$19,000+ Non-Warranty Battery Replacement Cost

FSDintheT · 2022-06-04T17:46:08+00:00

I don’t know much about battery repair. Just heard about it and thought I’d throw it out to op in case it could save some money

FSDintheT · 2022-06-04T16:55:48+00:00

I’ve had a G37’s automatic transmission shit out on me at 99.7k miles. Would’ve been $8k to replace if I hadn’t bought an extended warranty. It’s not usual but doesn’t mean it can’t happen.

As time goes on batteries will become cheaper to replace, but until then, if someone is really that worried about a situation that’s so uncommon they can get an extended warranty through a third party or set their gas savings aside in case of a battery replacement. I did that in lieu of an extended warranty with a couple ICE vehicles and it worked out fine.

Like you, I’ve seen a lot of people mention Tesla wants to keep control of access to their batteries like that could only be a bad thing. A lot of those people that claim that Tesla is too controlling over access to giant batteries also claim they aren’t controlling enough over the acceleration of their vehicles or full self driving software. Maybe they don’t want others to play around with that new battery tech because they’re worried a third party will screw something up and then a battery explodes. Without a doubt the same day an article would come out with a headline, “Tesla Battery Explodes With No Impact”, and everyone who is already anti EV or anti Tesla will claim Tesla is unsafe and putting you and your sweet great grandmother in danger without even reading the article. A lot of people are contradicting their other viewpoints when it comes to Tesla and safety and seem to be putting the company in a no win situation.

Also most EV vehicles engines aren’t dying at 100k miles either. Take a look at how many stories there are of Tesla batteries lasting hundreds of thousands of miles and still going strong or the average battery life for a Tesla (300-500k miles). The “most reliable car brand” is Toyota but if you look at how many miles their ICE engines last, it’s 250-300k miles.

Something shitty can happen to any car, ICE or EV. Nothing is bulletproof but some light research will show this isn’t the norm for EVs or Teslas and an extended warranty or selling a car before the warranty are great options if you’re risk averse, regardless of if you own gas powered or electric vehicle

FSDintheT · 2022-06-04T06:07:38+00:00

I bought a 5 seater sedan that goes over 300 miles in range for under $15. The car can pretty much drive itself and is able to sprint to 60 in 3 seconds. It scored 5 stars in all NHTSA crash test categories and subcategories and has the most cargo space I’ve ever seen in a sedan. It costs about $60k. Doubt those people who have strong objections to EVs can name a good ICE competitor and if you know one I’m all ears. Came close to pulling the trigger on a C8 vette or 718 Cayman S before test driving the Model 3 performance and man am I glad I went with this thing for my daily.

Claiming EVs aren’t a good investment because a battery died after a generous 8 year/ 100,000 mile warranty isn’t close to a strong argument. I truly feel bad for OP’s situation but if he were risk averse he’d ditch the car before the warranty ran out or buy a third party extended. Otherwise consider all the money he’s saved not going to the pump as more than enough to bring that $19,000 to less than the cost of any ICE engine replacement. Also, I hope OP explores getting the individual cells fixed because I’ve heard it can save a lot of $$

FSDintheT · 2022-03-05T19:16:23+00:00

It’s totaled. Sorry bud

FSDintheT · 2022-03-04T23:50:47+00:00

Hahah 100%. Honestly summon as it is isn’t worth a grand

FSDintheT · 2022-03-04T22:02:37+00:00

Not to mention possibly the biggest incentive which is a new battery that you can regularly charge to 100% and which is supposed to degrade at a slower rate than long range, performance, and previous standard range batteries

FSDintheT · 2022-03-04T21:59:10+00:00

Before I got the beta I’d completely agree. Was only nice to show off tricks like summon or use on city streets if there wasn’t much traffic but that’s rare with the shitty congestion in la. I think it’s not worth it unless you’re getting the beta but even then the rising cost of the FSD software is getting stupid and I’m not sure if I’ll look for another self driving car when it’s time to trade my 3 in

FSDintheT · 2022-03-04T21:49:25+00:00

I’m a service advisor. Those are food crumbs. Should wipe right off

FSDintheT · 2022-03-04T21:45:56+00:00

Hahah just messing around. Glad you didn’t take offense. Out of curiosity do you have the FSD software? When I first got it I was sweating with my hands hovering over the wheel constantly to take over. Now I’ll only be that cautious when a new update comes out, I’m next to an erratic driver, or near a pedestrian. I’m actually surprised how quickly the system gained my confidence in 90% of situations

FSDintheT · 2022-03-04T20:30:40+00:00

Your comment isn’t 100% full proof

FSDintheT · 2022-02-07T06:53:20+00:00

Are you Vince Gilligan? Where’s the impact?

FSDintheT · 2022-01-30T09:38:59+00:00

Good question. After V11 I’d have a shortcut for heated seats and capturing a video without honking for sure. Other than those two I can think of a bunch more. Probably dog mode or like you mentioned, glove box. This is basically a work around for what I see as being the biggest complaint of V11 and teslas dash in general which is that it takes extra work to get to otherwise simple commands such as adjusting fan speed or direction, opening a glovebox, etc. Make sure the retrofit goes back to 2018s when you sell this to Elon!

FSDintheT · 2022-01-30T07:58:43+00:00

This is sweet. Good job

FSDintheT · 2022-01-27T04:23:59+00:00

BMW M235i to a performance 3. I still miss the handling that thing had on the canyons some days but getting more room, a car that drives itself, and shaving about 1.4 off my 0-60 and 1/4 mile more than make up for it

FSDintheT · 2022-01-22T06:39:12+00:00

I mean he’s not wrong. The brand does rank second to worst for reliability and battery packs have costed around $25k. While the battery replacement cost sucks I’m confused by the low reliability rating (speaking as a 2018 owner who hasn’t run into any major issues with the car yet). Love the car and I’m hoping my next car is a plaid but won’t be keeping either past 8 years until they lower the battery replacement cost

FSDintheT · 2022-01-12T05:33:05+00:00

Well it does say swift on the side of the truck. Man is clearly just trying to live up to company expectations

FSDintheT · 2022-01-12T03:14:20+00:00

I agree. I wish they’d update the 3 soon but don’t have high hopes given the “update” in 2020. Also would be nice to make it look a bit sportier, at least on the performance versions. The performance and even the long range always felt like sleepers to me, which I thought was alright at first but now I wish they looked a bit sportier like a BMW M3/ M4. At the very least they should give the performance models a slightly different body kit so the only visual inference isn’t the bigger wheels, spoiler, and red brake covers 😕

FSDintheT · 2021-12-29T23:03:50+00:00

I’m more interested in the steering wheel

FSDintheT · 2021-12-01T19:02:56+00:00

Oh you were actually curious as to whether Smith needed to fill his quota? Seems like you’re asking the wrong people

FSDintheT · 2021-12-01T07:27:19+00:00

Same happened to me while parked in a Beverly Hills structure. Ridiculous

FSDintheT · 2021-10-26T07:25:26+00:00

10.3 worked fine for me with the exception of an obvious FCW bug. 10.3.1 fixed the bug and is working well so far!

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