Checked a couple of repair place and the conclusion is the crack is beyond repair.
You are not very informed to say you would trade your Tesla for a Leaf.
But if you are into torturing yourself, go ahead...
I think one issue is that Tesla sold customers cars while telling them the flatbed service is what they will get, and now they are not. Maybe they expected to win by now, and if so, they should have been open about it - "you get flat-bed service until 2019, then if we win with the state we will build service centers, but if we don't, you'll be on your own". The bigger issues is that Tesla cars require so much service, especially considering how much is computerized and the fact that Tesla can update all those computers over the air. As volumes of Tesla's exploded with the Model 3, service has become a major drain on Tesla finances, hence they are cutting where they can. They should just track how much service each new car needs on average and include that as part of the price of the car. For states like MI, they should account for each service requiring a flat-bed pickup/drop-off.
You are not very informed to say you would trade your Tesla for a Leaf.
Your other choices are cars that are not up to speed yet either. In all, you would be getting lesser vehicles. Shorter distance to service? Maybe. Each of these other brands have to have their trained specialized mechanic and often they are few and far between. You or your prospective car could have to possibly travel even farther for service. Need parts? Good luck with that too. Grass can look greener on the other side...
I am one that had to have my car go to Cleveland for a month so I do have some experience with this.
Please continue to battle for better government to fix the biggest issue of Tesla being locked out of Michigan.
The politicians would love for Tesla not to be competitively priced and that pricing model you suggest may not work well for car sales. Supposedly, flat bed trucks must have been figured in. I think the OP has a couple of minor problems and it is these lesser issues (like he is having) they don't want to flatbed. They want him to drive it in. Sorry, but a stubborn stance has been taken on both sides of this matter. It would be nice to know why the OP is unwilling to drive the 100 miles. If this wasn't first spawned by bought and paid for politicians this would be a non issue. Time to take our anger out on them and get new ones.
Tesla has no choice, they cannot continue losing money. Their sales are exploding but they still can't break into profitability - that is not sustainable. Simply include the cost of service in the price but show people as a separate surcharge line item, so MI customers see that their politicians are effectively increasing the price of their car - like a tariff on warranty to cover the difference in doing warranty and good-will repairs (Tesla service just told me last week that any repair which doesn't include new parts is considered good-will). Tesla can lower that cost by improving their production quality too, less visits from new car owners, less cost, less surcharge for being in a state which requires flat-bedding - win win for everyone.
You might be right, but then the discussion will turn into "if the manufacturer discovers they have a defective part, how long is considered reasonable to give them to fix it permanently, vs. continue to pay for temporary fixes". Tesla has had the yellow screen issue for a couple of years now, considering a standard lease is 3 years, that's two thirds of the lease time that the customer has to live with a defective part.
Well, after contacting a few shops who contacts Tesla and gave me quote, it is the cheapest way for me to go to Tesla...
