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

Reply to comment by BoomTownRat71 in Seen earlier today. by ThanksNew9906

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. )