Fresh Wind you sound like a car guy.
The point of the talking about Consumer Reports was that they gave Tesla rave reviews last year.
That gave people the impression that engineering/ride/look of the Tesla S was pretty solid.
Is it your contention that the engineering etc of the Tesla S is way over rated. That Consumer Reports review of the Tesla S was unwarranted?
All I’m saying is that I don’t necessarily trust CR’s opinion as the final word on any product.
Here’s a discussion of what CR did to the Subaru BRZ:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51307
They gave it as bad an overall reliability rating as they possibly could on the basis of two “problem areas”, specifically body integrity and audio system. At worst, these are annoyance issues, and have nothing to do with the mechanical integrity of the car. Every other rating category was above or much above average.
When they publish stuff like this that makes no sense whatsoever, you develop a certain mistrust of their methodology and motives.
As for the Tesla, yes, from all I’ve read, it’s a great car for what it is.
But it simply isn’t a practical solution for all types of travel that you would need a car for. No pure EV is that.
It’s fine for local use if that’s all you do, or if you can afford an additional conventional vehicle for longer distances.
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>> “That gave people the impression that engineering/ride/look of the Tesla S was pretty solid.” <<
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Total strawman!
That was never the question.
The Tesla is a fine, solid toy, suitable for those wealthy enough to absorb its cost and lack of long distance emergency functionality with a shrug because it is cute and fun.
For a one car family, no plug-in totally electric car will ever be an acceptable or wise choice. A conventional liquid re-fuelable vehicle will always out-perform an electric plug-in when all aspects of transportation are taken into consideration.
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