Since my Model 3 is pretty much my wife’s car now, I am looking at buying a second Tesla to use as my daily driver.
I’ve noticed the older 2017-2019 P100Ds are actually a pretty good value right now. I really don’t want to buy a new S because of the significant decline in value over a short time—especially after any unannounced price drop or refresh/new feature release.
However, most of these cars are off their general warranty, and will soon be coming off their battery and drivetrain warranty. How reliable is this generation of Model S? I know, like pretty much all first gen cars, the early Model Ss suffered from battery failures, among other things. My 2018 3 has been flawless, I assume battery tech in the post 2017 S cars would be of similar quality? Would you have serious hesitations about owning an off warranty S?
I’ve noticed the older 2017-2019 P100Ds are actually a pretty good value right now. I really don’t want to buy a new S because of the significant decline in value over a short time—especially after any unannounced price drop or refresh/new feature release.
However, most of these cars are off their general warranty, and will soon be coming off their battery and drivetrain warranty. How reliable is this generation of Model S? I know, like pretty much all first gen cars, the early Model Ss suffered from battery failures, among other things. My 2018 3 has been flawless, I assume battery tech in the post 2017 S cars would be of similar quality? Would you have serious hesitations about owning an off warranty S?