The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla
Rich Rebuilds2 HN recommenders · recommended in 2 months, 2019–2019
documentary · general · 2019–2019 on HN
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.
HN recommends the series as a cautionary tale about buying used Teslas and dealing with Tesla service.
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3 comments from Hacker News
Anybody involved with Tesla in any way should at least watch The Fantastic Case of the Missing Tesla by Rich ▶ this video
You should watch the Rich Rebuilds series of videos about the problems he had buying a used Model X from Tesla: link link link ▶ this video
The door handles on a Tesla are an issue in normal cold weather already [1] although I am not sure if the model 3 has the same ones as the X. Most cars you can yank the door handle open even if it's iced up. [1] ▶ this video