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Interesting. When I talked with a Tesla sales rep I was told that maintenance is annual and would cost me $1 per mile from the dealership. She didn't mention a
by rscale 14y ago
Interesting. When I talked with a Tesla sales rep I was told that maintenance is annual and would cost me $1 per mile from the dealership. She didn't mention a $600/yr contract.
I'm cautiously skeptical of the 'no tire rotation at other shops' claim. They seems not only like a flagrant violation of Magnuson-Moss, it also seems pointlessly customer hostile. Is there confirmation that this is actually the policy?
- andyakb 14y agoIve never purchased a new car, so could be thinking about this in the wrong way, but isnt $1/mile way way more expensive than $600/yr? $1/mile seems crazy expensive, so I must be understanding that wrong
- wahnfrieden 14y agoUnless your dealership is hundreds of miles away...
- pandemicsyn 14y agoThe 1/mile is just the cost for the service tech's to come to you when theres no maintenance center near you - http://www.teslamotors.com/own/service http://www.teslamotors.com/own/service
- Peroni 14y ago...would cost me $1 per mile That sounds stupidly expensive. Was that a typo? On a $60k car I'd expect to use it regularly and easily top 10k miles a year.
- rscale 14y agoPer mile from the dealership. I live about 100 miles from the nearest dealership, but I was told they'd come to me for $100 per service. (Presumably there'd also be some sort of variable charge for parts/labor) The $600/yr contract doesn't really change my opinion of anything (over six years it's $3.6k on a $60-90k car) except to confuse me a bit. I find the claims about warranties being voided over trivialities much more concerning. If I get a flat tire, I don't want to arrange for Tesla-brand service, I want to fix the tire.
- Peroni 14y agoSorry, I misunderstood. I agree with the claims of the warranty being voided for minor repairs being outlandish. I've yet to see an official source for the claim though.