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  • espentan@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldBoycott Tesla.
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    22 days ago

    Tesla is in a league of its own when it comes to quality control issues.

    Tesla in Norway set up a paint shop to repaint Model S cars as they arrived, since some had such a thin coat of paint you could see through to the primer.

    My nephew, on picking up his new Model 3, was asked to walk around the car and highlight trim defects and panel gaps he would like them to fix/improve.

    A friend of mine’s Model X had such poor welds in places it quickly developed cracks in the rear door jamb areas. Tesla called it normal and so he ended up stripping down the car and rewelded these areas himself.

    There are so many stories out there, and I feel like Tesla was given a pass by the press/people because “oooh, electric, exciting, much nice, so environmentally friendly”.

















  • It’s not really a lot of hoops to jump through, and this seems to be standard practice by DHL, UPS, FedEx and others, over here.

    I actually appreciate getting the options on delivery day. E.g. I usually get to choose what collection point they leave the package at (so I can pick a spot I pass by going home from work or whatever), or if I want them to come back the next day, or have it dropped off at my office (not always an option, kinda seems to depend on how stressful a day the driver is having). I certainly prefer it to risk having the package stolen, then reporting, waiting for a new delivery…

    Of course, if the package is large, heavy or otherwise unwieldy it might be a pain not having it delivered directly to the door, but if I’m expecting such a thing I try to be home to accept delivery.