Thanks, all!
mgdurand, that is exactly the sort of picture I had in mind! Ah well...
Congrats! Your passengers may be the most well-travelled four-legged Tesla ambassadors.
They've been with me for about 40k miles. I sure miss them when they aren't with me!
What has been your actual maintenance experience on the car to date? I imagine brakes and tires, but anything else?
No brake or tire replacements! I switched over to winter tires for about 3 or 5 thousand miles, but my original all season tires still have (barely) legal tread depth.
I need to gather my records before I can completely answer, but here is the maintenance I remember off the top of my head:
- Cooling pump (1 of 3) failed. I was able to keep operating my car, and drove to the shop a few days later for the repair.
- 12V Battery was dying. I was able to drive to the shop for the replacement.
- Sticking charging port cover
- Sticking sun roof
- Noises fixed by the repair centers: AC, steering rack, drive train, sun roof, right front tire
Two problems not resolved by the repair centers:
- Intermittent failure of my rear camera. I replaced the camera myself. It turned out that the camera's gasket was failing, letting moisture into the electronics.
- Moisture behind the rear hatch appliqué. When I install artsci's lighted appliqué, I plan to add calking.