Thevanin
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I guess someone needs to add "check roof seal" to the growing list of things to inspect on delivery checklists that are out there. Probably need to add "make sure lug nuts are there" also so the wheels don't come off.
they need to get their priorities in check.I guess someone needs to add "check roof seal" to the growing list of things to inspect on delivery checklists that are out there. Probably need to add "make sure lug nuts are there" also so the wheels don't come off.
Last item on the new Model Y delivery checklist:I guess someone needs to add "check roof seal" to the growing list of things to inspect on delivery checklists that are out there. Probably need to add "make sure lug nuts are there" also so the wheels don't come off.
THIS! Their Loaners are complete POS haha. My Ford was in for service last week and I got a 2020 Ford Escape, the new redesign. It handled so well and was so quiet inside, for a $29,000 MSRP car new I couldn't believe it. BLIS, Adaptive cruise, lane keep assist, Apple carplay, auto climate, etc. with ecoboost engine. That thing would get up and go. Amazing value really.I had a punch list of 12 items on my Model S at delivery, and I wasn‘t even being picky. My Tesla is by far the lowest quality car I’ve ever owned. The loaner Tesla’s I’ve had while mine was in for repairs were even bigger POSs than mine.
we all hate the dealer model because of all the pricing f*ckery and the like, but they do have a place... and it's not just post-sales service. It's something lost even on the Mach-E for us FE folks, which is the ability to drive a vehicle before committing to anything.(*) You would never buy a new car with some of these kinds of defects (body panels, paint problems, unattached seats, obviously jacked up sound systems) from a dealer because you'd find them in 0.01s as part of a test drive and basic walkaround, and if you didn't, at that point you know, deep down, that's on you. (**) It's very possible the dealer wouldn't have even accepted delivery from the manufacturer in the first place.This is what you get when you are a new car company, that doesn't have 3rd party dealerships.
Here is my take on dealers:we all hate the dealer model because of all the pricing f*ckery and the like, but they do have a place... and it's not just post-sales service. It's something lost even on the Mach-E for us FE folks, which is the ability to drive a vehicle before committing to anything.(*) You would never buy a new car with some of these kinds of defects (body panels, paint problems, unattached seats, obviously jacked up sound systems) from a dealer because you'd find them in 0.01s as part of a test drive and basic walkaround, and if you didn't, at that point you know, deep down, that's on you. (**) It's very possible the dealer wouldn't have even accepted delivery from the manufacturer in the first place.
(*) yes we can refuse delivery on the MME also but I'd argue that's different than "test drive and walk away"
(**) one of the cars I've owned, I bought used, and I somehow, even with a walkaround and test drive, missed a rather large body issue on the vehicle. Did I get pissed? Yes, but at myself, because wtaf I missed it and it's not like it wasn't there or obvious.