Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair Matters

Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by xnyan on Monday July 12, 2021 @07:54PM (#27816419)

>5$ worth of parts and 1~2 hours of labour :)

I think you're vastly undervaluing the cost of operating a auto shop + skilled labor. $700 was the cost for an auto repair business to 1) have a skilled technician find the problem 2) devise a repair method and 3) execute the repair.

Car repair is an expensive business to operate. Rent/building costs are high, lots of expensive equipment, one of the highest insurance rates around (you're lifting expensive heavy weights up and down over people all day) and labor is us usually relatively skilled and costly.

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Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by throwaway0a5e on Monday July 12, 2021 @08:37PM (#27816631)

$150 diagnosis fee.

$50 for the repair and overhead ($5 supplies after markup, 1/3hr labor to include testing the system for leaks after the repair)

$200 for being the only people able and willing to do the repair.

$300 because they know how much the only available alternative costs.

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Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by elisharobinson on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:57PM (#27825538)

i understand that things need to cost something . But if you owned a toyota or a ford car and they charged you 700$ for service. Does that sound reasonable.

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