Autoline's John McElroy visits Sandy Munro's shop, where a Tesla Model 3 is being prepared for a teardown benchmarking study. Munro, with deep design and manufacturing experience, points out issues he dislikes about the car's build.
Why Hacker News points people here: Cited as an early expert critique of Model 3 fit, finish and manufacturing quality, and for its note on hard-to-find emergency door releases.
“reported really poor fit and finish quality - rattling doors, poorly fitted gaps around the trunk”HN comment, 2018
“reported really poor fit and finish quality - rattling doors, poorly fitted gaps around the trunk”
Review reporting poor fit and finish on Model 3.
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That's consistent with the review by Sandy Munro [1] who reported really poor fit and finish quality - rattling doors, poorly fitted gaps around the trunk, and so on. Computer gamers know the perils of pre-ordering - you've got no recourse if the product has reliability, quality or completeness problems. I hope Tesla enthusiasts who pre-ordered realised the gamble they were taking. [1] this video and link
Cites itfionaellieDec 2021
“it's quite hard to find, and if you're in the back seat, there's no emergency mechanism at all.”
Shows hard-to-find emergency release; none in back seat.
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From this video, I learned that it's quite hard to find, and if you're in the back seat, there's no emergency mechanism at all. this video
CriticalinfluxMar 2018
“Convinced me that Tesla has some major issues in manufacturing.”
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This teardown previously on HN: this video Convinced me that Tesla has some major issues in manufacturing. To get into a Model 3 with most of the features people want is closer to 45K, at which point you could get a pretty damn good car from another manufacturer. I'm cheering for Tesla, but come on, fit and finish should be on par with the best, not something I should have to overlook.
CriticalJasper_Apr 2018
“The Model 3's panel gaps are quite well-known among car owners.”
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> Most of the design tolerances of the Model 3 are already better than any other car in the world. Really? The Model 3's panel gaps are quite well-known among car owners. One example from Munro and Associates: this video How can Elon say this with a straight face?
