Yes I guess. Probably because I’ve taken some big ass hits selling and trading in my prior cars.
Not sure about that one. True it’s more special but Tesla’s also charging a 50% premium over the LR.
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It’s actually the exact opposite. I have owned several V-12 luxury cars and the more premium and rare the car the faster they depreciate. My P90DL sold for 145K new and I sold it with 36k miles on it for 50k. Tesla quickly lowered the price on the Performance cars from 140k to just over 100k and included Ludicrous for free when it was a 10K option. When you double the price on a car and only add a single motor and better batteries there is a tremendous premium that will quickly depreciate. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the plaid plus sticker price drop by 20-30k in the next few years. Tesla is renowned for quickly destroying the resale market.
There will be no deliveries at all for part of the year for this specific model year. It will be well known and not impact values. IMHO
But, then there's the $20k+ premium on the Plaid+ over the Plaid (both tri-motor w/ the Plaid + having the batteries).Not sure about that one. True it’s more special but Tesla’s also charging a 50% premium over the LR.
It probably depends how superior the plaid+ is with the 4680s and new architecture. If it’s a big step above the regular plaid, we might be fuc*** lol
I talked about a Tesla SA about this very specific issue as I have ordered a plaid and was worried about depreciation:
True but seems like Tesla isn't lowering prices anytime soon; just the opposite in fact...they seem to be raising prices lately. We'll see. Hoping I love my Tesla MS Plaid for 2-3 years (putting approx 18k-20k mi. per year on it) and then sell/trade in for at least 60% of of the cost over that time. If so, that would be A LOT better than my piss-poor, $52k hit (43% value) on my 2019 Jaguar I-Pace HSE that cost > $92k and sold it for $40k after just 2 years/36k mi. Horrendous depreciation on that thing.
You are paying 40K premium for 1020hp and 1.99 sec 0-60. Now you might recuperate 20K of that over model S LR during the sale ( assuming 50% drop for all models S) over next 3-4 years. So really paying 20K premium. Now if u can write off some of the expense it might come down to not much difference
Only different on this one is IF the Plaid+ makes its numbers, there will be no reason to make a faster one. An 8 second car is beyond ridiculous. The only upgrade at that point luxury elements and to make it a flying car. To make your point, they may be able to undercut the price over time. Not really in their interest but have seen stranger out of Tesla.
Rapid technological progress comes with rapid price declines. The new 4680 battery will come at a great premium and then trickle down to the whole fleet with no added cost. Unfortunately, it’s inevitable!I talked about a Tesla SA about this very specific issue as I have ordered a plaid and was worried about depreciation:
He acknowledged the fact and said the guys who bought expensive cars and then traded in for newer lower priced car after cut- didn’t have to pay anything from pocket to get a new car or something in that line. So basically got a new car for no extra price. Not sure it makes sense
im just hoping Tesla doesnt continue slashing the price of model S in future.
By that philosophy you should just wait for 3 years and buy a used one for cheap or buy the cheaper new car- then u would still worry abt newer tech coming and ur car price going down.
LR 3.1-> Plaid 1.99-> plaid plus <1.99 whatever that means.
That’s what I’m saying. It definitely isn’t an investment and you need to be okay with massive depreciation while you are enjoying your car. The more you spend on the car, the more you will lose on the car. There is nothing ”special” about massive depreciation and base model cars generally lose less value than premium versions.
Yeah, exactly. It's like when I went from driving my modded 580HP AMG to my modded 700HP/TQ GT-R, running 0-60mph in 2.7 sec. / 1/4 mi. in 10.2 sec @ 136mph...HUGE difference...the GT-R was in a completely different, much higher level of performance than the AMG. Period. Same is true for an 800HP/TQ 3.1 sec 0-60mph car vs. a 1,020 HP/TQ 1.99 sec 0-60mph / 9.2 sec @ 155mph 1/4 mi. car...it's a completely different level of crazy, stupid fast (although admittedly, 99% of people would be more than satisfied with a 3.1 sec 0-60mph / 800HP/TQ car...myself included...that's just ridiculously fast already!!).
“Massive” depreciation is there in base model Tesla and other non Tesla cars too.
