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Re:Tesla switching to 24/7 shifts to push for more model 3s ... by jeremejevs on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @01:56PM (#16869432)
Not defending the gaps, but "most of the design tolerances" != "all design tolerances". There's much more to a car than just cosmetics. And I'm not claiming that those non-cosmetic parts are all top quality, just that it's possible that they are.
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Re:Tesla switching to 24/7 shifts to push for more model 3s ... by ProfessorLayton on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @02:08PM (#16869517)
Non-cosmetic gap: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/help-a-pillar-defect...
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Re:Tesla switching to 24/7 shifts to push for more model 3s ... by Jasper_ on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @02:01PM (#16869472)
His next line clarifies that it is about cosmetic parts:

> Our car needs to be designed and built with such accuracy and precision that, if an owner measures dimensions, panel gaps and flushness, and their measurements don’t match the Model 3 specs, it just means that their measuring tape is wrong.

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Re:Tesla switching to 24/7 shifts to push for more model 3s ... by treis on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @02:17PM (#16869618)
I think it's more "design tolerances" != "manufacturing tolerances". Tesla could design their body gaps to be 1mm but that's meaningless without the ability to manufacture them to that tolerance consistently. Tesla's quality problems are clearly a production and not a design issue. No engineer at Tesla said "Hey, let's design the model 3 with gigantic body gaps".
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Re:Tesla switching to 24/7 shifts to push for more model 3s ... by dragonwriter on Wednesday April 18, 2018 @02:01PM (#16869476)
As I understand, panel gaps are not merely cosmetic, as larger gaps adversely impact aerodynamics and, thereby, performance and efficiency.
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