BMW iX or MB EQS or EQE or maybe bow out of electric all together for 3 years. My problem is -
Tesla is amazing engineering - best car I have ever driven for overall confidence in engineering. But cost to run for service and reliability are unknown and shouldn't be - I waited years to buy one until it was not a first Gen.
MB and BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, etc - ALL are inferior designs - some more significantly than others. They will have major issues no better than Tesla - probably less reliable too. However, if I buy an extended warranty I know I can get 10-15 years provided the battery is comparable in BMS and thermals to Tesla. Long term costs could be higher but more luxury and local quality dealer network.
Gas - after owning a Tesla and charging I have to say there is a psychological factor to this beyond money. There is something special about literally plugging in a state of the art vehicle like the Tesla and never going to get gas. I love it. But Gas even if I have to pay $5 a gallon is something I can trust with 100 years behind it of improvements.
Might just get a Subaru Legacy as I am in snow country and wait out the EV Generationsl evolution until Gen 3 Tesla tech comes out abd Tesla addresses lack of serviceability for the structural battery packs or gen2 bmw, Mb, etc.
I feel like a Guinea pig and on the road it's not cool with children in the car. Good analogy is this - iPhone 14 you would think is pinnacle of tech but I have had more lockups on it since upgrading than ever. Software on Tesla with the merged stack could bring new unfirseeen issues.
If anyone else has had these thoughts and came to the conclusion of keeping Tesla please help - I don't want to dump it but can't afford the hassle of service centers that want to rip me off or a company making new models design for throwing away the battery like the structural battery pack.
Get out.
$15,000 in repairs the moment mine came out of warranty. Non-stop repairs. Estimates go like this: $600. Revision, $1,100. Revision $1,300. Leave the SC and another alert comes on.
Telsa refused recalls. Tesla refused repairs in warranty. The moment it came out of warranty, the deluge began. Can sell for maybe $30,000 after putting $15,000 in. F-d.
Tesla service is trash. Cannot talk to service. Won’t budge. Vehicle comes back from service with dents, scratches, and missing tow items from glove box. My wheel was out on backwards once.
I have to check my tires for nails before I go to the SC and after I get there or they always say they found a nail. Scammers.
Last service, went to pick up 3 times before service was done.
No loaners after being promised, at purchase, that there would always be a loaner.
The wait time for an appointment is a month to 5 or 6 weeks. Then it sits for a week. Then it’s in service for a week. Then the price revisions for the work begin. 2 months with no loaner.
You cannot own a Telsa out of warranty unless you own a 2nd vehicle. Haven’t had use of my car for for more than 150 days. Wrote letter, return receipt, under lemon law. Followed directions on site. Telsa ignored. Complaint email stopped working. Brick wall at Tesla.
There is no one to complain to. No one cares.
Tesla absolutely refused to replace the drive train and steering rack under warranty. A month out of warranty, they said it’s absolutely required. $10,000.
3 screens
All door handles twice
All windows twice
Lost 50 miles of range in service. Nothing I can do. I think my battery was stolen in service.
Trash. Hole in the ground to throw your money.
Thank God you traded out. Unreliable. Ungodly expensive. Sold as low maintenance and low cost of ownership.
9,000 complaints with FTC. Hundreds of thousands with NHSTA. Thousands with BBB. Owners are not happy.