Featured CR no longer recommends Tesla

Oh well, they still beat Ford, Cady, and Chrysler.
LoL

They've all had what, 50, 70+ years to get quality dialed in?
You want pure EV? You want infrastructure all the way across the Nation? It's good to be the only game in town.
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Another reason I don’t read the rag

Funny, some other list came out the other day, Lexus/Toyota were one/two

 

Is CR differentiating between problems for that score, or still counting loose trim pieces the same as transmission problems?

 

even the gear box (transmission) was pretty much limited to loud/whining noise. Not a catastrophic condition - other than Tesla was slow to respond to the issue. Modernly - yea sameol'sameol' .... fit n finish. So if you have tons of cars with nickel-and-dimed things, and you go to the service center and have to wait 4 days for an appointment? Yeah - I can understand bitchie owners. Been there done that. Felt sorry for this guy behind me - in the 30 minute wait to get to the front, just to tell the SC what's wrong now ....

.... who was behind me, already having those kinds of issues & having to take a long time to get service.
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Sorry, I'm not impressed. Not because Consumer Reports has gotten less bad but because they haven't figured out how to balance their readership opinions versus their 'professional' judgement. I remain ambivalent.

Bob Wilson

 

I didn't realize CR still had anyone paying attention to it..........

 

When it rains, it pours. Nonetheless, I still like Tesla.
Tesla customers describe maddening problems with returns, refunds

 

Looks like a downward trend:

2015: Consumer Reports' Highest-Rated Car-Ever | PriusChat
2017: Consumer Reports love-hate relationship on Tesla | PriusChat
2018: Model 3 doesn't get CU recomendation | PriusChat
2019: this thread topic

After waiting three years for that car pitched to me here that late April night (17:10 min):

that $35K model has now disappeared from their web build page,
lurking Tesla forums seeing what newer owners are really dealing with (early adopters tend to be lenient),
realizing any warranty repairs here in Texas are hours and hundreds of miles away if I need to take it in,
and finally learning that Tesla officially and actively discourages DIY work (was also considering used S examples).

Factoring in all that, I have, sad to say, become disillusioned. I'll sit on the sidelines and continue to watch. For now.

 

Makes for good drama .... like lists of the 10 greatest & worst rock bands of wll tim3s.

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EVs Outsell Hybrids In California: Tesla Model 3 Tops In Class

 

reading the cr article, wonky touch screen and cracking windshields, reminded me of prime complaints here.

 

But it avoids the gas prices cited in your new avatar.

Hope you didn’t gas up there.

Shenanigans at their finest.

 

their price hasn't changed since we started coming in '04. they're just outside disney, probably grabbing the gullible.
everyone else is $2.29.9

 

Out here at the best coast happiest place on earth they save the price gouging for the park .

But Kettlemen City (the midway point between Nor Cal and So Cal along I-5) is not immune to similar behavior .

Now that our kids are a bit older, we are able to drive straight through and avoid it all.

 

Tesla Model 3 Loses CR Recommendation Over Reliability Issues, not surprised!!

 

Gee wonder why EV sales increased? Tax perks!

 

You mean tax perks expiring?

Tesla is loosing its credit (as is GM)

They sold a lot of cars last year due to pre credit expiration worries.

 

Yes!