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  1. orenji

    orenji Senior Member

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    Ford strikes out at Tesla!

    “While the buyers of some electric vehicles have had to accept certain flaws, Palmer says that this isn’t acceptable for Ford. “The doors fit properly, the plastics and other materials color-match, the bumpers don’t fall off, the roof doesn’t come off when you wash it, the door handles don’t get stuck in cold weather. ...”
     
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Well if I need to replace my 2019 Std Rng Plus Model 3, I'll evaluate the options then. My Tesla fully meets my requirements.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    This article, I guess.

    Quote is toward the end. Doesn't really say whose roof comes off during washing.
     
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    There was a report of a Model S in China which lost its roof on the Motorway, but that was a few months ago

    Maybe a Ferrari back window - this hit the press in the last couple of days. Don't think you'd get one from the local glass fitter either.

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    I do recall in the '70s, there was a FORD CORTINA (English car, Australian build) lost it's back window when the passengers wound all their windows down. It was a press car out on a Road Review. Made for an interesting review.
     
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    3PriusMike Prius owner since 2000, Tesla M3 2018

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    Glass houses anyone?

    Door doesn't fit - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

    My truck and front bumper fell off - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

    Freezing door latch recall - Ford F150 Forum - Community of Ford Truck Fans

    Every car maker has issues.
    Posting every issue Tesla has is going nowhere because all the existing car makers have had tons of problems that can be found.

    Mike
     
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    And then there's one of my favorites; the dread and oft maligned steering-wheel-comes-off-in-your-hands adventures originally invented in slapstick comedy movies and recently featured in Ford vehicles. Ford recall: Here are the models affected
     
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    i have owned a ford, need i say more?

    if ford thinks criticizing tesla will help them compete in the bev arena, why are they trying so hard to kill direct sales in michigan? :p
     
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    A: Ford don't want to sell EVs.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    I experienced a slightly different version of that gag in an old Bronco II. It had a funny version of a tilt steering wheel: unlike ours in the Prius (and most others I've known), where the universal joint is down near the floor and you're tilting the whole column higher or lower, the Bronco II had the joint up near the top of the column, just behind the wheel, so the tilt adjustment was more just changing the angle of the wheel, not so much the height.

    That whole pivoting bracket with the release lever was cast from some kind of bargain-basement pot metal. I think I had a habit of leaning some weight on the wheel every time I got in or out. One day while driving I just heard a soft crunch and the wheel was sort of free-floating in my hands. It was still attached to the U joint and as long as I held it lined up with the column I could use it to steer. The silly casting had snapped clean through.
     
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    should work out nicely for them then :cool:
     
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    how apropos - finding 3-ish defects. I'll see your 3, and raise you 696,000;

    yes - glass houses. Our Tesla hater needs to find a better angle.

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    wait - maybe the op is sincerely wanting readers to purchase his car of choice, to help usher in a new era;
    hmmm over 170 service bulletins (only 3 examples below) ~ yea maybe not . . . .

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    hydobomb has glass houses too
    ;)
     
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    How did you get to a summary list of TSBs?
     
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    These will give you a start. Scroll down and it will show all 68 of the TSB's.

    To be honest some of these are revisions to manuals, Techstream and bulletins that apply to most all Toyota's. Felt that since I posted I should note that after going back and looking at some of the bulletins

    2019 Toyota Mirai TSBs | CarComplaints.com
     
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    Must be a single window house (y)
     
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    The best answer is to "TURO" rent a Tesla for 2-3 days. Let the rest 'howl at the moon.' Like my Marine DI once said (translated), "A grain of observation outweighs 10 lbs of bovine fecal matter."

    Find a friend with a Tesla and ask if they'll give you an extended test drive, some weekend.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Thank you for the advise. But I do have friends that own Tesla’s. Again I don’t have a thing against Tesla. But I prefer Toyota.
     
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    Did they let you test drive the car?
    Posting behavior suggests something different.

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Have been driven in them several times - posting facts does not make me a hater. I am not against EVs, as I drive one, just not the type some on here believe to be sensible. But since I pay for it and I drive it, and it works for me, that’s all that matters to me.