Tesla’s do last

[Budie]

Here I have my Model 3 SR+ with 87k miles and still getting 230+/- Wh/mi on the highway! Averaging 70-75mph.

So I just want to encourage you all. Tesla’s do last and are very very good cars. Even when you beat them to hell. I have not in anyway babied my car at all. I supercharge my every week and drive 3,000+ miles every month. Drift and drive like a maniac! And the only maintenance I’ve done is one set of tires and refill the window washer fluid.

 

[PianoAl]

Perhaps change title to "It's True That Teslas Last a Long Time."

 

[Stevewaclo]

Better check that cabin air filter!

Good for you!

 

[zoomer0056]

What year is your car? What part shows the most wear?

 

[Maki22]

Perhaps change title to "It's True That Teslas Last a Long Time."

Unless you get one that was put together on a Monday morning after the workers spent the entire weekend at the bar like my previous Model 3 was.

Didn't last even 1 hour from delivery time before the first issues started to pop up.

 

[rwiegand]

Some of us regard 87,000 miles as still being a new car. Let's talk after 15 years and 200k miles.

 

[Sklith]

Some of us regard 87,000 miles as still being a new car. Let's talk after 15 years and 200k miles.

There's plenty of Model S's with that kind of mileage out there, at least.

 

[rwiegand]

There's plenty of Model S's with that kind of mileage out there, at least.

Yes, and that gives me hope. I like keeping my cars a long time. If I can use it for 9-10 years and then swap the battery for another 5+ I'll be happy. (and probably done buying cars)

 

[skygraff]

Perhaps change title to "It's True That Teslas Last a Long Time."

At the very least, get rid of the apostrophe.

 

[electrikcuban]

My Model 3 RWD has about 21K miles and tires almost need to be replaced. I bought it in April. How long did your first set last?

 

[launchd]

Some of us regard 87,000 miles as still being a new car. Let's talk after 15 years and 200k miles.

No offense, but in no way is a car with 87,000 miles on its odometer "new" unless it is "new" to you because you just purchased it. A car with this many miles on it, EV or ICE, is no longer considered new by any stretch of one's imagination.

 

[terranx]

No offense, but in no way is a car with 87,000 miles on its odometer "new" unless it is "new" to you because you just purchased it. A car with this many miles on it, EV or ICE, is no longer considered new by any stretch of one's imagination.

I think the point is more that no car should have meaningful issues at 87k. It should just be routine maintenance. Realistically if there are commonly major failures before 200k, that would be considered unreliable

 

[rwiegand]

No offense, but in no way is a car with 87,000 miles on its odometer "new" unless it is "new" to you because you just purchased it. A car with this many miles on it, EV or ICE, is no longer considered new by any stretch of one's imagination.

I was in my mid-40's before I ever owned a car with that few miles on it; I'd regard any modern car of any sort that required significant mechanical repairs beyond routine maintenance (tires, brakes etc) before 100K miles as unreliable. So yes, I regard the sub-100K miles period as the "honeymoon" time during which I expect a new car not to break. Obviously a car with that many miles will be beginning to show wear and tear, so my comment was a bit tongue in cheek, but the point being that, unless a car is really awful, 87K miles should tell you almost nothing about its potential longevity.

 

[rincewind]

but the point being that, unless a car is really awful, 87K miles should tell you almost nothing about its potential longevity.

I've owned a couple of BMW's that manifested a lot of issues around 80k miles. Plastic cooling system parts love to split, various ancilliaries throw a wobbler. That's just my experience, but having hung around BMW forums I'm certainly not unique.

 

[Budie]

Better check that cabin air filter!

Good for you!

oops lol I've changed that twice... forgot about that.

 

[Budie]

What year is your car? What part shows the most wear?

2020 Model 3 SR+ RWD

Tires wear the most. I use toyo 255/45R18 103W's they lasted me about 55,000 miles. Also your from suspension will probably start squeaking around 80k miles but its a really quick fix.

 

[Budie]

My Model 3 RWD has about 21K miles and tires almost need to be replaced. I bought it in April. How long did your first set last?

Teslas tires lasted about 25k for me. But I didn't go back to tesla to get my tires replaced because I thought surely could get more out tires then that. so I went to local shop near me and had them put on some Toyo tires and they lasted me 55k miles! so I went right back and bought the same tires
(Toyo Tires 255/45R18 103W) but those are much larger then the stock tires because I was going for a specific look. The total cost for the toyo tires balenced and monted was $950!

 

[rwiegand]

I've owned a couple of BMW's that manifested a lot of issues around 80k miles. Plastic cooling system parts love to split, various ancilliaries throw a wobbler. That's just my experience, but having hung around BMW forums I'm certainly not unique.

Yes, definitely not unique! My BMW problems began around 40K miles and went on from there. That's why BMWs are on my fun but unreliable list. I didn't buy another one. Being slow on the uptake I followed up with a Mini, it broke constantly, but I loved it anyway. Meanwhile DW just drove her Toyotas and a Ford C-max for years and years with no trouble. About 20K on the Model Y at this point.

 

[buckets0fun]

That datapoint of Wh/mi is for your last drive. Click over to your trips menu for a more accurate version, assuming you haven’t reset the car since purchase.

 

[rincewind]

Teslas tires lasted about 25k for me

Oh I wish. I get 15-17k miles from my Michelins on my M3P, and that's with a lot of driving like miss daisy.