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Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by pmarreck »

I had the "12V battery problem" as well, which did require service. (I have a P85+.) I also had a more involved problem with the main battery which actually required them to swap the whole thing out for a temporary one, ship the original back to Fremont, and 1-2 months later I got my original battery swapped back in. (I got Tesla loaners both times it was in the shop for the swap.)

I wasn't buzzkilled at all; I did kind of sign up for some growing pains with an all-new technology. And Tesla service has been courteous as heck. And the car is still WONDERFUL to drive, so...

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by jraines »

jasonmp85 wrote: post #7
automathematics wrote: post #2

Thanks for sharing this. I hope Tesla respond in time, as this seems very unacceptable to me.

Honest question: why root for Tesla? Great EVs are starting to appear from other manufacturers, so why cheer for one company in particular?

Because they kicked off the movement (at least the full EV one), are leading on automation as well, and because they're made in America. I'm sure there are good reasons against, but those are a few pros.

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by mikeash »

jasonmp85 wrote: post #7
automathematics wrote: post #2

Thanks for sharing this. I hope Tesla respond in time, as this seems very unacceptable to me.

Honest question: why root for Tesla? Great EVs are starting to appear from other manufacturers, so why cheer for one company in particular?

What other great EVs are there? The only one I know of that comes even close is the Bolt, and it has no decent road trip capability and poor driver assistance features.

Tesla's bypass of dealers is another point in their favor.

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by pmarreck »

jasonmp85 wrote: post #7
automathematics wrote: post #2

Thanks for sharing this. I hope Tesla respond in time, as this seems very unacceptable to me.

Honest question: why root for Tesla? Great EVs are starting to appear from other manufacturers, so why cheer for one company in particular?

Because Tesla makes the sexiest one, duh! ;) AND is being produced by the first new auto manufacturer "startup" that has a shot in hell of a continued existence.

(Disclaimer: I own one. I also used to own a Volt, which was nice... but there is no comparison, frankly. I think the Bolt looks cool, and I generally think pure-electric technology is the way to go... if we keep applying pressure to the battery problem, it will keep getting better and better, same as every other technology in history)

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by pbz »

AtheistOfFail wrote: post #4
NotSammyHagar wrote: post #3

Sorry, you had trouble with your new car. It happens sometimes that cars have problems. Tesla is a physical thing and it can have problems. I would be frustrated that my new toy had problems, but I don't see why this couldn't happen with a porsche or bmw. In fact, they do sometimes have problems.

> In fact, they do sometimes have problems. The difference is those companies have their shit figured out. If I had a vehicle checked like 2 times and it left me stranded, I would blow up in someone's face if I got handed a letter that says "Customer made it up"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eXUnZrykDY

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by Girlang »

libeclipse wrote: post #8
jasonmp85 wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honest question: why root for Tesla? Great EVs are starting to appear from other manufacturers, so why cheer for one company in particular?

I guess everyone just really, really loves Elon Musk.

I'll just stick with my Chevy Volt and Bolt, thank you very much. Also "Made in America"

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by tdiggity »

I'm sorry this happened to you. These are the things that scare me about the Model 3 ramp up to 500k cars/year. Hard to do and they want to do it fast. Their track record for the smaller details isn't the greatest, and when you're spending 100k on a car, the details matter. To me at least.

-Tesla owner since 2013.

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by enraged_camel »

jasonmp85 wrote: post #7
automathematics wrote: post #2

Thanks for sharing this. I hope Tesla respond in time, as this seems very unacceptable to me.

Honest question: why root for Tesla? Great EVs are starting to appear from other manufacturers, so why cheer for one company in particular?

Not the OP, but I personally root for Tesla because they're the ones pushing the envelope when it comes to EV cars. If it wasn't for Tesla's huge popularity, it is doubtful we would ever see mass-market adoption of EVs.

That said, it's clear that innovation can come at a cost, as we read in the article. Tesla handled this very poorly. If I were the author, I would have taken them to court, despite being a huge fan.

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by OliverJones »

Thanks for telling this story. The car business is HARD. I, for one, hope Tesla makes it across the chasm from early adopters like me to the mainstream.

There's a reason for the existence of dealerships: they are local businesses that local jurisdictions can hold accountable for such things as lemon law refunds. If Tesla wants out from under the dealership laws, they better handle this kind of problem more professionally from the factory.

They also need to grow their corporate PR and communications to be bigger than a single Twitter account if they're going to appeal to a mass market.

All that being said, I really like my Model S. I hope they make it.

Re: Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement

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Post by sxcurry »

eridius wrote: post #10
bobbles wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The point is that after all the crap they have gone through Teslas response was that the car contained no defect, which is obviously false

Not really. The car being returned to Tesla was, at that time, in good working order. Tesla had repaired it after the last issue. Now of course given the car's history it's possible that there were still other things wrong with it, but to the best of Tesla's knowledge, at the time the letter was signed, the car was defect-free.

It's really interesting to see how far some people will go to absolve Tesla of anything bad. This car was a lemon and the owner got terrible service from Tesla. End of story.
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