Right, any part of the track that is not actively holding the tonneau bearings is open.
In this image, the tonneau assembly is partially disassembled. Ordinarily, the bearings are not visible from the top. The bearings are less constrained once they transit beyond the rubber seal of the rail assembly, at the back window.Why not from between the bearings? There is a lot of space there.
We have had 5 Tesla over 8 years, still have 4 of them. My experience is they rarely need any care, and when they do need service, it's often free of charge. When they do bill me, the price has always been very reasonable. They billed me for a brake cleaning and lube once and also for a four-wheel alignment for a car I had just bought locally that had severely uneven tire wear (previous owner must have hit a curb). Always free or very reasonable prices. I've always been satisfied with the quality of the work.
Tesla modified that statement 180 degrees - it was an original Elon commitment in 2012 - they now show service profit and have normal shop rates - the concept of zero-profit service went the way of free supercharging that Elon initially said would be forever and for every Tesla. My first three teslas had it, but then Tesla saw the light. Tesla today is a for-profit business in ALL of its segments. They do normal ROI analysis and internally insist on every division carrying its own weight and providing a similar ROI to their market-leading gross sales margins on new vehicles.
The profit is for "services and other" which, per the 10-K "includes services and other, which includes sales of used vehicles, non-warranty maintenance services and collision, part sales, paid Supercharging, insurance services revenue and retail merchandise sales. "
correct. The profit from nonwarranty service is in that line item. Glad to see I'm not the only one reading Ks and Qs. Or was this AI?
Incorrect. Because warranty work consumes any profit they make on service. Sure, they run it like a business but, unlike legacy dealerships, they are not looking at it like a profit center. I generally have to talk Tesla Service into doing things like cleaning and lubing my brakes, even though they will bill me and make a small profit. A traditional dealership is always trying to find things to do to your car so they can bill you more. Tesla is not like that.
Thank you for bringing reality to the table again. And the profit in the most recent year, from the segments of paid Supercharging, retail merchandise, used vehicle sales, non-warranty maintenance, collision services, part sales, and insurance was only $613 million. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know that most of it came from merchandise sales (including Wall Connectors and Mobile Connectors), Tesla collision, auto insurance, Supercharging and parts sales, not repair services. Once you include warranty work (and goodwill non-warranty repairs), Tesla Service loses money.
Completely wrong. Warranty work is not an expense anywhere in Tesla’s financials. It is an offset to gross sales. This is my area, as a retired public company CFO, sitting currently on two public company boards, chairing an audit committee. I also teach financial analysis of public companies at the graduate level. Warranty costs are incorporated as an offset to automotive sales at the time of sale in a balance sheet reserve account, and all costs actually incurred later during the warranty period are charged to that balance sheet reserve account, not to the income statement, which reflects the reserves in the gross sales number at the point of sale.
Based on zero evidence. I bring receipts. You bring fanboi wishful thinking and old-news obsolete history.
You completely missed the point!
You don't bring receipts, you delete them and then lie about it. You claimed Tesla has the highest death rate of any manufacturer and laugh at people who believe they are one of the safest vehicles. Then you delete your post and pretend like you didn't say such an obviously false thing.
