://twitter.com/crawf34/status/1786102215511331014?t=Cq9EUhkK-p8tlqoC_dUWvw&s=08
Ride in the Devils Staircase area today. An experience that will be with me for a very long time. Such beautiful, unspoiled by humans landscapes, that are getting harder and harder to find. Then Riding in the general Rhayader Built Well Brecon roads. What a day!
Going on reports I've seen, Teslas are poorly made, (thus) very overpriced, and have the worst accident record (per 1000 vehicles) on US roads. Not to mention that the autopilot bullshit is on a par with Boeing's regard for safety.
Cybertruck aside - part of the point i was trying to make - have you looked close up at any Teslas? I would say the majority of vehicles they have produced are anything but poorly made*, well certainly models made between 2005 - 2019. the "Model 3" in 2019 earned a 93.9% reliabilty from WhatCar - hardly in this category*. I see a later model faired less well, but that might make sense and ties in more with what is going on currently within the company.
All owners I've seen the opinions of - which could be skewed sampling, but unlikely given the brand inspires the same fanboi mindless loyalty that other hip hi-tech brands do - report poorly-fitting panels and the kind of assembly quality that brings to mind a '70s Austin. Or a Chinese MG. As for any magazine that starts 'What' I have zero faith in. Or, really, any magazine, any more than in any politician; but particularly any that start 'What', or 'Which'. They're always mesmerised by the shiny.
as i guessed, will have to agree to disagree on this one - the magazine just confirmed what i've seen repeatedly with my own eyes on the earlier models, very well put together generally. EDIT yes, I have seen all the panel gap problems that go back to around 2021, but for the 15 years prior to this, they were very impressive for a "new kid on the block ".
Tesla are a mass produced, budget brand, Chris. I have friends in the industry, they’ve all said that they are poorly made, to a low standard, to achieve the highest profit margin. There’s more profit in one Tesla than 25 Toyota Corollas apparently. Anyway…..
I learnt not to dare the waitress serving the cheese to give us as much as she can. This was bonkers. Still, after a Coke Zero, we were ready for pud!
I’m bursting at the seams. Literally. I can’t wait to get back to normal eating, and exercise like a lunatic again next week.
I can't believe you could make such a sweeping statement based on "you have friends in the industry" FFS.. - I disagree, it's that simple. What has profit got to do with whether something is well made or not? If you read my earlier posts then you need to be more specific, we are talking about 20 years of production - all car manufacturers have highs and lows.
Last night I went with friends to witness the absurd reproduction of Robin Red Breast staring Maxine Peak at the theatre It gave us all a lot to think about Thankfully it was only an hour long.
Couple of jobs in the garden, then family round for a barbeque. A quick hour out on a bike with an ice cream at the coast .
