So I had my first irrepairable tire flat in a Tesla last weekend (something you cannot just plug). I lucked out that it happened in Atlanta, so I only waited 35 minutes or so for the spare tire to be delivered to me.
Now they did tell me upfront I'd need to return it to the service center within 3 business days or work out something with the SC otherwise. "Great", I thought, "I could just ask them to give it to a visiting ranger". (I live ~3 hours drive away from nearest service center)
Wrong.
So I called them today and nope, cannot give it to a ranger, must go to one of the service centers. I did give a 1 week extension of time to do it, so don't need to do it today, but still kind of sucks.
So the lesson is, if you don't live near a service center - be wary of those loaner wheels on a road trip!
Now they did tell me upfront I'd need to return it to the service center within 3 business days or work out something with the SC otherwise. "Great", I thought, "I could just ask them to give it to a visiting ranger". (I live ~3 hours drive away from nearest service center)
Wrong.
So I called them today and nope, cannot give it to a ranger, must go to one of the service centers. I did give a 1 week extension of time to do it, so don't need to do it today, but still kind of sucks.
So the lesson is, if you don't live near a service center - be wary of those loaner wheels on a road trip!