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This community has been so helpful to me in my Tesla purchasing process that I thought I would share some recent lessons learned for future CPO/used buyers on the 2015 85D I picked up last week. This is obviously just based on my ONE experience, which could differ with a different vehicle or...

The other wear and tear item they didn’t fix was the scratches on the inside lift gate door. That didn’t bother as much since I will be constantly transporting my drum set and hardware with this car and I know that inside lift gate will be scratched anyways over my use as evidenced by the...

No I didn’t threaten to walk away, the only one that truly bothered my was the last picture with the driver door trim damage where I indicated that it was unacceptable. That they didn’t say it was normal wear and tear but they indicated they would not be able to fix that here, I ask if there...

Nice, I’m getting my service for some items I’ve noticed in the first few days (squeaking roof, wind noise driver window, and the rim rash they agreed to fix), I’ll add this to the list !

Thanks! I do have all that except the tow bar :/ No compartment under the frunk. I wonder if they'll just give me one..

Mine was because lease was up so previous owner turned it in. It does seem like prices have come down on used 85Ds as well based on what I’ve seen people said they paid in forums in 2017-2018. Now it seems like a 85D AP1 with reasonable miles (<35k) and reasonable condition can be had for low...

Ops.. attached images for another post I was drafting.. doesn't seem like I have an option to remove them..

Does the 4 year/50k miles warranty cover what some would consider maintenance items such as greasing the sunroof because of squeaking or wind noise from front windshield?

Ah thanks! Yes, I need the rim rashes fixed (free agreed upon at delivery) as well as the sunroof greased and the sealing aligned (some or not seated properly it looks like) so I’ll add this to my first service to-do list :)

Tech support as in service center? Or is there another number I should be calling?

I just got my used S today and during testing, app worked perfectly with opening trunk/frunk/unlock car. Went home and it prompted me to update so I did. Now I' m on 2018.50.6 and in same boat as you, those things dont work anymore :( Can still turn on air and vent roof.. but can't unlcok things.

Esh.. sorry to hear about that. Yeah, the amount of cosmetic stuff not pictured is baffling.. give me 10 minutes and a flash light I can take 10x more accurate pics, I feel like accuracy was not goal...

Must be. Another thought is that even though the model was early 2015 production based on VIN, it actually wasn't first leased until Dec 2015. So maybe while it was sitting in factory they upgraded it? Not sure. I'm going to do a write up of my experience tonight. May be useful in your...

They fixed most of it and gave me credit for 2 free rim repairs there, so I pulled the trigger!! Right now it's sitting at 90% charge with rated range of 239mi, so per my math that's 265 miles on full charge so that's like 1.9% battery degregation? not bad for 35k miles I guess.

Quite a few things not pictured that is not small normal wear... photographer did a horrible job.

Real time updates here as I’m sitting waiting for them to assess if they can fix the damages I noted that was not pictured. surprisingly, it does have LTE!! I guess original they must have add it? Weird seeing as it was just a lease.

Thanks Bruce! Very informative as always. In my research, I got a lot info from your posts! A lot due to the fact that the car I'm getting is also a 85D on AP1 :) Mine is earlier 2015 so the description still says the "tech package" and does indeed list out the AP features TACC...

today is the day! Going to inspect my delivery on a 2015 used 85D at noon. I got a nice 37 point checklist off someone here in the forums, but was wonder what is a quick way to check battery condition? I’m assuming they will charge it up to 100% when I get there, if so, what is an acceptable...

Anyone know if you cancel the order on a used/CPO, how long can you "hold" that deposit for to then apply to another CPO car? I'm wanting to cancel my current order (supposed to deliver tomorrow or next day) because there is another used one that popped up that fits my need much better. The...

I did go to the nearby service/delivery center and ask if I can sit in the classic seats and nextgen but they indicated that they had none of either to try out; so I test drove a new P100D instead with newest gen seats. I found them generally comfortable, but notice the lower back spine curve...

Oh and also, I think what I'm asking about is really gen 1 vs gen 1.5 since official gen 2 seems to be the next gen ones.

That's my struggle my right now.. debating if I should reject the delivery and wait for another 85D with next gen seats and all the other options/mileage/budget I want. It's hard though.. Once I actually see it, assuming no real issue, might be real hard to walk away from it, haha.. Another...

per the video there are 4 generations of seats (nextgen being gen 3). Classic has 2 versions, which happened in Q4 2014 production I think. My car seems to be made around that time frame (late Q4 early Q1 maybe?) so I’m not sure. I think I’m gen 2 since pics don’t show the alcantara bolstering...

Thanks. What is the telling sign for you? Vin#?

Photos of 2015 Tesla Model S Anyone know if these are the gen 1 or gen 2 seats? Vin ends in 75xxx if that helps any. I watched some comparison videos but still hard to decipher since I think the only difference between gen 1 and 2 is additional bolstering/support? It’s supposed to deliver...

HI - When are you coming to California? Says you guys are not here yet.

As far as sweet spot, most bang for buck performance/value on used may be the P85D with 0-60 times at 3.2 seconds which is in super car territory but that's a bit more than your budget. I ultimately got a used 85D with 35k miles that's more around your price range as I felt that 4.2 sec 0-60 is...

Yep, just confirmed at a delivery center that it is indeed Mightnight silver metallic. I guess it's good that I'm on the newest color scheme. Still really like the old gray tho, probably hides dirt a lot better too.

It’s still on order but when I log in under manage order it says “gray metallic paint”, which is neither dolphin nor steel haha

Haha, good luck!! Such a weird scary process this Tesla used journey is.

nice pics! They both look good, but I think I prefer the dolphin gray one. Steel gray looks a bit purple to my eyes.

Thanks. Yeah I saw all those pictures too, but I think the lighting or something doesn't help. The close up shots looks like dolphin gray, but the overall car shots does make it look much darker than dolphin gray I think.. official description is "Gray Metallic" but I just thought dolphin gray...

So I read into the history of the grays but I'm still a little confused.. It seems like in mid 2014 they changed the Dolphin gray to Steel Gray which was darker, and that was later renamed the the midnight metallic gray but it is the same color (?). The used 2015 S I ordered says "Metallic...

Haha, wow.. good to know. I guess that’s my absolute minimum then.

So my used 2015 85D is supposed to come in around next Wednesday!! super stoked / slightly nervous on what it'll really look like. I got a quote from them on my 2010 VW GTI for a bit below the KBB valuation on a "good" condition car. I'm also getting a carmax estimate this Friday to compare...

Thinking I should be fine with the racks as It is a 2 piece rack that are pretty short when condensed. Below is a pic of them in my GTI which is much narrower than the S.

That Obeche Matte looks awesome.. I didn't know that was an option! Don't see it on ebay, must be rare :(

Oh wow.. is that a technology issue or a not-caring-about-older-model issue? Specific to dashcam since there is a camera there for AP1..

Awesome.. Your pic made me very confident in fitting my stuff! That's for sure much more than mine, especially with the individual hard shell protection and that giant cabinet! I just have soft shell case on bass drum and floor tom, then a 4 tom/snare in 1 bag that's pretty compact, 2...

Nice.. which trim are these?

Does sentry mode work with HW1 at all? Waiting on my 2015 85D. I know there's not side cameras, but wondering if the front cam will still record. Also, Would I have dashcam mode? Which is much more important to me.

Nice! That trim looks great in your car. Looks much better than the pics I see on eBay which makes it look very gray-ish I guess now I’m debating between Obeche and lacewood. Depends which ever deal pops on on eBay first!

I feel like I would be more nervous about vinyl stickers than actual replacement. Knowing me, it’ll come out all misaligned and crappy looking!

Awesome. Super helpful information! Thank you. Definitely looks like a pretty straight forward DIY job. And yes, Portnoy is one of my favorite drummers/influences, for sure over Mangini :) Are you a drummer as well?

So I just ordered a used 85D (!!!), pending delivery and all that jazz. One thing that bugged me about this one was that the interior was black everything. I wanted some contrast and replace the Piano trim to some sort of wood trims. Anyone have experience with this as far as cost/time it...

Appreciate the offer! I actually just pulled the trigger on a used 2015 85D today, which comes with free supercharging for the life of that car. Price went down by $600 for whatever reason after I talked to a sales rep just yesterday. Maybe he tried to incentivize me to get it today, if so...

Thanks so much! That’s great to know. I’ll ask about the overnight test drive, I didn’t know that was a thing.

Hi, Does anyone know the official cargo capacity of the model S with rear seats down? When I search google, it says: "26.3 ft³, 60.2 ft³ with seat area" I don't know if the 60.2 ft3 includes front seat as well or is it just rear seat down and including frunk"? I'm looking into getting an...