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I just sold back my TDI to VW, sure feels good to be rid of that albatross.
I wonder why one might make a comment like this on a vw tdi forum. It would be like me going to the Tesla forum and making a similar comment. Yes there is a forum for “these people”.
Personally I like the tdi, I can do all my own maintenance, I don’t need to call the dealer or mobile mechanic. I’m wondering what the maintenance costs are on a Tesla once the warranty runs out. If you can afford a Tesla that really shouldn’t be a problem.
Has a Tesla owner ever preformed his own maintenance or is that not allowed by the company? If so wouldn’t that mean that Tesla still owns the car?
I perused the Tesla forum and most seem well satisfied with their car, however I didn’t see anyone offering help with any issues the cars might have other than “take it to the dealer.”. Even the people with multiple dealer visits still love their Tesla despite actually being able to drive it very little.
They are mostly all busy patting each other on the back telling one another how smart they were to make the switch from the hated world ending ICE vehicles. Extolling the virtues of Musk, a genius in their estimation who will by himself save the world. The worship is almost cult like.
Like those of us here with our diesels they love their all electric, cutting edge technology cars.
I don’t know whether Tesla will survive my thought is it will probably be folded into a major car company like Jeep was, and will continue as part of some manufacturers lineup. Possibly even a Chinese company that will gain access with an established cult like brand to world markets.
Several times this summer I went over 800 miles on a single fill up. A single 10 minute fill up. I used to think when electric vehicles reached the 300 mile mark that would be a milestone. The more I’ve thought about it almost any big old land boat with a 20 gallon tank goes that far on a 10 minute fill up.
Abacus may be exactly right, give me more range than my tdi on less money and a similar fill up time and maybe I’ll take notice, and even then I might still ignor it since it’s doubtful I’ll be able to do the maintenance without a degree in electrical engineering. Besides I don’t want self driving and it probably doesn’t come with a stick.