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Audi? Our Model 3 has 120K warranty on the drive unit standard. What is the standard on that car and what was the extended?
 
Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST said:
This vehicle has not been to a dealer since 10k service. We check the drains every service to see if there's any coolant. It would have been caught before 50k
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What are the service intervals for the E tron? I know 40K miles is pushing it, but I thought low maintenance was a big selling point of EVs. Seems like the coolant problem is a known issue?
 
Recommended service is every 10K miles for the Mach E. Just a bunch of checks and a tire rotation. After 35K miles, tires have been rotated 3 times, which I paid for with FordPass Rewards received when I bought the car. So, yeah, maintenance has cost me zip, so far. We'll see how it holds up.
 
jShort said:
I mean, there’s the problem. The customer is a moron. Pay 90k for a car but you’re too cheap to take it to the dealer for service?
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What service though? It's an electric car.

Like I get bring it in for an oil change and having the other stuff done, but no oil changes on this thing. At 50k it's maybe still OK on tires.

I drive a $16.5k Honda with now 95,000 miles on it and never had it in anywhere for service and do my own oil changes. Zero problems so far. I do need to do the transmission fluid and coolant at 100k.

I guess it's just a thing when you have an Audi/Porsche to go once a year while they look at your wipe blade condition and see if you have coolant leaking onto your electric motor while you drink a cappuccino in the waiting room?
 
Santapez said:
What service though? It's an electric car.

Like I get bring it in for an oil change and having the other stuff done, but no oil changes on this thing. At 50k it's maybe still OK on tires.

I drive a $16.5k Honda with now 95,000 miles on it and never had it in anywhere for service and do my own oil changes. Zero problems so far. I do need to do the transmission fluid and coolant at 100k.

I guess it's just a thing when you have an Audi/Porsche to go once a year while they look at your wipe blade condition and see if you have coolant leaking onto your electric motor while you drink a cappuccino in the waiting room?
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I think higher performance = more maintenance.
I used to have a 2 stroke motocross bike that recommended an engine rebuild after 50 HOURS of use.
 
Santapez said:
What service though? It's an electric car.

Like I get bring it in for an oil change and having the other stuff done, but no oil changes on this thing. At 50k it's maybe still OK on tires.

I drive a $16.5k Honda with now 95,000 miles on it and never had it in anywhere for service and do my own oil changes. Zero problems so far. I do need to do the transmission fluid and coolant at 100k.

I guess it's just a thing when you have an Audi/Porsche to go once a year while they look at your wipe blade condition and see if you have coolant leaking onto your electric motor while you drink a cappuccino in the waiting room?
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Whatever service the dealer is recommending. Glenn’s comment made it seem as though they didn’t have the car in for service when it should have been.

I’d never spend 80k on a car or any EV, so I have no idea what the recommended service requirements are on an AUDI Voltron.
 
jShort said:
Whatever service the dealer is recommending. Glenn’s comment made it seem as though they didn’t have the car in for service when it should have been.

I’d never spend 80k on a car or any EV, so I have no idea what the recommended service requirements are on an AUDI Voltron.
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I don't understand the crazy money people are paying for EV's. At least for an ICE sports car costing $80-100k, there will be some resale value, but what do you expect to get for your $100k EV in 5-10yrs? Its like buying a 5yr old iPhone or computer, why would you?
 
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