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Most ICE dealers have a high-dollar repair shop as part of the facility. Yes, the incentives do not work out in the buyer's favor: complex high-maintenance parts ensure the cars don't last all that long without pricy repairs, and parts obsolescence assures cars aren't maintained much past 200K miles[0].

In contrast, Tesla's low-maintenance high-mileage design means Tesla need not worry much about parts & repair at all, and focus on simply selling new cars. People will get rid of cars not so much because of repair issues, but because they're bored of it after 1-2 decades.

[0] - I'm now suffering from inability to find a replacement computer for my SUV. Car is mostly fine, but extreme limited availability of even used components means it has been in the shop for over a month, and may have to be sold for parts for want of one.




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