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Re:Tesla Wanted $22,500 to Replace a Battery. An Independent... by FartyMcFarter on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:09PM (#28515443)
That must be ridiculously expensive compared to using a generic tire fixing shop?
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Re:Tesla Wanted $22,500 to Replace a Battery. An Independent... by vagrantJin on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:28PM (#28515670)
I would argue, fairly, that a person who drives a Tesla is not too wound up about ridiculous costs.
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Re:Tesla Wanted $22,500 to Replace a Battery. An Independent... by philg_jr on Thursday September 16, 2021 @11:42AM (#28553237)
The tire needed to be replaced regardless, and no shop around me had the exact tire in stock, so I would have had to wait and I needed to be able to drive safely (without screws in my tire) for work travel requirements. Most shops won't give you a discount on a single tire anyway, and Tesla's price on the tire was cheaper than Discount Tire Direct on eBay. The fee to replace the tire was $20, which is in line with a normal tire shop (mounting and balancing 4 tires is usually $60-80 in my experience).
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