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[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

That's the part I never understood. Even if you weren't a Musk fan boy and before Musk showed his true colors, Telsa has always, ALWAYS been shit quality. I remember back in 2015, or so, there was a video of someone finally getting their Telsa and it had a massive crack running the length of the driver side A-pillar, yet they just ignored it.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 40 minutes ago (1 children)

Tesla is basically a case study in top down engineering. Radical ideas promised by marketing, sometimes good and sometimes bad, executed in a massive fucking rush which results in tons of build quality and general delivering on promises issues.

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 points 30 minutes ago

Which only worked at first because they were a start up. At that point many people will accept the early adopter woes, but Tesla never quite matured out of it.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I'll have to be honest and admit back when I was in high school or so, I was enthusiastic about electric cars and his seemed like some of the best. He was also opening up the charging standards so that there could be a mixed playing field. Back then, I was likely ready to dismiss small critiques as the retaliation of the fossil fuel industry.

God I hate old me.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 3 points 1 hour ago

All your reasons were valid though. Teslas were the best electric cars for a long time, probably not so anymore. Tesla as a brand has done good things, like you say opening up their charging standard which is superior to all the other competitors.

Personally, I wouldn't get a Tesla because they are sort of like the apple of car companies, e.g. anti-consumer and anti-repair. Plus, Musk owning it is another big negative.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

You're always supposed to hate or be embarrassed by the old you; that means you learned. It means growth. It's a good thing.