Extended warranty? I can't believe it. What did he just say?

[Kevy Baby]

GG, did you go with the Route 66 third party warranty? They seem to provide the East Street plan for salvage vehicles.

Garlan: did TSLA ever get back to you with a EW quote? (did I miss your post?)

Yeah, I don't think you'll be hearing from Garlan...

 

[jjrandorin]

@ttraiders1

I seem to remember someone with a very similar user name, perhaps from bimmerfest (but I could be mis remembering this). Am I mis remembering?

 

[ttraiders1]

@ttraiders1

I seem to remember someone with a very similar user name, perhaps from bimmerfest (but I could be mis remembering this). Am I mis remembering?

Same person, that’s me

 

[jjrandorin]

Same person, that’s me

I spent a lot of time there previously (same user name actually). Not sure if you remember me. Welcome to TMC!

 

[ttraiders1]

I spent a lot of time there previously (same user name actually). Not sure if you remember me. Welcome to TMC!

Thanks! I do remember and still own several BMWs finicky as always. Do you have an opinion on extended warranties or salvage Teslas (worth the headache?). Have a buddy that has one he wants to sell that was in a very minor fender bender

 

[jjrandorin]

Thanks! I do remember and still own several BMWs finicky as always. Do you have an opinion on extended warranties or salvage Teslas (worth the headache?). Have a buddy that has one he wants to sell that was in a very minor fender bender

Hmm.. The X-Care warranty has been popular here but on model 3s in particular, there are not a ton of extended warranties. Its only been out since very late 2017 and been sold in volume starting in mid 2018. "most" people dont have an extended warranty on these, especially since there isnt any "finance office" to push people to sign up for it.

I believe they might be more popular on the S and X (which also have more parts) but you might want to check out those subforums to see.

As for salvage, my personal thought is its not worth it on a tesla. Not in the slightest. Since tesla has a policy of turning off any DC fast charging on a salvage vehicle (once they get around to it) that means that, eventually, any salvage car is going to lose fast charging. Unless one is just going to drive in their neighborhood, then Losing access to all fast charging on the road (not just teslas) is a show stopper, to me.

These are the most connected cars in the world, so, tesla will eventually "find it" so to speak, unless one is going to forgo pretty much all app access, root the car, etc etc.

There are people who buy these salvage, etc, but it isnt a road for the faint of heart, and there is always a lot of argument about "tesla cant do XXX". But tesla DOES do XXX (like disable all fast charging, for example).

Its not my demographic (salvage vehicles) anyway, but in my opinion, a salvage tesla model 3 is worth more for the battery possibly being used for some other application, than it is as a vehicle.

 

[ttraiders1]

Hmm.. The X-Care warranty has been popular here but on model 3s in particular, there are not a ton of extended warranties. Its only been out since very late 2017 and been sold in volume starting in mid 2018. "most" people dont have an extended warranty on these, especially since there isnt any "finance office" to push people to sign up for it.

I believe they might be more popular on the S and X (which also have more parts) but you might want to check out those subforums to see.

As for salvage, my personal thought is its not worth it on a tesla. Not in the slightest. Since tesla has a policy of turning off any DC fast charging on a salvage vehicle (once they get around to it) that means that, eventually, any salvage car is going to lose fast charging. Unless one is just going to drive in their neighborhood, then Losing access to all fast charging on the road (not just teslas) is a show stopper, to me.

These are the most connected cars in the world, so, tesla will eventually "find it" so to speak, unless one is going to forgo pretty much all app access, root the car, etc etc.

There are people who buy these salvage, etc, but it isnt a road for the faint of heart, and there is always a lot of argument about "tesla cant do XXX". But tesla DOES do XXX (like disable all fast charging, for example).

Its not my demographic (salvage vehicles) anyway, but in my opinion, a salvage tesla model 3 is worth more for the battery possibly being used for some other application, than it is as a vehicle.

Thanks for the thorough response- really helpful. I’m pretty much coming to the same conclusion after tons of research. Seems like you are always on ‘thin ice’ on what’s next..