xmetal
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I just hope that it's like the maintenance cost of my Leaf. Which, in the 20,000 mi I've driven it so far, is...uh....nothing. (heck the only thing I've done so far is wiper fluid, which I just made at home...)
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Well that's good to know, I'm up for my 50k (and last paid for) service soon, I see the next thing to do is the drive unit fluid change (looping back to the 1st service).Drive Unit fluid change (ATF) was recently added to the Schedule. A simple dump and fill. Again, still seems high given what little they do.
I can do that myself EASY. Is there a preferred synthetic fluid replacement, or would that void my next 5 years of extended warranty?
I just hope that it's like the maintenance cost of my Leaf. Which, in the 20,000 mi I've driven it so far, is...uh....nothing. (heck the only thing I've done so far is wiper fluid, which I just made at home...)
Good point.I suspect that Tesla's issue with service costs right now is volume. I'm guessing that overall their costs are high because they don't have that many cars to service compared to the number of service centers they need to pay for.
tire rotations are complimentary, and recommended every 6,250miles - at least on MS.Note that according to the owners manual, Model X has asymmetric tires and so cannot have a standard tire rotation.
The Model S is very cheap to maintain compared to comparable luxury cars...
You are buying a premium sports sedan, whether the S or the 3, so be expected to pay for some maintenance.
Believe it or not, I feel Tesla most probably doesn't make any money from its Service plans. As an example, the following is my service center experience from just this past week.
Another guy who kept clear records of services/repairs on a Cayenne over 7 years mentioned expect $2k service + repairs avg each year maybe after the first couple years, and the thing is he's very handy and does a lot of things himself and goes through independent shops instead of dealer...
"Complimentary" tire rotation with your $500 windshield wiper fluid top-off!tire rotations are complimentary, and recommended every 6,250miles - at least on MS.
If you need fresh baked cookies and a Keurig machine, or a loaner for service, expect to get bent over.
A standard Tesla hit piece from Car & Driver is nothing new to see. Carry on and disregard as usual. I mean they also said the Mach E was EV of the year...LOL.Is this true?
Car And Driver Not Happy With Cost Of Tesla Model 3 Maintenance
The publication has been running a Model 3 for nearly 40,000 miles, but it hasn’t found the vehicle as cheap to maintain as expected.insideevs.com