The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla
What it is
The final chapter of Rich Rebuilds' saga about buying a used Tesla Model X that went missing, with cameo appearances and the end of the dispute. It is part of a longer series on the problems he had with Tesla.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends the series as a cautionary tale about buying used Teslas and dealing with Tesla service.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2019, last 2019
What HN commenters said
“Anybody involved with Tesla in any way should at least watch”
Essential viewing for anyone involved with Tesla
2Ccltvcm, 2019-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Repair delays for Tesla owners”
“You should watch the Rich Rebuilds series of videos about the problems he had buying a used Model X from Tesla”
Problems buying a used Model X from Tesla
kylec, 2019-04 · Recommendation · in “Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: tesla, model x, used cars, customer service, repair
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