Re:Tesla: Recalled touchscreens were meant to only last 5-6 ...
by yumraj on Saturday February 06, 2021 @10:18PM
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What does warranty have to do with the lifetime of a car, or anything?
Most items have 1-2 year warranties, but we expect most of them to last much much more than that.
Re:Tesla: Recalled touchscreens were meant to only last 5-6 ...
by judge2020 on Saturday February 06, 2021 @11:08PM
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It's simply a good indicator for how long the manufacturer is willing to commit to fixing their own mistakes for free - the point is that Tesla matches or exceeds the duration of their hardware guarantee relative to other automakers. Actual repairability is, of course, a different metric.
Their basic warranty is 4 years, and the drivetrain warranty is 8 years. If you buy a used vehicle direct from Tesla they will add on 1 year to the original warranty, but that's it.
That isn't much longer than the warranties you can get on gas-powered cars, and their used warranties seem a bit worse than what you can get from "certified used" programs from other car companies.
In theory, an electric car should last much longer than a gas car, but Tesla's warranty isn't any longer. I bet the price tag to replace Tesla battery packs out of warranty is shocking.