[Hersbird]

Going to an independent shop that works on Teslas is even more few and far between. I bet there is literally only a handful. On top of that they make it as difficult as possible to get parts or access to information on systems.

I normally do all my own repairs and maintenance unless it was under warranty.

I'm getting to the point where I'm buying new or used still under factory warranty because I'm tired of working on cars, but I still don't want to pay $1000s for repairs.

If a company didn't have a warranty shop in my town, I wouldn't even consider buying new. We bought a used Kia once that still had factory warranty but no Kia service here at the time. It broke and they paid to have it towed 230 miles under roadside assistance, but when it was done I was responsible to go an get it myself. Now I just bought a used Lincoln still with 2 years of warranty left and the dealer is a mile away. That's convenient. I could easily walk to or from service.

Ps. On topic. It is a 400hp Lincoln that needs premium and gets 20 mpg combined, replacing the PHEV that got 82 mpge combined. Costing me over $1000 per year more in fuel according to the EPA. It won't really be that much but probably about $700 more.