Alright...so after the rabbit hole of research, here is my question:
Pre-2015 Model S cars saw a very high incidence of drive unit failures, within 60k miles. Some claim the amount of actual drive unit failures was much lower, with instead the replacements happening due to "noises" and not a stranded on the road failure.
My hypothesis is this: any 2012-2014 on the road that has survived 60-120k miles on the original drive unit, is it safe to assume that since these are all out of warranty, that you're playing with fire and the drive units are just a matter of "how soon"?
OR
If the original drive unit has made it past the 60k barrier that so many did not, that it's probably a solid drive unit that will hopefully go much much farther into the 200-250k range? My only hesitation about an earlier model S is basically this...otherwise it seems safer to spend an extra $20k for a dual motor unit
Any thoughts or discussion would be appreciated
Pre-2015 Model S cars saw a very high incidence of drive unit failures, within 60k miles. Some claim the amount of actual drive unit failures was much lower, with instead the replacements happening due to "noises" and not a stranded on the road failure.
My hypothesis is this: any 2012-2014 on the road that has survived 60-120k miles on the original drive unit, is it safe to assume that since these are all out of warranty, that you're playing with fire and the drive units are just a matter of "how soon"?
OR
If the original drive unit has made it past the 60k barrier that so many did not, that it's probably a solid drive unit that will hopefully go much much farther into the 200-250k range? My only hesitation about an earlier model S is basically this...otherwise it seems safer to spend an extra $20k for a dual motor unit
Any thoughts or discussion would be appreciated