Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum, but have spent the past few days reading thru various posts/threads/etc. Very impressed with the thoughtful questions and feedback that participants herein query and reply. Feel like I've learned more from this forum than reading 50+ articles, or talking to countless sales people. Thank you from the peanut gallery.
So, that said, Question 1 is, I'm about to pull the trigger myself on either a P100D or a P90DL, and need some help. I have a deposit down on a P90DL, that comes with a modest discount (~$14k), b/c it was formerly a demo, and has about 1400 miles on it. It has the Autopilot V1, and lots of other goodies. Where I'm struggling is now that the P100D pretty much outdates the P90DL in every way, including the new "Enhanced Autopilot", it seems that despite the discount, I'm probably better off opting for the P100D. More range, faster, etc, and the cost difference isn't that much when you consider the P100D will likely depreciate slower. Yet, I'm also a "deal" guy, so I'm drawn to any discount a salesperson dangles in front of me. I'm such a sucker. Any thoughts?
Question 2, I feel very blessed to be able to afford either car outright, but I've leased cars for the past 15 years. That said, the lease rates on both of these cars stink, but purchasing seems silly too b/c the pace of innovation seems to be accelerating (much like a computer or a cell phone), so purchasing them seems to be a bad bet too. The P90DL will for sure depreciate quicker than the P100D, but both are likely outdated a year from now regardless. Yikes! While the lease rates stink, I'm leaning towards just leasing the P90DL, and letting the dust settle a little on this Autopilot V1 versus V2 update, then purchasing something 3 years from now.
Please help me think thru this...Thanks, and sorry for the long post!
So, that said, Question 1 is, I'm about to pull the trigger myself on either a P100D or a P90DL, and need some help. I have a deposit down on a P90DL, that comes with a modest discount (~$14k), b/c it was formerly a demo, and has about 1400 miles on it. It has the Autopilot V1, and lots of other goodies. Where I'm struggling is now that the P100D pretty much outdates the P90DL in every way, including the new "Enhanced Autopilot", it seems that despite the discount, I'm probably better off opting for the P100D. More range, faster, etc, and the cost difference isn't that much when you consider the P100D will likely depreciate slower. Yet, I'm also a "deal" guy, so I'm drawn to any discount a salesperson dangles in front of me. I'm such a sucker. Any thoughts?
Question 2, I feel very blessed to be able to afford either car outright, but I've leased cars for the past 15 years. That said, the lease rates on both of these cars stink, but purchasing seems silly too b/c the pace of innovation seems to be accelerating (much like a computer or a cell phone), so purchasing them seems to be a bad bet too. The P90DL will for sure depreciate quicker than the P100D, but both are likely outdated a year from now regardless. Yikes! While the lease rates stink, I'm leaning towards just leasing the P90DL, and letting the dust settle a little on this Autopilot V1 versus V2 update, then purchasing something 3 years from now.
Please help me think thru this...Thanks, and sorry for the long post!