You_Are_All_Diseased t1_j6jrecx wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:47 PM

Reply to comment by StrategicBlenderBall in This happened in NJ: Dude's steering wheel falls off his Tesla on the highway; asks for Elon Musk's help on Twitter by dubly_

Between haters and fanboys, it seems impossible to get objective opinions about Tesla.

rpd9803 t1_j6jyhoo wrote on January 30, 2023 at 9:30 PM

I think the answer lies squarely between the haters and the fan boys: they’re meh. Electric vehicles are cool. Some of the vehicles are novel, but they’re also kind of built poorly and just sort of typical mediocre car quality.

StrategicBlenderBall t1_j6kuyh0 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:11 AM

I have a Y and a 3. My 3 had some minor cosmetic issues when I picked it up, Service Center fixed it and that was that. My Y, built in Austin, is perfect. Coming from a 2018 CTS and Grand Cherokee, I’d say the Y and 3 are on par quality wise. The materials are somewhere in the middle, but the seats are damn comfortable for the price range.

But the best part of any EV is the power and convenience, and that’s really the reason I went with Tesla. Nobody can touch the range and the Superchargers are the best until EA catches up.

StrategicBlenderBall t1_j6jrx1v wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:50 PM

It’s pretty annoying. Yes, I own two, but I also recognize when Tesla does stupid shit. The steering wheel falling off is stupid and also extremely dangerous. That being said, yeah they fixed it under warranty lol.

kaliwrath t1_j6mt3qn wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:20 PM

Great battery and charging network on a very good chassis. The finishing is very shoddy and while the basic software is good, some features are very much beta.