I'm thinking that there is much that can be attributed to the "Yee Haw" factor. I'm thinking a good percentage of renters have never experienced the "rollercoaster effect" and are eager to exploit that for fun.
I'm thinking that beating the crap out of your rented Tesla for fun is a major contributor to maintenance and repair issues. Roy On Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 11:18 AM Ken Olum via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > I guess I've had the same experiences as Hertz. > > Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:54:41 +0100 > From: "EV List Lackey" <[email protected]> > > Hertz found that, or at least claimed that, Teslas were expensive to > maintain. > > Like any EV, there's not a lot of regular maintenance. But repairs are > indeed very expensive. And it's not just that upscale cars require > expensive parts. You can go anywhere but the dealer for repairs, except > in a very few places. Tesla seems to have no idea of only doing what > needs to be done, but just replaces large subsystems whenever anything > is wrong. In one case, they had our car for a month, which would be > significant lost income to a rental company. > > Hertz unexpectedly took a beating on the price of used Teslas. > > We bought a 2015 Model S in December 2021, and now the bluebook price > for a similar car (i.e., a 2018 with similar mileage and configuration) > is about half what we paid. > > As long as it's working, it's a great car and a joy to drive. But when > something goes wrong, it's hell. > > Ken > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20250107/8ce6ca12/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
