I think the cars themselves have developed more of a reputation as having questionable build quality, and the company has a reputation for treating it’s workers badly and lying about vehicle range.
Don’t forget that whole thing about passing around the surveillance clips from the car cams and making fun of the owners and such when logically you would think that kind of thing would be private with only specific staff having access to
The biggest issue I have with Tesla vehicles are the controls. Why can’t they just make it like a normal car, with normal buttons and knobs? I hated having to find my way through the touch interface to do simple things like adjust the mirrors.
I drove a rental 2024 Highlander for a week. It had a ton of buttons on the steering wheel, center console, driver side door, like three different stalks with a ton of different knobs, and a shitty display with a slow, unresponsive OS. Having everything on the Tesla display is a pain but at least you can just search for what you’re looking for. I could never find anything on my rental. I’d rather have things be over simplified than over complicated.
Teslas went from being cool to being embarrassing.
The company and the vehicles themselves are still pretty cool. The brand image has suffered a bit due to the embarrassing antics of its CEO.
I think the cars themselves have developed more of a reputation as having questionable build quality, and the company has a reputation for treating it’s workers badly and lying about vehicle range.
Don’t forget that whole thing about passing around the surveillance clips from the car cams and making fun of the owners and such when logically you would think that kind of thing would be private with only specific staff having access to
Maybe in certain circles, but they’re everywhere and are some of the best selling EVs. I have 3 friends who bought one in the past year.
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The biggest issue I have with Tesla vehicles are the controls. Why can’t they just make it like a normal car, with normal buttons and knobs? I hated having to find my way through the touch interface to do simple things like adjust the mirrors.
I drove a rental 2024 Highlander for a week. It had a ton of buttons on the steering wheel, center console, driver side door, like three different stalks with a ton of different knobs, and a shitty display with a slow, unresponsive OS. Having everything on the Tesla display is a pain but at least you can just search for what you’re looking for. I could never find anything on my rental. I’d rather have things be over simplified than over complicated.
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