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Potential buyer for 2017 LR with a question
- Thread starter Tommyfunds
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A 2017 has the old seats, there are a number of little things that have changed. Also watch for fit and finish, since, depending on when it was made, some of the vehicles did have bigger issues.
A 2017 car was ordered by someone who already had a Tesla. New owners didn't start getting cars until around Feb 2018. Early 2017 cars were really limited and went to employees. The VINs were about 18000 and lower.
A 2017 car was ordered by someone who already had a Tesla. New owners didn't start getting cars until around Feb 2018. Early 2017 cars were really limited and went to employees. The VINs were about 18000 and lower.
All Model 3 LR RWD get the 325 mile range with the latest firmware updates.
Sandiegodoug
Active Member
I have a 1/18 model 3 vin 4xxx. Been a great vehicle. Back seats more comfortable in newer ones, since we have an x, no one really sits back there. Fit and finish seems ok to me. My neighbor has a 12/17 car
Vin 15xx. No issues either. Neither one of us employees.
Vin 15xx. No issues either. Neither one of us employees.
The vin on this is 000110. Im guessing its an early build which I have no problem with having older seats since I won't have passengers. For it's price and mileage with eap/fsd I might be a new owner of a Tesla! Thanks for the info.
That makes it more intriguing on pulling the trigger.There’s also a chance your 2017 with 110 vin could be a collectors item in 30 years
Im not sure but judging from the pictures it looks like cloth which im fine with.
EricUSC
Member
All 2017 Model 3s have Alcantara headliner. I believe the change to a lower grade fabric was made very early in 2018. If you want Alcantara headliner on a newer Model 3, Unplugged Performance sells an upgrade kit for $1995.
Rojer Lockless
Member
So what's the amazing price? I just grabbed a LR 2018 with 14k miles red with upgrade wheels and FSD for 41
I believe the service center can swap out the original suspension at no charge, if it hasn't been done already. At least that used to be the case.
Builds before June 2018 have headlights rated acceptable by IIHS, instead or good.
Builds before June 2018 have headlights rated acceptable by IIHS, instead or good.
Rojer Lockless
Member
Rojer Lockless
Member
The market for used Model 3’s is still a little wonky right now because there is such a wide variation in local rebates available for EV’s from state to state. Some states offer a $5,000 rebate for purchasing an EV. Others offer zero sales tax. Utility companies offer rebates. And of course the $3,750 federal tax credit.
So how good of a deal a particular used Model 3 is depends on which state you are purchasing it in and how good the incentives are in your state on a new one.
In the case of this OP in this post, $35.5K is a pretty good deal but not an amazing deal. The car is a very early serial number which is clearly affecting the seller’s ability to sell it. If it has FSD that makes it a better deal, but it’s up to the buyer to confirm it really has FSD. Many people confuse EAP and FSD so the seller will have to prove they really paid for FSD when they bought the car.
So how good of a deal a particular used Model 3 is depends on which state you are purchasing it in and how good the incentives are in your state on a new one.
In the case of this OP in this post, $35.5K is a pretty good deal but not an amazing deal. The car is a very early serial number which is clearly affecting the seller’s ability to sell it. If it has FSD that makes it a better deal, but it’s up to the buyer to confirm it really has FSD. Many people confuse EAP and FSD so the seller will have to prove they really paid for FSD when they bought the car.
