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My Tesla has been much less costly to own over the last three years than my Honda Odyssey: I have had several mobile repair visits for cosmetic issues and some
by fiddlerwoaroof 3y ago
My Tesla has been much less costly to own over the last three years than my Honda Odyssey: I have had several mobile repair visits for cosmetic issues and some OTA “recalls” but I find it hard to believe that any ICE car is more “reliable” than a Model 3 that didn’t gave obvious QC issues at delivery.
- stonogo 3y agoThe linked article differentiates cost of ownership and reliability. An unreliable car can be low-ownership-cost if it's under warranty.
- fiddlerwoaroof 3y agoI mean, much less maintenance in absolute terms: no oil changes, transmission trouble, etc. Mostly just replacing windshield wipers and tires. The mobile service issues were all basically cosmetic issues that wouldn’t really impact reliability.
- kspacewalk2 3y agoIt remains to be seen how an 8 year old Tesla fares against an 8 year old Odyssey.