i have about 15k miles left, or about a year worth of driving until my warranty expires. If i get the warranty it will last me roughly 3 years. i just don't see having over 1k in repairs every year to make the warranty worth it, the worst part i think is the $200 deductible. If the warranty was 2-3k and required no additional charges for bringing the car in for repairs i would have bought it in an instant.
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Extended Warranty?
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2krazykats
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Has anyone tried getting an ESA with an independent company (not Tesla)? I'm just wondering whether there are other options besides going with Tesla.
BertL
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While I have not explored possible Tesla alternatives, I have with former Lexus, MBZ and BMW to sometimes excrutiating degree. Net in all cases is essentially buyer-beware and do your due-diligence: Read terms carefully to understand if you pay in advance and get reimbursed after-the-fact or if they (and Tesla in this case) will work directly with the company you have -- not all will on both sides of that equation; What co-pays may or may not be required; Need for pre-authorization and if they are available 7x24x365 to do that if needed (e.g. Tesla has 7x24 support BD some SCs are open Saturday while not all 3rd parties are); Exactly what parts are and are not included (you may need to read carefully and figure out what is intentionally excluded from what they DO list on this agreement); Do you have confidence the company will be solvent when your warranty claim needs to be made; Ability to transfer the warranty if you sell or (heaven forbid) your car is totaled; etc. Good luck with your decision.
2krazykats
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@BertL, you're absolutely right in that the devil is in the details. For the 10 or so sites I went to do a quote for an extended warranty, 80% of them didn't even list Tesla as an option for manufacturer. Haven't gone thru and requested an actual quote but I will do that for point of reference and to be able to have an option if one exists.
Not quite an apples to apples comparison but my husband's 2015 F-150 which has an aluminum-based body and lots of expensive electronics got an ESA for $1500 and $50 deductible which seems like a bargain compared to Tesla's. The cost of his vehicle was ~$60k.
Not quite an apples to apples comparison but my husband's 2015 F-150 which has an aluminum-based body and lots of expensive electronics got an ESA for $1500 and $50 deductible which seems like a bargain compared to Tesla's. The cost of his vehicle was ~$60k.
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