Model S Plaid with a steering wheel
EV ftw!!!
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From: Lake Ontario
The "vegan leather" seems to hold up pretty well on the seats...but a steering wheel is a whole different thing. if I got one I would get a high quality wood/leather wheel, something like this:
https://pimpmyev.com/products/custom...hoCM_cQAvD_BwE
https://pimpmyev.com/products/custom...hoCM_cQAvD_BwE
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From: Ohio
Tesla needs to really update their features, quality, and interior layout to have any grounds to compare against a W223/223 or the D5 and latest 7.
They are very behind when you drive them back to back like I have. The only thing that they have is stock 0-60.
They are very behind when you drive them back to back like I have. The only thing that they have is stock 0-60.
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From: Southeastern PA
I still like the yoke for 90% of my driving. The change I really want is a turn signal stalk. Those buttons are terrible and are anything but intelligent. The stalks that allow you to flick up or down for 3-5 blinks for changing lanes and full click up or down to stay on through a turn are superior. No reason to over-engineer something that isn’t broken in the first place.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/tesla-...re-30000-miles
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From: Maryland
So I sat in a Plaid today. I was at the mall and they had a blue one with white interior in their little store.
Let me say, interior quality is DRAMATICALLY improved. I couldnt find any hard plastic, build quality was very good, every material was padded, synthetic leather, metal, carpet, carbon fiber or alcantara. It doesn't have the sumptuousness of say my Mercedes, but it has a high tech quality that fits what it is. In pictures some things look cheap like door threshholds etc, but in reality they are black anondized metal and feel very high end.
With the seat adjusted for me, room in the back was very tight, I don't remember feeling that way in older Model S's that I sat in.
They don't have a Plaid to drive, but they do have a Model S Long Range I will take for a spin soon.
Let me say, interior quality is DRAMATICALLY improved. I couldnt find any hard plastic, build quality was very good, every material was padded, synthetic leather, metal, carpet, carbon fiber or alcantara. It doesn't have the sumptuousness of say my Mercedes, but it has a high tech quality that fits what it is. In pictures some things look cheap like door threshholds etc, but in reality they are black anondized metal and feel very high end.
With the seat adjusted for me, room in the back was very tight, I don't remember feeling that way in older Model S's that I sat in.
They don't have a Plaid to drive, but they do have a Model S Long Range I will take for a spin soon.
EV ftw!!!
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 8,970
Likes: 563
From: Lake Ontario
So I sat in a Plaid today. I was at the mall and they had a blue one with white interior in their little store.
Let me say, interior quality is DRAMATICALLY improved. I couldnt find any hard plastic, build quality was very good, every material was padded, synthetic leather, metal, carpet, carbon fiber or alcantara. It doesn't have the sumptuousness of say my Mercedes, but it has a high tech quality that fits what it is. In pictures some things look cheap like door threshholds etc, but in reality they are black anondized metal and feel very high end.
With the seat adjusted for me, room in the back was very tight, I don't remember feeling that way in older Model S's that I sat in.
They don't have a Plaid to drive, but they do have a Model S Long Range I will take for a spin soon.
Let me say, interior quality is DRAMATICALLY improved. I couldnt find any hard plastic, build quality was very good, every material was padded, synthetic leather, metal, carpet, carbon fiber or alcantara. It doesn't have the sumptuousness of say my Mercedes, but it has a high tech quality that fits what it is. In pictures some things look cheap like door threshholds etc, but in reality they are black anondized metal and feel very high end.
With the seat adjusted for me, room in the back was very tight, I don't remember feeling that way in older Model S's that I sat in.
They don't have a Plaid to drive, but they do have a Model S Long Range I will take for a spin soon.
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From: Maryland
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From: Maryland
Good thing you don’t need a car for a little while, by then maybe the quality will be better. I’ll just leave this quote here from a Tesla Forum member:
“The model 3/Y is better. I've inspected deliveries for friends and they are near perfect. The model S/X is a *sugar* show. They arrive with crazy manufacturing defects.
Next service center is two hours away. I'd have to book a hotel room there every other month and camp out while they spend days and days trying to "fix" my car.
This is my fifth Tesla and by far the worst in terms of manufacturing quality (2010 roadster, 2016 S p90d, 2018 model 3 performance, 2018 model 3, 2021 model S Plaid)”
“The model 3/Y is better. I've inspected deliveries for friends and they are near perfect. The model S/X is a *sugar* show. They arrive with crazy manufacturing defects.
Next service center is two hours away. I'd have to book a hotel room there every other month and camp out while they spend days and days trying to "fix" my car.
This is my fifth Tesla and by far the worst in terms of manufacturing quality (2010 roadster, 2016 S p90d, 2018 model 3 performance, 2018 model 3, 2021 model S Plaid)”
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Ive seen them roll cars in and out of there, they don’t give it that much thought. The car wasn’t even clean lol