Tesla Service Center near downtown Oklahoma City

Nice !! Folks there will really benefit from the time savings.

 

And how many warranty supporting service locations does Toyota or Ford have in the same area?

Somehow I can't see this as a big deal in the bigger picture until they are up to about 25% coverage (since no ICE, less service needs is presumed).

 

Odd way to phrase it. Mobile appointments support any warrantee work that can be -reformed that way. To my knowledge, any service center supports warrantee work.

For the people lining near the new site, it is a big deal.

 

How many more Toyotas, Fords, GMs, etc. vs Teslas need warranty support in that location?

Since Tesla is still just selling in the higher end markets, a better comparison would be to now many BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, etc. in the area.

 

I've had problems while on a trip. And in that case there was no dealer nearby or open, no motel in the town and no cab/taxi. So I ask from the perspective of emergency service and not for routine pre-scheduled which I take it the mobile service is designed for. IOW, what are my options if I am in the NC mountains or Myrtle Beach? Toyota must have 60 or more in NC.

For those of you who have older Tesla cars and are not so close to a dealer, how do they charge for out of warranty repairs, is there a mileage charge? Does the clock start the minute the service car leaves its previous destination?

I didn't mean to imply that a service center wasn't a good thing for those living in some proximity.

My wife is looking for a replacement, one of her criteria is dealer proximity? She found even 35 miles away to be a pain, granted an ICE car with its needs is different but it isn't like she put more than 8k a year on it.

 

it's only a big deal - when one thinks of this as the begining of something great. Alternatively - during history - there were those who'd never climb into a Conistoga wagon ... and head west. There were a lot of aprehensives ... but that's ok because there's still plenty of 'em that will take that first step. It'll be ok . . . .

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One more SuperCharger half-way between OKC and Ozark AR and I-40 will be covered.

Bob Wilson

 

Why wouldn't mobile service be available for emergencies?
What type of emergency repair would a BEV require that a mobile service can't handle? They'll change the 12 volt battery. What belts are there? Coolant hoses might break,but should be fixable by mobile service.

 

Not at all, I'm pro-Tesla but trying to understand how they are practical in fly-over country, rural country. I take my cars on thousand mile trips and if something should go wrong, I want to understand what my expectations should be. I'm conceding that ICE vehicles need more service. But I live in a state which has two "sales" offices (dealers have politicians) and two service centers versus dozens more for competing brands.

I'm happy you got a service center. One more is good. I just don't understand why/how one for so big an area works.

I bought my two cars knowing there is a dealer that drops me off at home for free after I've dropped my car off 3 miles from home. So routine service is trivial. I don't have to be home or near the car, it took maybe 10 minutes to get there and 10 to get back. And this will be true for out of warranty service too.

 

Of the brands that are direct competitors to Tesla, they don't seem to have many more service centers, and they have more older cars still on the road. Doesn't seem to be much of an issue for those owners.

Despite Tesla's success, they don't have a huge fleet of cars on the road at this point, but their mobile service can do a lot more than others'. For one thing, you don't have to go to take the car in to read codes; Tesla does that over the air. The fix might also be over the air. There have been reports of tesla seeing a problem, and scheduling a service call before the owner knew there was one.

Of the regular maintenance, what can't be done by a mobile tech? Maybe a coolant change, and that would be once every 3 to 4 years, possibly longer. The emergency repairs that can't be handled over the air or by the mobile tech will require a tow, but these are equivalent to the engine or transmission dying in an ICE car. Even with closer service centers, these will be a major hassle no matter what, as replacements aren't kept in stock at the dealer.

The number of Tesla service centers will increase as their fleet on the road grows. If you aren't comfortable with owning one until those are as common as GM's, then don't buy one.