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Re:Global Shortage Has Led to Motor Oil Rationing at Costco by toomuchtodo on Sunday September 13, 2026 @04:05PM (#49688116)
Correct. ~140k miles on my 2018 Model S, tires, wipers and wiper fluid, and one battery pack heater replaced (deprecated, no longer used in newer builds) are all that have been done. Motors are lubricated at manufacture and sealed for life.

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Re:Global Shortage Has Led to Motor Oil Rationing at Costco by stoddur on Sunday September 13, 2026 @04:10PM (#49688180)
Same here. Got a 2017 Model S. Only wiper fluid and tires and had to change out break disks in the front but besides that, nothing.
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Re:Global Shortage Has Led to Motor Oil Rationing at Costco by toomuchtodo on Sunday September 13, 2026 @04:14PM (#49688224)
I’m still on the original brakes and rotors luckily but will likely need to replace them soon from corrosion and warping versus consumption. Which is very cool imho.
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