Tesla Model S waffling

[ZBB]

Originally Posted by JST

There are so many public chargers within a few miles of me that I don't even feel bad about my refusal to engage in the sharing economy. I offered my NEMA up when the big road trip came to DC last year and the organizers didn't even need it.

I don't have my 14-50 on Plugshare and don't feel bad either

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[ZBB]

Looks like Tesla has made the service manuals available via subscription...

$30 / hour
$100 / day
$300 / month
$1000 / year

https://service.teslamotors.com

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Jalopnik RSS

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Originally Posted by ZBB

Looks like Tesla has made the service manuals available via subscription...

$30 / hour
$100 / day
$300 / month
$1000 / year

https://service.teslamotors.com

So those airbnb guests can have some light evening reading?

[ZBB]

Come on out to Phoenix and see for yourself...

[John V]

Originally Posted by ZBB

Looks like Tesla has made the service manuals available via subscription...

$30 / hour
$100 / day
$300 / month
$1000 / year

https://service.teslamotors.com

What a fucking joke.

My likelihood of ever buying one of these things continues to diminish. Though it seems likely that someone will figure out a way to "share" these manuals and before too long they'll be on eBay.

[ZBB]

Originally Posted by John V

What a fucking joke.

My likelihood of ever buying one of these things continues to diminish. Though it seems likely that someone will figure out a way to "share" these manuals and before too long they'll be on eBay.

Why is it a joke?

Apparently that model is already being used by other automakers (I saw Honda mentioned...)

[kognito]

Not sure if this has been discussed before, or not. But . . . what happens to the Model S if oil goes lower and stays lower??

If gas stays at 1.50 a gallon, will the Model S, and/or Tesla in general become the next Tucker??

[TD]

Originally Posted by kognito

Not sure if this has been discussed before, or not. But . . . what happens to the Model S if oil goes lower and stays lower??

If gas stays at 1.50 a gallon, will the Model S, and/or Tesla in general become the next Tucker??

I doubt it, simply because Teslas are now often bought instead of BMW 7s or Mercedes S-classes, etc. They have succeeded as a high end super sedan, not strictly as a "electric car". People aren't buying them to save money on gas. If there is a fuel incentive, it's to feel good about "being green".

Cheap gas hurts the low-end electrics and hybrids.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by ZBB

Why is it a joke?

Apparently that model is already being used by other automakers (I saw Honda mentioned...)

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Tesla is charging crack pipe money compared to other manufacturers.

Honda
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/logon.asp

$10.00 - day
$50.00 - 30 days
$350.00 - 365 days


Ford
http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdi...d=pricing_info

$10.95 - 72 hours
$19.95 - 30 days
$109.95 - 365 days

And the Tesla link you provided shows a $3k cost for an annual subscription, not the (already laughable) $1k.

Shop manuals have always been kinda expensive compared to what you'd want, but big books are expensive to print and bind. Without the physical production costs, the online pricing of non-Tesla makes is outrageous. The Tesla pricing is vomit inducing.