I'm coming from an M3, and so I'm used to buying used and heavily depreciated luxury cars, especially ones who are prone to possible expensive repairs; but can also be a dream to drive. I'm looking at getting into a Model S for sub $30k, and in doing my searching have seen a large variety of options/updates that come from different years and models of the S.
So my question is: Is there a certain year range to look at in order to avoid certain common issues? Further, if one can survive with the lower range models of the 70, is there any reason to get an 85 in terms of better reliability of the battery packs or being less prone to issues?
I know some of the main issues can be door handles, MCU1's, battery pack failure, drive unit failure, etc. Anything I'm missing there? Also, were any of these issues actually addressed or replaced at a certain time by Tesla in newer models? For example, let's say 2015 should be focused on vs 2014? Also maybe things like control arms after certain millages or model years that might fail prematurely? I'm sure there are other issues so if I'm not listing it here please let me know so I can know what to look out for!
I appreciate all the help and apologize if something like this has already been discussed. I did a quick search and did not find exactly something like this, so I figured starting a thread would be best. Right now I'm thinking a 2015 70rwd might be the best bang-for-buck in terms of reliability issues "fixed", especially if things have already been replaced by the PO. Let me know if I'm wrong!
So my question is: Is there a certain year range to look at in order to avoid certain common issues? Further, if one can survive with the lower range models of the 70, is there any reason to get an 85 in terms of better reliability of the battery packs or being less prone to issues?
I know some of the main issues can be door handles, MCU1's, battery pack failure, drive unit failure, etc. Anything I'm missing there? Also, were any of these issues actually addressed or replaced at a certain time by Tesla in newer models? For example, let's say 2015 should be focused on vs 2014? Also maybe things like control arms after certain millages or model years that might fail prematurely? I'm sure there are other issues so if I'm not listing it here please let me know so I can know what to look out for!
I appreciate all the help and apologize if something like this has already been discussed. I did a quick search and did not find exactly something like this, so I figured starting a thread would be best. Right now I'm thinking a 2015 70rwd might be the best bang-for-buck in terms of reliability issues "fixed", especially if things have already been replaced by the PO. Let me know if I'm wrong!