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I took option to have the Tesla mobile tire service come to my house. I had several screws in one of my tires, and one was too close to the sidewall to plug. The guy in the van showed up to my house and had the full tire removed/mounted/balanced in about 15-20 minutes. I had to pay for the tire and service fee (obviously) but it was incredibly fast and convenient for me. I found the whole process impressive.

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That must be ridiculously expensive compared to using a generic tire fixing shop?

I would argue, fairly, that a person who drives a Tesla is not too wound up about ridiculous costs.

The tire needed to be replaced regardless, and no shop around me had the exact tire in stock, so I would have had to wait and I needed to be able to drive safely (without screws in my tire) for work travel requirements. Most shops won't give you a discount on a single tire anyway, and Tesla's price on the tire was cheaper than Discount Tire Direct on eBay. The fee to replace the tire was $20, which is in line with a normal tire shop (mounting and balancing 4 tires is usually $60-80 in my experience).

The Tesla rep on the phone said I am out of the area for that service. I don’t think I would have paid the extra anyway. I’m too cheap to pay such a markup for fixing a flat out of principle alone.

I agree, i would just use their mobile service. they can fix everything minus software/sensor issues as far as i know.

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