by blindriver on 12/21/23, 11:22 PM
$14k is cheap. I got lightly rear-ended in my model y and the repair bill was over $15k. And it was in the shop for over 2 months waiting for parts.
The ridiculous cost to repair and the waiting time (insurance covers a rental car for up to 1 month) are things no one talks about when it comes to Teslas.
by pseudosavant on 12/21/23, 11:32 PM
Quality is so suspect on Teslas. The worst panel gaps on a new car in 30 years is indicative of under-emphasis on quality control. That mentality doesn't only get applied to body panels, but everything like brake and suspension components too.
Then on top of it, they are very customer hostile if you are doing anything other than buying or praising their cars. So it'll break on you, and they'll make you foot the bill.
by Lariscus on 12/21/23, 11:27 PM
That the owner had to resell their own car at a 10000 dollar loss instead of just taking it back to Tesla and demanding either a refund or a replacement seems ridiculous. Are there no consumer protection laws at all in the US?
Edit: This did not happen in the US.
by twiddling on 12/21/23, 10:48 PM
Tesla, which disbanded its press department years ago, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
by VBprogrammer on 12/21/23, 11:21 PM
Would not have paid for that, even if I had to live in the car on the dealers forecourt while spending every waking moment explaining to any customer who came by what happened.
by freitzkriesler2 on 12/21/23, 11:26 PM
Part and parcel in owning cars that have a shallow parts availability pool.
I like Teslas but parts availability is something that isn't talked about.
by 0xfedbee on 12/22/23, 12:49 AM
Why the hell are people still buying Teslas is beyond my understanding.
by oeta on 12/21/23, 10:51 PM
by belltaco on 12/21/23, 11:33 PM
by hkchad on 12/22/23, 6:01 PM
Why people keep giving this modern day con man $$$ is beyond me.
by lijok on 12/21/23, 11:25 PM
How much is insurance on these things
by freedude on 12/21/23, 11:21 PM
by gitfan86 on 12/21/23, 11:20 PM
Business Insider is well known for low quality posts. Just looking at the headline you know they chose to run a story without fact checking anything this guy said.
by stop50 on 12/21/23, 11:05 PM
Luckily i will probably be never in this situation:
1. My country has an law that says in the first 6 months the seller has to prove that i used it more than it can be expected or wrong(common sense wrong not you hold it wrong) to cause the damage and my behaviour must be the reason for breaking;
2. I mostly use public transport.