Oldschool496
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Yes most people become bored, there will be something greater by then and everyone will want it.Bet you don’t keep it longer than 5 years.
3 to 5 years max.
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Yes most people become bored, there will be something greater by then and everyone will want it.Bet you don’t keep it longer than 5 years.
Tesla is a long term purchase as their's no need to update as Tesla as you all know updates their vehicles in your garage. I purchased a M3 standard plus as this will have the least depreciation and as Musk has said many times this is the best long term M3 to buy. I plan in10-15 years to buy new again and properly dump my M3 at the tip for Tesla's. If you purchased a $40k M3 then it's going to cost you $4k a year to replace in 10 years or $2666 in15 years. This is a new way of ownership as I usually replaced our vehicles every 3-4 years. If your Tesla is owned by your company then it's going to cost a lot less say 45% less due to tax depreciation. There is always going to be the cost of maintenance but that's running costs.
Bet you don’t keep it longer than 5 years.
I used to keep my cars for 10+ years and 200K+ miles. But that seems to be getting shorter and shorter lately (my fault) but because of tech.
Do you think your battery will be good, drive units in 15 years and still getting OTA updates. When WIFI and LTE don’t even exist any more?
Does your Model 3 grow a hatch and storage space as your family grows too?
Bet you Tesla’s have one of the shortest length of ownership (to buy another Tesla). I’d be curious on the stats compared to other brands. I already upgraded my Model 3 to an X within one year, that I originally planned to keep for a while.
Lot of Model 3 owners plan to get a Y and the Model 3 is just to hold them over.
No need to upgrade? Tesla stops supporting users after some time and yes they force you to upgrade if you want to keep improving. Look at the AP1 users that seem to be left behind? I have AP2 and I don't have many features that other vehicles have that are just several months older like a working
I may be in the minority but I just don't see how these things are "forcing" an upgrade.Sentry Mode, Working Browser, Etc. You just bought a current vehicle... Lets see how you feel about that in just 2-3 years.
I may be in the minority but I just don't see how these things are "forcing" an upgrade.
Apple introduced Haptic touch at one point, yay! you get vibrations now! Does that mean that the older phones stopped working? Nope. Can an EV (or any car as such) without sentry mode or a browser still be driven...umm..normally?
My car is apparently already left behind. I have a 2015 90D that I bought used last month. It was bought from Tesla, so it has the 4 yr warranty if something goes wrong, but do I care about "upgrades"? Not even a bit. If I cared, I'd have spent $110K instead of less than half that.In 2-3 years from now when your car is left behind because they moved on to a something better we will see how you think your car will still be getting upgrades in your 10-15 years plan.
My car is apparently already left behind. I have a 2015 90D that I bought used last month. It was bought from Tesla, so it has the 4 yr warranty if something goes wrong, but do I care about "upgrades"? Not even a bit. If I cared, I'd have spent $110K instead of less than half that.
This whole fetish about "upgrades" is just that. Just because a newer car gets "whatever mode" and your car doesn't, doesn't make your car any less functional than it was before.
Ah, got it. My apologies if I misread your post. I absolutely do not expect to get "upgrades" for the next 10-15 years. Hell, if I get any upgrades at all, I'd be surprised.My reply was to Kiwiadventure who thinks these cars will get constant updates though 10-15 years. In regard to your purchase you bought your car used so you did fine. I paid $113k and right after that the bottom fell out and everything I paid for in an option is now given away for free. My Trade in Value is much less than 1/2 what I paid and I just reached 30k miles and car is outdated already. I can buy a better brand new Model S for $85k new so essentially they dropped the retail price of the Model S $30k in less than 3 years.
Ah, got it. My apologies if I misread your post. I absolutely do not expect to get "upgrades" for the next 10-15 years. Hell, if I get any upgrades at all, I'd be surprised.
As far as depreciation/Tesla pricing goes...well you summed it up well. It's not a good place to be in, when you see the price going down like that, but it's not entirely unexpected. Tesla (by now) has established a record of dropping prices relatively consistently. That said, I don't think the prices are gonna go too far south, we just need to see a floor.
Why would you not receive upgrades in 10-15 years. I've owned BMW's and lived with high depreciation so nothing new there.
huh? Why would you? It's a car...it has features and options. You bought it knowing what it has.Why would you not receive upgrades in 10-15 years. I've owned BMW's and lived with high depreciation so nothing new there.
Anyone buying a used Model S off Ebay, Autotrader, Truecar, etc hasn't done their homework. A few months ago, I was one of those people looking on all different sites for a used P100D. And then I discovered the huge advantage of buying a used Tesla from Tesla; most important is the warranty. If you buy a used P100D from Tesla, you'll get a brand new 4 year 50k mile warranty (cars with less than 50k miles) and the remainder of the 8 year battery warranty. Hmmm so if someone purchases the same P100D from any dealer (other than Tesla), you would just get the remainder of the original 4 year 50k mile warranty. That's pretty huge but I'm sure many people looking aren't aware of it. Anyone looking to buy a used Tesla should hands down only consider buying from Tesla, and preferably cars with less than 50k miles..If someone has a little patience, some tremendous deals pop up in used inventory.
Other sources could have plenty of warranty left as well as extended warranty. You can also retain the free supercharging if you buy private. You can add extended warranty but you can’t add free supercharging. You have to look at everything case by case. Price is king. No so hands down.
huh? Why would you? It's a car...it has features and options. You bought it knowing what it has.
Tesla is under NO obligation to give you "upgrades" to begin with, let alone 10-15 years.
My 2016 X90D depreciated a bit over 40% in 3½ years, retaining almost 60% of its value. That's based on Tesla's trade-in credit for a new Long Range S. According to your math, was I better off buying than leasing?And this is exactly why I will never BUY a Tesla. Lease, lease, lease. Then don't have to worry about what they do with values. I've done the math. A lease adds up to about the same cost over 3 years. If your car has retained 50% of its value, then it's about a break even proposition.
My 2016 X90D depreciated a bit over 40% in 3½ years, retaining almost 60% of its value. That's based on Tesla's trade-in credit for a new Long Range S. According to your math, was I better off buying than leasing?