Tesla repair costs are the bomb

I did a 4500 mile round trip in the purple pig this past fall. Managed 16mpg average in a quad cab dually 4x4 with 4.11 gears, with an average speed of 63mph for the 1600 miles on the way out.

Put five GALLONS of oil through it from the time I left to the time I pulled in back home down a gallon.

The replacement engine will cost less installed than the electronmobile’s copper top.

 

What are the model years of your trucks?

@pickled egg

 

Rumble Truck was an ‘03 555 ft/lb HO.

Purple pig is an ‘05

Both 3rd gen, 6-speed manuals.

Looked into regearing the Rumble Truck, such a waste with the granny 1st gear to run 2k RPM at 70, but the third gens used American axles instead of Dana, and nobody made ring and pinion sets shorter than the 3.73’s it had.

 

Glad you ended up coming down and said hey while you were here

 

Was that sarcasm?

I ain’t been there yet, dufus. Tax man says wait for 2022 before dropping the nut.

 

If you get to that point
From wiki,

On June 4, 2017, the American Automobile Association raised insurance rates for Tesla owners following a report from the Highway Loss Data Institute.[185] The report concluded that the Model S crashes 46% more often and is 50% more expensive to repair than comparable vehicles.[185] Similarly, the Model X was concluded to crash 41% more often and to be 89% more expensive to repair than similar vehicles.[185] [188]

 

Oh, misread what you said, I had gotten impression you had been here and picked it up

 

What's the towing capacity of a Tesla?

Oh yeah, and they are a haz-mat clean-up, in a bad accident. Pray for the passengers needing extraction by the EMT's and F.D.

 

My Passat TDI would do north of 800 on one tank.

 

I have to say that a lot of you probably sounded like horse owners when them new fangled horseless carriages stated appearing. “A set of horse shoes will cost less than them thar round black tire things”. “ Who is going fix that thing when it breaks? The vet comes and takes care of my horses”. “Good luck getting gas for that thing. I just put the feed bag on my horses, done”. “ I don’t have to hand crank my horse, I just throw a saddle on and away I go”.

 

This.

 

Progress in what? Getting rid of one global issue to create another?

Or are we going to sit there and pretend that electric cars don't bring a whole set of problems all of their own?

Electric cars are not the answer. Period. Never will be. It's a fad that hopefully will be replaced by a real solution.

EV sales are still a drop in the bucket and the only way they're going to grow that market is by passing bullshit laws like California has. Because it's certainly not the better product at this time.

 

Audi is getting damn near $800 out of me today for essentially an oil change.

I hate corporate chain dealership service. F@ckers!

and my loaner is a turd.

 

I loved my TDI Golf! 600 miles was my average!

 

"A fool and his money...."

 

The "Audi Total Care" was included in the deal with mine ($6,500). It includes all routine maintenance, plus consumables like brake pads, windshield washers blades, all the filters, battery, etc. It also offers replacement on the tires and wheels if they get damaged (or repaired if the wheels get dinged/scratched), along with covering any damage (chips, scratches, tears, stains, etc) to the exterior paint, seats, carpets, floormats, etc.

It basically covers anything that is needed to keep the car new, for 5 years.

It wasn't necessarily a choice. He said on the R models most dealers will add anywhere from $10k-$20 additional profit to MSRP for "Market Value Adjustment" or some shit like that. He said they won't do that, but they do add the ATC package to the deal on all R models.

I guess if I bitched enough and said it was a deal breaker, they would probably remove it. But I didn't really care, since it covers all the shit I would ever need done, or anything that could make the car look shitty.

Not to mention, if they charge that much for a damn service, there is no telling what they would want for those Carbon brake pads. If I keep the car long enough, it could pay for itself with just maintenance and consumables.

 

With your car I'd definitely add the total care if you plan on keeping it for a few years. If you're dumping it after 2 years, you're issing away cash on it.

Did you get the ceramic brakes on that war pig? If so, the pads are a few grand alone so. . .

$800 is a bunch of shit that I can't remember. All I heard was oil change.

 

Yeah, what happened to your Kia is not the norm by a massive long shot. At 3yrs that batt would still be under the emissions warranty unless you put a metric fuck ton of miles on. The hybrid side has a 10yr 100k warranty, unless you're in a state using Cali emissions in which case it's 10yr 150k for the batt and other hybrid bits.