I drive a 2021 Tesla Model Y Standard Range that I bought almost exactly three years to the day from today - in March 2021, ordered in January 2021. In case you're not aware this was a very short lived version of the Model Y and was only offered for sale for about 6 weeks in early 2021. Nearly identical in every way to the LR model but with only rear wheel drive and 244 miles of range.
It's been at the service center for about two weeks with a battery issue. They called me yesterday and said that it's going to take a long time to get a replacement pack for my car (I presume there's not many of them around). Then they offered to replace my pack with a new LFP pack. Said they have most of the parts in stock and might be able to have it ready the next day. Asked me to come in and sign something to authorize that work.
Verbally they explained that the acceleration would be impacted by about .5 seconds on 0-60 and mentioned that they had to upgrade the suspension a bit to handle a little more weight. Also would get about 10 miles more range. I suggested that it would be just like the current RWD car with 260 miles and the advisor concurred.
I rushed over and signed it before they closed as I was excited to get my car back quickly.
Well today I get a message that they need another part and the ETA is about 1.5 weeks away. So I'll have to wait.
In the meantime I get to ponder if I'm really pleased with this deal or not.
Cons:
car will be heavier, slower, less efficient.. might go through tires sooner, might handle worse
Pros:
brand new battery pack, not refurbished
new pack better than my three year old pack which was not really delivering 244 miles on a full charge (not that I charged fully)
longer life span of battery since a) it's new and b) it's LFP
Since I've got time to wait and ponder, I wonder if I should accept this deal or push for something else (that might be better).
Any suggestions
It's been at the service center for about two weeks with a battery issue. They called me yesterday and said that it's going to take a long time to get a replacement pack for my car (I presume there's not many of them around). Then they offered to replace my pack with a new LFP pack. Said they have most of the parts in stock and might be able to have it ready the next day. Asked me to come in and sign something to authorize that work.
Verbally they explained that the acceleration would be impacted by about .5 seconds on 0-60 and mentioned that they had to upgrade the suspension a bit to handle a little more weight. Also would get about 10 miles more range. I suggested that it would be just like the current RWD car with 260 miles and the advisor concurred.
I rushed over and signed it before they closed as I was excited to get my car back quickly.
Well today I get a message that they need another part and the ETA is about 1.5 weeks away. So I'll have to wait.
In the meantime I get to ponder if I'm really pleased with this deal or not.
Cons:
car will be heavier, slower, less efficient.. might go through tires sooner, might handle worse
Pros:
brand new battery pack, not refurbished
new pack better than my three year old pack which was not really delivering 244 miles on a full charge (not that I charged fully)
longer life span of battery since a) it's new and b) it's LFP
Since I've got time to wait and ponder, I wonder if I should accept this deal or push for something else (that might be better).
Any suggestions