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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by olyjohn on Thursday June 02, 2022 @11:02PM (#31603761)
$3k in maintenance costs for 400,000km? I call bull shit. In Tesla tire sizes, you're looking at $1000 for a cheap ass set of tires. Certainly not gonna last 100,000 miles either.
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by toomuchtodo on Thursday June 02, 2022 @11:04PM (#31603777)
Specifically says not including tires in the Twitter post.
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by thaeli on Thursday June 02, 2022 @11:23PM (#31603894)
Excluding the most expensive wear items is misleading though.
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by sundvor on Thursday June 02, 2022 @11:28PM (#31603938)
Tyre cost is highly variable depending on driving style etc - it makes sense to exclude it.
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by miohtama on Friday June 03, 2022 @05:57AM (#31606300)
Buying new tires and balancing them can be done in a tire shop, no dealership needed?
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by thematrixturtle on Thursday June 02, 2022 @11:21PM (#31603877)
You don't need to buy tires at the dealership, and in fact most people don't.
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by FireBeyond on Friday June 03, 2022 @12:43AM (#31604379)
No, certainly you can go to Discount Tire and buy a set of bargain basement $400 20" tires for your $100,000 car.
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by thematrixturtle on Friday June 03, 2022 @12:48AM (#31604414)
The entry-level Tesla 3 was $35k, and most tire shops have better prices even on the fancy tires than the dealerships.
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Re:Ford CEO says EVs will be sold 100% online with nonnegoti... by FireBeyond on Friday June 03, 2022 @11:10AM (#31609364)
The entry level 3 hasn't been $35K for several years.

The entry level 3 with absolutely nothing on it is $47K before tax. In any case, this specific example was a high end Model S.

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