golfcart
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How does maintenance work on a Tesla? Will a regular shop work on them? How do you get parts? Where is warranty work handled? I never really thought about that before?
golfcart said:How does maintenance work on a Tesla? Will a regular shop work on them? How do you get parts? Where is warranty work handled? I never really thought about that before?
pipestem said:golfcart said:How does maintenance work on a Tesla? Will a regular shop work on them? How do you get parts? Where is warranty work handled? I never really thought about that before?
Once you get past the car itself, everything else is a crap shoot. I'm lucky to have a Tesla service center 5 miles from my house. They also provide roadside service. I don't think there are any independent shops near me. Fortunately the recommended service is just brake fluid at 25k miles /2 years and battery coolant at 50k miles/4 years. Best case I don't see the shop for 4 years. Worst case ... well it's not good. They just made their parts catalog available so hopefully more DIY and independent shops will be created.
On the first part, highly doubtful if it's EV system related work you want.golfcart said:Will a regular shop work on them?
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Where is warranty work handled?
I think it is fantastic. Imagine, a Tesla Model 3 for $35k before any applicable tax breaks.golfcart said:I was just on the Tesla website and it says "standard battery available in 4-6 months". I'm assuming that is the promised $35k Tesla... It sucks that by the time this version comes out they'll have an $1875 federal tax credit at best.
golfcart said:I was just on the Tesla website and it says "standard battery available in 4-6 months". I'm assuming that is the promised $35k Tesla... It sucks that by the time this version comes out they'll have an $1875 federal tax credit at best.
Zythryn said:And will you complain when the $35,000 version isn't available in 4-6 months??
Tesla did not say the $35,000 version will be available in 4-6 months, they said the standard battery will be.
Please note, I am not picking on you, just noting that some have a tendency to make assumptions, and then claim "Tesla Promised..." when they really didn't.
I expect the standard range battery to be available packaged with the premium package to start. I doubt the $35,000 version will be available while any part of the federal rebate is in place.
the company would start delivering the $35,000 base model of the Model 3 three-to-six months after hitting a production rate of 5,000 Model 3s per week.
Baltneu said:But is this $35K Tesla a "strippie"?
Baltneu said:But is this $35K Tesla a "strippie"?
Enhanced autopilot is an option on all Tesla cars, so I suspect it would available on the "stripie" Model 3, too, since the hardware is there no matter what.webeleafowners said:I don’t know if you could call it a stripie as even a base model 3 2WD standard range battery with access to the Supercharger network is and will be much better than something like a bolt but yah. It won’t have the premium upgrade package, glass roof, Enhanced autopilot etc. So yah it will be not as nice as the 44000 medium range with premium upgrade available right now.
EAP is a $5000 option.jlv said:Enhanced autopilot is an option on all Tesla cars, so I suspect it would available on the "stripie" Model 3, too, since the hardware is there no matter what.
tesleaf said:That is an exciting news!!
$35k - $1850 + 1000(destination charge) = $34150.
That's in the ball park of all the other 200 Mile + range BEV existing or coming out.
I would buy the Tesla SR because of the super charger network.
It's a tax credit, not a rebate.Zythryn said:golfcart said:I was just on the Tesla website and it says "standard battery available in 4-6 months". I'm assuming that is the promised $35k Tesla... It sucks that by the time this version comes out they'll have an $1875 federal tax credit at best.
And will you complain when the $35,000 version isn't available in 4-6 months??
Tesla did not say the $35,000 version will be available in 4-6 months, they said the standard battery will be.
Please note, I am not picking on you, just noting that some have a tendency to make assumptions, and then claim "Tesla Promised..." when they really didn't.
I expect the standard range battery to be available packaged with the premium package to start. I doubt the $35,000 version will be available while any part of the federal rebate is in place.
:lol:Additional configurations, including the Model 3 with standard equipment for $35,000, will become available as production ramps, which we expect to be in November 2017.
cwerdna said:Remember that Tesla previously claimed at https://web.archive.org/web/20170731003139/https://www.tesla.com/support/model-3-reservations-faq
golfcart said:Zythryn said:And will you complain when the $35,000 version isn't available in 4-6 months??
Tesla did not say the $35,000 version will be available in 4-6 months, they said the standard battery will be.
Please note, I am not picking on you, just noting that some have a tendency to make assumptions, and then claim "Tesla Promised..." when they really didn't.
I expect the standard range battery to be available packaged with the premium package to start. I doubt the $35,000 version will be available while any part of the federal rebate is in place.
Yes I'll complain. To be honest I don't know what Tesla (Musk) actually promised in the beginning but I know is that the media, specifically the EV specific websites, have been hyping a $35k Tesla model 3 for the last couple years and I've yet to see anything under $45k.
In addition, according to this article and many others like it,
the company would start delivering the $35,000 base model of the Model 3 three-to-six months after hitting a production rate of 5,000 Model 3s per week.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-shares-35000-tesla-model-3-timeline-2018-5
They hit that in July based on what I've read
https://electrek.co/2018/07/01/tesla-model-3-production-milestone-record-total-production-elon-musk/
so it seems like he keeps moving the goalposts. I don't feel like I'm being unreasonable by grumbling about that and I don't feel like I'm being misleading about what they promised.
golfcart said:Is the supercharger network and the better looks/performance of the Tesla worth $6000 to you over a Leaf and $2000 over a Bolt? Maybe it is maybe it isn't it just depends on the individual.
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