You are reading a single comment by @bq and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
bq
Soul
Are safety recalls not directly related to build quality?
What about @Dammit super spendy Mercedes which appears to be disintegrating?
Personally I'm not bothered by panel gap differences enough to ever report them. If something falls off the car then I'm sure I'll get it fixed just like any other manufacturer, but I'll do it with a car with significantly cheaper running, service and environmental costs than equivalent ICE cars.
Also, I don't think the watch argument holds water. Grand Seiko are high quality and low cost, IWC are low quality in comparison and often more expensive. I've had RR, BMW etc in the past and their interior quality isn't in a different class to that of the Model 3, yet they often cost a lot more and claim superior quality. General cabin materials are on par and technology is obviously way ahead in the Tesla. Not sure if you've sat in an Aston Martin from the mid 2010s but their indicator stalks are from the Ford Focus...