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I've driven my model s for 2 1/2 years and not yet had any need for service. Single peddle driving almost completely eliminates the need for brakes. I probably

by taf2 10y ago

I've driven my model s for 2 1/2 years and not yet had any need for service. Single peddle driving almost completely eliminates the need for brakes. I probably am due to rotate my tires. The AC works great and I don't think I've refilled the windshield wiper fluid yet. Related to the brakes I almost never notice dirty rims on a Tesla do you? If model s is any indicator to the future of EV car reliability than basically that leaves jiffylube maybe handling: * tires * fluids There would be huge drop in need for brake maintenance. I have no idea where their profit center sits, but I can't imagine it's only in tires and fluids?

joosters 10y ago
Electric vehicles require less windscreen wiper fluid? Technology truly is great :)
dragontamer 10y ago
> I've driven my model s for 2 1/2 years and not yet had any need for service. My car (2014 Ford Focus) is 2 and 1/2 years old. Here are the list of things I've done to my car: * Three oil changes and tire rotations. The tires should be rotated every 7500 miles or so, regardless of the vehicle. * New Windshield Wipers -- Rubber degrades when exposed to the sun over long periods of time. I had to replace my windshield wipers recently. * Air Conditioning Filter -- Pollen gets in there. Replaced at 20,000 miles (a few months ago). * Windshield Wiper fluid -- I top it off every month or so. * Three punctured tires -- Why are there so many screws on the road? Uggghhhhh. I check tire-pressure weekly and top it off at a gas-station to 35 PSI. The only thing the Tesla gets rid of, compared to my car, are the three oil changes, which happen whenever I rotate my tires anyway. (I do oil changes / tire rotations myself. Very easy job) The cost of full-synthetic oil + filter is $35, spent every 7500 miles for the oil change. Its basically negligible. My previous car was a Nissan Maxima with 150,000+ miles on it. My family changed its brakes twice in its lifetime (hand-me-down from my father as I left for college). I think people are severely overestimating the amount of times brakes need to be changed.
- loeg 10y ago
  Tangential, but how do you stand to check tire pressure so frequently? Just taking the dust caps off is enough of a burden I don't do it frequently.
  - dragontamer 10y ago
    Tire Pressure takes no more than 1-minute to check. What do you do when you're waiting for your gas to fill up? Might as well be productive, right? Plus, air-pump stations are all over gas stations. If you're getting your gas filled up, might as well check tire pressure while you're at it. Leave a pressure gauge in your car.
    - fudged71 10y ago
      >What do you do when you're waiting for your gas to fill up? Many gas stations around me don't allow you to walk away from the pump, they have removed the locking latch on the handle that lets you do that. If there ever is a latch, I use that time to wash the windows.
    - loeg 10y ago
      If anything, I usually clean the windshield. But that's a good idea, thanks.
  - majormajor 10y ago
    Newer cars have sensors that do it for you. Either the cheap-style "show a light if pressure is too low" ones or the nicer "real time readout of tire pressure available on an info screen somewhere."
    - thearn4 10y ago
      I do wish the TPMS tied into the OBD so that I could actually measure it electronically. It doesn't on Hondas, maybe it does on other makes?
  - thearn4 10y ago
dragontamer 10y ago
> If model s is any indicator to the future of EV car reliability than basically that leaves jiffylube maybe handling: If The Model S is any indicator of the future of EV car reliability, then things are awful. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-consumer-reports-tesla-models-20151020-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-consumer-repo... Edmund's had to replace their drive unit 3 times (FOUR drive units in two years!!). Tesla clearly has a lot of kinks they need to work out still.

by taf2 10y ago

joosters 10y ago

Electric vehicles require less windscreen wiper fluid? Technology truly is great :)

dragontamer 10y ago

> I've driven my model s for 2 1/2 years and not yet had any need for service. My car (2014 Ford Focus) is 2 and 1/2 years old. Here are the list of things I've done to my car: * Three oil changes and tire rotations. The tires should be rotated every 7500 miles or so, regardless of the vehicle. * New Windshield Wipers -- Rubber degrades when exposed to the sun over long periods of time. I had to replace my windshield wipers recently. * Air Conditioning Filter -- Pollen gets in there. Replaced at 20,000 miles (a few months ago). * Windshield Wiper fluid -- I top it off every month or so. * Three punctured tires -- Why are there so many screws on the road? Uggghhhhh. I check tire-pressure weekly and top it off at a gas-station to 35 PSI. The only thing the Tesla gets rid of, compared to my car, are the three oil changes, which happen whenever I rotate my tires anyway. (I do oil changes / tire rotations myself. Very easy job) The cost of full-synthetic oil + filter is $35, spent every 7500 miles for the oil change. Its basically negligible. My previous car was a Nissan Maxima with 150,000+ miles on it. My family changed its brakes twice in its lifetime (hand-me-down from my father as I left for college). I think people are severely overestimating the amount of times brakes need to be changed.

loeg 10y ago
Tangential, but how do you stand to check tire pressure so frequently? Just taking the dust caps off is enough of a burden I don't do it frequently.
- dragontamer 10y ago
  Tire Pressure takes no more than 1-minute to check. What do you do when you're waiting for your gas to fill up? Might as well be productive, right? Plus, air-pump stations are all over gas stations. If you're getting your gas filled up, might as well check tire pressure while you're at it. Leave a pressure gauge in your car.
  - fudged71 10y ago
    >What do you do when you're waiting for your gas to fill up? Many gas stations around me don't allow you to walk away from the pump, they have removed the locking latch on the handle that lets you do that. If there ever is a latch, I use that time to wash the windows.
  - loeg 10y ago
    If anything, I usually clean the windshield. But that's a good idea, thanks.
- majormajor 10y ago
  Newer cars have sensors that do it for you. Either the cheap-style "show a light if pressure is too low" ones or the nicer "real time readout of tire pressure available on an info screen somewhere."
  - thearn4 10y ago
    I do wish the TPMS tied into the OBD so that I could actually measure it electronically. It doesn't on Hondas, maybe it does on other makes?
- thearn4 10y ago

dragontamer 10y ago

> If model s is any indicator to the future of EV car reliability than basically that leaves jiffylube maybe handling: If The Model S is any indicator of the future of EV car reliability, then things are awful. http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-consumer-reports-tesla-models-20151020-story.html http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-consumer-repo... Edmund's had to replace their drive unit 3 times (FOUR drive units in two years!!). Tesla clearly has a lot of kinks they need to work out still.