Re:There Goes the American Muscle Car
by mellow-lake-day on Thursday August 28, 2025 @10:06PM
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Some examples of build quality issues are the metal sheets that are glued on and coming off during driving. As well as accelerator pedals that get stuck.
Re:There Goes the American Muscle Car
by GCUMstlyHarmls on Friday August 29, 2025 @12:12AM
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I think the parent covered this,
> They can be offset by a "large" amount compared to other car brands
> if you define it by "Does it feel low quality"
The funny thing is that whenever I get into a Tesla, the interior just feels kinda cheap and of low-quality/low-effort design. That's not saying anything about their build quality, though.
The main example is the panel gaps on Tesla body. They can be offset by a "large" amount compared to other car brands, but it doesn't harm anything and you have to look for it to be noticeable.
So do Tesla's have a bad build quality? Yes, if you define it by tolerances, but no if you define it by "Does it feel low quality". And the debate online is largely with people talking past each other with differing definitions of what build quality actually means.