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Re:Why I think Tesla is building throwaway cars by cperciva on Sunday March 06, 2016 @04:20PM (#11235589)
One of the largest factors is probably a lack of servicing. By requiring all servicing to be done by Tesla (who presumably keep records) they eliminate the "yeah I had that service done but I lost the receipt" scenario: If Tesla says that they didn't service a car, the buyer knows that it wasn't serviced.
Re:Why I think Tesla is building throwaway cars by AnthonyMouse on Sunday March 06, 2016 @05:10PM (#11235798)
Which the seller can mitigate by either keeping their receipts or having Tesla service the car, so the reduction in resale value would only apply to sellers who didn't do that, and then it's their own loss.