I bought a CPO Model S 60 about a year ago as a bridge from my Volt that was coming off lease to the expected Model 3... and it bumped me up the priority queue. At the time I debated between 60 vs 85 but decided that 90%+ of my needs would be satisfied with the lower range of the 60, and that has been largely the case. Decided my needs for longer range were edge cases and it wasn't worth another $10K for the already-expensive CPO.
However, the times when I have wanted the additional range have made it quite frustrating (wife says "why don't we just take the other car?") -- I don't know if it's more frustrating (for her) to stop more to charge or (for me) to drive the Volvo wagon. I've also had serious range degradation that I'm trying to work with Tesla to address. All considered, I now wish I had the 85.
Plus, and I don't think anyone touched on this above, the longer range cars will maintain a premium for resale. So don't think of it as $9000 but as some percentage of that. (I know, you still have to pay for the whole thing now...) My car is a 2014 and a 60 battery already is a relic with the new 100s out now. So consider in 5 years if the 220 will be the right choice for you.
Also, my experience with Level 1 charging on my S is 3-4 mi/h... So if you're driving 30-40 miles/day you can recover overnight. But I will hit a L2 station opportunistically when I can, especially free ones.
However, the times when I have wanted the additional range have made it quite frustrating (wife says "why don't we just take the other car?") -- I don't know if it's more frustrating (for her) to stop more to charge or (for me) to drive the Volvo wagon. I've also had serious range degradation that I'm trying to work with Tesla to address. All considered, I now wish I had the 85.
Plus, and I don't think anyone touched on this above, the longer range cars will maintain a premium for resale. So don't think of it as $9000 but as some percentage of that. (I know, you still have to pay for the whole thing now...) My car is a 2014 and a 60 battery already is a relic with the new 100s out now. So consider in 5 years if the 220 will be the right choice for you.
Also, my experience with Level 1 charging on my S is 3-4 mi/h... So if you're driving 30-40 miles/day you can recover overnight. But I will hit a L2 station opportunistically when I can, especially free ones.