The family and I have been planning to buy a Tesla for the last 6 months. We plan on getting the X but the 3 is a more affordable option that we might try first.
Looking at X's from 2016: the 75D batteries "were" rated at about 240 miles and the 90D at 260 miles. I read somewhere that the range decreases by 15% over 40k miles (sorry, I have no link. My son actually told me this). So based on this assumption, the ranges will be about 200 and 220.
The new Model X only has a long range option and it has a 325 mile range.
Looking at sold 2016's from TeslaCPO.io and confining it to only 6-seaters and 90D batteries (since this is closest to the 100D in the new X's), it can be bought for an average of $80k.
The new 2019 Model X 6-seater is $91.5k (I wont consider the tax incentive because I am thinking about what the costs will be in the future).
2016, range=220 miles, cost=$80k
2019, range=325 miles, cost=$91.5k
I haven't even gotten into the AP features which for most 2016's are not upgradeable to FSD. But since I dont have good 2017 sale numbers, I will just use what I have.
So my FIRST question to all of you is would you prefer a Model X with about 40k miles on it and a range of 220 miles or a new Model X with a 325 mile range and $11.5k more?
Without getting into details (because we probably don't even have to), paying just $11.5k more for 100 miles more range is WAY worth it. And that doesnt even take into consideration wear and tear, or mileage on the used vehicle or that it has older AP technology.
If Tesla technology keeps advancing, then won't that make their older vehicles seem TOO old?
My SECOND question is, is Tesla so damn good at coming up with better technology that they will make their older vehicles obsolete or at the least hard to sell?
Looking at X's from 2016: the 75D batteries "were" rated at about 240 miles and the 90D at 260 miles. I read somewhere that the range decreases by 15% over 40k miles (sorry, I have no link. My son actually told me this). So based on this assumption, the ranges will be about 200 and 220.
The new Model X only has a long range option and it has a 325 mile range.
Looking at sold 2016's from TeslaCPO.io and confining it to only 6-seaters and 90D batteries (since this is closest to the 100D in the new X's), it can be bought for an average of $80k.
The new 2019 Model X 6-seater is $91.5k (I wont consider the tax incentive because I am thinking about what the costs will be in the future).
2016, range=220 miles, cost=$80k
2019, range=325 miles, cost=$91.5k
I haven't even gotten into the AP features which for most 2016's are not upgradeable to FSD. But since I dont have good 2017 sale numbers, I will just use what I have.
So my FIRST question to all of you is would you prefer a Model X with about 40k miles on it and a range of 220 miles or a new Model X with a 325 mile range and $11.5k more?
Without getting into details (because we probably don't even have to), paying just $11.5k more for 100 miles more range is WAY worth it. And that doesnt even take into consideration wear and tear, or mileage on the used vehicle or that it has older AP technology.
If Tesla technology keeps advancing, then won't that make their older vehicles seem TOO old?
My SECOND question is, is Tesla so damn good at coming up with better technology that they will make their older vehicles obsolete or at the least hard to sell?