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I heard from friend the Alhambra SC is charging labor on top of the $450 so it's over $600. Articles I read state the $450 cost includes labor and Tesla's own page seems to infer that. What gives?

Also to note, FSD is a cash cow for Tesla and a horrible investment for owners since only a fraction of the cost is recouped when selling. Two primary issues are at play: 1)Not all private party buyers value FSD and 2)Tesla removes FSD when it reacquires the vehicle and charges the new owner for it.

It seems like history is repeating itself. Tesla dropped its MSRP quite a bit after the 100D series or beginning with the Long Range series. Many owners were upset after purchasing P100DLs for over $130k. Prices kept dropping with culminated with the base $69,420 MS. Then the refresh came along...

Makes sense. Overall less real estate on the steering wheel would accelerate wear on the main contact points. That is unless you’re always on autopilot.

I had a leaking panoramic roof on a P85 they couldn't fix over a span of a 1.5 years. There were maybe 6-7 service center visits and over $3-4k worth of uber credits used plus thousands of miles on their loaners. I literally became an uber diamond member within a month. I kept thinking it was...

It also depends on your own insurance coverage. If you don’t have rental car coverage, you won’t get the coverage unless go directly to the other party’s insurance (third party claim). Your own insurance will also try to pay out the least possible. Just because they will subrogate won’t change...

That sounds about right for around 800 miles. Like the previous poster said, add extra 15 percent on top of what the car's energy consumption is to account for efficiency losses, cabin overheat, vampire drain, etc. The 3 miles per kWh for a model 3 takes that into consideration.

It's going to be closer to $20k when it's all said and done. I suggest going exclusively with the third party as your own insurance may not fully cover the body shop's hourly rate. And look into filing a diminished value claim. They may need to cut and weld a new frame or panel piece.

I'm in the San Gabriel Valley near Los Angeles and Edison charges $0.28, $0.37, and $0.46 per kWh for tier 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Charging exclusively at home will bring it to at least tier 2 so it's actually cheaper to supercharge. Driving 1000 miles would cost at least $100 when charging...

I can understand if it's for a defect with the car but this is road hazard that can happen to any car. This isn't a warrantable part and requires payment. I'm not sure what the terms of roadside assistance are but I personally wouldn't be too upset. Now if it's the power system or motor, that's...

Try the reset procedure first. If it doesn't work, it may be the window regulator. A while back, my driver side front window used to keep going down and not come back up whenever I opened the door. I could still close it manually via the switch. I tried the reset procedure and it didn't work so...

It looks like there's a crack on the bottom as well?

Yeah, no need to go through Tesla unless it's emergency roadside. Any tire shop such as Costco is able to help you.

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