Greetings -
My 2018 LR RWD M3 is working fine. About 15K miles driven in just about a year. Some build quality issues, nothing major. Lately I've been bothered a bit by road noise, likely a combination of 15K miles on the tires, and filling the tires to 42-44 PSI after finding the tire pressure a bit low.
Since I bought my car last year prices are dramatically lower, and M3 choices are greater. My local Tesla store has the Stealth Performance in stock (mostly blue or gray), including the 19" wheels (which I have on my car). The "out the door" price is a bit over $55K for the 19" wheel car. I haven't gotten a trade in value yet, but I expect it to be pretty low ($35K?). In a private sale I can likely do better, but not sure how much better.
I like the drive of my car, and really don't need AWD (live in SE USA), but it's intriguing to consider whether or not the upgrade is worth it. I've owned some very nice sports cars in my life, but as a senior citizen the "need for speed" has been replaced for a desire for quiet and comfort. That leads me to also consider the Model S, but with the rumors of an update in 2020 I'm not sure if that's a good solution. On the other hand the S is 80K with AWD and a 370 mile range, along with an air suspension ride. When I bought my my M3 last year a similarly equipped S was significantly more expensive.
Finally, as we all know, Tesla dropped the price of all their cars as the tax credits were about to drop. They may do something similar again, but since the credit is down to $1875, I'm not sure that there will be much change in pricing.
So, what would you suggest? Take a step up and go for the more "senior citizen" comfort of the S, indulge whatever remaining illusion of youth I have and get the Stealth Performance M3, or stay pat and see what changes may develop over the 2020-2021 timeframe. A new Model Y, new battery packs, some good deals on a used Tesla - all are likely as people start making trade in decisions to get the newest V3 controller, or just want something new.
My 2018 LR RWD M3 is working fine. About 15K miles driven in just about a year. Some build quality issues, nothing major. Lately I've been bothered a bit by road noise, likely a combination of 15K miles on the tires, and filling the tires to 42-44 PSI after finding the tire pressure a bit low.
Since I bought my car last year prices are dramatically lower, and M3 choices are greater. My local Tesla store has the Stealth Performance in stock (mostly blue or gray), including the 19" wheels (which I have on my car). The "out the door" price is a bit over $55K for the 19" wheel car. I haven't gotten a trade in value yet, but I expect it to be pretty low ($35K?). In a private sale I can likely do better, but not sure how much better.
I like the drive of my car, and really don't need AWD (live in SE USA), but it's intriguing to consider whether or not the upgrade is worth it. I've owned some very nice sports cars in my life, but as a senior citizen the "need for speed" has been replaced for a desire for quiet and comfort. That leads me to also consider the Model S, but with the rumors of an update in 2020 I'm not sure if that's a good solution. On the other hand the S is 80K with AWD and a 370 mile range, along with an air suspension ride. When I bought my my M3 last year a similarly equipped S was significantly more expensive.
Finally, as we all know, Tesla dropped the price of all their cars as the tax credits were about to drop. They may do something similar again, but since the credit is down to $1875, I'm not sure that there will be much change in pricing.
So, what would you suggest? Take a step up and go for the more "senior citizen" comfort of the S, indulge whatever remaining illusion of youth I have and get the Stealth Performance M3, or stay pat and see what changes may develop over the 2020-2021 timeframe. A new Model Y, new battery packs, some good deals on a used Tesla - all are likely as people start making trade in decisions to get the newest V3 controller, or just want something new.
