Re:Tesla Model 3 Hits Production
by dpark on Wednesday July 05, 2017 @12:45PM
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> If you think a 691 bhp Tesla is going to wear it's parts the same way as a 278 bhp Accord...
Literally no one said that.
And that wasn't the criticism of your comment. The criticism was that you asserted that Hondas would be as reliable as Ferraris if they were driven hard. Lots of people do drive their Hondas hard. They replace the exhaust and lower the car and maybe throw on a wing and pretend they're on a track all the time. They drive these things hard as hell and they hold up very well.
> I'm not saying Tesla build quality is higher or lower, I'm saying it's comparing apples and oranges.
It's not apples and oranges. It's cars and cars. Yes, people drive their Teslas harder than their Nissan Leafs. What about M5s? How do Teslas compare? They should be far more reliable due to the vastly simpler drivetrain. Are they?
> It's also worth noting that Honda's have decades upon decades of previous models to build off of. Tesla's been around since what, 2003? And they didn't have a car to show until 2008.
So your argument about Tesla reliability is essentially that they are unreliable, because they're new?
Literally no one said that.
And that wasn't the criticism of your comment. The criticism was that you asserted that Hondas would be as reliable as Ferraris if they were driven hard. Lots of people do drive their Hondas hard. They replace the exhaust and lower the car and maybe throw on a wing and pretend they're on a track all the time. They drive these things hard as hell and they hold up very well.
> I'm not saying Tesla build quality is higher or lower, I'm saying it's comparing apples and oranges.
It's not apples and oranges. It's cars and cars. Yes, people drive their Teslas harder than their Nissan Leafs. What about M5s? How do Teslas compare? They should be far more reliable due to the vastly simpler drivetrain. Are they?
> It's also worth noting that Honda's have decades upon decades of previous models to build off of. Tesla's been around since what, 2003? And they didn't have a car to show until 2008.
So your argument about Tesla reliability is essentially that they are unreliable, because they're new?