"Electric Vehicles are Actually Worse for the Environment than Internal Combustion Cars"

[Jer]

I wanna see you owning S model after your warranty expires.

And just how radically different do you think that ownership will be? Personally, I feel like that's where these cars shine since you don't have to worry about all sorts of old and dying parts failing. That I didn't pay $150k for a brand new car and the depreciation that comes with this to get the reliability.

Your video shows a guy complaining about doing having to do the repairs himself yet he really isn't complaining if you watch it entirely. Midway through he talks about how easy the cars are to work on and I've already experienced this first-hand.

Example: One of the more common problems earlier versions of the Model S had is the door handles which he mentions. He says they're about $1,000 each which is partially true. At one time they were that expensive when they first came out. There was a common issue where someone (either at time of manufacturing or a tech during service) would zip tie the loose wires inside thinking this was better. The problem is that this would cause the wires that move with the handle to bend around corners and over time the thin wires would fail. The next version of the handles used cheaper gears in a money saving effort. The previous handles used gear parts made in Canada and the new ones used gear parts made in China. Ultimately this move saved less than a dollar per handle and had they known it would cause as many failures they never would have made the move. This door handle in total was less than $800 so the cost savings worked but the result was a gear that was cheap and would fail causing the handles to not present. The handle still worked it just didn't raise out to great you. The solution? Tesla sourced a better gear part that increased reliability drastically. Anyone can buy this $2 part which was a steel skeletonized gear, take apart the handle and replace yourself. The newest version of the handles have all of these upgrades in place and are pretty reliable long-term. Just part of the growing pains of designing something all-new that nobody has ever made before. It also is making a mountain out of a mole hill in terms of the engineering feats the car includes. I've had all four of mine replaced under warranty for free with all of the newest parts so I'm confident that these handles will last quite a while (quarter million+ miles?) and if they ever fail I'm out $2 and less than an hour of my time. Considering what it cost me to change the oil in my cars and how long it took each time I'd say I have that to spare and then some.

So in this example we're supposed to be upset about not being able to walk into a dealership and buying that complete door handle assembly for $1,000 versus fixing it yourself for $2?

This is but one example. The videos created even six months ago about not being able to work on your own car are way out of date. Tesla has made available the manuals with part #'s and schematics after pressure from people just like RichRebuilds and other used owners like myself. The aftermarket is growing rapidly with parts being made for Tesla cars. There are tons of used parts now on the secondary market and entire markets that exist to buy and sell used Tesla parts with very good prices.

If you're someone who, like me, prefers to do all of your own work on your cars none of this matters. I never walked into a Toyota dealership and paid retail price on brand new Toyota parts anyway so who cares? When my struts on my Tacoma wear out I'm not going into a Toyota dealership to pay full retail on OEM springs and struts when I can get aftermarket that are much better for a fraction of the price. Just another in the massive list of Tesla FUD.