Tesla Wants to Charge me $2500 to fix my Broken Model S Plaid Under Warranty! WTF?

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Here is the summarized information from the video:
- The car had nasty wheel vibrations since the purchase date.
- Tesla does not allow test drives, and you do not see the car before buying.
- The car was black with a black interior.
- The reviewed car has 19-inch wheels, which adds 50 miles in range. The wheels are aerodynamic.
- The tires that came with the car were unbalanced.
- The car color and interior were acceptable. However, the reviewer needed the aerodynamic wheels.
- At certain times, the door of the car opens itself randomly.
- The car's Sentry mode has seven notifications. The doors are popping open.
- If the car is on and another door opens, it turns itself back on.
- The car doesn’t always shut off by itself after exiting and must be powered down manually using the menu and touchscreen.
- The seal on the doors was broken, causing dirt to enter the car.
- Notifications are issued, indicating the car camera is obstructed when it is not.
- Self-driving has tried to drive me into the side of semi-trucks.
- There are rattles in the dash when driving.
- The owner was sold a vehicle with an existing bumper-to-bumper warranty.
- They tried to charge $160 to diagnose a wheel imbalance.
- All used cars are sold as is.
- A lot of those issues should be covered by the warranty.
- The total cost for new tires, tire disposal, and realignment is $2,364, though this could have been avoided.
- Tesla does not let you talk to anyone by phone. All communication is through text.
- Tesla’s build quality is horrible on newer cars.
- New tires were recommended.
- The loaner given by Tesla was a Y model with 74,000 miles.

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