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I have to believe when there are millions of Teslas on the road you'll be able to find Tesla mechanics locally. The danger is the Model 3 flops and you're fore
by gozur88 10y ago
I have to believe when there are millions of Teslas on the road you'll be able to find Tesla mechanics locally. The danger is the Model 3 flops and you're forever stuck going to the closest Tesla service station.
- Spooky23 10y agoDoubt it. You can only get a service manual if you live in a right to repair state.
- jwatte 10y agoYes, and those totally do not get resold on eBay... ;-) Electric AC induction motors have very few breaking parts. The things that can break are more along the inverter/controller (capacitors, FET avalanche wear, etc) and auxiliary systems (A/C, etc.) One great thing about electric cars is that you don't need oil changes, belt replacements, or spark plug tune ups!
- Spooky23 10y agoIn my experience, post-2000 engines are pretty reliable too. I have a 03 Honda Pilot with 225k miles and an 05 Odyessy with 130k. No real issues with engines other than maintenance. I think I had a bad EGR valve on the Pilot 10 years ago. Know what breaks? Electronic crap. Doorlock servos ($400), side door motors and rails ($800), various little modules, AC sensors, airbag crap not covered by recall, defective key cylinders, etc.
- mikestew 10y agoOne great thing about electric cars is that you don't need oil changes, belt replacements, or spark plug tune ups! Name two of those three things I haven't done to our Scion (Toyota) xB in 12 years and 80K miles. Happy Leaf owner here, but the reality is that, other than oil changes, modern cars are just as maintenance-free as an electric. Okay, I take that back, I did have to do a pads/rotors/calipers brake job on the Scion, whereas I expect the pads on the Leaf to last the life of our ownership (or maybe I'll have to do the same job due to minimal use).