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The ONLY real comparison is the cost of scheduled maintenance at the dealer. Taking your car to Joe Schmo for a $9.99 oil change and skipping maintenance until you hear grinding noises then claiming low repair costs isn't it.
I went off Toyota's maintenance schedule, didn't skip a thing.
There is no reason to buy tires at a dealer unless you like overpaying.
Our Ford dealership has one of the best tire deals in town. They price match any tire. If you go for roadside though it’s really hard to beat Walmart. The regular franchised tire shops are always far more than Walmart, Costco, and the Ford dealer. I don’t know how they stay in business.
Our Ford dealership has one of the best tire deals in town. They price match any tire. If you go for roadside though it’s really hard to beat Walmart. The regular franchised tire shops are always far more than Walmart, Costco, and the Ford dealer. I don’t know how they stay in business.
Dealers tend not to have the "undiscovered" brands that I've gotten cheap before they became famous.
Once they become famous, they tend to not be as "hungry" while charging more.
Then I gotta go find a new brand that's flying under the radar.
There actually is a brand called Radar. I haven't had 'em, but they get pretty good reviews.
Here's a comment / question germane to the thread: What is the opinion of the fleet operators, specifically taxi's? Now, maybe taxi fleets are being disrupted by ride-sharing, but looking at the taxis that are still on the road, I'd say that Crown Vic's are still the premier choice, followed closely by Prius models, especially the "V", and then FCA minivans. While giving that any given taxi must be sized appropriately, if fleet owners are replacing their Crown Vics with Prius, then I would think that if the cost of long-term ownership was less, I would have seen at least one Tesla taxi in service. But I haven't - anywhere. It would be very interesting to go to an airport and observe the cab line for a while and do a small survey. Are there any Tesla taxi's, or for that matter, ANY brand of EV taxi's in fleets these days? And if not, why not?
im looking into picking up a tesla model 3. does tesla have the best self driving technology available? that is one of the main reasons i am interested.
also, am i better off leasing or buying? if it became my only car, id be putting something like 20,000 miles a year on it but i could also keep my current car and split the mileage.
They're solving the issue in the 2nd link and it's about to make it's way into less expensive cars, going across Cadillac's lineup in 2020.
You're not allowed to sleep while using it... in other words, it stops you from doing something incredibly stupid.
But you don't have to touch the steering wheel either, making it truly hands free.
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id be putting something like 20,000 miles a year on it but i could also keep my current car and split the mileage.
Sell your current car. Cadillacs don't have range issues and can be your only car.
At my Cadillac dealer, if you have an issue that will even minimally cause you inconvience, they will give you a new Cadillac to drive.
There are no issues getting parts or service either.
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