BoomTownRat71 t1_iu3vnwb wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:07 AM

Reply to comment by stickman07738 in Seen earlier today. by ThanksNew9906

There’s really nothing to repair. Batteries last over 300K miles and there’s no oil maintenance cost. It cost me about $80 a month to charge at home. That’s an equivalent of 20 gals of regular a month.

IronMikeTython t1_iu4xb3d wrote on October 28, 2022 at 4:03 PM

I think your numbers are off. Unless you’re using a gas generator to charge your Tesla.

akleit50 t1_iu3zq05 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:50 AM

Average annual maintenance costs on a Tesla is almost $900. That’s about $300 more than a standard car (via Jalopnik).

JaredBanyard t1_iu4mzzd wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:53 PM

Those numbers are totally bogus.. My only maintenance the past 8 years of Tesla ownership has been tires and cabin air filters. I literally have not spent a dime more on any maintenance.

akleit50 t1_iu4off3 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:03 PM

There it is-your anecdotal evidence and personal experience has debunked the average cost of ownership based on all of the cars sold from a survey conducted by a reputable automotive website. Thanks for clearing that up. Since I only had to replace the brakes on my fiesta once, it’s utter bullshit that the average fiesta has had to have more than one brake replacement.

JaredBanyard t1_iu4osfl wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:05 PM

Whoa, I'm just going by what Tesla recommends!

https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-E95DAAD9-646E-4249-9930-B109ED7B1D91.html.

edit: oh that reminds me, I forgot the 12v battery replacement, that cost ~$100 after 4 years of ownership on the Model 3.

bpnj t1_iu4r7ab wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:22 PM

Is that for the $100k model S or X? I bet a $100k Mercedes would be just as bad or worse. The 3 and Y are very simple compared to the other models (smaller tires, no air suspension, no motorized doors, no motorized door handles, I can go on and on. )