My review of owning used Tesla Model S for a month

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Allan of Camarillo, CA Verified Reviewer

Original review: Jan. 14, 2021

I've been very patient with this company. I'm on my third Tesla and absolutely love the car. I understand the growing pains of a new company and have that consideration in this review. My first Tesla was a used 2015 Model S 85D, back when I bought it, Tesla provided pictures of the car and showed the car's defects. The car was located 370 miles away from me and took a considerable effort on my part to take delivery. After driving 7 hours to the car's location, they attempted to deliver the car to me with paint and body damage along with a malfunctioning hood lock. I refused delivery and had to rent another car to drive the 370 miles back home.

It took Tesla 5 weeks before they could get the car fixed and delivered to me. The entire 5 weeks, I had to find a way to get my own transportation as I had already sold my former car and paid for my Tesla in cash. Most Tesla employees I dealt with didn't care about the inconvenience they were causing me and saw nothing wrong about delivering a damaged car and expecting me to just take it.

A while later, I purchased a 2018 Model 3 Long range rear wheel drive for my wife. The car was 340 away in Las Vegas. Again, we took the long drive to take delivery of the car. Upon arrival, I noticed that car had hard water residue that had etched into the paint and it is still there to this day. I was told that a service center would fix this, but that would never happen. Also, two blocks down the road after taking delivery, the tire pressure monitor warning system came on. I stopped at the nearest gas station to check the tire pressure, 3 out of 4 tires had low pressure. What kind of inspection are they doing when they can't even make sure the tire pressure is with specifications?

Fast forward 18 months and I wanted to upgrade my 2015 Model S 85D with a newer Model S equipped with full self driving. I once again purchased a used car from Tesla and was able to find a car just 50 miles away. The delivery was delayed multiple times the car had headlight issues. When it was finally fixed, I took delivery of the car at the Marina Del Rey location. I noticed immediately that the car did not have full self driving installed. I was told that it's my problem to get it scheduled and installed at a Tesla service center. They will not refund your down payment if you refuse to take the car even though they are selling you a car that is not as advertised.

Two weeks later, I was about to wash the car for the first time and noticed a crack on the glass roof. I did not see this crack because the Marina Del Rey location delivers the cars outside under direct sunlight which causes a lot of glare on a glass roof making it hard to spot cracks. I reported the problem immediately but was ignored. I had to reach out to a Tesla representative in the Bay Area to get any sort of response.

Long story short, after purposely delaying their response to my request of fixing the glass roof crack and seeing the repair estimate from one of their own service centers, they stated that it took too long for me to contact them about the problem and would not fix the glass roof. I absolutely love their cars, even though its not the best quality and has its own problems but they are the most technologically advanced and I believe in their goal. However, I have yet to meet a Tesla employee except for two technicians in a service center, that have any integrity or even care about customer service. My third Tesla will be my last, I've given this company so much patience (and money) and got unprofessional dealings in return.

spotter of trolls wrote:

Bummbull wrote:

Typical Tesla/EV Fanboy response.

And the troll reveals himself. Only fanboys by Teslas/EVs. The OP is not a fanboy. He spent $22k just to prove he is not a fanboy. LOL.

That car sold underprice for a reason. Some cars have several issues, others don't have as many.

I owned a 2004 CRV for 10 years and put 170k miles on it. It was pretty quiet when I bought. It got noisier with miles. Car door frames don't stay the same after years. Wind and road noise is heard more because the door seals don't seal as well, and replacing them doesn't help make it like new.

Otherwise, you are trolling for buying a car type you think only fanboys buy, and being clueless about how car age.

Man, you're really bad at reading people. Really bad.

As I've stated, I made good amount of money buying TSLA stocks that I decided to buy a car too. Of course as an investor, I don't splurge on cars that will depreciate heavily so I bought something that has been discounted heavily.

You think my car has issues b/c it's underpriced? Did you even read my issues with the car? Wind noise/excessive noise is not common to just me. It's true right from the factory! My complaint about the mileage estimate? Do you think that's b/c I bought a lemon? lol. About screen going blank? Do you think that's not common? Simple google search gave me answers on what to do in that situation b/c it happens to ALL TESLAS!

Wow, I gave an honest assessment of a car and you think I'm trolling?

i think it's good to see what I wrote as there will be more and more aging Teslas on the road that people need to be aware of.

If you listen to actual Tesla fanboys, they will say that EV cars are more reliable as there are less moving parts and whatnot. That may be true, but there are many flaws that even the current production cars share with mine that I would not buy again until it meets my needs where I can put up with some annoyances. They are again, at least 500 mile range(so it'll give me at least realistic 400 mile range). Faster supercharging. And better noise insulation.

Sir, how dare you question one of the greatest gifts from the greatest mind of the 21st century. Elon Musk is the savior of the human race. His tunnels will replace our silly roads and railways and his rocketships will deliver mankind to distant parts unknown. But first, his reasonably priced yet otherworldly electric personal transportation units will crush the outdated automobile industry, notwithstanding your slanderous lies.

honestly, I'd keep the Tesla if it wasn't for the wind/road noise. To me, this is a big flaw that just sucks. For some people, it may not bother them as much, but I think it is absolutely awful. It may be from having no engine making white noise, but with how the car makes the wind throbbing noise, it is very annoying.

I can deal with other annoyances. I can deal with range not being as good as advertised. If going on a long trip, I have another car to drive.

Having annoying things go wrong, I can live with as I live close enough to the service center.

But the wind/road noise is the deal killer. Unfortunately, this is still a persistent issue with newer models so I would definitely drive one to see if it's bearable to you as I think some are more affected than others.

Your call.

Take a deep breath man. You sound really angry.

they dont make them like they used to wrote:

I just bought a pallet of twinkies off a truck for $49. That’s like 90% off, so I couldn’t pass up the deal. The guy with the truck said they’d been stored under ideal conditions, so they’d be fine even if they were a little out of date. Twinkies don’t really expire anyway, right? Anyway, they were terrible. And they’re only 8 years old. It’s going to take me forever to eat all of them.

There's no reason North Korea or Iran couldn't reverse-engineer the Twinkie and create a lucrative black market for clones.

That was interesting reading your comments.

I'm curious. Are you saying you would rather go back to an ICE vehicle? Or are the complaints you outlined small enough that you would look for another EV maker.

I read the new Ford Mach E does a good job with wind noise relative to other EVs (Tesla went unnamed).