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No you did not read that right. IDENTIFYING the problem is done by the $100 charge for 24 hours. They did without. Solving the problem was costing tens of tho

by nolok 5y ago

No you did not read that right. IDENTIFYING the problem is done by the $100 charge for 24 hours. They did without. Solving the problem was costing tens of thousands of dollars from Tesla if using their "certified" network, while they did it for 5k.

1123581321 5y ago
Yes, but if independent shops can either do this for $5k or do it with a faster/easier diagnosis for $5.1k, that’s not a bad situation for either the shop or the car owner. It doesn’t sound terribly far off from the indie-vs-dealer choices I make as an ICE auto owner.
- nolok 5y ago
  Sure but the quote was hand picked by parent, the core of the article and the meat of the (cost) complaint is not the toolbox access but the part replacement.
  - 1123581321 5y ago
    Ah. I didn’t get the impression from the article that $5k was unreasonable, other than that the price should come down as technical mastery spreads to more independent shops.
spywaregorilla 5y ago
They say > Which begs the question, how did Benoit and his team replace Hoover’s battery? “We have alternate means of getting into things,” he said. “We don’t necessarily need the Toolbox in a lot of cases, but it would make our lives 10 time easier" It certainly sounds to me like they're saying if they had the toolbox they would not need the alternate means to replace the battery. I recognize the previous passage says otherwise. But this part is a direct quote from the mechanic. The quote doesn't make sense either. Why would you not purchase something that costs $100 if it makes your life ten times easier? This thing is surely paying for itself if what they say is true. On the other hand, it seems this toolbox thing was released in response to right to repair laws in other states. edit: also don't conflate cost to fix with price to repair. The bulk of the $5k is almost certainly labor. If $100 makes the job easier, it will probably cost the consumer less than $5k.

by nolok 5y ago

1123581321 5y ago

Yes, but if independent shops can either do this for $5k or do it with a faster/easier diagnosis for $5.1k, that’s not a bad situation for either the shop or the car owner. It doesn’t sound terribly far off from the indie-vs-dealer choices I make as an ICE auto owner.

nolok 5y ago
Sure but the quote was hand picked by parent, the core of the article and the meat of the (cost) complaint is not the toolbox access but the part replacement.
- 1123581321 5y ago
  Ah. I didn’t get the impression from the article that $5k was unreasonable, other than that the price should come down as technical mastery spreads to more independent shops.

spywaregorilla 5y ago

They say > Which begs the question, how did Benoit and his team replace Hoover’s battery? “We have alternate means of getting into things,” he said. “We don’t necessarily need the Toolbox in a lot of cases, but it would make our lives 10 time easier" It certainly sounds to me like they're saying if they had the toolbox they would not need the alternate means to replace the battery. I recognize the previous passage says otherwise. But this part is a direct quote from the mechanic. The quote doesn't make sense either. Why would you not purchase something that costs $100 if it makes your life ten times easier? This thing is surely paying for itself if what they say is true. On the other hand, it seems this toolbox thing was released in response to right to repair laws in other states. edit: also don't conflate cost to fix with price to repair. The bulk of the $5k is almost certainly labor. If $100 makes the job easier, it will probably cost the consumer less than $5k.