RayK
Active Member
Yeah, and if anyone with a brand new account posted what amounted to a unsolicited commercial for buying a Tesla and why it's the greatest thing since sliced bread, undoubtedly others would flame them for being a Tesla employee.Yes, there's always bias in forums for people to post issues and problems. Very few people will make a post out of the blue that they have had no problems, as that makes zero sense to do. <snip>
As for me, no major problems to report after 5 years and a bit less than 30K miles. I replaced the 12V battery a year ago just because I didn't want any problems in that area while I was on a trip. Numerous reports of the battery dying after 3-4 years without any warning but that seems to have been resolved with a software update (which better monitors the charging) and gives you a notice, along with not letting the car go to sleep and locking you out. Not sure if the newer Li-ion 12ish volt battery will do any better as I still think it's a bit too early to tell. Front upper control arms were re-sealed but I've never had the creak and squeak noise. Cabin air filter replaced by mobile service and used an aftermarket set that I had won in a contest. Had mobile service do one of the first upgrades of the HW2.5 computer to HW3 in my driveway. The only major cost so far has been a pair of rear tires (fronts are still factory originals) caused when one of the back tires had a second puncture too close to the sidewall and both were close to being replaced anyway.
The car that my 2018 3 replaced was a 2000 E46 323i which I ran into the ground. Had my fair share of problems with it, the main one being that the window regulators would break on a regular
So yeah, there's no car which is completely problem-free. But my 3 has been move more dependable (and cheaper to own) than the Bimmer in the same amount of time.
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