Let’s consider that I lease because I’ve gotten bit on out of warranty repairs in the past.
Now increase that risk significantly when you have no aftermarket and are dealing with a manufacturer that has not only supply chain issues but also forces you to use their shops for maintenance and repairs.
I’m thinking no dice on a purchase.
I think those door handles alone are 1,000 apiece (going off memory, but it wasn’t cheap) out of warranty.
According to eBay, $150 a pop.
Those are S right? That slideout mechanism is cool but I can’t imagine its very robust. The design on the 3 makes a lot more sense to me.
Quote from article:
“The most surprising thing is now knowing that I would never want a Tesla vehicle,” a former production employee who left the company last year said.
The former employee said that if he made a mistake while helping assemble a vehicle, he would not want to tell anyone in order to avoid drawing attention to himself.
“Just seeing how we built the cars … I would never buy one of those cars, ever,” he added.
Might be the same at Boeing - no one wanted to hear about problems with Max
As much as this is entertaining, this thread veered quite far from the Tesla Bankruptcy to rumors, neat-picking, hearsay. Maybe this thread should be renamed to “Things we heard on internets”.
Having said that: https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/12/20800798/tesla-model-3-rfid-chip-keycard-amiedd-video-watch-body-hacking-body-modification
Most of the “OT” supports the argument that while Tesla can design a great product, they can’t build or maintain them, which all portends of bankruptcy.
only thing I can say here is…
What an asshole!
Not sure if I would go that far, but she definitely voided her warranty. 
Remember that the Model 3 is the SAFEST CAR EVER PRODUCED!
See about 7 posts up
Irrelevant. Mine embedded a super cool gif.
Let’s wait for Elon’s new blog post claiming that normal roofs catch on fire far more often, and that solar roofs are the safest roofs ever tested.
Interesting they announce a $50ish solar leasing program a week or so before this news breaks. Shouldn’t be interesting.
Considering that’s more than my electric bill I’d still have to pass. At least if I purchase it, I can take some writedowns (but either way county and city are going to penalize me for it on property tax 
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Definitely miss my last apartment that had brand new windows and insulated correctly. The house I moved into is terribly inefficient so even though it’s about 1800sqft I’m using 60ish kw a day this summer to keep it at 76-78 degrees. Solar wouldn’t save me a dime for Tennessee since the per kw price is so low.
Better to work with a good local independent contractor experienced with solar than to go through these chains, IMO.
Parents are very happy with the ~3 kW system installed at their home by a local contractor. Cost $11K including some roofing work done, or about $8K after tax credits. Panels were Hanwha Q CELLS.
Electricity bills used to be $1,000/year, so the breakeven point is about 8 years. The system is more than enough to offset all their electricity costs, including charging the i3 at night. (No A/C because they have trees and good insulation.) Only cost is like $10/month for transmission fees to the utility.
