After driving 273 k miles I finally had to replace my brake pad. Only the front, though. The back ones are still OK.
I'm driving more on the conservative side and I like to use regen as much as possible. That probably helped getting the brakes to last that long. The same pads are used in different cars so they were easy to get at a common auto parts store. I payed $30 for them and replaced both sides myself in less than one hour total. Very simple. The pistons in the calipers all still moved freely and I could actually push them back just by hand to fit the new ones in. So that's a sign of them being in great shape.
I also had to replace the sway bar links for the second time now. They would last much much longer if it wasn't for the boot (the rummer sealing them) didn't break and letting dirt in. It's kind of a poor design. Even in normal position, the boot is bent a lot pinching it. A replacement from Tesla is only $50 so not a big deal.
Nothing too exciting, just thought I share
I'm driving more on the conservative side and I like to use regen as much as possible. That probably helped getting the brakes to last that long. The same pads are used in different cars so they were easy to get at a common auto parts store. I payed $30 for them and replaced both sides myself in less than one hour total. Very simple. The pistons in the calipers all still moved freely and I could actually push them back just by hand to fit the new ones in. So that's a sign of them being in great shape.
I also had to replace the sway bar links for the second time now. They would last much much longer if it wasn't for the boot (the rummer sealing them) didn't break and letting dirt in. It's kind of a poor design. Even in normal position, the boot is bent a lot pinching it. A replacement from Tesla is only $50 so not a big deal.
Nothing too exciting, just thought I share