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by kllrnohj 765 days ago
> And to be fair, this isn't all that much different than other luxury cars like BMWs and Audis.

It's different in that those have much larger and more readily available 3rd party repair shops, parts, and used parts. You can often shop around and get alternatives. With Tesla you're a lot more locked in.

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I owned an Audi.

And...I'm sure it's better than Tesla in this regard, but it was still extraordinarily painful anytime something went wrong.

(Part of this was the engineering of the car itself. Like, something as basic as replacing the fan belt is basically full disassembly of the engine compartment.)