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Originally Posted by redpoint5
All of those things apply to a vehicle 10 years old (or older). I wonder how difficult servicing a Tesla will be 10 years from now?
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Yes they do. That is my point. The body / chassis of a Tesla is no different than any other car and will require the same level of repairs. Once the fleet gets into the millions even items that fail at less than 1% start adding up.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Regardless, things like coolant changes are typically DIY affairs, and everything else should go to 200k miles like normal cars.
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The average car owner does not work on their car. They take it to someone even for basic things like fluid changes.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
If Tesla cars are sold in large enough quantity, aftermarket parts will start showing up for the more basic components. I expect something like a coolant pump was an off the shelf product rather than proprietary Tesla design. Even if aftermarket parts aren't available, junkyards will begin having parts available.
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True but few independent shops are going to be willing to work on Tesla's unless they know they can get any part in a couple of days or less. No mechanic wants to tear apart a car and then find out the part they need isn't available. Scrounging used parts is what specialty shops do for vintage cars and they charge accordingly.