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kleinbl00  ·  3452 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Tesla Dead Last in Dealer Experience, First in PR

The whole problem with the FT-86 was it was the car Subaru chose not to make AWD. Had they made that thing the WRX minus the fuggly it'd be a cult item already. As it is, it's a $30k Scion, which is like a down-market toyota.

There's a big difference between "showroom" and "dealership." tesla has no problems building showrooms. They have quite a few. More than that, they're friendly, hands-off places where you can ask questions but since the attendants there are on salary they have no incentive to bug the shit out of you.

A Tesla showroom feels a lot like a Ferrari showroom. It's much more about evangelism and much less about sales. Sales are assumed to come through other channels.