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I watched a few videos on YouTube this weekend from an account called "Rich Rebuilds". (I'll post them later today if I remember.)

In one of the videos, Rich takes a Model X to an independent Tesla mechanic (surprised he hasn't been sued out of existence yet). I was amazed. The build quality was very poor. They used nylon washers in places where they would wear out quickly, eventually leading to the door actuaters punching holes in the door sheet metal if they weren't replaced every few hundred door openings. All of the door glass on the car needed to be reshimmed constantly as the doors constantly vibrate and shake stuff loose and out of alignment. This issue also electrical issues and the doors to shake themselves out of alignment. It seems like they have to be adjusted every few thousand miles or they will start rubbing the paint off in places. Oh, and the tops of the front door act like wind tunnels and cause extreme wind noise and even more door vibration.
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