Wow,
I was afraid of this. I too have been told 3 separate times that "It will be serviced, including Tesla drive train". My 5K is scheduled for Monday the 26th. I won't ask for, or mention, software updates at that time, but only later after another local Rav4 ev gets its 5k completed. Frankly, I'm happy with the current software... We don't have variable utility charges so timer issues don't matter to me. Looking back to my time of purchase, I accepted the fact that I may have to ship to California for service, worst cast. I'm still good with that... the car is that good 
. For me, there is no other car I'd rather have. If my dealer, Rodland, reneges, the game plan will change. I could attempt to replace the 2 most probable failing components myself and eat the costs, but save $1000 in shipping. The heater core should be attainable, and the ECU gateway... easy to change, but probably hard to get and expensive. Of course gear box issues would be a CA fix. Cell failure too.
Time could be on my side. What if Toyota issues a recall in the future for the gear box or ECU? If mine are still operating fine, I could just do a road trip to San Francisco.
I've had zero issues with the car, so if Rodland doesn't want to walk into the future with me, screw 'em. We as an eventual community of 2600 need to think about self reliance. Toyota probably won't be around when all warranties are past. We should group purchase an ECU for trouble shooting. Hell... I could rent it out for $25/day to those who prefer to troubleshoot themselves.
Monday the 26th... It could be a make or break day for WA service. To be continued :|
