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Teslas are extremely expensive to own. BS. Cheaper by far than any gas car, in time and money! Half the cost to fuel. No more emissions check. No more oil chan
by stcredzero 3y ago
Teslas are extremely expensive to own.
BS. Cheaper by far than any gas car, in time and money! Half the cost to fuel. No more emissions check. No more oil changes. No more visits to the gas station.
As the article says, collision repairs are extremely expensive
I suspect this is also BS. That's par for the course with media outlets w/Tesla.
- t3rabytes 3y agoMy own experience with having our (now-lease-returned) Model 3 backs up collision repairs being more expensive. I live a major metro that has a single repair shop certified to work on Tesla vehicles. They have a multi-month wait, and they charge more to repair Tesla vehicles than the equivalent luxury vehicle because they can. A newer luxury SUV with an MSRP 2x of our Model 3 had a lower collision premium on our car insurance policy.
- stcredzero 3y agoI don't think it works like this, if you get the Tesla insurance. Switching to Tesla insurance indicated to me, that the current premiums are heavily distorted.
- t3rabytes 3y agoTesla's insurance product wasn't/isn't available in my state (NC), so I can't speak too much to it.
- cameldrv 3y agoI'm not a media outlet. Friends of mine with Teslas that have been in accidents had large bills. Auto insurance for Teslas is expensive for this reason. As for the fuel cost, it depends where you live. In California, if you have PG&E, it's roughly a wash despite our very high gas prices (electricity is even more outrageous)