FINALLY!!! Maintenance Plans and Extended Service Agreement

[jelloslug]

I had plans to eventually replace the rest of my cars with Tesla's.

The 3 would replace my TLX
The S would replace my ELR
The Y would replace my RDX

But these increased service plans will result in a reconsideration.

Don't buy it then.

 

[jelloslug]

Their data, at least for the BMW is just completely wrong. All new BMW's come with free maintenance for the first 3 years. So your 3 year cost would be $0.

Their "free" maintenance plan now does not include most of the things that would need to be changed in the first three year.

 

[outie]

The "free" maintenance is just baked into the car price somehow. Nothing is free.

While true, how do you quantify the purchase price without it? It would seem like a value-added service when people cross shop BMW vs MB. Warranties, loaners, etc. are all "baked" into the car price too.

 

[spentan]

Aaaaand the ESA excludes Commercial Use

Not worth it. My work Xes are at almost 40,000 miles and it hasn't even been 12 months.

*touchwood we haven't seen any other issues, hope we can ride it out past 100k miles and then i won't feel like the ESA would've been worth it haha

 

[mikevbf]

Even the Tesla numbers aren't correct on that chart.

I have obviously not spent the the time to fact check the video, but to be fare it was made in December and prices just changed today. The point in the video to compare same luxury segment vehicles is still a valid one.

 

[MXWing]

While true, how do you quantify the purchase price without it? It would seem like a value-added service when people cross shop BMW vs MB. Warranties, loaners, etc. are all "baked" into the car price too.

For the typical cross shopping I completely understand where you are coming from.

However as an exercise in min-max negotiations it does matter when costs are not baked in.

Assuming BMW and Mercedes both tried to sell the same identical car - the "bottom deal" that you would negotiate with Mercedes would be a cheaper price than the BMW. Since the Mercedes version did not have "overhead" of the Ultimate Maintenance into the cost of the vehicle.

Inversely, you can negotiate the Mercedes to the best bottom you can and insist on the the same free maintenance as BMW.

 

[Lipsyte]

I just realised that services were not backed in the price of the car for the first few years. Disapointing. My bad for not checking on this before, I was under the impression that it would be like BMW. The prices are ridiculous for a vehicule that supposedly doesn't need nearly as much work as an ICE.

 

[polymathic]

I have my tab open from two days ago, where it said within 60 days of purchase you can get the prepaid service only by going to service center, and the price for 4 years was $2,100, and $4,000 for 8 years. That's a steep and sudden markup! I was planning on buying this on my next SC visit next week!

 

[Sonny Daze]

Wait till they try to charge these fee's to a Model 3 customer who is paying $35k for the car.

There is no way I'm paying that kind of money to maintain any car. If they start to push the idea that the 3 requires this kind of expense I'll go elsewhere, but I doubt they will.

Some people claim that this is less than they spent to maintain their former ICE, but I assume those are the people that take their car to the dealer and do whatever the dealer "recommends" rather than just performing the maintenance that is outlined in the manual. I assume those people will be glad to purchase whatever service plan is offered.

 

[Maaz]

Why is everyone acting like these service plans are mandatory ??

 

[chilman408]

Why is everyone acting like these service plans are mandatory ??

Is it not mandatory? What if you have a warranty claim?

 

[jelloslug]

Is it not mandatory? What if you have a warranty claim?

The warranty has nothing to do with maintenance. The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act is clear on that.

 

[MXWing]

Why is everyone acting like these service plans are mandatory ??

Good point. I'm sure my local Honda mechanic is well trained and stocks parts for the Tesla vision system and falcon wing doors.

 

[jelloslug]

Good point. I'm sure my local Honda mechanic is well trained and stocks parts for the Tesla vision system and falcon wing doors.

Wut?

 

[GoTzillaR]

The warranty has nothing to do with maintenance. The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act is clear on that.

Performing recommended maintenance is "Mandatory" if you want extended warranty. It is stated in the contract.

 

[jelloslug]

Performing recommended maintenance is "Mandatory" if you want extended warranty. It is stated in the contract.

We are not talking about the extended warranty. Tesla is cannot force you to buy their maintenance to keep your factory warranty in full effect.

 

[GoTzillaR]

We are not talking about the extended warranty. Tesla is cannot force you to buy their maintenance to keep your factory warranty in full effect.

that I agree. But I bet more people are looking to purchase extended warranty than maintenance plan.

 

[MXWing]

Wut?

Do you have a list of all the different repairs possible and their costs for the Tesla Vision System and the Falcon Wing Doors?

If you don't care today, you may care 48,000 miles later.

 

[LuckyX]

Strictly talking about ESA, how does it compare other luxury SUV/CUV like Porsche, etc?

I've never been one to buy warranties but the X is a different kind of beast.

 

[jelloslug]

Do you have a list of all the different repairs possible and their costs for the Tesla Vision System and the Falcon Wing Doors?

If you don't care today, you may care 48,000 miles later.

That has nothing to do with optional service.