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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by orangepurple on Thursday November 18, 2021 @10:46PM (#29273585)
I am interested in an itemized total cost of ownership. This sounds like a pretty incredible experience for an electric car. I don't think I paid more than $140 in synthetic oil and filter changes since I purchased my gas only Toyota new 50,000 miles ago and that's my only expense so far besides gas.
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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by lotsofpulp on Friday November 19, 2021 @08:37AM (#29276968)
Cost per mile on a Toyota, including fuel, regular maintenance, insurance, depreciation, etc is most certainly much lower than Tesla.

What I am curious about is if fuel prices flatten or become cheaper, will people still keep flicking to electric vehicles?

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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by chrisseaton on Thursday November 18, 2021 @11:00PM (#29273685)
It's bizarre that the car is out of warranty already at only four years. Have they driven it 100k miles or something?
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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by mehrdada on Friday November 19, 2021 @12:22AM (#29274094)
Most cars in the US have 3-4yr "bumper-to-bumper" warranty and 5-6yr for powertrain. Tesla has 8yr only for battery/drive unit. Warranty for the rest of the car runs out at 4yr or 50k miles (plan to replace S door handles [although less so] & air suspension for S/X). Luckily 3/Y don't have air suspension or fancy doors/handles.
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Re:Tesla ranks almost dead-last on Consumer Reports reliabil... by drewg123 on Friday November 19, 2021 @08:12AM (#29276767)
It has 39K miles on it. The warranty for the "misc" stuff that breaks is 4 years, 50K miles. I'm just past the 4 year mark.
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