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   Woozy Song to AMuzi   
   Re: Foo on Tesla Repair Center   
   07 May 23 10:04:24   
   
   From: suzyw0ng@outlook.com   
      
   AMuzi wrote:   
   > On 5/5/2023 7:26 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:   
   >> A buddy has a Model 3 in need of some warranty repairs. He   
   >> lives in Alabama== where there ain't no Tesla repair   
   >> centers-- so he made an appointment at the nearest one-- in   
   >> Atlanta.   
   >>   
   >> He arrives after a three hour drive over for his 8:00 AM   
   >> appointment only to be told "the system" is down and the   
   >> shop is on hold. Unclear whether the problem is local,   
   >> regional, national or what.   
   >>   
   >> Buddy points out that the repairs on his car require   
   >> wrenches and a screw driver, not a computer...but no joy.   
   >>   
   >> Five hours later, he's still sitting in the waiting room   
   >> with no estimate on when the repairs would be started. So he   
   >> demands-- and gets-- a free loaner and drives home to   
   >> Alabama...only to have to return next week after his car is   
   >> fixed.   
   >   
   > All my 1965 cars get repaired in my drive with my tools.   
   > Name your poison and live with your choice.   
   >   
      
   I prefer late 90s cars. At least they had ABS, airbags, cruise control,   
   central locking and a few niceties. And you can connect a scan tool to   
   them that doesn't require subscription to manufacturer for more fees.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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