To fix the "Tesla" is not more difficult than assembling Lego

29 August 2018

Americans had to independently fix broken "Tesla"

Many owners of Tesla are fans of this brand. They will never change to another brand of car, be it electric or petrol/diesel. But all this does not negate the recurring problems with the Tesla products. In nasty story got Greg Furstenwerth (Greg Furstenwerth): he also considers himself to be an ardent fan of the company, but he had to wait for months waiting for repair. In the end, he fixed my electric car with my own hands. An interesting story rasskazala edition of the CNBC.

Greg was among those who designed the pre-order yet for the Model S. In 2013, he got his electric car and was one of the first owners in Hawaii. He managed to pass through the United States before the advent of the extensive network of branded "rapid" charging Supercharger. However, he did this not only just to travel but to silence the haters of electric cars who are constantly criticized modest reserve.

According to Furstenwerth, during the warranty period everything was just fine: if any problems did arise, they immediately corrected. But since Greg was in the list of pioneers, and with no guarantee he was one of the first. And here the trouble began.

Tesla recommends service its machines in its own service or authorised workshops. The problem is that sometimes you have too has to wait their turn on the repair.

The situation is compounded by the fact that even if you go to the regular service, and they can give the heave-Ho. The fact that large suppliers simply do not produce for "Tesla". In the end, third-party workshops are forced to use parts from the "showdown". There is an even more complex way: the savvy create a three-dimensional model of the part and print it on a 3D printer. But this approach is not suitable for all items.

Greg Furstenwerth admitted that he has long loved poking around in cars, so repair your vehicle for it doesn't seem similar with the launch of the hadron Collider. But the problem is that Tesla does not provide for their machines detailed instructions for the repair. Lately Greg has faced a number of breakdowns: water ingress in rear light, a broken doorknob, a failed rear door glass and frayed wiring. The services simply didn't want to solve these problems, stating that I do not know the ways of their solution.

But Greg did not despair. He decided to repair the electric car with his own hands. And there he waited for a shock: it turns out, the Tesla Model S is the easiest car with which he was faced. Most parts are created in the image of Lego: they are very easy to install and change. a "If you can assemble Lego, you can assemble and Tesla Model S the" — said the American.

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After repair Furstenwerth has traveled more than 3,000 kilometers. Now he's thinking about how to cooperate with other owners of the Tesla Model S to work together to solve minor problems.

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