• kurcatovium@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Until they (every one of them) catch-up with price to ICE it’s gonna be tough. Same story with every single automotive brand we had in past decades. They thought they’re invincible, until…

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      1 year ago

      Exactly.

      And when parts become available at my local auto parts store. One of my friends had a Model 3 and it took 1 MONTH to replace a broken passenger door mirror. It also took 3 WEEKS to fix a power seat issue. The same car had multiple growing pain issues that took way too much time to fix.

      They were thrilled to trade it in on a new Camry so they could have a functioning car again.

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        1 year ago

        This is just the state of the auto industry at the moment. There’s just as many teslas and evs waiting on parts as there are traditional ICE models when adjusted for market scale. The days of having everything in stock at the dealer for a quick swap are dead and gone.

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        1 year ago

        Was this in the last 4 years? Because supply chains and labor are still in recovery everywhere.