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I hate to eat crow, but my Ranger might be the favorite vehicle I have ever owned, including my 66 Mustang Fastback. That being said, I will talk a little smack.

Thank you for that information. I'm just saying that neither are perfect and I don't believe Musk heading other companies is the reason Teslas don't have consistent door panel gaps or bricking themselves.

Every manufacturer has some issue where they fall short. Tesla's problem is that they can't seem to build a car with consistent quality anywhere close to what GM is doing. And it is a matter of percentages also. In 2021, Tesla produced 936,222 vehicle for their entire lineup globally. But they can't get their door panels to line up correctly each time or for a new vehicle not to brick itself 5 days after delivery. In 2021, GM sold 835,269 Silverado/Sierras just in North America. Add in the 97k from the Colorado/Canyon and GM produces as many trucks as Tesla's entire lineup. GM built 6.3 million vehicles globally in 2021 and that's down from a peak of 10.01 million in 2016. So while GM has experienced some design quality issues... generally the build quality is pretty good and consistent. Telsa also complicates matters by making running upgrades to their vehicles.... so that two cars coming off the same production line within days of each other can end up with different parts. So just having a 2022 Tesla doesn't mean anything... you need to know which version 2022 you got. If that were being done by say, Honda, I'd have a lot more confidence in the process.

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