Tesla feedback ? Anybody owns one ? What about batteries and heat ?

[l4ml4m 123]

Hello,

Do you own a Tesla or have you checked if they are reliable in Thailand ?

I am interested but hard to find any feedback / reviews.

My main concern is batteries and heat, wondering if the car will die faster ?

Any idea welcome !

[l4ml4m 123]

By the way, anything similar and cheaper ? I guess that the fully electric Benz and BMW are not yet available here ?

[mike787 3,482]

I own a model X, best investment I made.  Never regret my purchase and highly recommend it.  Batteries over heating, NO problems.

[richard_smith237 26,262]

27 minutes ago, mike787 said:

I own a model X, best investment I made.  Never regret my purchase and highly recommend it.  Batteries over heating, NO problems.

 

Do you own one in Thailand or USA ?

 

Tesla Model X price in USA starts at $80,000 (±2.5 Million Baht) / Price in Thailand starts at 5.8 Million Baht (±$200,000)

 

 

I’m curious about your choice of words.... ‘investment’, ignoring the fact that not many new cars can be an investment as most loose value. How else have you considered the Tesla Model X and investment ?

 

If commuting within Bangkok - i.e. home to office etc, I think the electric cars are a great idea and Tesla is clearly one of the best (I’d like to see US pricing in Thailand !).

 

I wonder if anything outside of Bangkok becomes a struggle. There was recently a report in the Guardian (UK news) that owners of a Porsche Taykan took 9 hours to travel 130 miles because the charging stations were either out of order, had large queues or were an older type which couldn’t provide a fast enough charge. 

 

Thailand obviously doesn’t have the charging network yet - I wonder Mike787, what has your experience been of charging and living with your EV ???

 

Personally, I really like the idea of EV's- especially with the 60km a day on the school run alone !!! - short enough not to worry about using up the charge. 

 

The added cost of EV’s and lack of charging infrastructure obviously gives me serious pause. 

 

The cost of the ‘plug in hybrids’ seems to be getting more competitive.

 

I’d like to see a lot more government initiative to promote EV’s - reduce / eradicate the import tax etc. 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237 26,262]

2 hours ago, l4ml4m said:

By the way, anything similar and cheaper ? I guess that the fully electric Benz and BMW are not yet available here ?

 

The Mini Cooper EV

Nissan Leaf and Nissan Kicks (I know, not similar, but defiantly cheaper)

 

Also an increasing number of ‘plug in hybrids’ - MG, Volvo, Merc and BMW.

 

[4reaL 1,029]

I've done very well with the Stock could give two farts about the silly cars.

[madhav 182]

Main issue with Tesla in Thailand is that there is no official showroom or maintenance support. If there is an issue, and if you want to claim it under warranty, you literally need to ship your car to Hong Kong.

 

Of course there are non official workshops but it’s not the same.

I am hoping that the factory in China will start sending them and also offer some kind of local support. Apparently there were talks of Tesla looking to build factory in S.E.A and Thailand was a possibility. Not sure if this was true.

[Kwasaki 10,624]

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Tesla Model X price in USA starts at $80,000 (±2.5 Million Baht) / Price in Thailand starts at 5.8 Million Baht (±$200,000)

The cheapest secondhand one model 3 is 3,000,000.

2020  model 3,  S,  Sport, long range whatever nearly 10,000,000.

[l4ml4m 123]

5 hours ago, mike787 said:

I own a model X, best investment I made.  Never regret my purchase and highly recommend it.  Batteries over heating, NO problems.

 

how much did you pay it please ?

 

 

[canthai55 4,812]

Feedback  ... a door handle for a Tesla, a known area of failure - is over $200 USD

For a hunk of plastic made - most likely - in China

[canthai55 4,812]

On 11/30/2020 at 11:34 AM, canthai55 said:

Feedback  ...

A door handle for a Tesla, a known area of failure - is over $200 USD

For a hunk of plastic made - most likely - in China

Tesla forbids owners or anyone except a Tesla shop from performing repairs.

[macahoom 360]

This may help your question about batteries and heat:

 

I have the MG ZS EV - 100% electric.

My efficiency numbers are significantly better than the guys on the UK MG ZS EV forum.

That may indicate that the batteries work better in the heat. I am in Phuket.

[mortenaa 518]

Tesla is not available in Thailand. I know a lot about all the problems these cars might have (my brother is lead service advisor), so buying a gray market car here is a huge gamble.

[mortenaa 518]

5 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

The cheapest secondhand one model 3 is 3,000,000.

2020  model 3,  S,  Sport, long range whatever nearly 10,000,000.

 

A Model 3 performance 4.5MB

https://www.one2car.com/en/for-sale/tesla-model-3-performance-bangkok-metropolitan-ratchadaphisek-huai-khwang-lat-phrao-phetchaburi/6999177

[Kwasaki 10,624]

1 hour ago, mortenaa said:

 

A Model 3 performance 4.5MB

https://www.one2car.com/en/for-sale/tesla-model-3-performance-bangkok-metropolitan-ratchadaphisek-huai-khwang-lat-phrao-phetchaburi/6999177

Thanks but not interested anyone here who has one is very rich or a rather silly person to invest in one. 

I've never paid more than 850,000 in Thailand for a motor and I consider that extortion.