elreydetodo
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When I figured out what my problem was, it was January 2020. All the comments in the TMC thread were talking about quotes of $1200-$2500 at the time, mostly in the neighborhood of $2000. I decided that since the price was similar at The Electrified Garage in NH that I wouldn't even bother asking my local SC for an estimate. They hadn't exactly done a good job with my car previously, and I wasn't excited to see any of them again. TEG noticed in the process of fixing my alignment (which Watertown could never seem to get right) that they couldn't fix it because Tesla had replaced one of my rear control arms with the wrong part. Oh Watertown, what are you guys doing there?How much something costs Tesla is irrelevant to the customer. What matters is how much Tesla charges after adding their profit margin. They quoted me over $2K when my MCU1 died. They didn't have the $500 option until later in 2020. The part number to order just the circuit board did not even exist, they only had the complete MCU.
Anyway, even though this was more expensive that it might have been if I'd waited 6 more months, I had no way to know that at the time.I also got access to my car diagnostics and logs, and I can activate service mode whenever I want now. It's saved me from having to replace my 12V battery already, so I consider that a benefit worth at least $200.