Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack
by hinkley on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:54PM
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We've had this sort of discussion at work a few times (two people here were on the Tesla 3 wait list).
There's lots of ways you could encourage people to bring their car in for service for upgrades or customizations.
For one thing, most tires lose performance long before they become unsafe (there are a few models advertised as only losing ~10% of their performance at 50% wear). In a world where your car needs less maintenance in general, pushing people to do the maintenance sooner isn't as hard of a pill to swallow.
But the limiting factor on most cars is that the things a consumer might wish to change, the cars aren't designed to make those changes simple. Put more engineering effort into maintenance accessibility and you can give the dealer a reason to exist.
There's lots of ways you could encourage people to bring their car in for service for upgrades or customizations.
For one thing, most tires lose performance long before they become unsafe (there are a few models advertised as only losing ~10% of their performance at 50% wear). In a world where your car needs less maintenance in general, pushing people to do the maintenance sooner isn't as hard of a pill to swallow.
But the limiting factor on most cars is that the things a consumer might wish to change, the cars aren't designed to make those changes simple. Put more engineering effort into maintenance accessibility and you can give the dealer a reason to exist.