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Piece of crap - sales rep complete liars

Dan, 11/19/2018
2018 Tesla Model S P100D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
35 of 58 people found this review helpful

NO NOT BUY THIS CAR. Sales reps were blatant liars on the 21 inch performance tires. I upgraded the tires for $7.5K and rep said you can easily swap the tires out in the winter. Not true, you need new tires and rims - another $5K+. God help you when you call the dealer for service; expect to be put on hold for an hour. If you schedule on line, they never respond to your emails. I have never seen service this horrible for a car over $100K. I tried to call and email dealer general manager and he could care less. Add to the fact the car rattles and squeaks constantly, you would think I bought a tinker toy. I am looking to trade it back it in, again dealer won't even respond. Absolutely horrible!

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Must Read Owner Review

Spandan, 07/04/2018
2017 Tesla Model S 90D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
27 of 45 people found this review helpful

The car was great when it was new. Just in 6 months the problems started with the mechanical and electronics.they were addressed several times and the service did not take care of them. They rather reply you back telling “we have not seen it. “ Meaning you are lying. The issue still exists. I have a maintenance plan but the vehicle was never taken care correctly. I had the issue with the central console right from the first service and was never adresssed. Finally it shut down excately after my 4 the service and now they say I have to pay for it because I am out of warrenty. They make you pay for the service and maintenance plans but the service is not at all justified. I have spend $150K on the care so far. It’s great as long as it runs with no issue. But running with no issues is impossible. I might spend so much on the care to drive it for 8+ years and now driving it for 2 years had been literally miserable. My order for Model 3 is in progress and now I am cancelling them also. I feel bad that I have referee many of my friends and now they have the same bad experience. The cost and maintenance of my P90D is more that BMW 7 series and Mercedes S Class. This is spending more money rather that saving. This review is coming after I have talked to several owners. The car was behaving weird and I was scared to drive it after after a week of my recent service.i had it in drive mode and it just reversed and hit the garage. The console was shut down and Tesla says they see that I reversed and hit the garage. This car is not reliable and not safe at all when it malfunctions like this. And you have to spend money to get this fixed.

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5 out of 5 stars

Incredible

David Hatter, 12/21/2019
2017 Tesla Model S 90D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I’ve owned everything. This is the greatest car I’ve ever owned. Spent $0 on service in the 2.5 years I’ve owned it. No trips to gas station. Only 3 times needed a charger other than my house. So efficient, so smart. No way gas cars survive this.

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5 out of 5 stars

Model S 100D Original owner bought Feb 2017

Dr. Mike, 04/25/2020
2017 Tesla Model S 100D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

An amazing car, never an issue still get 345 miles on a full charge... NO break changes, NO nothing.... no different than the 2014 model S 85D I had for 3 years except the miles difference

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5 out of 5 stars

Amazing - Everything else pales in comparison

Russ, 03/05/2022
2017 Tesla Model S 90D 4dr Sedan AWD (electric DD)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

$500.00 / yr = Total maintenance cost + tires Car chargers are free, or nearly free everywhere. No range anxiety. If you need to charge and there are no chargers nearby, pull into an RV park. Teslas have a charge adapter for the 50 amp plugs for RVs. Usually there is no fee to charge up. Mechanically exceptional Design exceptional Ergonomics exceptional Comfort exceptional Performance unmatched Style exceptional

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