Msjulie
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They did not charge me at all even after me repeated asking to confirm it was free (ie I gave them a chance 
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$75.00 for a tire rotation!
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Daniel in SD
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Aren't you worried that they're going to bend your frame???The tech lifted the car only from the front jack point FWIW - he was saying the car is so still it's not an issue and it wasn't...
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There was a ridiculous argument in another thread about this.
Msjulie
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No actually - I have a little gas car that easily can lift the whole side by jacking in one place and it's in no way as stiff as the Tesla
The tech lifted the car only from the front jack point FWIW - he was saying the car is so still it's not an issue and it wasn't...
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Did you specifically call them out for a tire rotation, or was it done while visiting for other service?
I use a QuickJack. It lifts the entire car up. QuickJack - Car Lift for your Garage or Shop
Worth it if you have ICE cars that you need to maintain or repair. At the time I had a highly modified car that I constantly worked on. Probably not worth it if you just have a Tesla though.
Worth it if you have ICE cars that you need to maintain or repair. At the time I had a highly modified car that I constantly worked on. Probably not worth it if you just have a Tesla though.
insaneoctane
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Stiff?The tech lifted the car only from the front jack point FWIW - he was saying the car is so still it's not an issue and it wasn't...
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Hmmm. Not sure about this yet..
super20g
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All local tire shops include them free around here. Usually don't even check to see if the tires are theirs from what I am told. $75 to rotate tires does seem like a racket... but that's the case with most stealership / service visits with an other manufacture... I agree, they should do it free IMO at least while the car is under warranty or while rotating the tires that came with the car. Especially if the owner isn't nickeling and diming them for every little squeak and misalignment...
Cool, thanks! Even more interesting about scheduling it online. My tesla account still says 'coming soon' for service scheduling.
Not sure why you expect them to do it for free. They are providing you a service that allows your tires to last longer and provide a better and quieter ride.
chronopc
Active Member
Just curious. How much does BMW or Mercedes charge for a tire rotation?
alseTrick
Active Member
So why was yours free but the OP is being quoted $75? I must have missed something somewhere.
I just had my tires rotated this morning by a mobile tech who came to my house and he told me tire rotations are free by mobile techs. He didn't say whether I would be charged at the service center had I gone to the service center for the rotation.
We had a chat about how he was going to rotate the tires because I thought the manual said the rotated tires should be "criss-crossed" (left rear goes to right front, right rear to left front, etc.) He said they are told to simply move fronts to back and backs to front, on the same sides. I pulled up the owner's manual on my car's screen and we couldn't find anything about the criss-crossing. So he jacked up one side at a time (raising both wheels off the ground), as Ms. Julie's photo showed, and rotated the tires. Took about 20 minutes.
Kelly
We had a chat about how he was going to rotate the tires because I thought the manual said the rotated tires should be "criss-crossed" (left rear goes to right front, right rear to left front, etc.) He said they are told to simply move fronts to back and backs to front, on the same sides. I pulled up the owner's manual on my car's screen and we couldn't find anything about the criss-crossing. So he jacked up one side at a time (raising both wheels off the ground), as Ms. Julie's photo showed, and rotated the tires. Took about 20 minutes.
Kelly
Hopefully Tesla will join BMW and state that tire rotations are a waste of time.
I know people disagree, but here's my honest belief: tire rotation is slightly dangerous and results in faster tire wear.
Each tire position wears differently, especially.. The tire wears into its position such that the contact patch becomes its widest. When it's at its widest, the rate of wear reaches a minimum. Rotate the tires and the contact patch is no longer optimum... the tire has to wear into its new position all over again. Until it does so, your stability at the limit is slightly off and your emergency handling is slightly compromised. After a rotation the tire wears into its new position, the contact patch is narrow, the contact pressure is elevated, and the tire wears more quickly.
Only if your alignment is way off, or you have a lead foot with a rwd car will tire rotation make the tires last longer.
Better to not rotate and be better able to see evidence of any alignment issues, and stop wasting the Tesla techs time in the false fantasy that you are getting couple extra months out of your tires.
Use winter tires if you have seasons, but otherwise I say trust the German bmw engineers on this one. Don't rotate the tires
I know people disagree, but here's my honest belief: tire rotation is slightly dangerous and results in faster tire wear.
Each tire position wears differently, especially.. The tire wears into its position such that the contact patch becomes its widest. When it's at its widest, the rate of wear reaches a minimum. Rotate the tires and the contact patch is no longer optimum... the tire has to wear into its new position all over again. Until it does so, your stability at the limit is slightly off and your emergency handling is slightly compromised. After a rotation the tire wears into its new position, the contact patch is narrow, the contact pressure is elevated, and the tire wears more quickly.
Only if your alignment is way off, or you have a lead foot with a rwd car will tire rotation make the tires last longer.
Better to not rotate and be better able to see evidence of any alignment issues, and stop wasting the Tesla techs time in the false fantasy that you are getting couple extra months out of your tires.
Use winter tires if you have seasons, but otherwise I say trust the German bmw engineers on this one. Don't rotate the tires
FWIW, I had my 3 in yesterday for a tire rotation (recent road trip took it just over 7k miles) along with a couple minor warranty fixes (discoloration on A-pillar interior trim, charge port door replacement due to it not opening by hand).
They told me the rotation would be $60-something, but after checking the tread depth they said the tires were almost perfectly even and therefore no rotation needed. There is zero chance any dealership I've used for other brands would have done this. They'd have gladly taken my money.
Tech told me that the 6250 number is in the manual because these are heavy cars and it's certainly possible to need a rotation at that point, especially if folks are flooring it constantly or have P-spec vehicles.
My takeaway is that Tesla may charge more than others, but they also will only charge you if the work is truly needed.
Side note: they had my warranty concerns addressed in < an hour, offered to Lyft me somewhere for lunch while I waited, and tossed in a free 3rd keycard when I asked if I could buy one. Happy customer here.
They told me the rotation would be $60-something, but after checking the tread depth they said the tires were almost perfectly even and therefore no rotation needed. There is zero chance any dealership I've used for other brands would have done this. They'd have gladly taken my money.
Tech told me that the 6250 number is in the manual because these are heavy cars and it's certainly possible to need a rotation at that point, especially if folks are flooring it constantly or have P-spec vehicles.
My takeaway is that Tesla may charge more than others, but they also will only charge you if the work is truly needed.
Side note: they had my warranty concerns addressed in < an hour, offered to Lyft me somewhere for lunch while I waited, and tossed in a free 3rd keycard when I asked if I could buy one. Happy customer here.
So this is my question. I was looking at investing in jackpoint blocks. When you guys are bringing the 3 in for rotations, are the tire shops using appropriate jackpot blocks or just throwing the car on the lift and lifting it? i.e is this damaging to the battery and under car area on the 3 if j.c.b.’s are not supporting the 4 jackpoints?
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Msjulie
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Just tires
I got one, after seeing how they lifted the car I would have no trouble using one to lift an entire side. I would have done this myself, debates on rotating aside
but they told it was free so I went for it..
