#Tesla whompy wheel manual#
How easy is it to replace parts? If you need a full factory service manual (that you cannot obtain) and a bunch of specialized tools to work on the car, it fails here. The second factor is the design of the car.
You can get parts for them anywhere, and there are often a wide range of aftermarket parts available as well to improve on what the factory put in. Nobody is going to have problems finding parts for a Mustang or a Civic. The first, obviously, is being able to get the parts. There are several factors that go into a repairable car. In the process, I’ve learned a lot about what is easy to keep on the road, and what is hard. Others, I’ve intercepted hours away from the junkyard (“Hey, the scrapper offered me $125, beat that and it’s yours.” ”I’ll be up there in half an hour with cash.”) - and I’ve kept all of them on the road, and sold them in working condition to other people.
Some, I’ve literally rescued from junkyards. I’ve owned a number of vehicles over the years. If something cannot be affordably fixed, the whole vehicle gets scrapped. What matters for longevity, then, is how easy it is to repair something when it breaks, and how expensive it is to get the parts and knowledge required to perform the repair. It’s the nature of the reality we live in, and it’s especially the nature of things that go pounding down poorly maintained roads at high speeds for hundreds of thousands of miles. What makes a “Repairable Car”?Īny car (or other vehicle) kept around long enough is going to need repairs at some point. In many cases, it’s possible to repair a car long past what most people would consider reasonable, but cars end up scrapped anyway because someone doesn’t want to pay for the repairs.įor the Model S to remain on the road long past the standard lifetime of cars, then, it has to be financially feasible for an average owner to repair it and keep it running. The Model S is an incredibly well regarded car, and it certainly goes like stink in a straight line.Ī lot of Tesla fans claim that electric vehicles are inherently superior, because with fewer moving parts, they’ll be able to stay on the road basically forever - no piston rings to wear, no transmissions to fail, no oil to change.īut will they? Frequently, the decision to repair or scrap a car isn’t made based on what is technically possible, but based on what the owner thinks is financially reasonable. Tesla very clearly builds some good cars.
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