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I turned in my Model S 90D in about three weeks ago. The residual was $67K. Auction price on the car was between $41K and $53K. I am seeing asks for around $58-60K. Buying out that lease was not a wise option. Since I turned it in, the "buy the performance version and get ludicrous for no...

This helps make my decision for me. I will be Teslaless this summer. My lease is up in July. Ended up being a fantastic deal for me. Running the numbers, a lease on a new car won't be worth doing. I will be purchasing the replacement Model S outright. So, no sense spending a lot of money only to...

That may not have been too far off. Given what you posted, auctions for a 2013 S85 with 108K miles are going between 16K and 19K. That is up here in Washington. Your part of the country may differ. Auction prices are usually what trade in offers are made at. Dealer buys at auction price, sells...

Option #3, the leasing company made a bad bet (a really bad bet), and you win! The best solution here is to finish out the lease, turn the car in, and move on. I leased my 2016 refresh 90D. I have never seen a lease pencil out. Even when told to do it for "tax reasons"... you are just trading...

Check "Black Book" pricing before you trade in. These can be tricky to get, but it is the roughly one week old auction price listings that the dealer uses. It is common for dealers to buy at Black Book and sell at Blue Book, and buyers think they are getting a deal at KBB. I have often seen...

Two thoughts - this is why our Teslas cost more to insure, and I don't expect Volkswagon to have these issues when their EVs start to hit the market in mass.

I have a S 90D now. I plan to get a newer one next summer. This next car will be one I plan to hang on to for a while, 10 years. The Model S and Model X are complicated, and hellishly expensive to fix out of warranty. There is a lot less to go wrong on the 3. Doorhandles, etc. I am seriously...

I am in the Pacific Northwest, where the air quality has been in the suck zone for a few days, and will be for a few days more. The "biohazard defense mode" setting on the AC has gone from a novelty item to something that I am using, and really notice the results. The air really stinks outside...

On my 17.26.17 test drive, I did notice that engaging AP on a local road, the car did wander a bit to each lane edge before behaving "normally". This was on a road type that the directions say not to use AP on. On the highway and freeway, AP works just fine again. I had not experienced this...

17.26.17 resolves the problem I was having. I got the update last night. I took the car on the same route that I drive with Autopilot almost daily. This route showed the problem with 17.24.28 and 17.24.30. The car would pull hard to the left immediately when AP was engaged. 17.26.17 may be...

I don't think y'all are off base on this one. I have a July 2016 S90D with AP1. Something went really weird on 17.24.28, and then got worse on 17.24.30. On 405N through downtown Bellevue, a highway that I almost always kick on Autopilot, the car started pulling to the far left side of the toll...

The breakdown is: Electric Vehicle Registration Renewal $150.00 Registration License - Renewal $30.00 Vehicle Weight $45.00 Personalized License Plate $42.00 Registration Filing $3.00 Registration Service Fee $5.00 License Plate Technology $0.25 Department of Licensing Service...

Anyone gotten their new bill for vehicle tabs yet? 2016 Model S 90D, $1400...

Get the Black Book price for your car. This is a bit of a challenge, but this is what the dealers are using. It uses current auction prices. It is common for dealers to buy cars based on the price in Black Book, and then advertise them at "less than Kelly Blue Book", and the customer thinks they...

Fixed my specific issue. To put login information on Slacker or TuneIn, I had to scroll down to the bottom of the page when the selected media was in full screen mode. Would still be nice to have a manual to read through while not in the car!