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My documentation explicitly noted the requirement to take the car in for annual service. It’s the only reason to do it.
Mine comes up around the May/June timeframe, and I'm undecided.
Ideally I'd like to get a AWD Model 3 as that's what I intended on doing when I got my Model S 70D in 2015.
This is terribly difficult decision as I would be hard pressed to go without a Tesla for any significant amount of time. I could do maybe 2-3 months or so. A lot of what the car is fits me (being too lazy to go to the gas station in the morning, the heated steering wheel, the instant torque, etc). The way I drive and what I do with it is too well matched to give it up.
The car has been mostly troublefree, and the service center (Bellevue, WA) has been great at fixing anything I've pointed out.
Most of the attraction to the Model 3 has to do with a much better price point for the range, and the concern about the loss of value of my S once the Model 3 starts hitting production goals. The Model 3 will likely be significantly better in terms of long term reliability. At least with a 2nd or 3rd year Model 3 (similar to what my Model S was).
But, I'm concerned the Model 3 that I want will end up leaving me with the same car payments I already have.
So is it really worth bothering with? I might as well just get an extended warranty and keep it for another 3 years until there is something significantly better from Tesla/Porsche/Audi/etc.
These are 5,000 - 6,000 lb vehicles, travelling in excess of 100kph. I think there are many good reasons to have a comprehensive annual check to ensure things are roadworthy (especially tyres, brakes, suspension, lights, safety equipment, etc). Sure, I think this should be able to be done at places other than Tesla Service Centres, but I also think it is essential that these be regularly done according to manufacturer specifications.
I use the car almost exclusively in HK island and have rarely made it above 100kph. With such low mileage on the car I would only take the car for service every couple of years if my choice. If I drove an ICE I’d only have to take it in for oil changes every blue moon.
What about the brakes, steering and suspension? Just hope they are ok and don't deteriorate?
So here is my latest Tesla drama.
Since taking possession of my Model S in October, 2015, I have taken the car in 9 times! 8 of those times I had requested they service the vehicle in addition to performing the things that needed repairing. That means on average the car was being effectively serviced once every 3-4 months.
So I decided to e-mail Tesla about my resale value guarantee. I was shocked to find out that I do not qualify as I have not taken my car in for its "Annual Service". Nobody at Tesla informed or reminded me about this so called annual service. So now I am in a battle to get this sorted out as I have all of the documentation that shows that on top of the repairs they had a section called "Concern: Perform courtesy inspection" where they perform tasks they normally do in a regular service. So in other words, I should have taken the car in 11 times instead of 9 in order to qualify. Honestly, it is unbelievable.
I am LIVID.
Completed my RVG today, i got back ~72%, which is much better and less hassle than going through the second hand market. I paid 1500 to fix 3 rims. And also repainted a door since it had a minor scratch. Overall, it was as expected for me. The bad thing was that they couldn't take the car 1 month early, which would have saved me on paying for insurance. Now I need the documents to come through to cancel my renewed insurance.
So here is my latest Tesla drama.
Since taking possession of my Model S in October, 2015, I have taken the car in 9 times! 8 of those times I had requested they service the vehicle in addition to performing the things that needed repairing. That means on average the car was being effectively serviced once every 3-4 months.
So I decided to e-mail Tesla about my resale value guarantee. I was shocked to find out that I do not qualify as I have not taken my car in for its "Annual Service". Nobody at Tesla informed or reminded me about this so called annual service. So now I am in a battle to get this sorted out as I have all of the documentation that shows that on top of the repairs they had a section called "Concern: Perform courtesy inspection" where they perform tasks they normally do in a regular service. So in other words, I should have taken the car in 11 times instead of 9 in order to qualify. Honestly, it is unbelievable.
I am LIVID.
Completed my RVG today, i got back ~72%, which is much better and less hassle than going through the second hand market. I paid 1500 to fix 3 rims. And also repainted a door since it had a minor scratch. Overall, it was as expected for me. The bad thing was that they couldn't take the car 1 month early, which would have saved me on paying for insurance. Now I need the documents to come through to cancel my renewed insurance.
Since you were successful to complete the RVG, could you give me advice? The RVG agreement says that the car can be returned between the 36-37 months. Does it mean that I can return my MS when it hits on the 36th month anniversary? Doing this can save the hassle of renewing the car license and insurance. Comments please.