Buying Advice? - Signature S w/ perks....

[The T-man]

have the chance to buy a 2012 Signature model S w/ 68k miles for $39K
Car is beautiful, well cared for. I'd say it's a 9/10
it has had drive unit and battery replaced this year, and still has factory warranty until Jan 2021

• Are signature cars really "all that" as they say?
• they are P models in the sense they are a P85/90 equivalent?
• is resale on these better than non Signature?
  
• Is the price too high or? <<<<

thanks for any feedback or advice!

 

[glide]

Signature cars mean absolutely nothing. I would not expect many to pay a premium for one.

At this point it’s just very, very old tech compared to new.

 

[cucubits]

Price is way too high. As said above, being a signature S means nothing. No AP and very early model means just more bugs and issues which on newer models have been addressed.

If you want an S, first priority is to get as new one as you can afford, and then look at specs.

 

[aaronkalb]

Price is way too high. For reference, I sold a Dec. 2012 build fully loaded P85 a year and a half ago for $36,000 and that had a brand new battery pack and drive unit replaced by Tesla under warranty a week before.

 

[Iceh8r]

Second half of 2014 and newer cars are the ones to own. The old ones can have way too many problems.

 

[Electric-fied]

• Are signature cars really "all that" as they say?
• they are P models in the sense they are a P85/90 equivalent?
• is resale on these better than non Signature?
  
• Is the price too high or? <<<<

thanks for any feedback or advice!

Nothing special only sentimental value to the person that paid the astronomical price to buy it new. If you have to have "P" you can find P85D/P90D models in low mid 40's if you check the "CPO" sites.

Much rather get the newest model with the most range you will likely need. Some refresh 75s can be found in that low-mid $40's range as well.

 

[PWlakewood]

Its not too high if its what you want but when comparing it to similar non signature ones it is overpriced by 5 to 10 k imo.

 

[The T-man]

I passed

 

[Sig72]

I have a Sig S- I had a lot of parts replaced under warranty (while that was active). The only issue I've had with the car outside of warranty is the sunroof. Mechanically, it has been outstanding and I have 113k miles on it now. I had the motor replaced (under warranty) in 2017, but I'm still on my original battery pack. I think Signature cars are cool, but newer models with more features are probably a better deal for not that much more money