- Place to window-shop and test-drive many different cars
- Place to get your vehicle serviced by manufacturer-trained techs
- Place to get TSB's, recalls, etc performed
How much the second point matters does vary, depending on the quality of your local independent shops and your vehicle. Some vehicles are dirt simple, some are really weird & complicated. Case-in-point; would you rather have Joe's Gasoline Imports work on your Tesla, or Johnstown Tesla?
I'm not in love with dealers, but it's frustrating to see people writing off the whole notion altogether, pretending they will be better off if the only access to Tesla is a mail-order catalogue.
- Place to window-shop and test-drive many different cars
- Place to get your vehicle serviced by manufacturer-trained techs
- Place to get TSB's, recalls, etc performed
How much the second point matters does vary, depending on the quality of your local independent shops and your vehicle. Some vehicles are dirt simple, some are really weird & complicated. Case-in-point; would you rather have Joe's Gasoline Imports work on your Tesla, or Johnstown Tesla?
I'm not in love with dealers, but it's frustrating to see people writing off the whole notion altogether, pretending they will be better off if the only access to Tesla is a mail-order catalogue.