Hello! Just wanted to get some thoughts on this. (I posted this on a Facebook group as well but have seen & driven it since I've posted it)
I’m looking at purchasing a 2016 Model S P90DL with about 130k miles on it. I've finally gotten a chance to drive and see the vehicle, but from the many many hours of reading I’ve done on it on TMC, it seems the 90 KWh battery seems to carry the highest failure rate of any of the packs the MS came with from that era.
I was able to verify with the battery sticker that it is a "V3" 90KWh battery pack. (P/N - 1088792-00-A with Serial T16H0059228) But based on the tag, it may be original to the car.
Car's build date is 08/2016 so it still has a few months of warranty left. The gauge cluster is showing the main pyro fuse does need to be replaced, but that's under warranty so I'm not too worried about that. Car has some paint chips, likely from a lot of highway driving, and it has some semi-worn (maybe around 50-60% tread life) Michelin tires with 2022 date code so it looks like a car that was cared for and it looks like it's in pretty good condition.
It’s a small dealer in CA and they’re asking $23.9k but it drives well and it’s optioned up exactly how I wanted it (Black over Black) so I’m gonna try to haggle down to $21-22k (it’s been on sale for over 2 months) and add on the tax credit to get it down to around $17-18k.
I am aware of the 3rd party options to have the pack replaced, but I’m trying to factor in that cost if that ends up being the case.
Is it worth going for it? Or is the mileage/battery being original a reason to steer clear of it?
I’m looking at purchasing a 2016 Model S P90DL with about 130k miles on it. I've finally gotten a chance to drive and see the vehicle, but from the many many hours of reading I’ve done on it on TMC, it seems the 90 KWh battery seems to carry the highest failure rate of any of the packs the MS came with from that era.
I was able to verify with the battery sticker that it is a "V3" 90KWh battery pack. (P/N - 1088792-00-A with Serial T16H0059228) But based on the tag, it may be original to the car.
Car's build date is 08/2016 so it still has a few months of warranty left. The gauge cluster is showing the main pyro fuse does need to be replaced, but that's under warranty so I'm not too worried about that. Car has some paint chips, likely from a lot of highway driving, and it has some semi-worn (maybe around 50-60% tread life) Michelin tires with 2022 date code so it looks like a car that was cared for and it looks like it's in pretty good condition.
It’s a small dealer in CA and they’re asking $23.9k but it drives well and it’s optioned up exactly how I wanted it (Black over Black) so I’m gonna try to haggle down to $21-22k (it’s been on sale for over 2 months) and add on the tax credit to get it down to around $17-18k.
I am aware of the 3rd party options to have the pack replaced, but I’m trying to factor in that cost if that ends up being the case.
Is it worth going for it? Or is the mileage/battery being original a reason to steer clear of it?