Have you had to have your car towed or returned to a service center?

[Shawshankedagain]

I want to think I am one of the few who have had to have the car towed to a service center but hoping people can select one or the other to see a rough percentage. (I realize that people with perfectly working cars might not be on here).

 

[hydbob]

Might want to give a little more info than a yes or no. Cars have been towed for a recall or blow tire. Do those count as well?

 

[CraZ8]

Towed to repair stuff after delivery that needed fixing and then again for two blown tires. Very professional and easy

 

[Lucken]

I think the phrasing ’returned to a service center’ is a bit misleading. In my mind there’s a huge difference in returning to a service center for a relatively minor issue, under your own power, as opposed to being towed.

 

[thecodingart]

Popped tire and they took it to the service center via a tow truck.

 

[Shawshankedagain]

Popped tire and they took it to the service center via a tow truck.

Sorry. I was meaning where it had to be towed for a serious issue beyond a flat tire or small issue.

 

[Sandvinsd]

It had to be towed back to Costa Mesa after a coolant hose popped. Also had to have it towed to a tire center after a pothole shredded a tire.

 

[hmp10]

When looking at these poll numbers, it should be remembered that Lucid doesn't have dealer service shops in almost every town as the big automakers do. So a lot of the tows tallied in the poll are probably for issues that would only require a drive to a local service shop if there were one.

My car has been trailered to a service center across the state three times. It could have been driven to a local service center each time if there had been one. (Two of the visits were for computer software/hardware diagnostics that the mobile techs can't do, and the third was for the tow hook recall for which the mobile techs don't have the necessary equipment.)

Rather than being aghast at so much trailering in the first year, I've been impressed by Lucid's resolve in doing what it takes to address issues.

I've had some ups and downs with our early-production car, but coming up on the one-year mark two days from now, it remains the best overall car I've ever owned and in a tight race with my three Audi R8's for the most fun to drive.