Tesla infinite mileage warranty
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So Tesla have just extended their warranty to not just the battery, but also the drive unit to infinite mileage/8 years on all P85 models. It also applies retroactively to all vehicles ever produced.
That's a pretty bold move and should keep residuals strong. However will they drop off a cliff in 8 years time or do we think affordable aftermarket solutions will be available by then?
That's a pretty bold move and should keep residuals strong. However will they drop off a cliff in 8 years time or do we think affordable aftermarket solutions will be available by then?
Very smart move IMHO.
I don't think that values will drop off a cliff at the end of 8 years unless it turns out that Tesla are having to do masses of remedial work under warranty, which seems unlikely. The car will have done nearly all of its depreciation by then.
I'm quite interested to see how the depreciation curve of Teslas compares with other "normal" cars in similar segments. There is very little to go wrong, performance should be maintained over high mileages, and Tesla are not flooding the market, so they should hold their value better. On the flip side, I imagine that many of the components will be expensive, and it will be a case of replace rather than repair.
I don't think that values will drop off a cliff at the end of 8 years unless it turns out that Tesla are having to do masses of remedial work under warranty, which seems unlikely. The car will have done nearly all of its depreciation by then.
I'm quite interested to see how the depreciation curve of Teslas compares with other "normal" cars in similar segments. There is very little to go wrong, performance should be maintained over high mileages, and Tesla are not flooding the market, so they should hold their value better. On the flip side, I imagine that many of the components will be expensive, and it will be a case of replace rather than repair.
I'd bet the vast majority of warranty work will not be on the powertrain directly, but on squeeks/rattles and minor system issues, just like with a conventional ICE powered car. The basic powertrain should be pretty robust, but a modern car is complex and has a lot of parts, and they have engineered this car "from scratch" so are likely to have some warranty issues.
dvs_dave said:
Very true, although a lot of its innards and systems are actually Mercedes parts bin stuff, so theoretically pretty tried, tested and reliable. Time will tell I suppose...
Indeed, but it's the installation of those systems that is the issue, especially for a "new" company. of course, they will have got a lot of info from the Tier1 suppliers, and i imagine torn down a few competitor vehicles to "see how it's done", but the subtleties of things like wiring harness routing,security & anti-rattle etc are long and tortuous!Is this not a response to the problems with the drive units that are emerging the US - on some very high-profile cars? Failure rate in the forums is said to be 1/3rd of vehicles.
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?7020338-...
^ it just sounds like bearing failures, to me. Easily solved with a change of supplier, one would assume...
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?7020338-...
^ it just sounds like bearing failures, to me. Easily solved with a change of supplier, one would assume...
AmitG said:
dvs_dave said:
a lot of its innards and systems are actually Mercedes parts bin stuff
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