Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
by BryantD on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:46PM
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That's exactly what I'm getting at; I phrased it poorly.
Teslas, especially during the initial production runs for any given model, are built like Wayfair furniture. Good enough to do the job, but without a high level of quality. Turns out consumers will accept that.
Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
by Domenic_S on Monday April 25, 2022 @07:03PM
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I think GP was making a different point, that I happen to agree with, which is that Tesla invests heavily in certain areas (battery tech, drivetrain, performance, safety) and virtually ignores other areas (creature comforts, quality of interiors, body assembly quality at times). So depending on what things you personally weigh heavily, a Tesla seems like either the deal of the century or an overpriced hunk of garbage.
Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
by BryantD on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @12:54PM
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Hm. I could nitpick the specific areas (I don't think they're great on safety with regard to self-driving), but that's a valid way to think about it. I wouldn't buy a Tesla, but I also recognize that Musk pushed the industry forward with regard to EVs. I certainly buy products from some companies which have similar trade-offs.
Returning to the Twitter question: gosh, I hope Elon decides to invest heavily in areas I care about and doesn't ignore aspects which I think are vitally important.
Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
by nicce on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @01:12AM
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Ignorance might not be on purpose: Tesla is very new manufacturer and other brands have experience and data from decades. It is hard compete in that sense.
Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
by nicce on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:55PM
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From that point of view, indeed it is good enough then.
Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
by the_only_law on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:47PM
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> are built like Wayfair furniture. Good enough to do the job, but without a high level of quality. Turns out consumers will accept that.
See also: fast fashion.
I wouldn’t say best of ”good enough” .Tesla is actually one of the worst in terms of ”normal” car quality, even when compared to non-luxury cars. It has great battery, electric motors and even software, but normal items which you can see in normal car, are in the lowest side on quality. Also the way how you feel the car when driving is critized being B quality when compared for example German cars.
In many countries it has been listed on the best place on fault statistics (have most of then)
When you buy Tesla, you invest on EV research, not so much for luxury car while it might drive itself. You get a glance for the future.