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Tesla recalls all 3,878 Cybertrucks over faulty accelerator pedal - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm amazed how many people here drive Teslas. I think there's only one Tesla dealership in the entire state. It would take a good 2 hours to get there from here. I guess they're okay with having to pay for a tow all that way if something seriously goes wrong since there's no local mechanic who will be able to fix it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

They are dirt cheap around me, which is why I see so many of them. I saw a 2016 Model S with the Ludacris update go for 13k. I kind of wanted it just to drive one, then I looked up the repair prices.

Sure... I'd get a maybe 200 mile range out of it in the summer...but once winter hit I was looking at like 25k-50k to replace the battery and the motors.

I can swap the motor and transmission in my car for less than 10k and have a mostly new car.