Very poor comparison, actually it doesn’t compare at all.

That is total cost though. I have priced out parts double that with no labor.

“Yes it is, particularly for a single item. Cars are typically designed to be modular so that components with sum costing $16,000 don’t all have to be replaced at the same time just because part of it breaks.”

Yes lots of cars have parts that fail. That’s the name of the game man. But your comparisons are apples to oranges and hold no value. Lots of parts on cars are designed with protection or go through a redesign for better protection. Not everything can be protected though. But if you look at this tesla the battery sits…

These plastic and brass connections are commonly the points of failure. His wording may be wrong but I think this is what he was getting at.

Have you ever priced out an engine that was recently introduced into the model line and is in short supply. If you think the total repair of 16k is high wait to you see what and engine alone can cost without labor.

Well that is about as false as could be. If this was true Tesla wouldn't be charging him 16k to replace his impact damaged battery. That has now also been tampered with. Sorry.

You fail to see the big picture here. Sure if the client keeps the car forever no harm, I’ve stated that already. But if he sells that car he either needs to disclose and take a loss of value. Or be dishonest and the next client could be screwed “if” the battery itself or electronic controller inside fails. Not only a…

Did you not read the article? He didn’t have that so insurance denied him.

I’m going throw in power steering pumps from the late 90 to early 2000 teens power steering pumps on Mercedes. I always found it odd not to be able to rebuild pumps anymore during this time. Sure we've past hydraulic pumps these days but it always struck me as odd.

There are a lot of people on here confusing hard to get to with not servicable.

I live in space... prove me wrong

I’d ather see that money spent on cleaning abondoned fishing gear out of the ocean. But whatever I guess.

Shade gets you clicks

To the guy that is pending approval asking if it matters if his warranty is void. Yes, it absolutely does. If he keeps the car and is ok paying later then no. But if he sells then yes. Heck even a insurance company could decide not to pay if they learn the factory would honor a warranty due to tampering.

Might be true, but also ase of 25 years. Plastic around brass fittings tend to crack. I wouldn't be so concerned about the brass. Just whether or not the plastic will hold the fitting over time. That said I wouldn’t be concerned with short term or sudden catastrophic failure.

As far as electric cars are concerned... it’s not just tesla with expensive battery packs. Hell even a gas car that was just released with a new engine release. Run something over that puts a hole in your oil pan and keep driving. See how much that short in supply engine costs.

It's fine as long he doesn't sell the car.

No, they absolutely refurbish them. Though the casing would be trashed.

One big point that I don’t see mentioned here is that his battery pack has now been tampered with. Any future problems will be void of warranty.