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Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain::undefined
Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain::undefined
I’ve been in a Model S, and don’t get me wrong the acceleration was absolutely phenomenal
But my Skoda Fabia (which for the first owner probably cost £15k instead of £70k+) absolutely beat the shit out of it for how well-built it was.
Everything is rigid and you’d need a sledgehammer to shift it. In the Tesla you could just grab random parts of the interior and wobble it about.
The paint on my Fabia is flawless - it’s of equal thickness everywhere, whereas for the Model S some parts were clearly thinner than others.
The panel gaps are a meme for a reason. On the Fabia, sure the panel gaps are wider than they are on a Porsche or something, but they’re exactly the same everywhere. On the Tesla you’d see it completely flush at the top of some panels, and a 6mm gap at the bottom! It was so inconsistent.
And the rear passenger-side door’s rubber seal where the window comes up was peeling off. This car is only 3 years old ffs
Skoda was the brand we’d take the piss out of in the early 90s.
I wonder if 2030s kids will be laughing at their friends being driven to school in a clapped out Model S, with half the panels falling away, one door a slightly different colour to the rest, and a battery that goes maybe 40 miles, going “Ahhh, your mum drives a Tesla!”
Skoda’s and Lada’s were the classic cars to rip people for having. Communist junk. VW really did a LOT to rehabilitate the Skoda image.
Some Skodas are better looking than their VW brothers. Especially the crossovers.
That’s funny because my Jetta felt like it was going to rattle itself apart.
I’m currently driving a Scoda Fabia myself. The globe box just broke, because something inside got stuck, and the 20 year old plastic handle just didn’t want to budge, and broke instead. Meanwhile, I just drove 1500km in it over the span of 3 days. It just keeps chugging along.