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To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by voidUpdate »

Diti wrote: post #262
lostlogin wrote: post #206

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Weird take. He repeated his salute immediately. ‘I can’t be ist because I know an ’ is hardly a new position. Defend him all you want, he speaks for himself. We can see his actions and who he funds.

> We can see his actions and who he funds. I’m out of the loop here. Has Musk done anything related to nazi symbols (besides that weird gesture that some people say is a nazi salute), or funded Nazi organizations? EDIT: Why the downvotes?

After doing the "weird gesture", rather than apologising for doing something that many people interpreted as a nazi gesture, he made a load of crappy puns about it involving the names of various high-ranking nazi leaders

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by anovikov »

anovikov wrote: post #21

8% per day is like a continuous 250W draw. I think you can use a thermal camera to see where it happens :) like that's a lot. Owned a Model 3 since August 2023, didn't have any issues with it yet apart from those in place from the very beginning (left rear view mirror sometimes won't unfold or will but only partially, it takes a few cycles to get it to unfold fully, plus another small one that probably depended on us…

It must be some really silly thing like windshield heater stuck "on".

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by gcanyon »

decimalenough wrote: post #103
ddalex wrote: post #72

I'm sorry to have to say this, but buying a Tesla in 2024 is a terrible choice - the car is horrible to drive, not to mention customer satisfaction, reliability and ethical concerns. Hyundai and Polestar are way better electric options that are actually enjoyable and comfortable to drive

No, it is objectively not "horrible" to drive, the Model Y was the world's best selling car two years in a row for a reason. But OP has clearly received a lemon, and Tesla service has a well-deserved reputation for being extremely slow when they need to fix any non-trivial issue. And in the OP's case buying the car in a country with no official Tesla presence is making things even worse.

> the world's best selling car two years in a row

cite?

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by darkerside »

precommunicator wrote: post #389
musikele wrote: post #165

Let's remove Musk from the equation, because you can like or (most probably) hate him, but I own a Tesla and I have the opposite experience. Everything worked out of the box. Just one piece of hardware started to fail (the charger plug making some noise) and they changed it in warranty. First: has the author tried a tesla before buying one? I'd never buy a car without trying it. Because comparing it to a Clio just be…

> Second: when you buy a car, do you ask yourself, how will I fix it in case anything goes wrong? Buying a car in a country where there's no service is a huge no-no. From middle of Slovakia to Budapest, Hungary is as far as Houston to Austin drive. No border or customs controls. Vehicle insurance issued in one, is valid in both. You only have to spend few euros to buy a vignette (road toll). I don't see your point.

So the nearest repair center takes a full day instead of a quick drop off on the way to work?

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by smatija »

tomp wrote: post #350
voidUpdate wrote: post #226

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If I was to buy a car these days (which I'm not, I don't have nearly enough money for that), I'd want something with as little "computer" in it as possible. Just a box with 4 wheels and an engine, or maybe a battery and a motor, maybe a heater for when it gets a bit cold, and I'll throw a bluetooth speaker in the back seat if I need something to listen to

It's literally illegal. In the EU, it's illegal to sell cars that don't have back camera, not beeping if seatbelt not fastened, and not beeping if speed limit is exceeded.

Note that this is only for when buying new cars - used models can still be sold and bought without these "niceties".

The next car I am going to buy is probably going to be older than my current one.

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by onetokeoverthe »

mcv wrote: post #374
tomp wrote: post #350

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It's literally illegal. In the EU, it's illegal to sell cars that don't have back camera, not beeping if seatbelt not fastened, and not beeping if speed limit is exceeded.

Our new car beeps constantly for unclear reasons and doesn't explain why. It's not helpful and I'd like it to stop.

maybe find the speaker chime and execute it live on stream.

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by wesselbindt »

starbugs wrote: post #382
mschild wrote: post #340

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Adding another source: TÜV Report 2025 (in German) In Germany you have to get your car checked every 24 months for its road worthiness (think general doctor checkup but for your car). If it fails, you are not allowed to use it until it's fixed. At the first general inspection after purchase 2-3 years out, 14.2% of all checked Tesla Model 3s had issues. Comparing that to other models that are on record in sufficient n…

> https://www.adac.de/news/tuev-report-2025/ This is about what cars made it through the German TÜV. Not about reliability.

To me it seems like a perfectly sound proxy measure of reliability. Why do you believe otherwise?

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by precommunicator »

darkerside wrote: post #395
precommunicator wrote: post #389

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> Second: when you buy a car, do you ask yourself, how will I fix it in case anything goes wrong? Buying a car in a country where there's no service is a huge no-no. From middle of Slovakia to Budapest, Hungary is as far as Houston to Austin drive. No border or customs controls. Vehicle insurance issued in one, is valid in both. You only have to spend few euros to buy a vignette (road toll). I don't see your point.

So the nearest repair center takes a full day instead of a quick drop off on the way to work?

Well, that's a valid point, but if you look at e.g. Poland, even that there are three repair centers there, there are places in there that are much (2x) further away from a service center than the drive from Slovakia to Budapest.

One thing I don't understand is why the author doesn't just use the legal provisions of statutory warranty. Any cost of delivering the faulty items to the seller are on the seller, not the buyer, in Europe in general.

Re: To buy a Tesla Model 3, only to end up in hell

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Post by darkerside »

lleims wrote: post #42

There's two updates to the original post: - All my communications with the Budapest Service Center: https://www.myteslaexperience.com/2025-02-04/all-my-communic... - How to spit in a customer's face: https://www.myteslaexperience.com/2025-02-07/how-to-spit-in-...

For you and anyone else who might find this relevant. It may seem obvious in retrospect, but with pointing out that "taking delivery" is a significant moment in the purchasing experience. If there is a problem with the car, don't drive it off the lot. Once you have, it's your problem and not the dealer's.
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