Found this little gem on my $55K Model Y(teslamotorsclub.com) |
Found this little gem on my $55K Model Y(teslamotorsclub.com) |
I think I'm also quite surprised that the strap holding the condenser has persisted in spite of its obvious manufacturing inefficiency / manual process overhead (albeit sometimes with less improvised edge protection) - it seems like a workaround for an inadequately designed retention system for the condenser to begin with.
This has disturbing analogs to all aspects of life in the last few years - what you believe has become more important than whether what you believe is right - even with evidence.
Personally, I am amazed that their factory process is this innovative/flexible - though I'd be pissed to find Home Depot material holding the insides of my car together like some last-minute-quick-fix!
All cars have them. If you want to stare, you can find them in a brand new BMW or other well regarded brand. Just a little more common in Tesla I guess. (I have one that bothers me. I got Tesla to 75% fix it. Doesn’t really bother me now)
2) the car is far and away the best car I have ever owned or driven. If someone sitting behind me at a stoplight sees my trunk is 1mm off perfectly centered? Sorry not going to take my car back for that. At this point I don’t see myself buying a non-tesla again.
3) what car do you drive? Have you measured panel gaps with a caliper? If so, why haven’t you gotten them all adjusted to perfect?
Your use of perfect seems to be a slight deflection, even "ok" would have been a fine goal.
But that photo is worse than anything I've ever seen on a car, period. I've seen overblown complaints about panel gaps on Teslas, but most manufacturers would not let that out into a dealership.
2) That's great for you, but it's hardly a defense against general complaints about a car. After all the Model 3 is not the best car others have driven. My most driven car these days is my new S4, a car with less interior noise despite an ICE, comparable performance (I'll trade the .7 second difference in the quarter mile for driving a car not put together with scraps)
3) None of my gaps are so horribly misaligned I ever had the inclination to!
There are two common complaints about panel gaps in general: too big, or misaligned.
I can forgive too big, I really don't care. But seriously misaligned like that picture? It looks like a bad body repair job, and it's right out if the realm of what can be ignored. Not for the sake of others, but for the sake of knowing I paid for a precision instrument and am getting a bodge job.