Welcome back Tex! And this time - guess what - I don't need your persuasion "get the P, get the +" skills. I'm all-in on the P85D.
Hi BRETT! ALL IN is GOOD. The D is A M A Z I N G!!!!
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Welcome back Tex! And this time - guess what - I don't need your persuasion "get the P, get the +" skills. I'm all-in on the P85D.
I decided to call Tesla NA Sales directly and they confirmed that trading in a Tesla is handled differently than other vehicles. They (Tesla, not AutoNation) put together the trade-in quote.
I filled out the form last night they called today, they ask the mileage, condition, what add-ons you've done, etc, then they said my local service center would contact me with the quote. It was a rep from Tesla I spoke with. Honestly, I'm not expecting the quote to be very much, my S85 was delivered in Jan 2013, and I have 21,000 miles on it. The numbers I've heard are "deduct $1,000 per month of ownership, and $1/mile" (as a rough estimate), that deducts about $42K from the $90K I paid, I'm not even sure the offer will be $48K... we'll see. I still owe $ on the car as well (Home Equity loan), so it's probably not too practical. Might just have to wait for a Model X AWD in 2016
Note that this is only true in some states. If your location tag is correct, buy in Nevada, which has the credit, instead of California, which does not.A trade-in would soften the blow of paying sales tax again. When you trade in, you only pay tax on the new amount, not the whole amount. I think we just paid more than $10,000 in sales tax for the MS, so being able to escape paying the full sales tax again through a trade-in credit would definitely reduce the pain a bit.
What I'm interested in, and haven't seen mentioned anywhere (even here), is the cause for the bump from 416hp to 470hp. It's unsurprising that the P85D has dominated the conversation, but the did the existing P85 see a bump? Or did they just revise the specs? We've long suspected they substantially under-rated the output of the P85.
That's what I was thinking, but it's been quiet on that front. Time to drag race an older P85 and one of the newer P85s with the driver assistance stuff. If they changed the line over for new features, they probably did it all at once.I think they just revised the specs because the 0-60 is the same on the non "D" p85 models according to their site.
I decided to call Tesla NA Sales directly and they confirmed that trading in a Tesla is handled differently than other vehicles. They (Tesla, not AutoNation) put together the trade-in quote.
I'm fairly certain they'll give you a lot more than $48k, and if they don't, I'm sure a PP sale would be better than that.I filled out the form last night they called today, they ask the mileage, condition, what add-ons you've done, etc, then they said my local service center would contact me with the quote. It was a rep from Tesla I spoke with. Honestly, I'm not expecting the quote to be very much, my S85 was delivered in Jan 2013, and I have 21,000 miles on it. The numbers I've heard are "deduct $1,000 per month of ownership, and $1/mile" (as a rough estimate), that deducts about $42K from the $90K I paid, I'm not even sure the offer will be $48K... we'll see. I still owe $ on the car as well (Home Equity loan), so it's probably not too practical. Might just have to wait for a Model X AWD in 2016
I realize the topic is on depreciation of the P85, but what are your thoughts on the S85?
I'm thinking that with hardly any performance change between the S85 and S85D that it will be an issue, but less of one than that for the P cars with such a big performance difference and on a car that is geared towards performance enthusiasts.
Did you feel that? The rapid acceleration of depreciation of your P85
My P85 seems to not have felt a thing. It's like new.