09-25-2020, 09:03 PM | #1431 |
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Just had a tour of the ex’s Model Y. Wow. Body panel alignment hell. Assembly is kind of a mess. I hope that’s not the norm, but even a Mazda CX-5 puts it to shame. I’m sure it excels in other areas, but that’s kind of shameful.
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09-26-2020, 07:36 AM | #1433 | |
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09-26-2020, 08:18 AM | #1434 |
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09-26-2020, 10:06 AM | #1435 | |
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They should be able fix it... Ours was also an end-of-quarter delivery and there were several cosmetic assembly issues (carpets not tucked in correctly in 3 places for example), a misaligned trim piece on one door (turned out to be they installed the left-hand side part on the right side -- so replacing the part was all that was needed), a bad seat belt sensor in the rear (would warn that it was unbuckled when the rear seat was folded), and the rear hatch close button would only register a press about 1/3 of the time. All of those have been fixed, but the car is now in the body shop for paint repairs to fix a bunch of imperfections in the paint (including 2 that were marked but not repaired before it left the factory!). Tesla really needs to get their initial quality up -- this kind of stuff can ruin their reputation... Its getting worse -- all 3 of ours have had some issues at delivery. The S and 3 only had 2-3 minor issues at delivery, but were not quarter-end deliveries. The Y had a bunch -- if we hadn't been moving in a few weeks, we probably would have refused delivery... But... None of these have impacted long-term reliability on any of the cars so far. The 3 is holding up real well -- with the only warranty service items on it in the last 2 years and 17k miles being a broken trim clip in the trunk that took a whopping 5 min to fix, and a minor misalignment of one of the door handles (it was no longer flush with the body)...
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I'd recommend putting your route into https://www.evtripplanner.com/planner/2-8/ to see what it says. I've found its estimates to be within a couple miles of rated range use when I've used it to plan trips. Couple tips on it: - I usually set the "speed multiplier" to 1.1 -- that's supposed to mean 10% above the average flow of traffic (per the Google Maps API reported speed, but also seems to be close to 10% above the posted limit based on my own observations). - You can play with headwind/tailwind speeds if you experience windy conditions on this route - You can also change things like the temperature to see what its like in summer vs other seasons. - It has some other settings, but things like payload don't really impact range too much (especially for a long trip where you are not accelerating/decelerating, which is when the additional weight has an impact)... Not knowing exactly which lake you are on, I just did a route from Philly to Seneca Falls, NY, which is 273 miles. At 1.2 speed multiplier (so even faster), it says a Model S P100D with 19" wheels would need 300 rated miles to make that route -- with average speed for the trip at 71mph (with ~200 miles of it between 78-83). Here's the link: https://www.evtripplanner.com/planner/2-8/?id=33ke9e28
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Her car has multiple misaligned panels, and bad seams in the interior carpet. Those were the obvious flaws in the 5 minute walk around I did. |
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09-26-2020, 02:53 PM | #1438 | |
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09-26-2020, 03:47 PM | #1439 | |
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Driving Time 3:45 Charging Time 0:00 Total Trip Time 3:45 Total Energy Used 115.2 kWh 384 RM Average Efficiency 432 Wh/mile Net Elevation Change 249 feet That's what it said. Not sure what it means. is 384 the amount of power miles I would use?
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09-26-2020, 04:44 PM | #1440 | |
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Which Model S did you pick on the thing? If it had 21" wheels, those are less efficient. The 19" inch wheels get better range (smaller wheels = less rolling resistance...)
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