PhilDavid
Active Member
I wonder how much of an impact the newer models (2016 - 2yr leases) will adjust prices of the large amount of 2015 inventory they already carry. Been in the market for an 85D/P85D lately and am wondering if it's a bad time to buy.
If you are patient for a few months, you can buy an 85D for the mid $40s or a P85D for the low 50s.
They have been artificially holding values high by limiting inventory but at some point they will have to sell those cars. With an increasingly greater focus on making a profit, it is obvious how unprofitable it is to withhold used inventory that depreciates every day it is not sold.
Now is not the best time to buy a used Tesla. They are just now starting to release used inventory that they have been withholding and 3 year leases for 2015 cars and 2 year leases for 2016 cars will all hit the used market by the end of the year. Prices will then trend down and stabilize and that's the best time to buy.