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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Highest Emotional Attachment, Lowest Quality, Says J.D. Power.
"people who own Tesla vehicles are so excited about them that they are willing — within limits — to live with their serious quality problems." Sound familiar to classic Defender owners? JLR, perhaps unwittingly have been nurturing this particular paradox long before Tesla came along. “Tesla vehicles, in their first time appearing in the survey, were found to have 250 problems per 100 vehicles compared with an industry average this year of 166 problems.” Looking at a few new owners on here, they both look like good figures. There is an irony in "rattles and squeaking that are more noticeable in an electric vehicle because it’s quiet.” “In the survey measuring cars’ appeal, Tesla scored 896 out 1,000 points, better than any other brand." https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/20...-jd-power/ |
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26th Jul 2020 6:33am |
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| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1627  
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Hi, our friends have owned their Tesla 3 dual motor since September last year and have had no issues with theirs at all, it is used for their London commute and also frequently travels to Yorkshire and Plymouth, I must admit I do like it
 I know it’s not to everyone’s taste but if we were in the market for an ev we would definitely consider one  cheers Paul |
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26th Jul 2020 7:48am |
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| nicam Member Since: 14 Dec 2007 Location: deepest Lancashire Posts: 157 
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And has it not been always so! - In similar surveys of old the most popular (high volume)car models (focus, vectra etc) were always low in the ranking whilst the more obscure and lower sales volume cars were well rated. Why? Because most of the high volume models were company cars given to their drivers who automatically didn`t like it and found fault because they wanted the GLS model, not the L or whatever. Whereas the owner who put his own money on the line and bought his choice of car is always going to defend that choice (no-one likes to be proved wrong), so gave good reviews.
I have just given in to logic and next week will stop using my 110 to burn £300 of diesel every month commuting into work and will start using (an estimated) £60 of electricity instead. Not a Tesla - the issues reported with them put me off the brand. The saving goes a long way towards a lease payment - leased because I don`t want a 3 year old electric car at the end of the term. We will see how technology has advanced in the next 3 years - hopefully in terms of range and lower cost as electric cars get more mainstream. Don`t drive faster than your angel can fly! |
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27th Jul 2020 11:14am |
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