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For those that owned or still drive a Tesla, can you help with a few questions (In BR).
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:08 pm
1. What is the maintenance like for a Tesla, how often does it need service, what are the costs of service and where do you take it?
2. Do you plug it in each night at home or only when it gets low (if only driving around city).
3. If it breaks down on highway/Interstate say on a trip, are there shops around that work on Tesla's to be able to tow to? Or do you need to go to a Tesla Dealership?
4. Any charging station nightmares? How long do you usually have to wait at a charging station if the bays are full?
5. Did you consider any of the other EV cars or hybrids?
This post was edited on 10/21/24 at 3:12 pm
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Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:10 pm to Amblin
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still drive a Tesla
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:12 pm to Amblin
Based on this boards love of all things electric, you should be prepared for deeply profound and honest answers
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:21 pm to Amblin
quote:1) B
For those that owned or still drive a Tesla, can you help with a few questions (In BR).
2) D
3) C
4) A
5) E
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:22 pm to Amblin
You have to drive either like an out of control maniac or like an old woman on Sunday. No in between.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:38 pm to Amblin
Only thing I can contribute is that there are more cows than people in the county I live in and a few people drive them around here. Literally no charging stations in this county either.
Kinda wish I had one I could charge off the abandon houses power next to me. I'd save a shite load on gas. House has been abandon for 60 years and there is still power too it lol.
Kinda wish I had one I could charge off the abandon houses power next to me. I'd save a shite load on gas. House has been abandon for 60 years and there is still power too it lol.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:45 pm to Amblin
1. Zero maintenance required. The only things I've had to do in 4+ years are change the tires and add washer fluid.
2. Usually plug it in every night. Tesla recommends 80% charge for daily driving so that's usually where it is every morning when I leave for work.
3. I think this depends on where you are if something were to happen. Super small towns may be an issue but most average size cities should have authorized repair shops. That being said, outside of replacing a tire there's not much that can go wrong unless you are in an accident.
4. Longest I've had to wait is about 20 minutes once in Denver.
5. Tesla was the only EV I considered.
2. Usually plug it in every night. Tesla recommends 80% charge for daily driving so that's usually where it is every morning when I leave for work.
3. I think this depends on where you are if something were to happen. Super small towns may be an issue but most average size cities should have authorized repair shops. That being said, outside of replacing a tire there's not much that can go wrong unless you are in an accident.
4. Longest I've had to wait is about 20 minutes once in Denver.
5. Tesla was the only EV I considered.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:51 pm to Amblin
1. There really are no routine service costs.
2. Plugged in each night, with charge cap at 80%. If you don’t drive much, you could get away with charging it less often. With mine, it was parked next to the charger, so it was simple to just plug it in every night.
3. Tesla service center is on Tchoup in New Orleans. That’s beyond the free tow range during your warranty period unless you’re in the eastern edge of BR. Pretty cheap to add that to your auto, but be sure the tower is Tesla trained as they can damage your battery pack if they bottom out getting the car on the bed.
4. Not really. Common misconception that you use those much. Charging stations are for trips. Home chargers are for day-to-day. Never waited more than 5 minutes to get a charger. Hurricanes are a nightmare for you though.
5. No, they didn’t really exist as a segment at the time.
One other thing to consider - tire changes are a nightmare. The car is too heavy for a normal jack kit, so they didn’t bother giving you a spare. If you get a flat and can’t get home, expect a tow. You can leave the key card in the car and unlock it for the tow truck when they arrive, rather than waiting with the vehicle. In theory, there’s a mobile tire change service, but it’ll be booked by about 10AM every day. If you do get it home and have a floor jack, you can remove the wheel. Don’t put the rotor on a block while you get the tire changed, though, because you’ll bend the shroud over the regenerative brake into the rotor surface. Tires are a massive pain. Expect $400/tire change and expect twice as many as a ICE car. You also lose some of your gas savings to higher insurance costs. Overall, they’re good cars, but they have their headaches.
2. Plugged in each night, with charge cap at 80%. If you don’t drive much, you could get away with charging it less often. With mine, it was parked next to the charger, so it was simple to just plug it in every night.
3. Tesla service center is on Tchoup in New Orleans. That’s beyond the free tow range during your warranty period unless you’re in the eastern edge of BR. Pretty cheap to add that to your auto, but be sure the tower is Tesla trained as they can damage your battery pack if they bottom out getting the car on the bed.
4. Not really. Common misconception that you use those much. Charging stations are for trips. Home chargers are for day-to-day. Never waited more than 5 minutes to get a charger. Hurricanes are a nightmare for you though.
5. No, they didn’t really exist as a segment at the time.
One other thing to consider - tire changes are a nightmare. The car is too heavy for a normal jack kit, so they didn’t bother giving you a spare. If you get a flat and can’t get home, expect a tow. You can leave the key card in the car and unlock it for the tow truck when they arrive, rather than waiting with the vehicle. In theory, there’s a mobile tire change service, but it’ll be booked by about 10AM every day. If you do get it home and have a floor jack, you can remove the wheel. Don’t put the rotor on a block while you get the tire changed, though, because you’ll bend the shroud over the regenerative brake into the rotor surface. Tires are a massive pain. Expect $400/tire change and expect twice as many as a ICE car. You also lose some of your gas savings to higher insurance costs. Overall, they’re good cars, but they have their headaches.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:54 pm to Amblin
Amazingly cheap to buy used.
That's all I got...
That's all I got...
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:54 pm to Amblin
quote:
1. What is the maintenance like for a Tesla, how often does it need service, what are the costs of service and where do you take it?
what service? we have done literally nothing to ours since we bought it.
quote:
2. Do you plug it in each night at home or only when it gets low (if only driving around city).
plug it in at the end of the day set to 80%
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3. If it breaks down on highway/Interstate say on a trip, are there shops around that work on Tesla's to be able to tow to? Or do you need to go to a Tesla Dealership?
not sure here; we've never had any type of issue
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4. Any charging station nightmares? How long do you usually have to wait at a charging station if the bays are full?
in middle TN they are everywhere and we've only used them maybe 3x in the entire time we've owned our car and there's always a bunch of empty chargers..takes maybe 10 minutes to get enough juice to get home. i'm not interested in paying supercharger pricing for electricity when its so much cheaper at home. i think the supercharger bill was around $10 each time.
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5. Did you consider any of the other EV cars or hybrids?
no. elon has the 'iphone ecosystem' locked in and you pick a loser company and they go bankrupt and your car will stop working.
see Fisker
what a nightmare.
This post was edited on 10/21/24 at 3:59 pm
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:56 pm to CAD703X
Price a windshield on one.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:59 pm to mx886
quote:i let my insurance company do that for me
Price a windshield on one.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:59 pm to Amblin
Most of the small service issues maintenance they come to you.
Plug in every night to charge to 80% for daily driving.
Going to need to go to Tesla if it’s under warranty unless there’s some type of certified Tesla shop(not sure).
frick a charging station. If you can’t charge at home then don’t buy electric. Takes too long and they are expensive.
No. I wanted the fastest EV for the most reasonable price and the model 3P fit.
Plug in every night to charge to 80% for daily driving.
Going to need to go to Tesla if it’s under warranty unless there’s some type of certified Tesla shop(not sure).
frick a charging station. If you can’t charge at home then don’t buy electric. Takes too long and they are expensive.
No. I wanted the fastest EV for the most reasonable price and the model 3P fit.
This post was edited on 10/21/24 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 10/21/24 at 3:59 pm to Amblin
Wifes model 3 and a few friends and faimly with 3/Y/S
1 - pretty much nothing. I know one guy with a gen 1 model S who replaced a battery and a motor. But those issues have mostly been resolved in the later generations.
2 - My wife only charges heres when it gets to 20%, then back up to 80%. She charges about once a week. This behavior matters a lot to protect the storage from degradation.
3 - Ours has never broken down, but when my buddies motor went out he had it towed to a dealership.
4 - We've only had to supercharger it about 3 times. Never had an issue.
5 - No, i've been working with Tesla since 2017. I trust their storage and BMS tech better than anyone else.
1 - pretty much nothing. I know one guy with a gen 1 model S who replaced a battery and a motor. But those issues have mostly been resolved in the later generations.
2 - My wife only charges heres when it gets to 20%, then back up to 80%. She charges about once a week. This behavior matters a lot to protect the storage from degradation.
3 - Ours has never broken down, but when my buddies motor went out he had it towed to a dealership.
4 - We've only had to supercharger it about 3 times. Never had an issue.
5 - No, i've been working with Tesla since 2017. I trust their storage and BMS tech better than anyone else.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 4:04 pm to nwatiger
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The only things I've had to do in 4+ years are change the tires and add washer fluid.
pro tip: switch off 'ludicrous mode' and set to 'chill' and your tires will last forever. yes it sucks to not show up your 0-60 in 2 second time
but you can always turn that back on to show off occasionally. things i love:
- walk away auto-lock
- it folds the mirrors and opens the garage door as i'm pulling into the driveway
- it automatically starts navigation to 'work' or 'home' depending on where i am. not always helpful, but i like the way its trying
- there's way more glass than metal, i can wax it faster than i can windex evertything.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 4:05 pm to billjamin
Why is it supposed to charge back to just 80%?
What's the point of that?
What's the point of that?
Posted on 10/21/24 at 4:05 pm to CAD703X
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- it folds the mirrors and opens the garage door as i'm pulling into the driveway
I assume you added the homelink module?
Posted on 10/21/24 at 4:06 pm to Rize
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frick a charging station. If you can’t charge at home then don’t buy electric. Takes too long and they are expensive.
we were at 11% and pulled into a supercharger and we were up to 57% in about 7-8 minutes when i pulled the plug since that was plenty to get home on.
Posted on 10/21/24 at 4:06 pm to TeddyPadillac
quote:
Why is it supposed to charge back to just 80%?
What's the point of that?
Protects the battery from excessive wear. Max charging batteries accelerates degradation.
updated with graph
This post was edited on 10/21/24 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 10/21/24 at 4:07 pm to billjamin
quote:it came with it when we bought it. i think its an add-on now which is retarded b/c homelink has been in every car for like 2 decades.
I assume you added the homelink module?
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