Habious
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Don't you have a third choice: have Tesla install an original style used ESS? Or does Tesla no longer offer that?
Of the two choices you pose, the first seems clearly the best to me.
I'm pretty sure that third choice is an option (I know, for a fact, that Tesla has refurbished "original" packs laying around...mine is at the Service Center now getting one installed). But, I think they're still charging original price for it. So, $40K for a "240 mile" pack, or $29K for a 3.0 "380 mile" pack. That's a bit of a no-brainer.
Tesla might not even bother with offering to sell the "old" pack (as a full paid replacement).