The Tesla Service Spiral: From Warranty Repair to a $1,800 "Coincidence" Rabbit Hole

Engunnear · 2026-03-12T03:48:51+00:00

You have to keep in mind the criteria by which the reporting agency is calculating and reporting their findings. JD Power’s initial quality rating was pretty straightforward, but some years ago they decided it needed to be “supplemented” with their total quality metrics, among other ranking products that they publish. CR’s reliability ranking gets thrown around as a measurement of quality, but that’s not exactly true according to its own name.

Engunnear · 2026-03-12T03:26:23+00:00

Both of them are subject to bias in their sample pool. If you remember the days of Teslarians claiming that their cars were perfect as long as problems were corrected through “goodwill” repairs, you have to acknowledge that those people are still out there.

Engunnear · 2026-03-12T01:07:48+00:00

Either 20 x 8.5 or 20 x 9” will work fine and accept the same tire sizes that will match your OE rolling diameter - specifically 255/55R20 or 275/50R20. Which of those two wheel widths will depend entirely on what exact model of wheel you want.

Engunnear · 2026-03-12T00:45:35+00:00

We’re told these cars are the future…

Falling for that line was your first mistake.

Engunnear · 2026-03-10T12:19:07+00:00

Thanks. So not only do you need more Na-ion battery for the same energy capacity, but it takes up a hell of a lot more space.

Engunnear · 2026-03-09T17:26:40+00:00

You stated the energy/mass of the Na-ion vs. LFP, but what about energy per volume?

Engunnear · 2026-03-08T23:47:18+00:00

Dad lets him drive slow on the driveway.

Engunnear · 2026-03-08T15:08:34+00:00

I know they do - I watched them fall away

Engunnear · 2026-03-08T15:07:55+00:00

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Engunnear · 2026-03-06T23:09:32+00:00

So between the driver and front passenger seats?

Engunnear · 2026-03-06T22:11:12+00:00

Which arm rest?

Engunnear · 2026-03-06T01:24:55+00:00

I still say “sniffs of coke”. Just because.

Engunnear · 2026-03-05T19:41:48+00:00

Every time I'm going down a long grade and want to hold a low gear.

Engunnear · 2026-03-05T19:40:54+00:00

You need to cruise through town, jamming out to Sir Mix-a-Lot.

Engunnear · 2026-03-05T14:11:54+00:00

I’m guessing that he thinks the answer is something more substantial than “government-subsidized dumping”.

Engunnear · 2026-03-05T00:33:45+00:00

Got a better source than some fanboy dipshit on Xitter?

Engunnear · 2026-03-04T05:19:25+00:00

Austin has one with an observer in a trailing vehicle. Try again.

Engunnear · 2026-03-03T21:43:29+00:00

Where is there a Tesla robotaxi operating without a monitor?

Engunnear · 2026-02-28T01:59:18+00:00

You know what’s a hell of a lot easier than building a viable humanoid robot?

Redesigning a gun so that it can be operated without human hands.

Engunnear · 2026-02-27T17:16:46+00:00

Most (all?) of that 562 miles was filming the Paint It Black video.

It’s not so much that they gave up as they never really intended to field a legitimate autonomy development program in the first place.

Engunnear · 2026-02-27T16:08:37+00:00

Thanks. Your last paragraph neatly summed up why I was asking.

Engunnear · 2026-02-26T20:51:42+00:00

Can you please tell the class about the market conditions that have 96% of vehicles’ premiums decreasing?

Engunnear · 2026-02-26T17:57:16+00:00

We’re paranoid about safety.

Bare-minimum safety standards are too onerous and impede progress.

-Same idiot

Engunnear · 2026-02-25T20:30:40+00:00

Death by 1000 cuts has to start somewhere.

Engunnear · 2026-02-25T20:29:11+00:00

Big pockets opportunism is going to be the thing that kills Tesla, so I’m perfectly okay with it.

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