It buys you the 12-month/12,000 mile inspection, plus any and all parts and labor to address warranty items and routine maintenance, except tires.Does anyone know what $600 buys you?
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It buys you the 12-month/12,000 mile inspection, plus any and all parts and labor to address warranty items and routine maintenance, except tires.Does anyone know what $600 buys you?
Doesn't that include swapping out for snows once a year and the needed TPMS reset?
At some point there will be competent 3rd party shops that will be able to do EV maintenance and when that happens you will be free to take your car there and if something break Tesla will have to fix it under warranty. But until then Tesla is your only option.
What GeorgeB is correct about is that right now there is really no practical alternative to the $600 service (simply because there is no third party EV servicing industry), but it's not explicitly required for your warranty to be valid (that would be illegal without an FTC exemption).
It buys you the 12-month/12,000 mile inspection, plus any and all parts and labor to address warranty items and routine maintenance, except tires.
Isn't there some post somewhere that states the annual inspections are basically a tear-down and thorough eval of the entire car, and that Tesla is LOSING money on these inspections?
I think Robert is correct, that law only applies to cars with emissions equipment (which EVs don't have).There will not be a third-party service industry until Tesla makes available the information to facilitate its creation. Without an exemption, they are in violation of SIR for not doing so.
Since Tesla recommends tire rotation every 6000 miles, you could probably get them to do it in conjunction with a rotation which is covered, along with alignment, if needed, and balancing presumably.Doesn't that include swapping out for snows once a year and the needed TPMS reset?
There is an ODB port on the Model S. It's hidden behind the cubby under the touchscreen. The Roadster also has one under the dashboard in front of the passenger seat; it's usually really tucked in there and can be hard to find the first time.
The white connector is used for service diagnostics only.
There is another obd port closer to the driver's side door under the dash.
Since Tesla recommends tire rotation every 6000 miles, you could probably get them to do it in conjunction with a rotation which is covered, along with alignment, if needed, and balancing presumably.
David, no disrespect but we've beat this horse to death (in this very thread). Please go back and read the rest of the thread. May have voiced your exact concern. There has been no new info out of Tesla that I am aware of. My guess is that nothing will happen until next Fall when cars come due for their first services and we'll see what happens.Well I'd like a little more detail.
From what it sounds like, they will do brake fluid changes every couple of years, a wiper blade or two and then a bunch of inspections. Nothing to justify the cost. Warranty items are already covered. An EV should not need "routine maintenance" and is one of the significant advantages. Heck most modern cars don't need routine maintenance other than a few fluid changes at long intervals. Nothing that $200 a year shouldn't cover.
Seems to me that not itemizing what they do makes it pretty hard to have an alternative which is a violation of the spirit of the law (at least).
It's just more wheels and tires in the mix. ;-) But you might want to make a note of which wheels came from where, when you bring them back to be put back on.It would probably have to be INSTEAD of a rotation, if I were putting on a different set of wheels and tires?
I guess I'm not clear what applies to EVs and what does not. It seems there would be no need for inclusion of an OBD port either, but I don't believe that is the case.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/86.1806-01Except as provided by paragraph (a)(2) of this section, all light-duty vehicles, light-duty trucks and MDPVs must be equipped with an onboard diagnostic (OBD) system capable of monitoring, for each vehicle's useful life, all emission-related powertrain systems or components.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/7521The Administrator, by regulation, shall require (subject to the provisions of section 7542 (c) of this title regarding the protection of methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets) manufacturers to provide promptly to any person engaged in the repairing or servicing of motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines, and the Administrator for use by any such persons, with any and all information needed to make use of the emission control diagnostics system prescribed under this subsection and such other information including instructions for making emission related diagnosis and repairs. No such information may be withheld under section 7542 (c) of this title if that information is provided (directly or indirectly) by the manufacturer to franchised dealers or other persons engaged in the repair, diagnosing, or servicing of motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines.