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I've only had my Roadster for 6 months but I am dreading the annual "service." I am perfectly capable of changing key fob batteries and inspecting brakes, wheels, and tires. Do they at least bleed the brakes? At least that requires some actual labor. Otherwise, $700 for running some software diagnostics is ridiculous. It should at least be included during your warranty period. Doesn't BMW give you a couple years of free maintenance?
Twilight Blue Roadster 2.5 - #1098 / Grey Model S Performance - #1459
Yes BMW includes free service during the warranty period(4 years / 80,000km). Hopefully Tesla will include free annual service with the Model S during the warranty period. (I wouldn't be too happy going from a car that costs me nothing to shelling out 700$/year for what is essentially an inspection)
fwiw, Sbuyer, I love the idrive interface in my 2011 335d. I think it's easy to use, and I never have to look down. (although I usually glance at the screen to use it)
- mnx
Originally Posted by strider
BMW service for 80K miles is not free. It is *included* in the price. Tesla of course could do the same thing.
Worth probably more to some folk is the irritating wait at the dealer service department every few months while the dealer checks engine fluids etc. (what, 3 hours?) There is minimal maintenance for any car for 80K miles.
Tesla does the "maintenance" once a year, which normally would be 12-15K miles. Betcha BMW would insist on having the car brought in more often than that.
Milton Friedman..."There's no such thing as a free lunch."
Roadster # 1137 / Model S # 2120
I doubt it. More likely to be 20K miles, at least in Europe.
I never got this type of thinking. If it is included in the pricing how come the price is still cheaper than some of its rivals (aka Mercedes) that do not include free maintenance? Shouldn't the free maintenance make the car significantly more expensive than all of its competitors that do not offer free maintenance?
The Maintenance on modern cars are not really based on a time frame but rather on how the car is used/driven. In my experience modern vehicles go in for service at 12k+ mile intervals. There is no reason for an almost maintenance free Electric Car to have to go into service at more frequent intervals than an ICE car. Its obvious that Tesla is trying to make service a profit center.
Most car companies have a "severe" schedule that they make you use when you drive in environments like, oh, all of Canada. That usually entails service - at least an oil change - every three months or so-many miles, whichever comes first. The cost is there, but I find it's more of a nuisance than anything else.
Once-a-year sounds great to me.
Don't you at least have oil/filter changes every 5k?
all luxury cars use synthetic oil and have used synthetic oil for the past 10 years
Neglecting maintenance is not a good idea. The Model S even without and engine will have a cooling system for the battery. It will have coolant and should be checked for leaks and possibly other thing I do not know of. It will have brakes that have exactly the same maintenance issues as other cars, pad wear, fluid level and rotor wear. Every car should go in the air now and then and have the suspension bits looked at for leaky shocks, bent parts, dented or in the case of "mag" wheels like the Tesla cracked rims. Those very low profile rims on the prototype look quite vulnerable to even small pot holes. You do NOT want to be driving a car when it has a rim failure! There may well be other electrical bits and pieces that should be looked at to be sure they are still tight and working correctly. Tires themselves need inspection for wear and embedded bits that could cause failure or leakage. Whether Tesla makes it a gougey profit center is a question of price not the need for maintenance.
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