All of these cars were at Marina Del Ray. The second M3P MSM came from Burbank.

Issues to look for:

1) The joint at the mirror (fender, pillar, door) all come together here. Every single one had at least one side where the fender was indented too far and was pressed up against the pillar. This can not be bent back into place and friction/vibration will eventually wear this down to exposed metal and begin to rust.

2) Every car I looked at had one huge gap between the rear door and the rear quarter panel. One side was typically within an acceptable range. There was one car with a 3/8" gap. This is laughable. Totally unacceptable.

3) Check the paint on every single panel. Blemishes, fish eyes, etc were totally inconsistent. The paint defects typically came on the lower half of the car.

4) Every car had very poorly aligned joints top to bottom. Look for uneven joint sizes and panels that don't align (x and y direction). Door and hood were the most obvious. On every one at least one side of the hood sat lower than the fender. The car I was supposed to take home today the hood was 1/4" below the fender, meaning, if you hold a straight edge to the fender, the fender sat 1/4" proud of the hood. Stuck out like a sore thumb.

5) Oddly enough I was finding that even the fender liners were not properly fitted. Mine went so far as to have a wrinkle, visible from eye level and was even hanging down near the top of the wheel. I couldn't believe it.



Perhaps some panel joints can be corrected by a professional that knows what they're doing. Where I draw the line is paint correction. There's no such thing as a perfect match after the fact. Either it comes clean from the factory or you deal with mismatched paint.



I've purchased new BMWs, Maseratis, Chevy, Mazdas, Infinitis and worked in a dealership growing up. I've never had issues with new cars like this. Nothing even close. I'm in complete disbelief and utterly disgusted that Tesla is getting away with producing *sugar*.

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