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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by nambit on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:16PM (#17911959)
Only open banker's hours? Doesn't seem like the most intractable problem.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by reaperducer on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:17PM (#17911965)
Some of us have to work during the day.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by tomatocracy on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:45PM (#17913092)
OK, so I'm not in the US (in the UK), but here the dealerships will happily collect the car from you (for a small fee), wherever you want - home, work etc. if that works better for you.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by Already__Taken on Wednesday September 05, 2018 @08:17AM (#17917222)
Last time I tried that for an service I had to wait 2 months for an appointment. If I dropped it off they could do it tomorrow morning.

Edit: service not an MOT.

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by nambit on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @04:45PM (#17912634)
Most places let you drop off your car and give you a loaner.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by reaperducer on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:12PM (#17912856)
Work starts at 8am sharp. Dealerships around here open at 10am, close at 4pm.

Like I said — Doctor's hours.

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by ghaff on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:25PM (#17912945)
My anecdata. Both the Honda and Toyota dealers I use let you drop off around 7AM and pickup (at least some evenings) to 8PM or so. My impression is that dealerships are pretty flexible in this regard these days.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by sbov on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @05:35PM (#17913022)
Most auto places I've seen have things like a key dropbox.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by losteric on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:02PM (#17913621)
Competent dealers will work around your schedule, they want your money.

Otherwise it's a sales-focused dealership that can't be trusted with your car anyway.

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by vermontdevil on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:12PM (#17913675)
10am??? Most dealers I’ve been to (6 different states) the service dept typically opens at 530 or 6am.
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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by gambiting on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @04:55PM (#17912715)
If you book like 3-4 weeks in advance, sure. Literally no dealer around here will give you a loaner if you just turn up.
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