| ▲ | bdangubic 3 hours ago | |
with all due respect every single reason you listed here is 100% wrong… I have had Tesla S 2014 for now over a decade - the cost of “maintenance” exactly $0.00. here’s what my costs have been (I have free supercharging so we can say this has been total cost of ownership) - new internal battery $220 - new modem when switch to “5G” was made - $250-ish - new tires that is it. after 80k miles I am still on original brakes cause with regerative braking I seldom-to-never use the brake (as my wife would say if I use a brake on Tesla it is always followed by F-bomb at another driver) not sure who told you all these things but they are all 100% wrong - no exception | ||
| ▲ | aprilthird2021 3 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Please read this part of my comment: > but when it does have an issue, like a dent or a scrape, etc. the cost to repair is much higher. This is why insurance on Teslas is higher. It is not uncommon for bodywork on Teslas to be far more expensive than on other cars, and since bodywork is the majority of insurance claims, it factors in. You can read about why insurance and repair costs are higher at many sites: https://www.compare.com/auto-insurance/vehicles/tesla/why-is... https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-car-insurance https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/sep/30/the-quotes-wer... https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/insurance/tesla-insurance | ||