Gave up on the Tesla..... yes TRF you told me so.

[Polarexplorerii]

Congrats!! What do you do for a living??

[AzPaul]

Congratulations

But I think someone needs to address the elephant in the room.

[Kliminator]

Originally Posted by Polarexplorerii

Congrats!! What do you do for a living??

'Stunt'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_81U4ngh4tc

[G8RDPM]

Awesome ride.
Huge congrats!

[zengineer]

If you had bought Tesla stock instead of their product earlier this year you could buy pretty much anything you want.

Sent from my Motorola Bag Phone

[np2016]

Very nice I finally got an allocation for a 2021 Glc Amg 63 w4 should be here by end of Dec. I'm use to M cars so will be interesting to see how the Amg does.

[kieselguhr]

This is the Mercedes dealership on Sahara?

Congrats DT

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by dddrees

They really have done some great marketing and they even have a showroom in the mall in the large town near me.


But every time I open any Tesla thread here inevitably there will be all of these comments as to how their build quality sucks and ability to get parts is almost non-existent.


Eventually if he sells enough maybe things will change, but who's all buying this crap in the meantime?


Congrats on the one you eventually chose, great choice.

Hi Dan. I think the point is that Tesla is making all these sales because of, not despite of, the product. I tend to take Internet forum chatter with a grain of salt, especially when it comes to “squeaky wheels”......

[Burlington]

Nice ride - congrats !

[ckaynyc]

I think the Bentayga is the ultimate. Such a beautiful truck. If it were truly GLE or G I would go G simply because of resale values.

Great choice 👍

[3 Putt]

Originally Posted by dddrees

They really have done some great marketing and they even have a showroom in the mall in the large town near me.


But every time I open any Tesla thread here inevitably there will be all of these comments as to how their build quality sucks and ability to get parts is almost non-existent.


Eventually if he sells enough maybe things will change, but who's all buying this crap in the meantime?


Congrats on the one you eventually chose, great choice.

My company is a very large supplier to Tesla. I have spent a lot of time in their new Shanghai and Freemont plants. I know the company very well. Tesla will never be irrelevant as mentioned in another post. They led the technical innovation that made electric vehicles 'cool'.

Here in China, they are selling everything they can make...ramping production from the current 3,500 model 3 vehicles per week to 5,000/week in October. They will begin making Modely Y's late in the year and these will most likely sell at a higher rate vs. the Model 3. Not bad for a factory that is not even a year old yet. Their branding is second to none.

However, their fit and finish is sub-part compared to comparable makers. Not just the standard BMW, Audi, Mercedes, etc, but also to their direct EV competition in China such as Next EV (Nio). They must evolve their thinking from a battery maker to a car maker...and this is happening.

[swatty]

Congrats, enjoy that beauty, nice slides btw

[tritium8]

All good choices. Congrats on the new ride!! Is it like driving a couch? The G wagon would have been my choice (minus the chrome brush guard) but the Bentley is sick and not as common as the G.

Sorry your Tesla experience wasn't as good as mine. I'm over a yr in with 23k miles and love it. The "autopilot" saves me from a lot of stress on the LA freeways. I charge at home, too so that makes a big difference.

[G8RDPM]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

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Great looking SUV.
Interior pics please.
Well done!

[GB-man]

Originally Posted by G8RDPM

Great looking SUV.
Interior pics please.
Well done!

+1 it’s a Bentley D we need interior shots

[Kliminator]

Originally Posted by G8RDPM

Great looking SUV.
Interior pics please.
Well done!

+1 for interior pics!!

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by 3 Putt

My company is a very large supplier to Tesla. I have spent a lot of time in their new Shanghai and Freemont plants. I know the company very well. Tesla will never be irrelevant as mentioned in another post. They led the technical innovation that made electric vehicles 'cool'.

Here in China, they are selling everything they can make...ramping production from the current 3,500 model 3 vehicles per week to 5,000/week in October. They will begin making Modely Y's late in the year and these will most likely sell at a higher rate vs. the Model 3. Not bad for a factory that is not even a year old yet. Their branding is second to none.

However, their fit and finish is sub-part compared to comparable makers. Not just the standard BMW, Audi, Mercedes, etc, but also to their direct EV competition in China such as Next EV (Nio). They must evolve their thinking from a battery maker to a car maker...and this is happening.

Sounds about right, but the second statement is exactly why it wouldn't be the car for me. Not at least until they were competent or capable enough were fit finish was also as important as the electronics. Because as cool as it might be, I would be buying a car and I wouldn't just be buying a battery.

[DeeTee]

Originally Posted by AzPaul

Congratulations

But I think someone needs to address the elephant in the room.

Hey man what’s wrong with the slippers!

[DeeTee]

Originally Posted by Polarexplorerii

Congrats!! What do you do for a living??

I sell watches

[DeeTee]

Interior shots when I get the car back from PPF

[DeeTee]

Originally Posted by tritium8

All good choices. Congrats on the new ride!! Is it like driving a couch? The G wagon would have been my choice (minus the chrome brush guard) but the Bentley is sick and not as common as the G.

Sorry your Tesla experience wasn't as good as mine. I'm over a yr in with 23k miles and love it. The "autopilot" saves me from a lot of stress on the LA freeways. I charge at home, too so that makes a big difference.

Autopilot is great until it isn’t. It would give up out of nowhere and sensors go off. Random seatbelt malfunction messages in the passenger seat, whatever that meant.
Had the car slam the brakes on me way too early in traffic which could have caused car behind me to hit. (Not autopilot)
The windows kept squeaking like nails on a chalkboard and Tesla techs came out three times to fix it. You know how embarrassing it is to have a client in a new car with broken windows?
Interior door trimmings peeled off the first week.

I love the idea of an EV, and Tesla is the best at it. The issue is they can’t back up there claims with range, quality, or supercharger network.

Also the fact that you can’t take your car to the dealer or service for an issue. You have to use the app on your phone and be at the mercy of Tesla to deal with scheduling.

[tritium8]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

Autopilot is great until it isn’t. It would give up out of nowhere and sensors go off. Random seatbelt malfunction messages in the passenger seat, whatever that meant.
Had the car slam the brakes on me way too early in traffic which could have caused car behind me to hit. (Not autopilot)
The windows kept squeaking like nails on a chalkboard and Tesla techs came out three times to fix it. You know how embarrassing it is to have a client in a new car with broken windows?
Interior door trimmings peeled off the first week.

I love the idea of an EV, and Tesla is the best at it. The issue is they can’t back up there claims with range, quality, or supercharger network.

Also the fact that you can’t take your car to the dealer or service for an issue. You have to use the app on your phone and be at the mercy of Tesla to deal with scheduling.

Ugh! That sucks. I did have the window issue. Agree, embarrassing, at best. It was resolved and I've had good experiences with service, when needed.

Funny that I said I don't see a lot of the Bentayga and then I see two yesterday eating dinner at Avra but I also couldn't count how many G63s I saw.

Congrats, again! Can't wait to see some more pics.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

Autopilot is great until it isn’t. It would give up out of nowhere and sensors go off. Random seatbelt malfunction messages in the passenger seat, whatever that meant.
Had the car slam the brakes on me way too early in traffic which could have caused car behind me to hit. (Not autopilot)
The windows kept squeaking like nails on a chalkboard and Tesla techs came out three times to fix it. You know how embarrassing it is to have a client in a new car with broken windows?
Interior door trimmings peeled off the first week.

I love the idea of an EV, and Tesla is the best at it. The issue is they can’t back up there claims with range, quality, or supercharger network.

Also the fact that you can’t take your car to the dealer or service for an issue. You have to use the app on your phone and be at the mercy of Tesla to deal with scheduling.

LOL

I'm not laughing at you, but I am laughing at the guy who said something to the fact that they had fit and finish issues. I guess it just depends on what you consider fit and finish issues. LOL

Sorry to hear you had such issues out of what some might think are good cars or was that batteries on wheels?

[1st amg]

OMG, I reading the issues you had with this garbage of a brand, what a joke for the money. And you have to schedule the service through apps....forget about it

[socialpro]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

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That's real sweet. Congrats, quite a difference from the Tesla I assume !!

[RW16610]

Congrats! I'm so glad you got away from the issues. You'll be much happier with the Bentley, I can assure you.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by 3 Putt

My company is a very large supplier to Tesla. I have spent a lot of time in their new Shanghai and Freemont plants. .

Not to nit pick but it's Fremont California, and is named after a fairly interesting person, as some city names are. The Tesla Fremont plant was once the Toyota plant which is near San Jose.

One rainy day I started googling some of the names of places in the area.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-C-Fremont

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremont,_California


Back to our regular scheduled programing.........

[m j b]

@DeeTee I was going to make fun of the slippers too, but then I thought, hey, he wears a nice watch and drives a nice car, I'm not going to criticize the one area that might need a little refinement. I'll bet they're comfortable, am I right?

LOL. Great choice on the B. I hope you enjoy it.

As for Tesla, I have a friend who worked there as an engineer. He bought a 3, and I asked him to show me the parts that he designed. He starts in the frunk area (note: this car was brand new) and in answer to my question says, "huh, looks like some fasteners are missing".

I considered the Model S, but there are too many shortcomings for me to justify the price.

[gwozhog]

Beauty! Has a decent tow rating too. Time for a Pavati

[Daryl]

Originally Posted by DeeTee

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Big Congrats man!