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Re:Tesla Model Y overtakes Corolla to be world’s best-sellin... by anovikov on Friday May 26, 2023 @03:06AM (#36080986)
Sadly, in countries where no Tesla dealerships exist, it's next to impossible to buy unless you have truly unlimited budget. Model Y is in the same effective price range as Bentley: pay $100K in cash then pay $20K for each service or repair (because car has to be shipped 500 miles away on a boat and serviced there, takes 2 months and $20K). And you keep driving your Bentley in the meantime :)

That's situation here in Cyprus, thus in spite of a lot of people with money willing to buy, only 0.8% of cars sold are electric vs ~20% in poorer countries that do have Tesla dealerships. Because when Tesla is there, everyone else tries hard to sell their electrics too.

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Re:Tesla Model Y overtakes Corolla to be world’s best-sellin... by londons_explore on Friday May 26, 2023 @04:24AM (#36081505)
There are third parties who can do most servicing.... Obviously you don't get the benefits of the warranty though, so you're probably better off buying a Tesla where the warranty has already expired.

And there are plenty of car ferries to/from Cyprus, so you can get one there for under €100.

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