Hi everyone, I'm completely stuck trying to decide about whether I should trade in my 2019 M3 for a new MY, or stick with what I have. Would love the thoughts of everyone, but particularly of those who have moved from an older M3/MY to a new one.
Reasons to trade in and "upgrade":
Reasons to trade in and "upgrade":
- FSD transfer saves me $6,000. I would never buy $15k FSD now, but could not live without EAP. I guess it's really $5,000 as the FSD transfer lowers the trade value.
- Tax benefits will save me nearly $11,000.
- Total savings of ~$17,000 is huge. But...will such rebates and FSD transfers be there in a few years? Unknown.
- Family of 5 and everyone hates sitting in the back seat of the M3...especially my wife.
- Much more cargo space which I would like. But truth be told, it's not essential.
- My M3 has been great to me, but it has almost 90k miles. Quit while I'm ahead, before something major fails?
- HW4. But does this really mean much?
- Who doesn't want a new car?
- Worth a second bullet: A bigger car will be much more convenient a few times a year and particularly in the summer when we do more family trips. As of now, the M3 really can't take the family anywhere except a quick drive out to get dinner. (And then the complaining starts!)
- USS in M3 can never be matched with Vision. I really like park assist! A lot. Not sure it's a dealbreaker, but I really love how accurate USS is. Vision is a joke.
- My M3 works great. Elon says it could last 300,000 to 500,000 miles. Trading in is a waste of money if that's the case. (But is it true???)
- Better drive. I like the way the M3 drives more than the MY.
- Better looks. I don't really care...but...I love my M3. The MY just isn't as cool.
- Worth a second bullet: keeping my M3 is a huge money saver IF I suffer no major issues as it gets older.