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Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Re: Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Post by throwaw33333434 »

seanieb wrote: post #30

Tesla Model 3, owner here. The list of reasons why I will never buy a Tesla again is too long, but they pretty much all boil down to cheap parts and poor build quality. That goes for their software also, absolute junk.

I bought a new MB CLA 6 years ago, done almost 100k. Nothing broke, never had a problem with software or hardware. Only maintenance was oil, brake fluid, break pad, filters, summer tyres, windshield wipers. Batter is still good, next year I'll replace break discs.

I've been tracking, drifting and driving quite hard (bloody potholes!). I don't think I'll ever sell this car.

Re: Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Post by philjackson »

roflyear wrote: post #351
mlrtime wrote: post #294

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could you please sell everything you have, give it to a charity and live in the woods? I'm getting tired of every discussion diverging into a 'environmental impact' judgment message from anonymous.

This is the same argument as "don't complain, someone has it worse" and it's a flawed one.

Fallacy of relative privation.

Re: Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Post by vardump »

hef19898 wrote: post #319
Sebb767 wrote: post #175

There are a few important caveats here: TÜV is no longer the sole inspection authority and a lot of people and dealerships switched away from it, especially when they try to save money. This might favor cheaper brands in this statistic. Additionaly, a lot of the more expensive brands (like VW and BMW) will do the inspection as part of a regular service and inspect the car beforehand, making failures less likely.

So, what you are saying is, that preventive maintenence results in safer cars? Who'd have guessed... Thing is so, while the ADAC reliability reports exclude brands running their "own" mobility services (often enough outsourced to ADAC, but that's a different story), TÜV data is neutral. And a statistically relevant sample, TÜV is still one of the biggest providers. It sure means that other brands, with better results…

I think what he is saying is that there's a dealership service visit immediately before an inspection. That would certainly decrease inspection rejects.

A great way to manipulate inspection statistics.

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Post by lawn »

Geisterde wrote: post #342
lawn wrote: post #322

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Watching the road simply isn't enough. You need to be alert and ready, which is countered by the system that lulls you into a false sense of security and makes you doze off. "Tesla did their part" is such a lazy cop out.

Thats like saying shoes give you a false sense of security, perhaps, but its still your responsibility that you werent watching for a nail sticking up, its not nikes fault for making a good feeling shoe. User error.

That's not the same at all. No shoe is created to automatically walk and avoid sharp objects.

Re: Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Post by deely3 »

jokoon wrote: post #433
deely3 wrote: post #264

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What is your solution for people that have two or more childrens in two different schools when road covered in ice or 3in of snow? Or when its -17 celsius outside?

that's a strawman most people don't have young kids or have snow covered roads

> 150mln kids are born each year.

> Approximately 40% of the world's population lives in regions that experience snowfall.

Could you go to the internet and check meaning of strawman argument?

Re: Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Post by hef19898 »

vardump wrote: post #453
hef19898 wrote: post #319

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So, what you are saying is, that preventive maintenence results in safer cars? Who'd have guessed... Thing is so, while the ADAC reliability reports exclude brands running their "own" mobility services (often enough outsourced to ADAC, but that's a different story), TÜV data is neutral. And a statistically relevant sample, TÜV is still one of the biggest providers. It sure means that other brands, with better results…

I think what he is saying is that there's a dealership service visit immediately before an inspection. That would certainly decrease inspection rejects. A great way to manipulate inspection statistics.

No, a great way to maintain cars...

Re: Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Post by whynotmaybe »

gruez wrote: post #408
angulardragon03 wrote: post #162

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Probably this, yeah. Lease cars as part of your work comp are relatively common in the tech sector here.

>Lease cars as part of your work comp are relatively common in the tech sector here. It's not treated as income by the tax authorities? If so, I'd rather have them hand me cash instead so I can get the car I want, and won't be out of a car when I'm laid off/quit.

In Belgium and Luxembourg, it's considered as taxable benefit and the amount is based on the type of car.

You usually end up paying 200-300 €/month as tax directly deduced from your salary but for that amount you have a new car with all the servicing included, even tires.

A few years ago, it was part of the standard salary package for many companies in IT so you weren't really without a car when leaving.

Some places where strict on the kind of car you can have (small cars for junior, Mercedes for management) but other places just provided you with a monthly budget so you could get whatever you want. You could also pay the difference to have a better car.

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Post by gumby »

WolfRazu wrote: post #302
janoc wrote: post #262

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And why would that feature rely on a phone in the first place instead of letting the driver change the profile when getting behind the wheel? Or e.g. use a fingerprint sensor or interior camera (which some of the Teslas do have)? That sounds like some software guy somewhere didn't realize that those seats in the car aren't only for carrying air but that actual people or, gosh, occasional other drivers ride in them to…

There is an easy profile toggle

The author said they know that but the problem was the profile being deleted.

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

_Algernon_ wrote: post #450
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #390

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> Just ask Myanmar Do you mean the military dictatorship? I’m not sure if they are reliable sources. But yes, Myanmar blames lots of their ethnic violence problems on Facebook, it couldn’t be bad governance at all right?

As with most things it's probably a combination of factors, one of which is Facebook essentially monopolising internet access in the country while stoking the fire.

YouTube would also be popular, in most of SEA the internet means mostly Facebook and YouTube, to the chagrin of Chinese internet services who can’t even compete outside of China in their own backyard (well, TikTok is hugely popular there, as it is here, Myanmar is also blaming TikTok and YouTube for ethnic violence, so it just isn’t Facebook). But I’m not sure how Facebooks‘s popularity equals a monopoly, they aren't engaging in anti competitive behavior, the infrastructure is free for use by competitors. The only thing Facebook puts in beyond other markets is localization and marketing.

Re: Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom

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Post by konschubert »

qwertox wrote: post #79
konschubert wrote: post #59

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I would like a map that is up to date and has a good UX. Spotify and podcasts. Voice controls that allow me to hear and speak text messages. Basic stuff, impossible for Volkswagen. EDIT: I agree with the replies that say this should be handled by CarPlay/Android Auto. In which case I’d like my cars software to support that well. EDIT2: Oh and there has to be an api where the car shares charge state and range estimate…

It's not like TomTom or a phone with Google Maps on it can't scratch that itch.

TomTom doesn’t know the place I searched for earlier and my phone doesn’t know the battery state of my car. (Though the latter could Be fixed through an api)
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