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Actually, yes, I have a Tesla and use it as my only car. I am intimately familiar with the repair costs. An ICE car is about three times more expensive to maint
by djao 3y ago
Actually, yes, I have a Tesla and use it as my only car. I am intimately familiar with the repair costs. An ICE car is about three times more expensive to maintain and repair.
Tesla's service centers are on average overwhelmed with work, the vast majority of which is warranty work (therefore unpaid) simply because there is almost no required routine maintenance, and most Teslas on the road are newer than the four years that it takes for the warranty to expire. They are incentivized to build good cars in order to reduce the service burden on their service centers.
- cameldrv 3y agoMost ICE cars these days have very little routine maintanence. Oil changes every 10,000 miles, everything else lasts longer too. I’m not sure there is a vehicle on the road that costs 3x a Tesla S to maintain and repair. Maybe a Mercedes S class or some exotic car. Definitely not a Toyota or a Honda.
- djao 3y agoA Tesla Model S is definitely not the money saving option. The vast majority of Teslas sold are Model 3/Y. Compared to an EV, which has only tires, wiper fluid, and wiper blades -- yes, ICE cars have a lot more required routine maintenance.