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> why does Tesla charge so much for these repairs? Because...they can? King Gilette immortalized the business model of selling low-margin razors and high marg

• vkou 5y ago
  > Because...they can? Why can Tesla do it, but Ford, Toyota, Honda can't? I'm sure the latter would love to regularly charge twenty grand for a five-grand fix. What's the difference?
  • outworlder 5y ago
    They do charge for a bunch of small fixes. Maybe not 25k worth, but repairs are a good profit center for dealerships. Dealerships are not fond of electric vehicles because they don't need much in the way of repairs. The brands you mentioned also have a reputation for reliable cars that are cheap to repair. Maybe if the comparison is done against the likes of Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Ferrari and so on, it would paint a different picture.
  • throwaway0a5e 5y ago
    Because Tesla has cultivated a reputation and consumer base where being high maintenance is ok and not particularly bad for the brand. Toyota could do it too. And for a decade their blindly rabid fanboys would probably still be screeching about how they're the most reliable, facts be damned. and it would probably work quite well. And then when consumers wise up to the fact that they're being sold something on a premise and getting something else it would all come crashing down because high maintenance cars are not consistent with their brand image.
  • anonAndOn 5y ago
    I can think of 6 different Toyota dealerships all within 40 miles of me. In addition, there are innumerable independent mechanics also competing for those service dollars. The invisible hand of the market responds accordingly.