Panel gaps don’t even matter from a pragmatic standpoint.
panel gaps are a sign of quality. Why are there gaps? at best the door hinges are not aligned properly, at worse the whole chassis is warped. Does the door close properly, as in seat where it's designed to? will that cause paint damage? when the temperature changes and the doors shift, will that make the windows fail to close properly?
If the doors are not aligned properly, does that mean that if there is a crash, the points where the load is supposed to be dissipated are missed?
Does that mean that its easier to break into? can I just get a slimjim down the inside and hoik out valuables.
If this was a budget car, that was engineered to a price so that _everyone_ can afford it, then yes, I'd let tesla off. its not a big problem. But its not, Telsa are supposedly a luxury car maker.
Seems pragmatic to me to care about it.
This is your statement.
They "don't even matter". It's not pragmatic to care about panel gaps. It doesn't matter.
That is what you are stating, that isn't me misquoting or being malicious, they're your words!
If you meant to instead say "There are diminishing returns to reduce panel gap size, and Tesla have got it right!", then I agree with the first statement, disagree with the second, but best of all it clarifies your point. Cheers!
“They don’t matter” as in “the returns on decreasing the panel gap from the 1st percentile of panel gaps on the market to the 99th percentile are so small, spending energy on thinking about it is probably more expensive. It is a cosmetic issue.”