Considering that... why does Toyota care if I take it out of CA. They should make a deal with Tesla so service can be done BY TESLA. Even the EV certfied dealers can't do a thing with out Tesla's involvement??? Set up a deal with Tesla, Toyota.
It may be a compliance car... but some of us would...
I live in MD. A reciprocal carb state. After that letter from corporate stating they would even deny Toyota care if you don't get to an EV dealer. WOW. Just WOW.
Got the "piss off" email a few minutes ago.
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Mr. Nicholson,
Thank you for contacting Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
We appreciate the opportunity to address your inquiry and your interest in the RAV4 EV.
We do not recommend purchasing RAV4 EV for use outside of California as the...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act
I wonder how much of this you could get the Federal Gov to do the work for you of forcing them to buck up.
Lets be serious for a second here. People move. People drive out of state. I would think it likely that they would be some federal statues that state that they are FULLY LIABLE to provide service. Especially warranty service. That is why we buy cars from real manufactures.
From Toyota's website...