Does a Model 3 first production with low VIN (#567) increase value?

[Krtek's Mudel3]

As mentioned in the title, I am wondering if there is any increased value now or long term to Tesla fans for a model from the first 600x units produced in initial production. At the time I was a SpaceX employee and received priority for my reservation, picking up my 2017 Model 3, VIN 567, in December of 2017.

I love my car but I was considering moving to a Model Y and I was thinking about selling my Model 3 to do so but I am having issues in determining market price for anything other than Tesla trade in. To begin with most places only dont have my version (long range rear wheel drive), only having selections for short range rear wheel drive, long range AWD, or Performance.

On top of that, since the VIN on this car is that low vs 20k units in early production, would that be valuable to a Model 3 fan to have one of the earliest Model 3's built? If that buyer who places additional value on the low VIN doesnt exist today, would such a buyer exist in the future meaning this would add to the collectibility of the car long term making it valueable to a collector that way.

I spent some time searching the forums and with Google and DuckDuckGo without much success and hoping the community might have advice

 

[AmokTime]

I have an early Pentium 4-based PC in my basement. It’s not even worth the space it occupies. I have a feeling electric car values are going to age more like old PCs than like classic cars. Every time a new update happens people are crushed when they learn they can’t retrofit the updates into their existing car and they begin yearning for a refresh model. It seems there is no reason to yearn for a more primitive EV.

 

[tm1v2]

Maybe they thought it was better than the other way around, since you could add pads or cushions if you have more than enough headroom but want more legroom, but cannot subtract seat height if you want more headroom but have more than enough legroom.

Just don't stack extra battery cells where rear passenger's feet should go. That's what Lucid did to cram in enough battery for the 500+ mile range versions of the Air. The back seat is as bad as a Model 3, maybe even worse.

Sorry, getting off topic there.

 

[KenC]

As mentioned in the title, I am wondering if there is any increased value now or long term to Tesla fans for a model from the first 600x units produced in initial production. At the time I was a SpaceX employee and received priority for my reservation, picking up my 2017 Model 3, VIN 567, in December of 2017.

I love my car but I was considering moving to a Model Y and I was thinking about selling my Model 3 to do so but I am having issues in determining market price for anything other than Tesla trade in. To begin with most places only dont have my version (long range rear wheel drive), only having selections for short range rear wheel drive, long range AWD, or Performance.

On top of that, since the VIN on this car is that low vs 20k units in early production, would that be valuable to a Model 3 fan to have one of the earliest Model 3's built? If that buyer who places additional value on the low VIN doesnt exist today, would such a buyer exist in the future meaning this would add to the collectibility of the car long term making it valueable to a collector that way.

I spent some time searching the forums and with Google and DuckDuckGo without much success and hoping the community might have advice

Maybe in 50yrs. If it was one of the first 10, it might be worth more now. The further you go up the list, the longer you'll have to wait for it to be relatively worth more. In the 500s, if you could get Elon to sign the wood dash, and have him standing beside it, in a photo, as he personally delivered it to you, it'd be worth more now.

 

[GAGT]

Just don't stack extra battery cells where rear passenger's feet should go. That's what Lucid did to cram in enough battery for the 500+ mile range versions of the Air. The back seat is as bad as a Model 3, maybe even worse.

Sorry, getting off topic there.

*sugar* they could fill my whole back seat with batteries and trunk too if I can get more track time.

 

[texas_star_TM3]

I'd avoid any Model 3 produced before 2019 if I had the option. way too may build inconsistencies and "production hell" anecdotes ... let's not forget - Tesla hired German production specialists to get the assembly line in shape and output consistent during 2018 which then paid off when beginning 2019 the quality became consistent and volumes increased...