The Tesla Model 3: A Car Review with a Twist

I recently had the opportunity to take a closer look at the Tesla Model 3, and I must say it's an impressive vehicle. But what caught my attention was not just its sleek design and advanced technology, but also a rather unusual issue that I encountered during my test drive.

As I drove the car, I noticed that the windshield seemed to be in good condition, with no visible signs of damage or wear. However, when I got closer to the glass, I saw that it was cracked, and the crack went all the way up to the top of the windshield. I couldn't believe my eyes - it looked like the windshield had broken itself! At first, I thought maybe it was an impact, but as I inspected the car further, I realized that there wasn't any visible damage on the surrounding area.

I decided to dig deeper and found out that the car's owner had only put 500 miles on it. When I asked the owner about what happened, they told me that someone must have tightened the windshield too hard, causing it to break. But how could this happen? I couldn't understand why a rock or an elbow wouldn't cause the damage if it were a real impact.

As weenies who buy Tesla cars are known for their love of all things high-tech and expensive, I was surprised to find that my friends had to pay $70,000 for the fully loaded model 3. Meanwhile, those who opt for the base model or limited options have to wait in line. It's clear that Elon Musk is targeting a specific demographic with his pricing strategy.

But what really got me was when I found out that my friend Siobhan had bought her Model 3 at $48,000, which is still not as low as the original price of $35,000. And if you're one of those lucky people who can afford it upfront, be prepared to spend around $65,000 for the fully loaded model. It's clear that Tesla has a tiered pricing system, with the richer folks getting their cars first.

Now, I'm not one to complain easily, but the fact that my friend had to pay nearly $11,000 just for a new windshield is outrageous. And what really takes the cake is when you consider that this issue didn't occur during any kind of impact or accident. It's simply too much to believe that glass can break itself without any external factor. I'm starting to think that there might be some quality control issues at play here.

To investigate further, I decided to take a closer look at the car and find out if I could spot any other issues. As I examined the vehicle, I noticed that the windshield was covered by a crossmember above the A-pillar, which seemed unusual. It's possible that this design feature might be contributing to the issue.

As for the price of the Tesla Model 3, it's certainly not cheap. With the base model starting at around $35,000 and the fully loaded options reaching upwards of $70,000, it's clear that Elon Musk is targeting a specific demographic with his pricing strategy. But who gets to buy these cars first? Those who are willing to pay the higher prices, and those who can afford it upfront get priority.

Now, I'm not one to complain easily, but the fact that my friend had to pay nearly $11,000 just for a new windshield is outrageous. And what really takes the cake is when you consider that this issue didn't occur during any kind of impact or accident. It's simply too much to believe that glass can break itself without any external factor.

I'm planning on keeping an eye on my friend's Volt and waiting to see how it holds up over time. Maybe I'll even end up buying one from a mate in the future. But for now, I'm happy with my trusty old Volt.

In conclusion, while the Tesla Model 3 is an impressive vehicle, there are definitely some quality control issues at play here. With prices ranging from $35,000 to over $70,000, it's clear that Elon Musk is targeting a specific demographic with his pricing strategy. But who gets to buy these cars first? Those who can afford it upfront get priority.

Email me Rob at SuperSpeed if you've had similar issues with your Tesla windshield, and I'll forward your concerns to my friend shabam, who might be able to help you get some money back.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enall right so Siobhan Parikh my buddy got a Tesla Model 3 he's got two of them on order he just got his first one and I'll be honest I hate the wheels and he says I'm not gonna be able to figure out how to drive this thing but I think I'll be able to figure it out I've driven enough a quick walk around on the car shows that a it's filthy which makes Tesla people crazy and B it's got a bunch of little cameras like hidden throughout the car I guess that's all autopilot stuff but bumper sensors cameras and like I don't know how to even turn this thing on or off but take it for a quick spin looks wise not bad except for the wheels but apparently these wheels provide significant let's just say increase in battery range which is important Jim why don't you get in we'll take it for a quick spin all right steering wheels pretty simple they've got two balls for you to play with while you drive so you've got that going for you so now you got my woman's new butt and you've got for to play with now while you drive the car itself other than I don't like the fact that it doesn't have like a cruise I mean I guess it's a it's a feature that generate as much battery power as you can but I feel like you're it's it's an interesting question I guess they figured it out whether doing full and regenerative braking generates more power because then you have to use more power to accelerate back up to speed or and maintain speed so it's like a really weird dynamic are you better coasting more and not using as much energy to go forward or you better off capturing recapturing as much as you can let's see what we got speed wise and we're off we're moving now buddy it's faster than nah I won't definitely faster than my vault so you got that that's pretty cool just the the instant or I mean not gonna scare anyone but I wonder how that how that does for battery so not gonna say it's not quick it's very quick for a electric car but hmm but I just don't know I think I can get used to I'd have to get rid of and I got to see what it does to it and what it does to the range I'd have to get rid of this like off the gas slowing down a vehicle acceleration standard or chill we standards fine sports steering or generative braking low let's try that all right driving driving driving 35 miles an hour I mean it still slows you down not to zero she doesn't even know I'm coming cuz I'm like an electric ninja she's just walking along I could've just bumped her over but I can't do that but it does uh it does still slow you down just not as bad when you put regenerative braking too low the question is how much does that affect your range speaking of range let's go stop in a cosmos and say what's up I'm gonna show them the car and see what he thinks sneak up like ninja Stiles Cosmo you see the model three over here no no it's different this is made by Tesla and cost twice as much this is Siobhan's cars yo check this out ready it's new don't mind the ugly wheels I'm not a fan of these wheels I think they're pretty hideous but apparently these little covers here which should pop off they they make the car more efficient so you get more life out of your battery but quality control wise Cosmo you want to take a look at this windshield that they're saying was smashed and charging them eleven hundred bucks for it I think this I think this started right here I think that's a quality issue I don't think it's a I don't think somebody smashed this windshield with an invitation like that yeah I mean there's maybe they just tightened it a little too hard the cars only got 500 miles on it and wouldn't if you smashed it how you just happened to smash it right here on this one corner just before it touched the other piece of glass very hot and this wouldn't be the first windshield that just broke itself 1,100 bucks that's a lot of money would green running why don't you get in there it's almost as nice as that Bentley but one model of this bottle three this is the model three see it says it right on the door yes it does look all right it's amazing the weenies to buy these cars it's very bland but then like they were flipping out that Siobhan allowed the car to get dirty so for those of you cosmo who doesn't know much about the model three this car was sold by Elon Musk as a 30 let's just say $35,000 Tesla but if you wanted one in the first I don't know decade of production you're gonna have to spend there weeding it they're starting out with the richer people 70 grand fully loaded soup-to-nuts blah blah those guys get their cars first alright who's willing to pay 65 all right give them cars next who's will Siobhan got it at like $48,000 still not the 35 but if you put it deposit in the same time even before these other guys for your car but you only wanted the base model limited option cars get back in the line you peasant and you gotta wait yeah so they haven't started producing and shipping those but honestly you would think with that windshield in 500 miles I'd be a little annoyed by that it did and I don't think that this is I just think it's a this isn't an impact I think this is a a poor job what's that that's from the factory when I go to close the lid and it keeps bouncing back and then it's like tells me like clothes lead gently like be nice to the car usually you just close something and it closes I don't know you guys tell me what your thoughts are that windshield which goes up to here over here it's got this whole crossmember on anyone what do you call this but this whole crossmember above the a pillar here is covered in glass for whatever reason and I would say if the chassis flexed or something like that if something was tightened a little too tight that would likely cause the windshield to break and that I think is a problem now a broken windshield this is not cool if it was a rock it's one thing but a rock would hit somewhere on the windscreen and then star this doesn't add up because I mean this is where from here to here is is your pillar and if you can see how soft this is I don't think I think this is this should be on Tesla for that I don't think that's an impact mark I don't think somebody dropped an elbow in this one specific spots if you see where the the damage started it was right there so to have some magical projectile that was not on the ground or not in near the car or anything like that miss this but hit this right there to cause that to break doesn't add up to me now you may say glass just doesn't break itself well it does if you remember my video of the Lamborghini on my security cameras who glass just broke itself overnight and we got it on security camera otherwise it would have been like who the hell did this but I think this is a quality issue and I know Tesla's had their quality issues not looking to on Tesla but the fact that my buddies got to drop 11 her bucks on a brand new car for a windshield when I just don't see how this happens it's not like there's a baseball mark it's not like there's this is just too too inconceivable to me to be some sort of like damage they would have keyed the car they would have like somebody was out to vandalize the car that I bet you is just quality control so if anyone else has a problem with their Tesla windshield email me Rob at SuperSpeed is calm I'm gonna send it over to shabam and forward to his dealer and hopefully he'll be able to get his 11 other bucks back but there you have it that's my little walkthrough on the model 3 these things seem to be all the rage and will keep you in the loop well let you know you know I'm happy with my Volt we'll let you know how I bomb likes his car and how it holds up over the years for months said he has it he's getting the all-wheel drive I am may end up buying this from a mate I don't know if my Volt is up in about a year find out soon enough thank you for watching catch you next timeall right so Siobhan Parikh my buddy got a Tesla Model 3 he's got two of them on order he just got his first one and I'll be honest I hate the wheels and he says I'm not gonna be able to figure out how to drive this thing but I think I'll be able to figure it out I've driven enough a quick walk around on the car shows that a it's filthy which makes Tesla people crazy and B it's got a bunch of little cameras like hidden throughout the car I guess that's all autopilot stuff but bumper sensors cameras and like I don't know how to even turn this thing on or off but take it for a quick spin looks wise not bad except for the wheels but apparently these wheels provide significant let's just say increase in battery range which is important Jim why don't you get in we'll take it for a quick spin all right steering wheels pretty simple they've got two balls for you to play with while you drive so you've got that going for you so now you got my woman's new butt and you've got for to play with now while you drive the car itself other than I don't like the fact that it doesn't have like a cruise I mean I guess it's a it's a feature that generate as much battery power as you can but I feel like you're it's it's an interesting question I guess they figured it out whether doing full and regenerative braking generates more power because then you have to use more power to accelerate back up to speed or and maintain speed so it's like a really weird dynamic are you better coasting more and not using as much energy to go forward or you better off capturing recapturing as much as you can let's see what we got speed wise and we're off we're moving now buddy it's faster than nah I won't definitely faster than my vault so you got that that's pretty cool just the the instant or I mean not gonna scare anyone but I wonder how that how that does for battery so not gonna say it's not quick it's very quick for a electric car but hmm but I just don't know I think I can get used to I'd have to get rid of and I got to see what it does to it and what it does to the range I'd have to get rid of this like off the gas slowing down a vehicle acceleration standard or chill we standards fine sports steering or generative braking low let's try that all right driving driving driving 35 miles an hour I mean it still slows you down not to zero she doesn't even know I'm coming cuz I'm like an electric ninja she's just walking along I could've just bumped her over but I can't do that but it does uh it does still slow you down just not as bad when you put regenerative braking too low the question is how much does that affect your range speaking of range let's go stop in a cosmos and say what's up I'm gonna show them the car and see what he thinks sneak up like ninja Stiles Cosmo you see the model three over here no no it's different this is made by Tesla and cost twice as much this is Siobhan's cars yo check this out ready it's new don't mind the ugly wheels I'm not a fan of these wheels I think they're pretty hideous but apparently these little covers here which should pop off they they make the car more efficient so you get more life out of your battery but quality control wise Cosmo you want to take a look at this windshield that they're saying was smashed and charging them eleven hundred bucks for it I think this I think this started right here I think that's a quality issue I don't think it's a I don't think somebody smashed this windshield with an invitation like that yeah I mean there's maybe they just tightened it a little too hard the cars only got 500 miles on it and wouldn't if you smashed it how you just happened to smash it right here on this one corner just before it touched the other piece of glass very hot and this wouldn't be the first windshield that just broke itself 1,100 bucks that's a lot of money would green running why don't you get in there it's almost as nice as that Bentley but one model of this bottle three this is the model three see it says it right on the door yes it does look all right it's amazing the weenies to buy these cars it's very bland but then like they were flipping out that Siobhan allowed the car to get dirty so for those of you cosmo who doesn't know much about the model three this car was sold by Elon Musk as a 30 let's just say $35,000 Tesla but if you wanted one in the first I don't know decade of production you're gonna have to spend there weeding it they're starting out with the richer people 70 grand fully loaded soup-to-nuts blah blah those guys get their cars first alright who's willing to pay 65 all right give them cars next who's will Siobhan got it at like $48,000 still not the 35 but if you put it deposit in the same time even before these other guys for your car but you only wanted the base model limited option cars get back in the line you peasant and you gotta wait yeah so they haven't started producing and shipping those but honestly you would think with that windshield in 500 miles I'd be a little annoyed by that it did and I don't think that this is I just think it's a this isn't an impact I think this is a a poor job what's that that's from the factory when I go to close the lid and it keeps bouncing back and then it's like tells me like clothes lead gently like be nice to the car usually you just close something and it closes I don't know you guys tell me what your thoughts are that windshield which goes up to here over here it's got this whole crossmember on anyone what do you call this but this whole crossmember above the a pillar here is covered in glass for whatever reason and I would say if the chassis flexed or something like that if something was tightened a little too tight that would likely cause the windshield to break and that I think is a problem now a broken windshield this is not cool if it was a rock it's one thing but a rock would hit somewhere on the windscreen and then star this doesn't add up because I mean this is where from here to here is is your pillar and if you can see how soft this is I don't think I think this is this should be on Tesla for that I don't think that's an impact mark I don't think somebody dropped an elbow in this one specific spots if you see where the the damage started it was right there so to have some magical projectile that was not on the ground or not in near the car or anything like that miss this but hit this right there to cause that to break doesn't add up to me now you may say glass just doesn't break itself well it does if you remember my video of the Lamborghini on my security cameras who glass just broke itself overnight and we got it on security camera otherwise it would have been like who the hell did this but I think this is a quality issue and I know Tesla's had their quality issues not looking to on Tesla but the fact that my buddies got to drop 11 her bucks on a brand new car for a windshield when I just don't see how this happens it's not like there's a baseball mark it's not like there's this is just too too inconceivable to me to be some sort of like damage they would have keyed the car they would have like somebody was out to vandalize the car that I bet you is just quality control so if anyone else has a problem with their Tesla windshield email me Rob at SuperSpeed is calm I'm gonna send it over to shabam and forward to his dealer and hopefully he'll be able to get his 11 other bucks back but there you have it that's my little walkthrough on the model 3 these things seem to be all the rage and will keep you in the loop well let you know you know I'm happy with my Volt we'll let you know how I bomb likes his car and how it holds up over the years for months said he has it he's getting the all-wheel drive I am may end up buying this from a mate I don't know if my Volt is up in about a year find out soon enough thank you for watching catch you next time\n"