Of course, I'm not blaming VW for having a car with a problem, everything has problems, especially new things like electric cars, that's why I said I expected issues as an early adopter, what I did not expect, especially after the comforting lies I was told when I was sold that car, was to be treated like a complete non-human once I signed the contract for the car. From the first day I brought this car home they didn't even remember to give me the charger for my electric car, and then expected me to come back and get it, since then it has just been service nightmare after service nightmare of nobody at the company caring at all about a customer, and being talked to like there is nothing wrong with the car and then sure enough a recall for the exact problem comes out. I'm not expecting a Tesla to be trouble free, I'm just hoping they maybe will care about my satisfaction just the tiniest amount, which would be a huge improvement over my experience with VW. I also have no problem paying for service, it's the lack of any service or customer care at all from VW, paid or free, that has ended my lifelong relationship with them.
To be fair to the OP, that random shutdown problem was a mystery to everybody including VW up until very recently. There was a thread started here (or maybe VW Vortex) by someone with that problem who took their car to VW Santa Monica and IIRC they had no clue what the issue was either. A couple of people may have gotten their eGolfs Lemon Lawed, since there was no known fix at the time.
To the OP, I can tell you that Teslas have their own issues, and Consumer Reports mentioned this not too long ago: http://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tesla-reliability-doesnt-match-its-high-performance/
They do treat you well at the Tesla service center, as long as your car is under warranty. Outside of warranty, expect to pay through the nose, as a few Tesla Roadster owners are finding out.[/quote]
