On February 5th, a ship docked in the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, and it disgorged thousands of Tesla’s highly anticipated Model 3 cars. After a few snags, such as a day-long national strike, were mastered, the cars were on their way to European customers. Some of them anxiously waited several years for their electric car. If comments in usually Tesla-friendly online forums are an indication, Model 3 anticipation has given way to Model 3 morosity.
Germany’s TTF Forum already has a sub-forum called “Model 3 problems/fails,” and four days ago, TTF opened a poll on Model 3 delivery problems [now made inaccessible, see P.S.] At the time of this typing, there were 56 responses. 34% reported no problem. 66% reported small to serious problems. One respondent said he already returned the car. 14% said they are considering returning the car. (20% considered returning the car a day after the poll was posted.)
TTF stands for “Tesla Fahrer und Freunde,“ German for „Tesla drivers and friends.“ It is an on-line gathering place for hardcore Tesla fans, and it is beyond suspicion of any anti-Tesla tendencies. Which makes the forum’s ongoing accounting of Model 3 gripes even more appalling. Here is a short excerpt with links to the original postings in German: [ There is more … ]
