Random EV Thoughts 2 - The Jimnying

Dealer is smoking some sh1t there.

What's next - you're not allowed rear seat passengers at all? Absolute nonsense.

They didn't charge me so I can be relaxed about it. What the dealer said was they thought Cupra wouldn't accept it as a warranty claim as the circuit was working day 1 and that circumstances outside their control caused the problem.

See my response to eagerv. I'm told the electrical connection involved is quite a positive one with presumably a reasonably tight fit to avoid disconnection through normal motion etc. The very few times the dog was on the back seat I had it fully covered with a full dog cover sheet. So what you're asking is that my dog's paw applied precise pressure through both the cover and the seat itself such that it pushed open the connection- but not fully because otherwise the airbag light would have illuminated immediately. You'd imagine the probability of this happening must be very low but not zero. Another potential explanation is that the connection wasn't actually pushed fully home day 1 - meaning that pressure from above could dislodge it. For me I think the outstanding issue is that apparently the connector is not deep in the seat but is reasonably close to the top surface. If this indeed is the case then a simple plastic cover located over the full length of the connection would be an easy fix.

Circumstances outside their control, such as…..using the car!

Jesus wept. They can no more prove anything one way or the other, which is why it's a no quibble warranty.

Man alive.

Yup. Warranties are shaky instruments at the best of times. Look at Nissan - absoltuely scandalous behaviour from them on teh warranty front.

Then you look at Tesla, and they are happy for you to bring in your car for a suspension check and parts replacement FOC within warranty - items that are the very definition of "wear & tear".

My overwhelming impression of the Y as a passenger was a rough ride. I also think they're ugly as hell and couldn't be looking at one on the drive. They obviously have their fans though and I've never used the software so my experience isn't very balanced.

All of those things are symptoms of someone who doesn't want to like a Tesla simply confirming their beliefs.

The new Model Y Standard is quite elegant, and takes away that major marmite hinge point at which many buyers pause.

That poster has made his feelings on musk clear on several occasions one can only assume that

a) he hasn't been in a juniper / highland or later manufactured pre juniper Y

b) he hates everything to do with Tesal

c) is elderly as those are the people that struggle with the handles generally.

Funny thing about Tesla, the EV part of the forum is generally pretty convivial still and people help each other out, i cant recall anyone slating any other EV so spitefully for example but with Tesla its ok?

Anyway few things to note, i bought a juniper this year, after extensively trialling a BYD Sealion 7 and XPeng G6 and Polestar 4, for me the Juniper was a better car than any of those (others may see it differently but i had no preconceived notions going in), i was coming from an audi etron 55 (and several audis and mercedes previously), based on my experience neither the tesla, BYD or the xpeng was a significant step down from a 95k audi and in some places had better soft touch materials. The spec you get is a lot better, heated steering wheel, cooled seats, EAP etc etc.

The polestar i drove was the business edition so lower spec but was still a decent place to sit.

The poster also says that this car would have put him off EVs, odd thing being its just one model of one car? strange take.

Finally he is driving a renault 5, cool little car and a great retro throwback but ive been in a few and cool as they are the juniper is much better finished inside (as it should be costing 50-60% more in base spec for both), so one can only theorise that his little outburst was more to get peoples backs up than anything else and be a bit of a bell. Probably has achieved his aims on both fronts!

tbf anyone with any moral fibre would be mortified to drive a Tesla these days and support that creature Musk, but there's plenty of you out there I guess.

this the model Y std that was referred to, which slug does it look like?

so what is it?

i'm genuinely interested to hear what someone of your unscrupulous virtue drives, not to mention the safeguards you take in all other aspects of your life to make sure not to line the pockets of the various despot regimes, those that trample over human rights, traffic workers etc etc.

I drive a Skoda. And to be fair you are 100% correct that its almost unavoidable that you will directly or indirectly in life end up supporting brands/companies that are less than wholesome. The difference, for me at least, is that Musk and his vast fortune is so inextricably linked to the Tesla brand that i could not live with myself to drive or be seen in of his vehicles without retching. it may lead to a little cognitive dissonance with respect to my other choices in life but anything with a whiff of Elon Musk is where I draw the line.