I just went into the manage Model X page and I noticed the section has been updated. I like the new look but I don't see an option to purchase the extended warranty any longer. I was thinking of waiting until my car was almost out of warranty to decide whether or not to purchase it. Well seem like Tesla may have made that decision for me.
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No longer see option to purchase extended warranty
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Are we talking about service or warranty? Two different things. One is prepaid annual service (which has semi disappeared/reduced) and one is extended warranty on the car.
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So....
See Extended Service Agreement. You now have to go to a Service Center to buy it. This is very disturbing. They don't offer it at all for the 3 and it looks as if its heading that way for the S and X too. Were I a prospective buyer I'd put that together with the service horror stories and might well be frightened away.
Tam
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Thanks for the updated information.
It used to say after the price table: "See your Tesla Account for availability."
It sounds like Tesla is discouraging the ease to buy ESA. Some owners are hundreds of miles from a Service Center. Some states don't even have one so they have to drive to another state.
I've been a huge fan up to this point. I found this discovery very upsetting. A Republican is a Democrat who has been mugged. I don't want to have to change parties.
Tam
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I thought it's just business.
Tesla keeps changing policies all the time.
They must have some economic rationales for making buying ESA harder for S and X and impossible for the 3.
After all, Tesla is a business and it would do whatever it takes to save or make a few bucks.
It is just a business. A business that appears to backing away from support of its product. I have lots of high tech gadgets that are no longer usable because their manufacturers don't support them. I don't want this $100K + chariot to become one of those.
electricar
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I'm worried that Tesla might not be around to honor my new car warranty so purchasing an ESA made no sense to me at this point. I really like the car, become very attached to my cars, and keep them a long time I but wouldn't want to own it out of warranty. It is probably not a big deal though because if Tesla doesn't offer an ESA in 2022 when I would want to purchase it there should be lots of other electric cars to choose from made by companies that understand the importance of customer loyally and repeat business.
I would think the only reason the ESA isn’t available for the 3 is that NO WARRANTEES will expire for years.
Why offer something no one will buy since the cars are only what two years old?
Why offer something no one will buy since the cars are only what two years old?
Ludalicious
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Read on. It never did. The battery and drive units are covered by a separate 8 year warranty.
Tam
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No. It has never covered Battery and Drive Unit.
What it means is you don't need to pay ESA in order to get coverage for the most 2 expensive parts: Battery and Drive Unit because those 2 coverages come standard with your S and X (8 years / infinite miles whichever first).
Tam
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I guess you haven't read:
Extended warranty? I can't believe it. What did he just say?
1) From the horse's mouth: No ESA for Model 3.
2) Some people drive a lot and need ESA now.
Ludalicious
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ahhhh ok. so theres no warranty after the 8 years. this warranty is for bumper to bumper excluding brakes ect. Seems steep IMO
Tam
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I guess you haven't read:
Outrageous $5000 repair bill after warranty expire!
I guess you didn't read "$4,745.63 out the door" to fix your steering:
Power Steering falling apart
If someone is unlucky enough to just have those 2 above problems, that would be almost $10,000!
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