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> or on maintenance costs What? Perhaps with the exception of Lexus (Toyota), the iconic luxury brands have abysmal track records for reliability. And when th
by ohazi 11y ago
> or on maintenance costs
What?
Perhaps with the exception of Lexus (Toyota), the iconic luxury brands have abysmal track records for reliability. And when they do need parts, they tend to require slightly special parts that are exorbitantly expensive.
In what universe does an electric car, which doesn't even need oil changes, fail to compete with this?
- FireBeyond 11y agoIn the universe where things that are largely solved problems for the other manufacturers are still pain points for Tesla: https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/door-handle-issues-self-fix-by-fuse-pull-re-insertion.15637/ https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/door-handle-issues-s... Body squeaks and rattles are common too - in a car that can easily hit six digits, I do not want to merely put a hand on the dash and have it squeak and give way.
- greglindahl 11y agoYou mean that no other car manufacturer has shipped a novel feature (like Tesla's hiding door handles) which subsequently had problems? In fact, that's a common problem in high-end cars. It's hard to test new stuff that isn't already shipping in volume.
- ams6110 11y agoIn the $35K+ market, reliability is not a major factor in purchase decisions. All mass-production cars these days are very reliable. Even the ones that are less so, are not that bad. And they all have warranties. Electrics probably win on reliability/maintenance if you compare the numbers in a spreadsheet, but when you get into the "status" car range, it's just not something that's going to be the deciding factor in a purchase, IMO.