2018 Model 3 Performance - No Autopilot?

[Michael A]

I am currently in the process of buying a 2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance from the original private owner, they just sent me the original window sticker, build date is 9/2018, autopilot is not listed on the window sticker, is it possible assuming it wasn't added afterwards that the car doesn't have basic autopilot?

 

[Sklith]

You're right to believe it may not have autopilot. I had a 2018 Model 3 before, and I was able to purchase autopilot at a discount since it was briefly available but the owner of the Model 3 you're looking at may not have taken advantage of the reduced price.

 

[Michael A]

Its not a deal breaker as I never used autopilot on my prior Model 3, just wondering if anyone else has a 2018 Model 3 Performance with NO AUTOPILOT ?

 

[jjrandorin]

I am currently in the process of buying a 2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance from the original private owner, they just sent me the original window sticker, build date is 9/2018, autopilot is not listed on the window sticker, is it possible assuming it wasn't added afterwards that the car doesn't have basic autopilot?





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Yes, its absolutely possible (even likely) that the car does not have even basic autopilot. That did not become standard till april (ish) of 2019. The car will have the HARDWARE for it, "Autopilot" did not even exist as an option in 2018, you only had ENHANCED autopilot, and adding FSD on top of that.

So, no lane keeping at all. You will be able to buy it, but I dont know how much they will charge you for autopilot. I think it will be around 2k for that but I am not sure. Sorry in advance if someone already spelled this out, I hit reply after seeing the post.

As for your question "does anyone have a 2018 performance with no autopilot", the answer is "Everyone, who didnt buy Enhanced autopilot for 5k at that time". You will not find very many 2018 teslas with "Autopilot". They will have nothing, enhanced autopilot, or FSD (and if no FSD, no hardware 3.0, so no enhanced visualizations).

 

[Michael A]

I had a 2018 Model 3 Dual Motor that had autopilot but not enhanced autopilot. It came that way from Tesla. I guess things change all the time.

 

[EVRider-FL]

I had a 2018 Model 3 Dual Motor that had autopilot but not enhanced autopilot. It came that way from Tesla. I guess things change all the time.

Basic autopilot didn't exist before 2019, and the only autopilot options for a 2018 Tesla (at the time) were enhanced autopilot and FSD. I don't know how you could have a 2018 with basic autopilot unless you added it later.

 

[Michael A]

This was my old 2018 Model 3 Dual Motor with Autopilot

 

[El joe]

Question — do cars without autopilot still have that ”Autopilot” item on the menu? I’m looking at a 2018 Model 3 Performance and it has that menu item, but the dealer isn’t showing anything below the VIN on the Software screen:

 

[jjrandorin]

This was my old 2018 Model 3 Dual Motor with Autopilot

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Did you buy that car new, from tesla, in 2018? Or, did you buy it used from someone in 2019 (specifically, after april of 2019)? As has been said a couple times, "Autopilot" as an option did not exist in 2018 so it could NOT have been purchased new, in 2018, on a 2018 model year car.

If you bought that 2018 performance you are looking at, that has nothing, you could buy autopilot on it NOW, and then if you sold it, the next person would have "Autopilot", on a 2018 performance.

Your original question was " is it normal for a 2018 car not to have autopilot?" and the answer is uncategorically YES because autopilot as a package was not a thing in 2018.

 

[robski]

Tesla offered Basic Autopilot for a limited time, post sale for anyone that didn't purchase EAP or FSD. I think it was $2k or $2.5k or something like that. I in fact went that route.

I've since sold my 2018 MP3 but here's the details.

@OP - best to get a picture like this from the seller.

 

[ODWms]

That’s my exact window sticker, down to the colors (exterior/interior). The autopilot wasn’t standard then either, in Sept 2018, and I purchased EAP the next year.

 

[Michael A]

My 2018 with autopilot was purchased used from Tesla so maybe Tesla added it.

Either way thanks for everyone's input, I got a great enough deal on a full performance Model 3 so potentially not having autopilot, which I never used on my prior model 3 isnt important.

 

[jjrandorin]

My 2018 with autopilot was purchased used from Tesla so maybe Tesla added it.

you have said this twice in this thread now, but I would like to confirm that you purchased that 2018, directly from tesla, sometime after the end of march 2019 (either used, or left over new stock).

Is that correct?

 

[ElectricIAC]

I am currently in the process of buying a 2018 Tesla Model 3 Performance from the original private owner, they just sent me the original window sticker, build date is 9/2018, autopilot is not listed on the window sticker, is it possible assuming it wasn't added afterwards that the car doesn't have basic autopilot?





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My P3D sticker is similar, however it does have FSD, FUPC, and briefly had FUSC (this was removed about 2 months after autocheck showed my registering the car)

 

[Michael A]

you have said this twice in this thread now, but I would like to confirm that you purchased that 2018, directly from tesla, sometime after the end of march 2019 (either used, or left over new stock).

Is that correct?

Yes I purchased my Dual Motor in Feb 2021 from Tesla.

Any one think I will see a noticeable power difference between my old Dual Motor with Acceleration Boost and the Model 3 Performance I am purchasing now?

 

[jjrandorin]

Yes I purchased my Dual Motor in Feb 2021 from Tesla.

Any one think I will see a noticeable power difference between my old Dual Motor with Acceleration Boost and the Model 3 Performance I am purchasing now?

If you were one to want to "get on it, at a red light" yes. Otherwise, maybe not that much. The only real difference is 0-60. I have a performance, but from everything I have read, the cars are virtually identical from a roll at, say, 30MPH or something.

TL ; DR. Full throttle from a stop, yes. Otherwise, probably not that much.

 

[ElectricIAC]

If you were one to want to "get on it, at a red light" yes. Otherwise, maybe not that much. The only real difference is 0-60. I have a performance, but from everything I have read, the cars are virtually identical from a roll at, say, 30MPH or something.

TL ; DR. Full throttle from a stop, yes. Otherwise, probably not that much.

Giggle factor is there but doing it all over again I probably would have just bought another LR RWD for range purposes.

I’m still annoyed Tesla never brought the LR RWD Y to market.

 

[Michael A]

I drove a new 2021 Model 3 Performance a few months ago and it definitely seemed much quicker from a stop. Didn't go much over 60-70 mph for obvious reasons.