Let’s talk about my future Model X 2017 with free supercharging. The chassis is disaster from beginning to the end. The car has air suspension, it’s nice. But! You go with low setting, tires don’t last 10k miles. You go with high settings, axles are suddenly broken. After 60000 miles all parts under the car must be replaced. Not funny and not cheap either. Last car I heard of such nonsense was 25 years old Renault Laguna 1. Mercedes or BMW do not need chassis rebuild every 100k km.
> But! You go with low setting, tires don’t last 10k miles.
It's well known that EVs in general due to their weight, and especially those with high torque cause the tyres to wear out much faster than their ICE counteparts. 10K miles sounds too low. Would love to know why low suspension setting on a Model X causes much faster wear, and whether for the same efficiency/range on a different vehicle, the tyres last significantly longer.
> You go with high settings, axles are suddenly broken.
We know media is trigger happy when it comes to the most minor Tesla related incidents and yet, I've never, in the 10 years of following Tesla, heard about this one. Can you link to perhaps a bunch of these?
> After 60000 miles all parts under the car must be replaced.
Again, never heard of these issues and I watch daily Tesla news from multiple sources.
> Let’s talk about my future Model X 2017
I'm puzzled. Despite all the issues you listed, you're still going with Model X just because it has free supercharging? You do realize that broken axels can kill you, right?
Nice tire on the outside, completely gone on the inside. There are now enough aftermarket parts and repair shops knowing what parts to replace and how to alight the wheels so that in low suspension setting the car is usable for long time. Sadly full air suspension potential can’t be used, but I can live with that. Internet is full of aftermarket parts claiming to solve these problems for all Tesla models. Finding proper repair shop is however hard. Love for details is not popular trait between underpaid mechanics.
I can tell you one thing: model X has no competition. Mercedes EQV comes closest, but is bigger and the range is very poor. VW buzz has no 7 seats and it’s price is insane. I also don’t like companies gazing apes: https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/29/vw-condemne...
Btw EQS has greater range.