Buying a used Tesla

[father_of_6]

US Model 3 built around February 2021 got heated steering wheels. Ryzen processors were added mid-January 2022. Tesla doesn't really align their changes with model-years.

 

[Jangy]

You obviously don't know how Teslas worked over the years. They DO add new features anytime they want in the middle of the model "year". My 2020 has USB-C ports which they added in June of 2020. If you got a 2020 in May, you had the USB-A ports. The heat pump was started to be added in December of 2020. If you picked up in Dec, you could have gotten one with the heat pump. Half of the cars in 2020 got outside pedestrian sound and speakers. I got the speakers but don't have the pedestrian sounds.

We can play games. Does your 2020 have the chrome or black outside? FACTS. Does your 2020 have a heat pump? Facts. Does your 2020 have the larger battery? Facts. Double paned glass? The list is LONG. Just because they release or delete irrelevant options along the way doesn't mean that Tesla hasn't switched to a MODEL YEAR approach (which they have). They didn't release a single one of those options before. Not 1. Just like none of the 2023 Model 3 performances get any ventilated seats.

 

[Gasaraki]

Model Ys got interior lighting in the middle of the "model year". 16V lithium battery replacing 12V, etc, etc, all in the middle of model years.