2018 MR vs. 2020 SR+?

[dmunjal]

Both used and with similar miles and similar price.

Which one would you get?

I think MR has a bit better range and supercharging speed but I'm not sure what improvements they added in the 2020 models.

 

[jjrandorin]

Kinda depends on if you care that the Mid Range will have the "premium" interior / sound system / fog lights, but also likely not get much love on software updates specific to that model.

 

[GeorgeSymonds]

2018 probably for me - range is king, plus the older car will have slightly more premium bits as said above at the cost of the extra warranty the newer car will have. Depending when in the year each was registered that could be as low a 13 months warrantyand if you're likely to exceed 50k miles before 4 years, the time element will disappear. .

 

[PhantomX]

I would recommend caution on MR. I have had fairly significant range degradation since I got my MR in March 2019 (was made in Dec. 2018), down from 264 to 230 miles after 23.5k of driving. I believe others MR owners have seen fairly notable degradation as well, so double check the car before you get it.

 

[dmunjal]

I would recommend caution on MR. I have had fairly significant range degradation since I got my MR in March 2019 (was made in Dec. 2018), down from 264 to 230 miles after 23.5k of driving. I believe others MR owners have seen fairly notable degradation as well, so double check the car before you get it.

Would that be any different than a SR+ with 250 miles of range?

I thought the MR was the same as the LR RWD with fewer cells?

 

[PhantomX]

Would that be any different than a SR+ with 250 miles of range?

I thought the MR was the same as the LR RWD with fewer cells?

Not sure. My friends who have LR and SR+ don't seem to have as big of degradation as my car. I did talk to Tesla and they said my car's degradation is within spec...

 

[GigaGrunt]

Get the 2020 SR+...better battery. If you plan to keep for the long haul, you’ll thank me later.

 

[Mr X]

Besides the Mid Range having premium audio, why not a 2021 SR+ with heat pump?

 

[PhantomX]

Besides the Mid Range having premium audio, why not a 2021 SR+ with heat pump?

Can SR+ really get 263 miles? If so, there is no value in getting a MR since MR is 264 miles on paper, but like I said, my 100% is only showing 230 miles.

 

[ratsbew]

A news SR+ will be better if you have winters below 50 degrees F. The new heat pump makes a big difference in cool weather.

 

[dmunjal]

Appreciate the replies. The 2021 definitely has benefits with a heat pump but I'm looking at a used model with FSD.

Here are two I'm looking at:

2018 Model 3 | Tesla

2020 Model 3 | Tesla

The MR seems like a pretty good deal even compared to a 2021 SR+.

 

[jjrandorin]

Based on the response from @GigaGrunt in this thread, I would lean HEAVILY toward the 2020+ SR+.