Hey,
I don't currently own a Tesla, i currently own an Evoque which I have had from new, it will be 3 years old in September and my finance runs until March time. I am in credit on my agreement though so can change my car at any time without any issues
I have a Model 3 reservation which I made September last year (I was late to the party) which says early 2019, but in reality i have no clue when that might actually arrive so i can't hope for a perfect world where i hand back my Evoque and collect a Model 3 same day.
I have for a long time wanted a Model X (think they are great and prefer the slightly higher ride height due to having had an 4x4) and whilst i don't earn a bad salary and could afford Model S money (can't afford an X!) with the 22k miles pa i do i just struggle to justify the monthly payment... i'm pretty good at up-selling myself as well (Evoque has everything on) but it's a lot of cash...
I have had my car serviced this week and its probably 3-4 months off a new set of tyres (£1k), first MOT due end of September and next service due before I return my car is £600. I've started to question when should I swap out, i started browsing on auto trader and quickly started getting excited about the prospect of maybe buying a second hand Model S and then see what happens when the Model 3 is finally available next year (I suspect I might not want to change).
I've been looking at the newer nose cone models at circa £50-55k. My basic maths has me believing I will be spending roughly what I do now per month if I put a bit towards it as i will be cutting out all the fuel, road tax. However my insurance looks to be more than what I pay now and i'm a little unsure how all the servicing works given there is very little moving parts but at 12,500 miles I would be effectively getting it serviced twice a year which could be costly.
I'd appreciate any ones views on any things i need to consider that i might not have in terms of specific age or model to look out for etc.. what features i should make sure it has.. does any of the more recent tech changes help it to retain its value more like autopilot versions etc...
Many Thanks
I don't currently own a Tesla, i currently own an Evoque which I have had from new, it will be 3 years old in September and my finance runs until March time. I am in credit on my agreement though so can change my car at any time without any issues
I have a Model 3 reservation which I made September last year (I was late to the party) which says early 2019, but in reality i have no clue when that might actually arrive so i can't hope for a perfect world where i hand back my Evoque and collect a Model 3 same day.
I have for a long time wanted a Model X (think they are great and prefer the slightly higher ride height due to having had an 4x4) and whilst i don't earn a bad salary and could afford Model S money (can't afford an X!) with the 22k miles pa i do i just struggle to justify the monthly payment... i'm pretty good at up-selling myself as well (Evoque has everything on) but it's a lot of cash...
I have had my car serviced this week and its probably 3-4 months off a new set of tyres (£1k), first MOT due end of September and next service due before I return my car is £600. I've started to question when should I swap out, i started browsing on auto trader and quickly started getting excited about the prospect of maybe buying a second hand Model S and then see what happens when the Model 3 is finally available next year (I suspect I might not want to change).
I've been looking at the newer nose cone models at circa £50-55k. My basic maths has me believing I will be spending roughly what I do now per month if I put a bit towards it as i will be cutting out all the fuel, road tax. However my insurance looks to be more than what I pay now and i'm a little unsure how all the servicing works given there is very little moving parts but at 12,500 miles I would be effectively getting it serviced twice a year which could be costly.
I'd appreciate any ones views on any things i need to consider that i might not have in terms of specific age or model to look out for etc.. what features i should make sure it has.. does any of the more recent tech changes help it to retain its value more like autopilot versions etc...
Many Thanks