assuming it has not gone through a 3rd party dealership i personally would opt for the warranty at 4500 and not get the service plan... services are about 750-1000 each so essentially you are spending money now that you would spend 1-2 years down the road...Unless you are trying to roll that cost into a low low interest note it does not make sense to me to pay for a specific service years in advance..
That is just my opinion of course but if the question is whether to get the ESA there is no question here it is a huge yes.... Like others have said though double and triple check to make sure that it is ESA eligible...
On the question about this car vs. ICE... Not sure what Alabama laws are but here in Nevada and in most states there are EV incentives both short and long term... For example I get my electricity at 4 cents per KW vs. 11 cents because I have an electric vehicle... you can also drive by people in the carpool lane even by yourself...Also there is definitely a savings (although minimal in your case with a 15 mile commute) in electric over gas.
there might even be more significant savings to capture if you use the car on occasional road trips... that car has free supercharging so you could potentially save a decent amount of money on these trips by using the supercharger network...OR if you have a supercharger by your house.... there is one here right next to one of my favorite restaurants..LOL
Also you need to shop your car insurance.... my experience is that there are huge premium differences between one insurance company to the next... after shopping around i found a company that is almost exactly the same as I was paying on my Cayenne but it took some work...
In short there might be more to consider in the entire financial picture than the car payment... my electric bill is about 60% of what it used to be.
Lastly a 2014 at that price is fairly well depreciated and it is low mileage... I don't think you are going to lose all that much in depreciation comparatively especially if you are considering a new or newer ICE vehicle...
Hope that is what you were looking for
Mark
Thank you
@Markk993 for this valuable response. If i get it right , always get extended warranty if i am eligible to get. Regarding alabama laws, trust me its not helpful and good if u own an ev. My situation is no supercharger near, close one 60 mi. And closest service center is 220mi. So everyone says if u dont have infrastructure, lets pause on buying tesla. That being said, next year we r getting supercharger in my city tho.
Regarding vehicle detail - its model s 85, 19" wheel, red exterior, black interior, no air suspension, no AP, regular sound sys, 3g and no lte. Is it ok deal for 46,500?
Regarding insurance in alabama, they told me 400 per six months. Not sure good or bad. This is from liberty / ameriprise.
Regarding power consumption, not sure if i can get any incentive or not but currently its 13 cents or so.
Regarding battery condition, he was using locally in chicago but mostly every friday to work ( thats why 20k mi in 4 yrs). He said no issues charging wise, or holding charge.
Compare to bmw x3 which inhave next to this in mind if i dont go for this, this has less safety features i found but may be i am wring but no blind spot monitor, lane keep assist, forward collision warning etc. Is it normal in model s to not have all these?
He said, all software updates are there in vehicle too.
Regarding my commute, its not that bad 5 min each way so max 10 mi amd if we go out in evening then another 10 or so. So this will be local car for us as we have family suv for long trip. With 2yr old, more room is useful
So here is a picture, any help or guidance will help me to make decision.
Thanks again all.
