I am new to Tesla (havent even driven one ;-)) but have been interested in the company and the product. I am looking at buying a used Tesla Model S, 2014 (4D). Attractive part is it comes with lifetime free supercharging, which I understand transfers over to new owner (but couldnt verify this with Tesla, despite me calling them).
The car has done 110K miles (50K of those in last 15 months as the current owner did up and down driving to workplace everyday which is 100 plus miles away). There was a previous owner (original buyer) who replaced door handles, panoramic sun roof etc. The next owner updated the drive too and the main display screen as there was a screen recall. The battery is still original but the warranty on the car is expiring by next year.
Will be getting this for around $30K. Have a few queries in my mind which I havent found answers to , despite hours of research including google reviews.
- What are your opinions on a battery fail in these models. Are the 2014s having history of battery issues. I live in north california so the winters are cold (30-40s) but no snow but summers are 110s for a couple of months. In the past year the current owner has mostly supercharged these (as they didnt have a home power source). Would these be genuine concern regarding the health and reliability of battery pack going forward.
- Does Tesla sell extended warranties for these models
- The seats look uncomfortable (the newer ones have more contoured seats). The back seat to me looked like a bench and flat. What is the long drive experience in these.
- Anything I should be looking into, checking while I decide to buy this
- What does lifetime free supercharging mean - is it the life of battery pack or what defines the life of car as per tesla. Anyone faced road bumps getting it transferred during private sale.
Thanks.
The car has done 110K miles (50K of those in last 15 months as the current owner did up and down driving to workplace everyday which is 100 plus miles away). There was a previous owner (original buyer) who replaced door handles, panoramic sun roof etc. The next owner updated the drive too and the main display screen as there was a screen recall. The battery is still original but the warranty on the car is expiring by next year.
Will be getting this for around $30K. Have a few queries in my mind which I havent found answers to , despite hours of research including google reviews.
- What are your opinions on a battery fail in these models. Are the 2014s having history of battery issues. I live in north california so the winters are cold (30-40s) but no snow but summers are 110s for a couple of months. In the past year the current owner has mostly supercharged these (as they didnt have a home power source). Would these be genuine concern regarding the health and reliability of battery pack going forward.
- Does Tesla sell extended warranties for these models
- The seats look uncomfortable (the newer ones have more contoured seats). The back seat to me looked like a bench and flat. What is the long drive experience in these.
- Anything I should be looking into, checking while I decide to buy this
- What does lifetime free supercharging mean - is it the life of battery pack or what defines the life of car as per tesla. Anyone faced road bumps getting it transferred during private sale.
Thanks.