Must have options for resale value / what a first time Tesla owner may not know?

[musicious]

I disagree with most here about not needing any upgrades; if there was a used Tesla for sale without Autopilot, and another with the same exact specs with Autopilot costing $5k more, I bet 4/5 buyers would pay the extra $5k for Autopilot (many current owners wish they could retrofit for that much). My own boss would not buy a Tesla because he didn't see any decently priced used ones with Autopilot and he can't afford to buy new, it isnt worth it to him to buy a used one without Autopilot no matter how cheap.

I myself bought my Tesla entirely BECAUSE of Autopilot. When I looked for my previous car a few years ago I had only considered those with autonomous cruise control which ruled out the Tesla; I got the Subaru Legacy with Eyesight (2 stereoscopic cameras) for a fraction of the cost of sportscars with similar features (under $30k), including adaptive cruise, preemptive emergency breaking which prevented multiple accidents for me, and it beeped if leaving the lane without a signal.

While I considered upgrading to the newest Subaru this year with lane keep assist and better Eyesight sensors for faster reaction time, I saw an article about Autopilot. I thought: There are cheaper cars that are electric, cheaper cars with comparable 0-60 to the non-performance models, cheaper cars like the Subaru with adaptive cruise/lane assist, but while Over the Air updates and the big screen were also nice, it was Autosteer that put me over the edge to trade in my Subaru for $17k to get the Tesla 85D for $96k (if I could do it again I'd get the 70D with Autopilot and fewer options for just over $70k).

 

[thgchris]

I disagree with most here about not needing any upgrades; if there was a used Tesla for sale without Autopilot, and another with the same exact specs with Autopilot costing $5k more, I bet 4/5 buyers would pay the extra $5k for Autopilot (many current owners wish they could retrofit for that much). My own boss would not buy a Tesla because he didn't see any decently priced used ones with Autopilot and he can't afford to buy new, it isnt worth it to him to buy a used one without Autopilot no matter how cheap.

I myself bought my Tesla entirely BECAUSE of Autopilot. When I looked for my previous car a few years ago I had only considered those with autonomous cruise control which ruled out the Tesla; I got the Subaru Legacy with Eyesight (2 stereoscopic cameras) for a fraction of the cost of sportscars with similar features (under $30k), including adaptive cruise, preemptive emergency breaking which prevented multiple accidents for me, and it beeped if leaving the lane without a signal.

While I considered upgrading to the newest Subaru this year with lane keep assist and better Eyesight sensors for faster reaction time, I saw an article about Autopilot. I thought: There are cheaper cars that are electric, cheaper cars with comparable 0-60 to the non-performance models, cheaper cars like the Subaru with adaptive cruise/lane assist, but while Over the Air updates and the big screen were also nice, it was Autosteer that put me over the edge to trade in my Subaru for $17k to get the Tesla 85D for $96k (if I could do it again I'd get the 70D with Autopilot and fewer options for just over $70k).

Mainly just the price that you'd prefer to do just over $70k or some other reason?

 

[musicious]

Mainly just the price that you'd prefer to do just over $70k or some other reason?

Correct, The cheapest dual motor when I get my car was the 85D (60 was RWD and 70D wasn't even anounced), plus some options I got like paint color I would've saved (i wrapped it anyway). I do like the extra acceleration on the 85D but range is negligible and I cared more about autopilot

 

[thgchris]

Correct, The cheapest dual motor when I get my car was the 85D (60 was RWD and 70D wasn't even anounced), plus some options I got like paint color I would've saved (i wrapped it anyway). I do like the extra acceleration on the 85D but range is negligible and I cared more about autopilot

That's the next question for me. I don't even know about paint wrapping etc. apparently it replaces the color of your existing paint?

 

[musicious]

That's the next question for me. I don't even know about paint wrapping etc. apparently it replaces the color of your existing paint?

It can help protect the paint but yea mainly wrap is for aesthetics,looks cool. I hated all the colors they had last year, the only one that didnt look grayscale was red and the dark blue i chose just looked black most of the time.. the new blue is nicer but I love my matte blue

 

[thgchris]

Neat. How much does this typically cost? Recommendation on brand?

 

[musicious]

Neat. How much does this typically cost? Recommendation on brand?

I'd suggest 3M or Avery, it can range from as low as 2k to as high as 10k depending on qualit of work, how much they cover, warranty etc. I paid about $2,500 but didn't have them take many parts off to wrap completely (e.g. they didnt wrap inside the doors or trunk)