I went from being used to a 1998 suv to a tesla so the quality felt like a phenomenal difference. But now I've realized the old jeep interior held up impressively well over 21 years while my model 3 has noticable wear in 2. Not to mention more things have broken inside the Tesla this year than driving a Jeep older than myself for many years...
I think a jeep is meant to be durable, reason why they hold their value and are meant to be in the jungle or mountains or woods running through mud puddles. Tesla is electric car with durability of interior as a secondary while they pump them out as fast as they can to meet demand.
But Ive heard also opposite story's. Were peoples jeeps have creaking seats and engine problems And tesla's having perfect fit and finish with no issue on the motors or drive train. It all comes down to the cars being built by humans at one point of the assembly line. No company is perfect.
@@yungboicontigo9278 Tesla build quality has improved a crazy amount since 2020, very little stories about misaligned body panels on 2021 models, and even 2020 models.
Imagine spending 150k$ on a car to see the interior and essentially say "I don't mind that the build quality is lower than with a car that is a tenth as expensive".
@@fort6564 In the end, he said "But I dont mind", after listing enough quirks to let me think a Volkswagen Polo has higher built quality. Which is precisely why I wrote "a tenth".
It's amazing people are giving Tesla a pass on the poor quality here. A vehicle of this price point should have gone through a rigorous QC process before delivery.
@@user-gq2vn1xj2r Bro, in most Teslas the doors are crooked. There are no tiny imperfections, apparently at every car they sell the buyer finds 2,5 things wrong with it. I can't recall when we had anything wrong with any of our cars, and that were cheaper or even used cars. While they need better build quality, the problem with QC is that it doesn't exist at Tesla.
You be surprised at the amount of mental gymnastics I've seen Tesla fanboys do to excuse the company's shenanigans. Then again when you have a strong financial incentives (e.g. TSLA stock) to see them succeed over being crushed by actual automakers, this shouldn't come as a surprise.
@@PinnaclePerformanceRUclips its weird how apologetic Teslaheads tend to be. So weird. "Couldnt bring myself to say I like it" Why would you want to bring yourself to that? You were delivered a subpar product at a very premium price. And you're trying your best to defend the company that did it to you?
@@DutchManticore The company is pumping out thousands per week and has the best vehicle technology in the industry. The cost isn't going into what goes into an auldi or mbw. They aren't making limited models with limited production. You're comparing a five guys meal to a fancy restaurant meal. Both can easily be $20 but one gives you food that taste good, fast, and ahead of most burgers who compete overall, but you won't recive the same level of class as the $20 sit in restaurant meal. Tesla is an everyday car not a luxury vehicle (according to marketing) that will charge you 100k for a car with zero self driving and a 5 second 0-60 that you cant refuel at home
@@MrTeslaX but a comparable looking car only costs 20k, and for a “luxury car” you SHOULD expect better. A Corvette is a better performing car than this Tesla if you drive for more than one lap, it costs 1/3 as much and is much nicer.
@@WorldwideWyatt Corvetter is no where near Tesla's performance (2 sec Vs 3.5 0-60), cost bucket load of money to run and maintain, doesnt seat five, not suitable for 1000 miles roadtrio with family, can't hold a bike inside, less rigid and unsafe, no provision on future autonomous driving, etc. etc.!! I do agree it sound and handles batter but other than than model s takes the lead!
Some people in these comments are taking fanboyism a bit too far. Anywho, shame you got one with weird build quality from factory. Still hoping you're enjoying it!
@@susable1264 Damn son, with that mindset, I can make a whole year's salary off you. If you’re looking for a new house, I could sell you one for a measly 700 grand. If it suddenly collapses on you and your family, don’t complain; I’ll just sell you another one.
With the models 3s and maybe Ys I would say it is acceptable to have poorer build quality. But you're right that a car this pricey should have a better quality check.
I honestly considered buying a Model 3 until I test drove a Mercedes for a comparable price. This shit is night and day and getting from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds is - as it turns out - not that essential on your daily ride...
The Plaid has to go into Cheetah stance and prepare itself for this stupid acceleration. And some people get physically sick because the acceleration is overkill and puts too much g forces on their body. There gets to a point where there is too much acceleration. And vehicles like this Plaid and the fastest Porsche Taycan have reached that point.
You do realize (or not) that Tesla doesn't use leather because it's a green company right? This isn't a new development. They've been using the Vegan leather for years. Many other companies do this as well like Polestar and Audi's electric vehicle lineup along with VW. You knock it for looking cheap but you knew what you were getting before you bought it so why knock it when you got it? You don't make much sense.
@@Zack-qr3py Well duh. Many companies do the same. All Mercedes entry models do the same thing. Pointing out one company when many do the same is disingenuous. Personally I don't like leather. That's just me. There's something wasteful to me about spending hundreds of millions of dollars to breed, feed, and dispose farm animals for the sole purpose to sit on their dead skin. If you think that's luxury, okie dokie. Nah, you can have it.
@@Zack-qr3py i rather have fake good quality leather than real leather and knowing innocent animals getting dead. U wouldnt even know the difference between real leather vs fake
Honestly I think buying a Tesla is more like buying a software, a service, and development and u get a car with all of that. So many people would be so much better off with getting a Mercedes’ 😂
My moms 2020 model x long range had to have the rear hatch refitted/reinstalled due to the body creases not lining up and leaking water into the cabin, and electrical problems. Since then replaced it with a well built Lexus
I expect a lot more out of a $150,000 car. A LOT more. I don't care how fast it is, for that price there shouldn't be cheap-ass shag carpeting in the interior, there should be a retractable window shade for the top glass like Audi offers, same for manual mesh shades for the rear side windows and maybe a powered one for the rear glass, it should have an adjustable height b-pillar seat belt point, it should have 3D birds-eye 360 camera view of the car (pretty much all luxury cars have this now standard and makes parking in tight spots amazingly easy, yet Tesla is dorking around with individual camera views like it's 2008 not 2022), it should have a powered open/close frunk like Rivian or Lucid, and a proper steering wheel with actual buttons, not the idiotic yoke with capacitive buttons which are infuriating to use, especially the turn signals and the tiny ass capacitive horn. Tesla should bring back the turn stalk, or at the very least put the left turn button on the left, and the right turn button on the right. Best would be to add the shift stalk back also. I don't need the car guessing which way I want to go and then me verifying it every time. In less amount of time I can just flick the stalk in the direction I want to go. It's super easy and doesn't need automation. A nice ambient LED strip lighting system like Audi, BMW or Merc would also go a long way to class up the interior. As it is right now, that interior looks and feels super cheap for such an expensive car. The acceleration doesn't remotely make up for it's low-rent look and feel and overall poor build quality.
00:46 I believe those Alcantara covers might pop off seeing how low the car setup is toward the ground when you do decided to slide in. You need a special tool to pop them back in place .😬
For that money I would get a Lucid Air, even though the 0-60 is .5 seconds slower... I mean 0-60 in 2.5 will still make your organs evacuate your body.
I don't understand how you paid over 100k+ for a vehicle knowing it had the yoke steering wheel. Sounds like you should of done some research before making the purchase, a test drive would of been beneficial
@@PinnaclePerformanceRUclips they offer test drives on all models, except the plaid with that steering wheel I'm guessing? They 100% do test drives on all the other models.
The problem for people who are happy to buy a Tesla but not fanatical fanbois is that they are going to have to put up with so and so initial quality levels for a while to come. Simply, Tesla is focusing on getting the delivery numbers to the max to justify its stratospheric share price - it's focusing on pleasing financial analysts as much as customers. And that means moving more cars at 80% right rather than fewer cars at 99% right. And the reality is now that with all these supply chain delays in the automotive sector (and pretty much every other one), people take what they can get when they get it, because it could be many months before you have another opportunity.
I like Tesla but in no world is this worth more than a penny over 100k, and it better come with all the bells and whistles for that. At 150k you can get a new Audi R8, and actually smile when you get in rather than say “I don’t mind this plastic”
As an engineer I can relate to how we prioritize practicality n numbers over looking smexy. Teslas are atrocious in their styling and quality for the price, dont even bother to update the outdated design n no one wants a gaming console in their car unless ur a total dork. Im praying for lucid to live up to what they claim im really in the market for a car now. If they don’t deliver im going for an s class
I love the way the lucid Air looks. Can’t stand any of the Tesla’s except the new roadster that doesn’t exist yet. Carbon fiber is so 2010’s and was always tacky in anything but a race car. The only people who think Tesla have nice cars are people who have never been in a nice car like bmw, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus.
@@Shanboss277 imagine getting a car for some arbitrary speed number or a drag coefficient of 0.who gives a shit. If im spending this much money on a car, its to impress girls, not dudes driving modified hondas that make loud noises. Ive been saving for years im not gonna spend my money on a model s with quality less than the cheapest benz u can find
@@johnapples2018 id argue the roadster looks basic for its price too. Looks like its in competition with an infinity coupe rather than a lambo, mclaren, etc. put it beside any other supercars its looks are just not gonna live up. No sidescoops, crazy doors, and the overall shape, just boring. Tesla just has shit designers wish it would catch up with their technology
Why do people hate on this guy for sharing his experience?! I mean I am a Tesla fanboy and I see nothing wrong that he did in his videos to be disliked by many. Yes, Tesla's build quality isn't great and consistent, and that's a fact, and they need to work on it to improve their customers' experience.
Because many of the commenters have a financial stake in overvalued Tesla stock. I think the 'fanbois' are starting to get nervous and are hitting back harder and harder.
@@user-gq2vn1xj2r Tesla stock isn't overvalued whatsoever. It'll continue to go up if no economical crisis like 2008 occurs. However, yes I don't think there's much money to be made on Tesla stock anymore. I mean like 10x in a few years, but it could very well double or triple in value in the next 5 years. You could think it's overvalued all you want, but the fact of the matter is that Tesla stockholders have been making so much money for years and years and the stock is still making them money until today. Tesla stock has grown by 210x since it was ipoed in 2010.
@@hagaras82030 You are not the brightest bulb I'm the chandelier, are you? Why don't you tell us all about the fundamentals which contributed to the recent rise in stock price?
@@AlexEMF just because people make money on it doesn’t mean it’s not overvalued. Tesla’s value tk earnings ratio is far far far higher than any other automotive company’s
I think the i4 is better than the model 3 due to having an actual dashboard rather than a dumb center screen that makes you turn your neck all the time which isn't good, plus it has an actual hatch and now lucid is coming up with a better luxury car than the model s, and with better range. model s will be better if all you care about is speed, but it isn't even sporty enough to give such a sacrifice. Roadster won't be a thing for another 5 years. Maybe an aftermarket steering wheel can fix the model s, but it will probably have visibility issues with the dash since tesla did not design the car to be used with a circular wheel
Can you please reply with the last 4 words of the description? fine since no one wanted to do it "but not without flaws". IE ITS NOT GOOD BUT ITS NOT BAD.
I agree, the yoke is terrible. Why Tesla does not ship the Model 3/Y Performance with the carbon trim???? And offer a suede seat trim option with actual performance seats?
I don't get people who are commenting "why are you complaining, idiot man!". It's a $130K fucking car, you should receive top notch quality. Shilling for Tesla doesn't help them. If you truly like Tesla and what they're doing then you acknowledge these faults so they can improve and become even better.
I have just ridden in 2 Model 3s using Uber. I was thinking of getting one but after looking at the low quality levels, horrendous ride, and now with Elon's antics......no I think I'll pass.
@@PinnaclePerformanceRUclips I hated my tesla when I first got it but after grew on it after a little while. Wondering how you feel now after having it for some time? Still feel like it’s not worth it?
We bought a RAV4 Prime over a Model Y largely because, for less money, the Prime had a vastly nicer interior and spotless build quality while the Model Y we test drove was already coming apart.
Let’s be honest, Tesla is not a luxury car maker. I have sat in many Teslas in their showroom, and I never felt I was in a luxury car. The material and build quality resembles that of a mid range Lexus ES, which is more of a mid to high-mid market car.
The faster your circumferential speed will get the nearer you get to the equator... The rotation speed to my knowledge is based on the amount of rotations in a certain time... And in that case it's the same wherever you are on Earth...
The fabric on the door Pillar is there because it is a high wear point. What did Tesla say when you pointed out these issues ? First. You had to know it had a yoke , right??? And you knew that it wouldn’t be drenched in leather. I mean. It’s ok to be disappointed but you should also know what you are buying.
i've sat in a tesla and my mark 7 golf had higher quality interior......there is no way in hell im paying 100k for a car that looks as cheap as a toyota on the inside. performance is good but thats it
Tesla no longer has that return policy. They killed that program a long time ago. Most likely because they knew the returns would be way too many to handle.
Its a matter of a basic idea... I work in front of a computer all damn day... I sure as hell dont feel like driving one home through congested traffic. There is something primal about a American V8 with a low rumble or even a high revving turbo V6... some basic gages and a manual trans that we all deep down need in which a sterile, quiet EV just cant satisfy despite its rubber band acceleration... lastly is the DIY nature in every true gear head, the therapeutic nature and satisfaction of working with one own hands and tools in a garage without the need to ask permission from some corporation that this techno nightmare has so efficiently surgically removed from any young kids future... and replaced it with an online account and updates.
Do you think the yoke is a danger to the driver? I would like to see how well it would compare to a regular steering wheel? In case of an emergency how do you manage to fiddle around with a yoke steering wheel when half of it is gone? Idk I’m just curious
More about the design and material choices than the overall quality. Initially, I thought the overall quality of my 2021 model 3 was actually better than what I’ve expected. But soon after, I’ve discovered leaking gaskets near the b-pillar, dead side camera, and my AC broke a month after delivery which required a month of driving without an ac in Texas summer. If I were going to spend over $100k on a car after my Model 3 experience, I would either set my expectations lower, or look at a competitor product like the Lucid Air.
I love this car im actually a Tesla Fan ( A huge one if I may add) but their build quality is something they must address, I believe Tesla can do a lot better when it comes to build quality but other than that its almost perfect
If they could, they would. Their competition will eat their lunch before Tesla gets done scaling and can focus on fine tuning. It should have been some years ago but Elon wanted to try and take over the world first. Grew to big to fast.
@@johnapples2018 how is competition eating tesla, when competition is using teslas technology(open source patents) for their cars becuse they dont know how to build EV
I'm waiting for my model S 2021 also and i don't expect a mercedes S class quality. But, buying a mercedes S class would be a stupid idea imo : greater depreciation, end of ICE car, underperform, less gadgeteries. Yes, quality build of a mercedes will win, but the story end there, a tesla model S win in all others point of views.
@@mrpappasd the e-tron isn't special, but the Model S already with a design showing it age, and many around...is "special"? Yes, if you're a fanboy for the brand.
@@RogerM88 model s is the most reliable fast electric car for the present. I would like to buy a taycan, but with all these problems, not yet. Either you want it or no, tesla has more experience at electric cars, they are 10 years above, batteries, software etc. With the same battery more power and efficiency. Yes for 140k i would take an plaid full extra with full self driving than a taycan 4s with extras for the same money and 490hp and 200miles range. I wouldn't buy a model 3 or the model s lr for example. It's all about what you give and what you get. If i had 230k then i could buy a better car for sure, not faster, but with better materials.
@@mrpappasd your comment just shows nonsense and misinformation you have. First, how can you say "Tesla are reliable", if you don't have data to prove it, like many models past one decade of usage. And a big support network of Dealers to service the car. Second, 10 years above competition? In what? Panasonic had a crucial importance in developing the battery packs. Many are arriving to the BEV market, with competitive prices and plenty of range. Then you must live in a bubble, if you think the mainstream, has 80K plus to spent on a car, with a huge depreciation. You sound as a fanboy. And if you really cared about the Environment, you'd buy a BEV like a Nissan Leaf. Cheaper, plenty of Dealers to service it, meaning more life expectancy, and a smaller battery pack, consuming less resources, and easier to recycle.
You totally put up this video with that title for clicks. You have one of the few plaid's in the world and are like meh, its ok. What was your basis of comparison? A Mercedes with gas engine? That is all about comfort and luxury, you buy the plaid for speed and it being electric.
@@chadmueller9135 haha i see the irony in my comment. i read the other day that this is far from it. considering the car is powered by a country’s electrical grid, which runs on natural gas. i totally forgot about this comment 🤣
You need to sell that and get an Audi. Before you do snap a picture of the back end.....wait no driving the Audi you’ll only be seeing the back anyways.
@@billybarsotti your right it is not everything. But having a car that is a pleasure to drive, costs nothing to charge and gets me 0-60 in three seconds is good enough for me. I have owned muscle cars, sport cars and luxury cars. This is by far the best combination of all wrapped into one. Yes, it’s not a perfect fit for everyone, but I bought it to please me. Isn’t that part of life? Do things that make you happy? Every time I get behind the wheel it’s a blast….
I actually own a modified S8 that is no slouch. It runs mid 10’s and 6.5 in 60-130. But I know that doesn’t come close to the Plaid performance. But the Audi build quality is WAY better.
I went from being used to a 1998 suv to a tesla so the quality felt like a phenomenal difference. But now I've realized the old jeep interior held up impressively well over 21 years while my model 3 has noticable wear in 2. Not to mention more things have broken inside the Tesla this year than driving a Jeep older than myself for many years...
Tesla build quality is way worse then 80s cars. Really surprised to see a 90s Jeep (assuming a Cherokee) has better interior then a 2020 Tesla.
@@yungboicontigo9278 yeah a Cherokee. Overall I really enjoy the Tesla, even with it's less refined 2019 interior. But I do still miss that car lol
I think a jeep is meant to be durable, reason why they hold their value and are meant to be in the jungle or mountains or woods running through mud puddles. Tesla is electric car with durability of interior as a secondary while they pump them out as fast as they can to meet demand.
But Ive heard also opposite story's. Were peoples jeeps have creaking seats and engine problems And tesla's having perfect fit and finish with no issue on the motors or drive train. It all comes down to the cars being built by humans at one point of the assembly line. No company is perfect.
@@yungboicontigo9278 Tesla build quality has improved a crazy amount since 2020, very little stories about misaligned body panels on 2021 models, and even 2020 models.
Imagine spending 150k$ on a car to see the interior and essentially say "I don't mind that the build quality is lower than with a car that is a tenth as expensive".
thats not what he essentially said lmao
@@fort6564 In the end, he said "But I dont mind", after listing enough quirks to let me think a Volkswagen Polo has higher built quality. Which is precisely why I wrote "a tenth".
A new civic has eons better quality then this, and it's a HONDA CIVIC
Your not paying for interior build quality, for 150 k you get fastest accelarating car in the world! And it has 5 seats and 2 trunks..
you know you can have a look at the car interior before you buy it, if you do and still complain after, your an *****
2019 model X owner here! My door handle fell off on delivery day🤠
Holy cow!!
LMFAOOO
Within spec
I don’t even think the Tesla model X has door handles because u just push the thing and it opens
😂😂😂😂😭😂😂
It's amazing people are giving Tesla a pass on the poor quality here. A vehicle of this price point should have gone through a rigorous QC process before delivery.
QA should have caught these things, but QA can't fix everything. Design and manufacturing practices must improve too.
@@user-gq2vn1xj2r Bro, in most Teslas the doors are crooked. There are no tiny imperfections, apparently at every car they sell the buyer finds 2,5 things wrong with it. I can't recall when we had anything wrong with any of our cars, and that were cheaper or even used cars. While they need better build quality, the problem with QC is that it doesn't exist at Tesla.
You be surprised at the amount of mental gymnastics I've seen Tesla fanboys do to excuse the company's shenanigans. Then again when you have a strong financial incentives (e.g. TSLA stock) to see them succeed over being crushed by actual automakers, this shouldn't come as a surprise.
Tesla owners always brag about beating supercars in a straight line for half the price, ya get what you pay for
American built 🇺🇸 😂😂
"I don't mind it"....says it all.
I couldn’t say, “I like it” in good conscience.
@@PinnaclePerformanceRUclips its weird how apologetic Teslaheads tend to be. So weird.
"Couldnt bring myself to say I like it"
Why would you want to bring yourself to that? You were delivered a subpar product at a very premium price. And you're trying your best to defend the company that did it to you?
@@DutchManticore Its classic fanboyism / tech cult, just like Apple.
@@xXYannuschXx people are stupid...
@@DutchManticore The company is pumping out thousands per week and has the best vehicle technology in the industry. The cost isn't going into what goes into an auldi or mbw. They aren't making limited models with limited production. You're comparing a five guys meal to a fancy restaurant meal. Both can easily be $20 but one gives you food that taste good, fast, and ahead of most burgers who compete overall, but you won't recive the same level of class as the $20 sit in restaurant meal. Tesla is an everyday car not a luxury vehicle (according to marketing) that will charge you 100k for a car with zero self driving and a 5 second 0-60 that you cant refuel at home
$150k for a laptop on wheels that has build quality of a 1994 GMC Sonoma. Pass.
laptop on wheels that can accelerate faster than any other car on the road
@@Shanboss277 bruh is car acceleration everything now? Stupid fanboys only got 1 point and thats "but the acceleration.."
Limited to 155 lol.. and how many times before the battery is dead? Oh and what is the warm up time before launch? 8-10 mins?
So you drive a 1994 Sonoma…. GM has always had shitty build quality even in their Cadillacs….
@@johnapples2018 it’s apparent you have neither ridden in or driven one…
If you guys think this is bad, you should see build quality hidden under the panels
how dare you hold a $150k car to such high standards?
exactly. A comparable performaing car would be at least $1 million!
@@MrTeslaX but a comparable looking car only costs 20k, and for a “luxury car” you SHOULD expect better.
A Corvette is a better performing car than this Tesla if you drive for more than one lap, it costs 1/3 as much and is much nicer.
@@WorldwideWyatt Corvetter is no where near Tesla's performance (2 sec Vs 3.5 0-60), cost bucket load of money to run and maintain, doesnt seat five, not suitable for 1000 miles roadtrio with family, can't hold a bike inside, less rigid and unsafe, no provision on future autonomous driving, etc. etc.!! I do agree it sound and handles batter but other than than model s takes the lead!
@@WorldwideWyatt ALso, a fully loaded corvetter costs more than 90k which isn't 1/3rd of 130k!
@@MrTeslaX you don’t need the “fully loaded” corvette to have a better performing car than the plaid. A stock corvette will regularly perform better.
Idk why y’all are mad, I would expect competitor quality for that same price range
What would be competative quality? You're talking about an s class? Those things are built like shit too. Alot of German cars are.
Yeah I’d be mad too if a competitor came out with a better quality car with similar performance for the same price…
Yeah these people have only been in cheap cars. Nothing nice they can compare it to. Probably most are driving fords dodge or kias.
@@dargm818 Lucid Motors
@@Spermilk nonexistent cheap cars
This is a joke. At this price point it should be flawless. Should've gone for Taycan instead.
or e-tron gt
or polestar 2 if you don’t care about speed
@@nebe0719 range is a bit lower on the polestar
@@nickbien I guess but it’s quite a bit cheaper than the e-tron gt and taycan
@@nebe0719 model s is more comparable in price to Taycan and e Tron gt
Some people in these comments are taking fanboyism a bit too far.
Anywho, shame you got one with weird build quality from factory. Still hoping you're enjoying it!
This is dude should just stop complaining
@@susable1264 What healthy consumer mind would suggest that people should just "stfu and enjoy"?
@@Mr.Cheeseburger24 If it just like that the company would do anything and still get away with it, that's not how you suppose to treat this companies
@@susable1264 Damn son, with that mindset, I can make a whole year's salary off you. If you’re looking for a new house, I could sell you one for a measly 700 grand. If it suddenly collapses on you and your family, don’t complain; I’ll just sell you another one.
With the models 3s and maybe Ys I would say it is acceptable to have poorer build quality. But you're right that a car this pricey should have a better quality check.
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the 3 and Y needs to have good quality too. they are in the mid range price.
At 40 grand you would expect at least real leather
I honestly considered buying a Model 3 until I test drove a Mercedes for a comparable price. This shit is night and day and getting from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds is - as it turns out - not that essential on your daily ride...
what merc did u try?
@@oliveribanez CLA Shooting Brake.
The 0-60 stuff is just a partytrick. My wifes Model Y was in terrible shape qualitywise, we're now going for a GLC.
This i why the Germans will always do ok whatever the performance of a Tesla is , not everyone cares about hitting 60 in 2 seconds.
The Plaid has to go into Cheetah stance and prepare itself for this stupid acceleration. And some people get physically sick because the acceleration is overkill and puts too much g forces on their body. There gets to a point where there is too much acceleration. And vehicles like this Plaid and the fastest Porsche Taycan have reached that point.
You do realize (or not) that Tesla doesn't use leather because it's a green company right? This isn't a new development. They've been using the Vegan leather for years. Many other companies do this as well like Polestar and Audi's electric vehicle lineup along with VW. You knock it for looking cheap but you knew what you were getting before you bought it so why knock it when you got it?
You don't make much sense.
that don't change the fact that is plastic as fake leather tho
@@Zack-qr3py Well duh. Many companies do the same. All Mercedes entry models do the same thing. Pointing out one company when many do the same is disingenuous.
Personally I don't like leather. That's just me. There's something wasteful to me about spending hundreds of millions of dollars to breed, feed, and dispose farm animals for the sole purpose to sit on their dead skin. If you think that's luxury, okie dokie.
Nah, you can have it.
@@Zack-qr3py i rather have fake good quality leather than real leather and knowing innocent animals getting dead. U wouldnt even know the difference between real leather vs fake
@@L0CALDRUGMAN man, get the fuck outta here, we're talking about cars
@@Zack-qr3py Atleast we’re not killing animals for leather
150k for a plastic car?? We are all scam! I buy a Mercedes oldtimer
Reminder to everyone that a Tesla is a tablet first before it's a car.
Honestly I think buying a Tesla is more like buying a software, a service, and development and u get a car with all of that. So many people would be so much better off with getting a Mercedes’ 😂
Another s... box if you get the wrong one. I wouldn't name that brand knowing what I know.
Thanks, makes me appriciate getting BMW
My moms 2020 model x long range had to have the rear hatch refitted/reinstalled due to the body creases not lining up and leaking water into the cabin, and electrical problems. Since then replaced it with a well built Lexus
Is she seeing anyone?
@@Medea007 My father😂
I expect a lot more out of a $150,000 car. A LOT more. I don't care how fast it is, for that price there shouldn't be cheap-ass shag carpeting in the interior, there should be a retractable window shade for the top glass like Audi offers, same for manual mesh shades for the rear side windows and maybe a powered one for the rear glass, it should have an adjustable height b-pillar seat belt point, it should have 3D birds-eye 360 camera view of the car (pretty much all luxury cars have this now standard and makes parking in tight spots amazingly easy, yet Tesla is dorking around with individual camera views like it's 2008 not 2022), it should have a powered open/close frunk like Rivian or Lucid, and a proper steering wheel with actual buttons, not the idiotic yoke with capacitive buttons which are infuriating to use, especially the turn signals and the tiny ass capacitive horn. Tesla should bring back the turn stalk, or at the very least put the left turn button on the left, and the right turn button on the right. Best would be to add the shift stalk back also. I don't need the car guessing which way I want to go and then me verifying it every time. In less amount of time I can just flick the stalk in the direction I want to go. It's super easy and doesn't need automation. A nice ambient LED strip lighting system like Audi, BMW or Merc would also go a long way to class up the interior. As it is right now, that interior looks and feels super cheap for such an expensive car. The acceleration doesn't remotely make up for it's low-rent look and feel and overall poor build quality.
00:46 I believe those Alcantara covers might pop off seeing how low the car setup is toward the ground when you do decided to slide in.
You need a special tool to pop them back in place .😬
You upset the Musk fanboy army. Prepared to get ratioed.
They can't handle Yoke criticism.
Hahaha. Facts.
For that money I would get a Lucid Air, even though the 0-60 is .5 seconds slower... I mean 0-60 in 2.5 will still make your organs evacuate your body.
Even the 6ish seconds of the standard range 3 feels fast 2.5 seconds is still insane
Lucid 🤡
@@ogzombieblunt4626 Lucid over Tesla anyday. Exteslaowner here 👋
@@chadmueller9135
Enjoy waiting 3 years and spending 80k more for less range 🤣
Btw lucid announced it's cutting production this year lol
I don't understand how you paid over 100k+ for a vehicle knowing it had the yoke steering wheel. Sounds like you should of done some research before making the purchase, a test drive would of been beneficial
Test drive was not an option
@@PinnaclePerformanceRUclips well you are pretty stupid for not doing any research just buying a pig in bag lol. Maybe have lower expections next time
@@PinnaclePerformanceRUclips they offer test drives on all models, except the plaid with that steering wheel I'm guessing?
They 100% do test drives on all the other models.
The problem for people who are happy to buy a Tesla but not fanatical fanbois is that they are going to have to put up with so and so initial quality levels for a while to come. Simply, Tesla is focusing on getting the delivery numbers to the max to justify its stratospheric share price - it's focusing on pleasing financial analysts as much as customers. And that means moving more cars at 80% right rather than fewer cars at 99% right. And the reality is now that with all these supply chain delays in the automotive sector (and pretty much every other one), people take what they can get when they get it, because it could be many months before you have another opportunity.
I like Tesla but in no world is this worth more than a penny over 100k, and it better come with all the bells and whistles for that.
At 150k you can get a new Audi R8, and actually smile when you get in rather than say “I don’t mind this plastic”
True, you definitely have to look over some issues in Teslas for the price
As an engineer I can relate to how we prioritize practicality n numbers over looking smexy. Teslas are atrocious in their styling and quality for the price, dont even bother to update the outdated design n no one wants a gaming console in their car unless ur a total dork. Im praying for lucid to live up to what they claim im really in the market for a car now. If they don’t deliver im going for an s class
imagine getting a lucid over a Tesla. How much did lucid pay you to say that lmao
I love the way the lucid Air looks. Can’t stand any of the Tesla’s except the new roadster that doesn’t exist yet. Carbon fiber is so 2010’s and was always tacky in anything but a race car. The only people who think Tesla have nice cars are people who have never been in a nice car like bmw, Mercedes, Audi, Lexus.
@@Shanboss277 imagine getting a car for some arbitrary speed number or a drag coefficient of 0.who gives a shit. If im spending this much money on a car, its to impress girls, not dudes driving modified hondas that make loud noises. Ive been saving for years im not gonna spend my money on a model s with quality less than the cheapest benz u can find
@@johnapples2018 id argue the roadster looks basic for its price too. Looks like its in competition with an infinity coupe rather than a lambo, mclaren, etc. put it beside any other supercars its looks are just not gonna live up. No sidescoops, crazy doors, and the overall shape, just boring. Tesla just has shit designers wish it would catch up with their technology
Yup…. But for now you will continue to drive your 2012 Honda Accord 😂🤣😂
Wait until you need to use the OEM brakes on the PLAID.... when you're going highspeed.... smh -_-
It outbreaked the Mclaren with 500 pounds of dudes in it...
wow... my Porsche (911) costs less and has way better interior.
"This yoke... is absolutely stupid.." I busted out laughing!
Why do people hate on this guy for sharing his experience?!
I mean I am a Tesla fanboy and I see nothing wrong that he did in his videos to be disliked by many. Yes, Tesla's build quality isn't great and consistent, and that's a fact, and they need to work on it to improve their customers' experience.
Because many of the commenters have a financial stake in overvalued Tesla stock. I think the 'fanbois' are starting to get nervous and are hitting back harder and harder.
@@user-gq2vn1xj2r Tesla stock isn't overvalued whatsoever. It'll continue to go up if no economical crisis like 2008 occurs. However, yes I don't think there's much money to be made on Tesla stock anymore. I mean like 10x in a few years, but it could very well double or triple in value in the next 5 years. You could think it's overvalued all you want, but the fact of the matter is that Tesla stockholders have been making so much money for years and years and the stock is still making them money until today. Tesla stock has grown by 210x since it was ipoed in 2010.
@@user-gq2vn1xj2r as Tesla just hit 300 dollars in value in these two weeks. Lmfao OK.
@@hagaras82030 You are not the brightest bulb I'm the chandelier, are you? Why don't you tell us all about the fundamentals which contributed to the recent rise in stock price?
@@AlexEMF just because people make money on it doesn’t mean it’s not overvalued. Tesla’s value tk earnings ratio is far far far higher than any other automotive company’s
Great. If the screen breaks then the car won't be able to move.
I think the i4 is better than the model 3 due to having an actual dashboard rather than a dumb center screen that makes you turn your neck all the time which isn't good, plus it has an actual hatch
and now lucid is coming up with a better luxury car than the model s, and with better range. model s will be better if all you care about is speed, but it isn't even sporty enough to give such a sacrifice. Roadster won't be a thing for another 5 years.
Maybe an aftermarket steering wheel can fix the model s, but it will probably have visibility issues with the dash since tesla did not design the car to be used with a circular wheel
I understand the complaint but if you just paid 1,000 dollars more for white interior, it would make the whole worlds difference
That backup camera looks about as good as the one in my 2015 Jetta.
Make up your mind, on video you say overall pretty good but on the tittle you say not great.
Can you please reply with the last 4 words of the description?
fine since no one wanted to do it "but not without flaws". IE ITS NOT GOOD BUT ITS NOT BAD.
@@none-qs3sl He is saying THE TITLE of the video says NOT GREAT but when you watch the video he says good except the backup cam resolution.
@@MrTeslaX only the backup camera?
2:04 notice the waves in the passenger side dash
Wait, you purchases a car for $150000 and you haven't even sat in one of that kind?
yikers
You know… he don’t mind
I agree, the yoke is terrible. Why Tesla does not ship the Model 3/Y Performance with the carbon trim???? And offer a suede seat trim option with actual performance seats?
I don't get people who are commenting "why are you complaining, idiot man!". It's a $130K fucking car, you should receive top notch quality. Shilling for Tesla doesn't help them. If you truly like Tesla and what they're doing then you acknowledge these faults so they can improve and become even better.
Just drove one and compared to my Audi the interior just poor.
plaid cloth interiors were bad quality in the mid late 70s...cant even imagine Teslas plaid interior quality
For the price of these is like a luxury or super car haha thank you for making an open outside the box blunt video :)
The Polestar 2 is an EV with nicer interior and it costs about half as much as the Model S Plaid.
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I have just ridden in 2 Model 3s using Uber. I was thinking of getting one but after looking at the low quality levels, horrendous ride, and now with Elon's antics......no I think I'll pass.
All this videos about this tesla
- - >return the car
What do you expect? It’s an American car..
Yea.. for $ 100. Thousands plus car the interior is not great
I love you man! You speak your honest thoughts, unlike some (if not most) Tesla owners who make excuses. And I appreciate that.
Thank you! Did we just become best friends?!? :)
@@PinnaclePerformanceRUclips I hated my tesla when I first got it but after grew on it after a little while. Wondering how you feel now after having it for some time? Still feel like it’s not worth it?
You should review an Audi e-tron. Wonder if the overall built quality is better.
No need it just is
... ... it is truly better.
Its obviously better. No comparsion.
Why did Tesla make the yoke like that? How are you supposed to steer properly?
Im telling you all. Once other car companies get into evs. Tesla will be a company of the past thats remebered for there terrible quality.
We bought a RAV4 Prime over a Model Y largely because, for less money, the Prime had a vastly nicer interior and spotless build quality while the Model Y we test drove was already coming apart.
That rav4 will last 500k miles those are great cars
@@mendoblendo321 i dont have a rav4, but i have a highlander, and i got to say, it is really good, toyota is easily one of the best automotive makers
I really gotta give a shoutout to Elon Musk and crew for making such a massive sucess with a vehicle that u can compare to a 12 year old toy quality
compare it to the lucid air dream edition, please.
Let’s be honest, Tesla is not a luxury car maker. I have sat in many Teslas in their showroom, and I never felt I was in a luxury car. The material and build quality resembles that of a mid range Lexus ES, which is more of a mid to high-mid market car.
The faster your circumferential speed will get the nearer you get to the equator...
The rotation speed to my knowledge is based on the amount of rotations in a certain time... And in that case it's the same wherever you are on Earth...
Larger image but lower resolution 😆 what do you uthink happens when you blow up an image?
I think the yoke is so stupid, it's up there with the GV80's bread loaf steering wheel
Give your car a love touch, wash your car yourself.
The fabric on the door Pillar is there because it is a high wear point. What did Tesla say when you pointed out these issues ? First. You had to know it had a yoke , right??? And you knew that it wouldn’t be drenched in leather. I mean. It’s ok to be disappointed but you should also know what you are buying.
Elon say we build fast cars not build quality cars.lol.
0:50 OMG the B pillar with Carpet wtf lmao and top is actually better material ..... And I don't think that York wheel works for panic woman driver
i've sat in a tesla and my mark 7 golf had higher quality interior......there is no way in hell im paying 100k for a car that looks as cheap as a toyota on the inside. performance is good but thats it
Return that car - you seem to be crying about too much. Someone else will love it.
Tesla no longer has that return policy. They killed that program a long time ago. Most likely because they knew the returns would be way too many to handle.
@@user-gq2vn1xj2r Resale it.... he'd get his money for sure..... I see used plaids going for nearly 200k
Its a matter of a basic idea... I work in front of a computer all damn day... I sure as hell dont feel like driving one home through congested traffic. There is something primal about a American V8 with a low rumble or even a high revving turbo V6... some basic gages and a manual trans that we all deep down need in which a sterile, quiet EV just cant satisfy despite its rubber band acceleration... lastly is the DIY nature in every true gear head, the therapeutic nature and satisfaction of working with one own hands and tools in a garage without the need to ask permission from some corporation that this techno nightmare has so efficiently surgically removed from any young kids future... and replaced it with an online account and updates.
I owned a Lexus and I just got a model 3 performance and all I can say is the car is fast but the rest of the car is a piece of sh***t
Why did you even take delivery?
Do you think the yoke is a danger to the driver? I would like to see how well it would compare to a regular steering wheel? In case of an emergency how do you manage to fiddle around with a yoke steering wheel when half of it is gone? Idk I’m just curious
The yoke might be okay for an emergency lane change, but totally inadequate for correcting oversteer.
just saying why would you get a plaid s with the yoke and then hating it
More about the design and material choices than the overall quality. Initially, I thought the overall quality of my 2021 model 3 was actually better than what I’ve expected. But soon after, I’ve discovered leaking gaskets near the b-pillar, dead side camera, and my AC broke a month after delivery which required a month of driving without an ac in Texas summer. If I were going to spend over $100k on a car after my Model 3 experience, I would either set my expectations lower, or look at a competitor product like the Lucid Air.
Lucid is a even newer company, i would say lexus is a much better choice
OOMMMGGG THE LEATHER AT THE WINDOW HAS LIKE 1° ANGLE CURVES????? Hell no, it's like a dacia bro...
my 30k mazda 3 hatchback has beautiful interior
I love all 3 of my TESLA'S
Apostrophe surplus detected.
Obviously this is not your car.
That's his boss' car! He is just a valet
Tesla should start selling crate powertrains because they are brilliant but they cannot build a car to save their lives
I like everything about the car, but the interior! It's so cheap and boring, it's looks like a very cheap gasoline car with no options.
It looks like the base trim of any work truck like the ones with vinyl seats but with a huge screen bolted on instead of a cassette player.
Still the best car that you would by Pinnacle Performance?
All those who downvoted this could never afford this car.
Even if they could, imagine spending this kind of money on a shitbox like this. Looks like a freaking Ford Mondeo 😂
"Not great, not terrible"
I love this car im actually a Tesla Fan ( A huge one if I may add) but their build quality is something they must address, I believe Tesla can do a lot better when it comes to build quality but other than that its almost perfect
If they could, they would. Their competition will eat their lunch before Tesla gets done scaling and can focus on fine tuning. It should have been some years ago but Elon wanted to try and take over the world first. Grew to big to fast.
I am a tesla fan and investor. And I am disappointed.
@@johnapples2018 how is competition eating tesla, when competition is using teslas technology(open source patents) for their cars becuse they dont know how to build EV
Lol every tesla ever
Wow you sound extremely “‘meh” about the whole thing. That’s a $120K+ car; did you not look at one in-person before committing?
It's OK if the steering can only turn 180° like race car.
Why did you buy it with all these complaints?
I'm waiting for my model S 2021 also and i don't expect a mercedes S class quality. But, buying a mercedes S class would be a stupid idea imo : greater depreciation, end of ICE car, underperform, less gadgeteries. Yes, quality build of a mercedes will win, but the story end there, a tesla model S win in all others point of views.
You've the Mercedes-Benz EQS, the Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron for similar prices.
@@RogerM88 taycan has many software problems, e tron isn't something special and merdedes isn't the old Mercedes before 2010.
@@mrpappasd the e-tron isn't special, but the Model S already with a design showing it age, and many around...is "special"? Yes, if you're a fanboy for the brand.
@@RogerM88 model s is the most reliable fast electric car for the present.
I would like to buy a taycan, but with all these problems, not yet.
Either you want it or no, tesla has more experience at electric cars, they are 10 years above, batteries, software etc.
With the same battery more power and efficiency.
Yes for 140k i would take an plaid full extra with full self driving than a taycan 4s with extras for the same money and 490hp and 200miles range.
I wouldn't buy a model 3 or the model s lr for example.
It's all about what you give and what you get.
If i had 230k then i could buy a better car for sure, not faster, but with better materials.
@@mrpappasd your comment just shows nonsense and misinformation you have. First, how can you say "Tesla are reliable", if you don't have data to prove it, like many models past one decade of usage. And a big support network of Dealers to service the car. Second, 10 years above competition? In what? Panasonic had a crucial importance in developing the battery packs. Many are arriving to the BEV market, with competitive prices and plenty of range. Then you must live in a bubble, if you think the mainstream, has 80K plus to spent on a car, with a huge depreciation. You sound as a fanboy. And if you really cared about the Environment, you'd buy a BEV like a Nissan Leaf. Cheaper, plenty of Dealers to service it, meaning more life expectancy, and a smaller battery pack, consuming less resources, and easier to recycle.
Wow my 2010 Acura TSX base model interior is much nicer lol 😂 No way in hell I would pay 150k for that.
You totally put up this video with that title for clicks. You have one of the few plaid's in the world and are like meh, its ok. What was your basis of comparison? A Mercedes with gas engine? That is all about comfort and luxury, you buy the plaid for speed and it being electric.
At this point id have a taycan instead of the plaid
1:20 Zoomer realises that when you scale the Video to a bigger size, the quality will look lower😱😱
what is phleder
if you don't like it I will gladly take it off your hands
i understand the price point of this car, but isn’t this car’s purpose and it’s materials supposed to be for the environment….
A car made for the environment? Are you joking?
@@chadmueller9135 haha i see the irony in my comment. i read the other day that this is far from it. considering the car is powered by a country’s electrical grid, which runs on natural gas. i totally forgot about this comment 🤣
May I know what’s the phone that you used to record this?
hopefully the white interior hides the imperfections better
Humm... compared to Lucid it looks very cheap.
You need to sell that and get an Audi. Before you do snap a picture of the back end.....wait no driving the Audi you’ll only be seeing the back anyways.
🤣😂🤣😂…. Audi can’t hold a candle to this cars acceleration… what you been smoking???
@@alanl3511 Acceleration isn't everything, champ.
@@billybarsotti your right it is not everything. But having a car that is a pleasure to drive, costs nothing to charge and gets me 0-60 in three seconds is good enough for me. I have owned muscle cars, sport cars and luxury cars. This is by far the best combination of all wrapped into one. Yes, it’s not a perfect fit for everyone, but I bought it to please me. Isn’t that part of life? Do things that make you happy? Every time I get behind the wheel it’s a blast….
@@alanl3511 Cool man, good for you. Regardless, doesn't excuse the poor quality control for a car that costs a near $200,000 AUD.
I actually own a modified S8 that is no slouch. It runs mid 10’s and 6.5 in 60-130. But I know that doesn’t come close to the Plaid performance. But the Audi build quality is WAY better.
that yoke....man is that bad. i could never get one just because of the yoke. seriously, no sale.
The struggle is real. I almost broke a finger doing tight turns in a parking lot!
I wonder if the yoke thing will be discontinued soon….Looks bad, unpractical and almost breaking fingers. Forget about it!
Think of it as a dragster that you can legally drive on the street. Then it's worth it.