This Man Hated His Tesla Model S So Much He Traded It For A Chrysler 300
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“And most importantly, I don’t have to change the volume or climate with a f*%king screen.”
I feel this in my soul.
I feel this in my soul.
Good for him!!!!!!! Fight the Man!!!!!!! Burn that gasoline!!!!!!! Do those oil changes!!!!!! I'll bet he had to get bigger size underware.
Honestly the 300 isn't such a bad car, especially with the 6.4.
It’s a shame they killed it after 2014 in the states… though apparently Australia kept getting the SRT till 2021 and the Middle East continues to get them.
In other news, a couple years ago I hated my Corvette so much I used it as a trade-in on a Mazda 3, which I liked infinitely better. Also, so what. And who cares the 300 was is a fairly decent car.
"In his post, he wrote that the 300 solved all the problems that he had with his Model S, which included:
Yea, if Tesla cant do something about not having a sound of an engine in a car that uses electric motors and, get this major faux pas from Telsa... NO ENGINE....They're never going to make it in this world. Elon Musk..... geez what an idiot.
And while lamenting the quality of the Tesla, he says "He addresses this though, saying “Yeah, I know FCA [now Stellantis] quality leaves a lot to be desired, but hey, Tesla prepared me just fine for that.”
Sounds like the first problem was taken care of because the guy was dumb, and the second problem wasn't quite "solved" at all. I know its an opinion piece, but what a stupid article.
In light of this stupidity, I decided to write a similar piece on why I got rid of my awful Corvette, and bought a Mazda 3 to replace it, to solve the following problems:
"In his post, he wrote that the 300 solved all the problems that he had with his Model S, which included:
- No physical controls for convenience functions.
- No engine sound.
- An uncomfortable interior.
- And the big one: quality"
Yea, if Tesla cant do something about not having a sound of an engine in a car that uses electric motors and, get this major faux pas from Telsa... NO ENGINE....They're never going to make it in this world. Elon Musk..... geez what an idiot.
And while lamenting the quality of the Tesla, he says "He addresses this though, saying “Yeah, I know FCA [now Stellantis] quality leaves a lot to be desired, but hey, Tesla prepared me just fine for that.”
Sounds like the first problem was taken care of because the guy was dumb, and the second problem wasn't quite "solved" at all. I know its an opinion piece, but what a stupid article.
In light of this stupidity, I decided to write a similar piece on why I got rid of my awful Corvette, and bought a Mazda 3 to replace it, to solve the following problems:
- Physical controls for convenience functions- The Corvette had some sort of quasi-automatic climate control, where the Mazda allows me to select ANY temperature I wanted by using the knobs. Mazda = 1, GM = big fat zero.
- Engine sound - The V8 in the Corvette became quite noisy and caused the tires to squeal and smoke when launching from at a stoplight at 6000 rpm, whereas the appropriately muffled 2.5 liter engine in the Mazda was nice and quite and the tires never squealed even once. Its like GM has never even heard of mufflers or decent tires!
- An uncomfortable interior- The two passengers in the back of the Mazda have no problems and are quite comfortable, while the two rear passengers in the Corvette never had cupholders, or even seats! Come on GM, it isn't that hard. Plus, the Mazda had twice as many doors! Unbelievable lack of foresight in this day and age for a company like GM to overlook something so basic as doors, seats, and cupholders.
- And the big one: quality- The engine in the Corvette inconveniently required eight, count them, EIGHT sparks plugs during a routine maintenance servicing. The Mazda only required four. Its like GM couldnt figure out how to require half as many spark plugs, and they've been building engines what, over a hundred years now?
^^Good, thoughtful sarcasm there.^^
Those Teslas seem like trash. If anyone has one they want to be rid of, I'll straight-up trade it for my 15 year old Honda with 150K+++ miles just to be a nice guy.
They are practical around town or on military post. Your not going to go gumball run or long miles a day in one as recharge and wait will kill the miles your trying to cover. My biggest gripe is one that too many EV or hybrid owners forget.. availability and price of replacement parts. I miss the sound of the aftermarket header and catback exhaust. Many on here are car enthusiast individuals who track,tune, and modify every vehicle they buy.
Quality and Tesla do not go hand in hand from what I've seen. Like I've said before, the issues with electric cars in general that makes them inferior to ICE vehicles make them a non-starter for regular people that need a standard vehicle to get them back and forth to work as well as other errands. Then you throw in all the problems that Tesla has with quality and the only people who will buy these things are those who can afford to have their electric car that sits next to their gas vehicles that do all the real work when needed. If you can put up with those things then great, maybe a Tesla is right for you.
If the owner of that Tesla was really that unhappy, he sure could have done a lot better than trading for a Chrysler 300.
I'm still waiting for all of those who harp about Tesla's poor quality to post some photos of the ones that they own.
Sure, a lot of people claim to have seen Bigfoot too. How about some recent photos ? There are a heck of a lot of Teslas in my small mountain community and I make a point of eyeballing them when I see one parked somewhere in town. I don't see any glaringly obvious paint defects or poor body panel fit. Sure, there may be other quality issues not readily apparent to a casual viewer like me.
But I suspect that a lot of people who parrot the line about poor Tesla quality are just repeating what they were told or read on the internet. And I also suspect that the majority of owners who do report problems have had them addressed to their satisfaction by their dealers within a very short period of time.
I'm still waiting for all of those who harp about Tesla's poor quality to post some photos of the ones that they own.
Sure, a lot of people claim to have seen Bigfoot too. How about some recent photos ? There are a heck of a lot of Teslas in my small mountain community and I make a point of eyeballing them when I see one parked somewhere in town. I don't see any glaringly obvious paint defects or poor body panel fit. Sure, there may be other quality issues not readily apparent to a casual viewer like me.
But I suspect that a lot of people who parrot the line about poor Tesla quality are just repeating what they were told or read on the internet. And I also suspect that the majority of owners who do report problems have had them addressed to their satisfaction by their dealers within a very short period of time.
If there is anything wrong with BITOG, this is it. Personal attacks. Totally unnecessary. And personally, after reading the article a few days, I would not make the same assumption. Even if I did, there would be no reason to post it here for hundreds to read, and to mock this man. Perhaps we all need a monthly refresher course in BITOG rules of conduct.
I do agree that his complaint about the Model S being too quiet struck me as odd. As I pondered this, I wondered if there is a difference between knowing that an electric car will be relatively silent, and living with a silent car for a couple years. This is also interesting to me, in consideration of how much engineering goes into making quiet cars. This is one of the features why I'm planning on trading my E350 for an S550 some day.
I did find his comment regarding Tesla quality rather stinging, at least it should be to those who work for Tesla in Quality Engineering departments. He said “Yeah, I know FCA [now Stellantis] quality leaves a lot to be desired, but hey, Tesla prepared me just fine for that.”
My BIL has an S, I drove it and really like the silence of it. The days of loud engines and exhaust are long gone for me, what was once cool sounding (and damaged my hearing over many years) is now an annoying racket for anything more than short trips.
This person clearly didn't do one solitary bit of homework before spending a lot of money on an auto.
This man will be mocked by thousands.
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As I've posted in other threads, I've had significant seat time in a 3 as well as an S and materials selection is one of my biggest gripes (though road noise on the 3 was surprising, this wasn't the case with the S). The interior feels extremely cheap. It didn't feel/look like it was going to fall apart, I didn't see any huge panel gaps or anything, but compared to my M5, which I had owned just prior to driving the S, despite the cars being in a similar price bracket, the S had nothing on the bimmer in terms of interior materials selection and that "quality" feeling you expect at that price point.
On the 3, well, getting out of the Jeep, which is draped in leather on every surface and feels luxurious, the 3 doesn't. It feels like a Nissan Sentra or similar economy car inside in terms of materials selection, placement, design...etc.
I also owned an Audi e-tron for about a month (my personal version of the "mistake" this thread is about) and not getting the Luxury option was a mistake, though the primary reason for divesting myself of it was the fact my wife hated it and we both missed the SRT. That said, the Audi was leaps and bounds better than either Tesla in terms of materials, sound deadening, interior design...etc.
It ultimately comes down to what traits are most important to you. If you don't really want an EV (which should be a no brainer primary component of this decision-making process) then buying one is going to end up being a mistake. I definitely wanted an EV, and my wife thought she did, but we discovered that wasn't really the case. If you want the best range and neat-o technology and are comfortable with everything on a screen and how well the interior is dressed isn't of super high priority, you'll likely love a Tesla. If you like certain things like heads-up displays, a traditionally located cluster, physical controls for things and a very nice infotainment that supports CarPlay and Android Auto and range isn't top of the list, you are likely better served looking at some other marques like BMW, Audi, Porsche...etc.
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