Like the title says folks, I have a CPO 2016 Model S Refresh about to come out of warranty.
I am about to exceed my 80k km on my warranty within the next couple of months. CPO cars weren't eligible for an extended warranty when I purchased the car, so I am not sure what (if any) options I have going forward and would like to solicit some thoughts.
Does any third party company offer extended warranties to Tesla's and if so, what are the pros and cons? Anyone have any experience with 3rd party extended warranties?
My concerns stem from a few areas... largely my car has been pretty good from a maintenance stand point. Not nearly as good as my Lexus before the Model S, but I half expected it to be a bit worse on reliability. Don't get me wrong, my S90D is a way better car than my former IS350, just not in the area of reliability. I have in the 3 years I have owned it had to replace my front driver seat, 12V battery, windshield mounted camera, one door handle, car horns (both) and realigned the chrome window trim like 17 times...it just has never aligned properly.
So, my second concern stems from the unknown. Unlike many of you, I really don't know the ins and out of the car that well, in terms of what might be the big ticket repair items going forward. Is there anything I can do to protect myself and ensure, I don't get smacked with a $4,000 repair, two weeks after my warranty runs out.
Basically, this is my attempt at some preventative medicine, so I would appreciate your thoughts.
I am about to exceed my 80k km on my warranty within the next couple of months. CPO cars weren't eligible for an extended warranty when I purchased the car, so I am not sure what (if any) options I have going forward and would like to solicit some thoughts.
Does any third party company offer extended warranties to Tesla's and if so, what are the pros and cons? Anyone have any experience with 3rd party extended warranties?
My concerns stem from a few areas... largely my car has been pretty good from a maintenance stand point. Not nearly as good as my Lexus before the Model S, but I half expected it to be a bit worse on reliability. Don't get me wrong, my S90D is a way better car than my former IS350, just not in the area of reliability. I have in the 3 years I have owned it had to replace my front driver seat, 12V battery, windshield mounted camera, one door handle, car horns (both) and realigned the chrome window trim like 17 times...it just has never aligned properly.
So, my second concern stems from the unknown. Unlike many of you, I really don't know the ins and out of the car that well, in terms of what might be the big ticket repair items going forward. Is there anything I can do to protect myself and ensure, I don't get smacked with a $4,000 repair, two weeks after my warranty runs out.
Basically, this is my attempt at some preventative medicine, so I would appreciate your thoughts.