If you're in love with an S, get an S. If you feel like you'll keep looking at all those S's driving by you everyday while you sit in your 3, get the S. Tesla Used buying experience isn't great and sometimes even frustrating, but you'll get the car you really love. I just got a used Tesla from them directly. DM me if you have any questions.
It's not that simple. I've been munching on this for a while now and there's things which make me want the S and things that push me towards the 3. The balance point is quite fine for now.
S:
+ bigger, more comfortable, quieter, hatch, exterior looks better, possibility of free supercharging
- bigger than I'd need, not so efficient, less range, dated electronics
- hard to find the car with the exact specs I'd like
- cannot afford new, used buying experience is luck based, more risk involved
3:
+ newer tech, more range, better/faster computer, can get a new one for the same price as a 3 year old S
- road noise, paid supercharging
- not a fan of buying new cars, I would love to have someone else take the depreciation hit but I would like one as new as possible.
Not a complete pro-con list but still it's a tough call for me. Either way I look at it, it'll be on the top end of my budget so I really want to make the best choice.
Haven't listed autopilot in either list because it doesn't matter to me that much. I know its limitations, I don't believe FSD is coming anytime soon so for now it's a glorified lane keep assist to be used on highways only.