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Absolutely not as they turn into huge money pits especially once they are coming out of warranty. Many people forget that these cars are iPhones on wheels with complicated electrical systems and gimmicky electronics that are prone to failure.

One Tesla owner already went through $24,000 worth drive units which is $6,000 each. Three of those were covered under the warranty and the 4th one out of pocket. Plus going through 9 electronic door handles that cost between $800-$1,000 to replace each. The 17 inch display Media Control Unit is about $3,800. $900 for one rear half shaft, $2,600 for the DC-DC converter, $9,000 for battery replacement and about $5,000–$8,000 for brakes, $3,500 for the heater system and the list goes on.

These cars are best to be bought new with the warranty or leased only as they will bankrupt people in massive repair bills. They are essentially designed to be disposal planned obsolescence cars like throw away laptops, not something that you can keep driving for 10–15+ years without electrical problems.

Clunking sound is costing me a bundle to fix out of warranty

Ouch! First huge repair bill.

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