After lurking for a bit I finally bought a Tesla Model 3P via Carvana. Put a decent down payment down and will have my delivery this Tuesday.
I did test drive a slightly used 2022 Model 3 Performance a month ago and found the acceleration from a stop / low roll to be far more intense than I expected. It actually felt faster than my old modded 800hp Charger Hellcat, and felt I would near pass out the first time I floored it. I did feel the power drop off after 80mph but even that wasn't as bad as I expected, and there's a member here who has several suggestions on getting a M3P to trap 120+ and hold a longer power curve after 60mph that I will follow. I tried getting that particular Model 3 Performance that I test drove but the dealer wanted to take advantage with a ridiculous interest rate and did some other shady things as well (look up reviews for World Auto Inc).
So, I waited patiently and found one on Carvana that fits the mileage/budget I was looking for:
It's not a car I'll be driving that often so that's why I went looking for used instead new since I work remotely (basically a weekend or lunch time vehicle). I also found Carvana's prices to be more competitive than Tesla's own used inventory. And with better interest rates. This is also a "bridge" to my next electric vehicle in about two years, very interested in the electric Banshee from Dodge or maybe Tesla's answer to this.
I'll be updating the next few days on how things goes. I've heard some horror stories about Carvana but some good stories on here as well. The horror stories are mainly for gas vehicles but Teslas sold in general are highly positive. The only negative about this one is that it does not come with a mobile charger from Tesla, it is 3rd party. That's fine though, I can always purchase that separately.
I even called the service center listed in the carfax for "vehicle serviced". It was just summer tires being mounted/balanced. I have 7 days to return the car for any reason no questions asked but if it's as simple and clean (minus the minor imperfections listed) as the other Model 3 P's I looked at/test drove it's basically a done deal. Pickup scheduled for Tuesday at my local Carvana vending machine.
I did test drive a slightly used 2022 Model 3 Performance a month ago and found the acceleration from a stop / low roll to be far more intense than I expected. It actually felt faster than my old modded 800hp Charger Hellcat, and felt I would near pass out the first time I floored it. I did feel the power drop off after 80mph but even that wasn't as bad as I expected, and there's a member here who has several suggestions on getting a M3P to trap 120+ and hold a longer power curve after 60mph that I will follow. I tried getting that particular Model 3 Performance that I test drove but the dealer wanted to take advantage with a ridiculous interest rate and did some other shady things as well (look up reviews for World Auto Inc).
So, I waited patiently and found one on Carvana that fits the mileage/budget I was looking for:
It's not a car I'll be driving that often so that's why I went looking for used instead new since I work remotely (basically a weekend or lunch time vehicle). I also found Carvana's prices to be more competitive than Tesla's own used inventory. And with better interest rates. This is also a "bridge" to my next electric vehicle in about two years, very interested in the electric Banshee from Dodge or maybe Tesla's answer to this.
I'll be updating the next few days on how things goes. I've heard some horror stories about Carvana but some good stories on here as well. The horror stories are mainly for gas vehicles but Teslas sold in general are highly positive. The only negative about this one is that it does not come with a mobile charger from Tesla, it is 3rd party. That's fine though, I can always purchase that separately.
I even called the service center listed in the carfax for "vehicle serviced". It was just summer tires being mounted/balanced. I have 7 days to return the car for any reason no questions asked but if it's as simple and clean (minus the minor imperfections listed) as the other Model 3 P's I looked at/test drove it's basically a done deal. Pickup scheduled for Tuesday at my local Carvana vending machine.
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