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So in other words you're definitely owning your car way past warranty expiration?I’ll most likely trade it in for the cyber truck when that finally starts production
My sentiments exactly and that is why I will hold on to the 2016 90D and the 2021 MY. Unless something more conventional comes along from Tesla but, sadly, I think the trend is toward stalkless vehicles. Voting with your wallet is the way to go, IMHO.Well....
The yoke and / or lack of an actual turn signal stalk are complete non-starters for me. Its one of the reasons I would not consider an S or an X (and those are both too big and too expensive for what I want anyway). If the model 3 goes to a yoke/ no turn stalk I wont ever sell this one, nor will I ever buy another new one.
Thats not ment as a "passionate" response from me, its actually the opposite. I dont get all spun up about features, etc. I just "vote with my wallet" so to speak, and move on, if a brand no longer offers something I want. I figure I am no longer their target customer, and thats fine. I dont believe that every product is right for every person.
Anyway, thats my feelings on that. If I had an S or X, I wouldnt buy the new ones with those features either. I can live with software changes, and am fairly flexible to all that, but Im not an F1 driver and have no desire to have a yoke steering wheel, and am not interested in having to "think" about turn signals in my vehicle (at least as long as I am supposed to be driving it, and it has a steering wheel).
I was just saying that's just for the HVAC system. Knowing how many times average tesla owners visit our favorite service center, it'll bound to add up. I'm not advocating to get the extended warranty or not, just taking into consideration how stupidly expensive it is for HVAC service when compared to an ICE car.
If I had an S or X, I wouldnt buy the new ones with those features either. I can live with software changes
Nothing tesla prices for model 3s has looked out of bounds to me, but I come from 20 years of BMW. People complain about the tire costs, and they look cheap to me (for example).
people who were looking at a replacement for their 3 series / 4 Series / A3 - A4/ C class.
This is what I did.if you decide to keep it long term, I suggest an X-care warranty for piece of mind.
Same here. The warranty certainly won't drive my decision. Frequent car purchases are generally not a great use of resources. I'd only consider if the resale is great and there's some new breakthrough that takes EVs to the next level. Our 2010 Fit will become backup for the M3, is in excellent condition, and has run us $1,500 a year and going lower.I'm 48 years old and the Model 3 is only my 3rd car, so I pretty much drive them forever - I'd rather spend my money on other things in life.. I'm at 4 years/52,000 miles so far and plan on keeping it as long as I can.
Good to know - my dog recently chewed on the center read seatbelt strap. So for now it's a 4-person car instead of 5, but we'll get that fixed some day.But as usual, I agree wholeheartedly. I don’t find Tesla’s service and part pricing offensive *at all*. In fact, I think it’s ridiculously reasonable. My sweet Daisy decided one of the rear seatbelt buckles looked like a chew toy. Mobile service replaced the entire buckle assembly for $150, parts and labor included — in my driveway. Clearly they’re not treating service as a profit center, that’s for sure.
It'd be a shame if they did release the Plaid, but with a yoke that isn't drive by wire.I plan to keep my car at least until the 8yr mark and see how its been running. If Tesla does the evil thing by releasing a Model 3 Plaid, then my plans go out the window...
My plan is to keep my Model 3 as a backup vehicle once my Cybertruck arrives. As it already has 96,000+ miles I should be well past the powertrain warranty by then, so if any issues arise I can take my time with the repairs as it will no longer be my daily driver.
However, Just this year alone I have already had about $1800 worth of out-of-warranty repairs so I am getting a bit concerned about long term cost of ownership.
Fit is perhaps the greatest Peoples Car ever made. Most rational ICE imaginable.Same here. The warranty certainly won't drive my decision. Frequent car purchases are generally not a great use of resources. I'd only consider if the resale is great and there's some new breakthrough that takes EVs to the next level. Our 2010 Fit will become backup for the M3, is in excellent condition, and has run us $1,500 a year and going lower.
Front upper control arms @ 83k, replaced essentially at-cost since it is a known issue; just out of the shop yesterday @96k for Power Conversion System failure/replacement.Wow...can you list what needed to be fixed?
Unless some newer, hardware-driven, must-have technologies come along that my MY can't get (via OTA), I'll be keeping it past warranty. If the first 12 months is any indication, this car will be a pleasure to own for a long time. I'm prepared to pay for battery replacement post-warranty if the rest of the car is in good condition for another 100K miles.So, that brings me to the question in the title? Are you planning to keep the car post-warranty? Options I see include:
1. Roll the dice and keep car w/o warranty
2. Look for and purchase a 3rd party extended warranty (some are reputable, others, well...um, yeah)
3. Sell it and eat the depreciation and start over with car payments