by "mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
Published 08/30/2017 at 19:22
by "mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
Published 08/30/2017 at 19:22
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What’s the worst FACTORY panel fit?
"CB" (jrcb)
08/30/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 2
Does the Focus ST’s hood gap answer this question?
"jimz" (jimz)
08/30/2017 at 19:29, STARS: 3
Obviously you’ve never seen anything from tesla
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/30/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 11
Tesla
"CB" (jrcb)
08/30/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 1
I saw CaptDale’s post, and you know what? He wins.
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
08/30/2017 at 19:34, STARS: 1
OK, I was going to suggest Fiat Chrysler, but that is way worse than anything even FCA is putting out at the moment, so, yeah, its Tesla.
"jimz" (jimz)
08/30/2017 at 19:39, STARS: 0
I didn’t see captdale’s post at first, but now that I have I agree. He wins.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/30/2017 at 19:39, STARS: 0
It is really really bad
"jimz" (jimz)
08/30/2017 at 19:41, STARS: 1
But... but... but... they’re just a startup!
Er, even though they’ve been selling cars for 8 years now, that is.
"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
08/30/2017 at 19:43, STARS: 2
Ariel
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/30/2017 at 19:46, STARS: 1
Holy christ on a cracker! How can they be THAT bad?!?!?
"ranwhenparked" (ranwhenparked)
08/30/2017 at 19:48, STARS: 0
It seems like they may be getting worse with time.
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
08/30/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 1
Because good panel fit is a sign of fitting in and we all know TESLA IS DISRUPTING THE AUTO INDUSTRY.
Reliable supply chain, JIT, and implementing quality measures? DON’T GOT TIME FOR THAT WHEN YOU’RE DISRUPTING/HACKING/CO-OPTING THE INDUSTRY.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/30/2017 at 19:51, STARS: 1
#focusonthetechandmakereallyboringcarsand thentrytodigaholetoluachvacuumtrainsforspaceandforgetaboutcarquality
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
08/30/2017 at 19:53, STARS: 1
The Baja SAE car I helped build in college, and yes, I helped make some of the body panels.
We were more concerned with having a working rules-compliant car whose suspension didn’t break, which meant we didn’t have time to address things like the fact we had to take out a frame rail to swap the engine. Or the fact that the shift linkage was at best a “suggestion”.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
08/30/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 0
Lada. And Land Rover (Defender and Series mostly). In my experience...
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
08/30/2017 at 20:03, STARS: 2
In fairness, that particular car certainly isn’t the norm for panel fit on a Model X.
Tesla certainly struggles with this issue, but there are other manufacturers that are just as bad
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
08/30/2017 at 20:04, STARS: 1
Holy hell! That’s horrifying!
I need to start looking at Teslas more closely.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/30/2017 at 20:05, STARS: 0
It’s not good
"Berang" (berang)
08/30/2017 at 20:06, STARS: 0
I was going to say Wartburg, because you could fit a slice of toast through those gaps... but at least the gaps are pretty even.
"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
08/30/2017 at 20:13, STARS: 1
I’m generally a Tesla fan. This is ... really bad. Please tell me these were all pre-production prototypes.
How does panel gap that bad actually happen?
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/30/2017 at 20:15, STARS: 0
As far as I have heard cars leave the factory this way...
I like the idea, but the cars are too boring for their price. Hence why I would prefer a Fisker Karma
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
08/30/2017 at 20:27, STARS: 2
You have clearly never seen a GM product, especially from the malaise era.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
08/30/2017 at 20:28, STARS: 0
Are we sure this wasn’t in an accident or a prototype?
For about $400 bucks, a Tijuana body shop do a better job fixing a totaled car than this.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
08/30/2017 at 20:31, STARS: 1
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
08/30/2017 at 20:33, STARS: 1
I think that doesn’t really count because it doesn’t have panels.
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/30/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 0
Tesla
"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
08/30/2017 at 21:22, STARS: 0
I’m a Formula FSAE vet and we had similar issues at times.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/30/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
I work on cars for a living and have never seen something so bad. And Most of the Tesla’s I see around have noticeable problems with body alignment. When I can see it in my rearview mirror you know it’s bad.
I’m not trying to be a Tesla hater, I’m just talking about what I’ve seen.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/30/2017 at 23:07, STARS: 1
If you don’t already own Tesla stock you should go buy some, because you just figured them out.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/30/2017 at 23:41, STARS: 0
“Do you want your car to look like everything else on the road, or do you want STAND OUT IN A CROWD?!?!?!?”
That’s what I thought.
"promoted by the color red" (whenindoubtflatout)
08/31/2017 at 00:04, STARS: 2
SORRY BRO CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF ME TRYING TO HACK THROUGH THE STATUS QUO AND DISRUPT ANOTHER INDUSTRY FROM MY STUDIO APARTMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO.
"His Stigness" (HisStigness)
08/31/2017 at 01:55, STARS: 0
“Your Tesla is in the shop again? WHY?”
Oh, bro that’s just because it’s so awesome and disruptive it takes a lot of work to keep it going. But it’s okay, I’m part of a new generation of car owners who are changing the world by turning it upside down!
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
08/31/2017 at 14:04, STARS: 0
... but at least the gaps are pretty even.
Most people will agree that big, but even, gaps look a lot better than inconsistent gaps of any size.
"Eric @ opposite-lock.com" (theyrerolling)
08/31/2017 at 14:56, STARS: 0
The worst was probably a Triumph from the 1950s-1960s. They were giving the Soviets a run for their money back then. I’ve seen some you could stick your hand in between the door and the fender. We’re talking gaps that I can’t fathom anyone could have thought were even slightly okay. I question whether they even had QC.
Interestingly, one of the better example pictures came from Jalopnik...
"Rainbow" (rainbeaux)
08/31/2017 at 20:00, STARS: 0
Because they didn’t fit.