Featured The Tesla monopoly on repair and parts; Why I won't buy one.

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Georgina Rudkus, Jul 22, 2024.

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  1. bisco

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    My bolt does not require internet access.
    Neither it nor our hycam have maps/gps
     
    #61 bisco, Aug 2, 2024
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    The HV to LV DC converter is what keeps the LV system going while on the road, just like an alternator.
     
    #62 El Dobro, Aug 4, 2024
  3. Georgina Rudkus

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    Another video on the captive Tesla repair centers and the high cost of repairs.

     
    #63 Georgina Rudkus, May 26, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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    It was a great fun reading back through dozens of the prior posts in this threa-d how this kind of gobbledygook was debunked.
     
    #64 hill, May 26, 2026 at 10:28 AM
  5. Georgina Rudkus

    Georgina Rudkus Senior Member

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    Exactly what a Tesla fan boy would say.
     
    #65 Georgina Rudkus, May 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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    Timely, I just replaced the driver door, window control, switch assembly of my 2019 Model 3. Lazy man style: T30 bit and driver; flat screwdriver, and rubber headed mallet.

    It took 1 minute to replace and 29 minutes to figure out how.

    Bob Wilson
     
    #66 bwilson4web, May 26, 2026 at 11:29 AM
  7. hill

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    Pretty tough way to rationalize - as none of our 3 vehicles are Tesla any more - LOL
    The real question is, why such a hater?
     
    #67 hill, May 26, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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  8. Georgina Rudkus

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    Not a hater, just want full access to documentation and parts to do my own repairs.

    Tesla repair restrictions appears to violate the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and likely Magnuson-Moss.

    You don't even own the data that Tesla gathers on you.

    I prefer full autonomy from "Big brother. "
     
    #68 Georgina Rudkus, May 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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    For someone who thinks they are such a know-it-all, you don't seem to know it all

    https://service.tesla.com/en-US/

    Don't be so lazy and do your own homework
     
    #69 hill, May 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
  10. Georgina Rudkus

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    Look who's talking. You are claiming now to be a professor making homework assignments.

    Like the king, you are into psychological projection.

    I never claimed to be a know-it-all. You obviously act like one.

    The more I learn; the more I find out that I don't know.
     
    #70 Georgina Rudkus, May 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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