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This is so overblown, it's not even funny.

Look at that interior of the Tesla, and tell me that there's not a huge set of complex components. Imagine the repair costs on the stainless steel structure. No body shop is set up for this.

If you want simple, low maintenance, a 2WD Silverado with a small block is as simple as it gets. You do what? Change the oil and coolant every now and then? Flush the transmission a couple times through it's life? If you stick with what's actually practical, ICEs are extremely reliable and have very little maintenance these days. People get hundreds of thousands of miles without so much as an over the air update...

Also, I can do all this maintenance myself on a Silverado. Pop the drain plug, and then refill with fluid. Can you even do your own flush on the cooling system in a Tesla without voiding your warranty?



> Can you even do your own flush on the cooling system in a Tesla without voiding your warranty?

Good question. But you don't ever have to! https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/battery-coolant-does...

But to answer your question YES you can do your own maintenance.

"How Much To Service Your Tesla? " https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meJp2lj_NnM

This myth about owners not being able to perform basic (pretty much non-existent) maintenance on Teslas is way overblown.




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