Hi all,
Enjoying the forum.
I am heading off to look at a used Model 3. It is a late 2020 model, but the 2021 refresh specification built in Fremont. I am obviously very excited but also slightly apprehensive as this will be my first time buying an electric car. The car is being sold through an independent trader who is to my knowledge not an EV specialist.
Questions:
1) Is it possible to check the Service Centre visit history of the car? Does Tesla provide this information to non-owners at request? Is it possible to check this through the car's internal computer\on-screen?
2) Range and battery condition. Can I simply extrapolate to determine the range from the car's current state of charge? When I test drive, should I be aiming for a wh/mile figure, and should the test drive be of duration to determine the battery’s condition? What % range of theoretical maximum are folks on the forum getting with current UK conditions (I am south-southeast based, Oxford).
4) Has Tesla undertaken any updates that I should look out for (IIRC I read some info on a heat pump part needing replacement). Can this be checked via the car?
5) The car appears very clean and tidy in the provided images, but is there anything to gauge how much the previous owner cared for it? Mudflaps maybe? Any stats on-screen?
6) Is the warranty transferrable and would Tesla treat it as a car bought through them? I am slightly concerned that if I run into issues, would it being a 2 owner car that was not bought used from Tesla affect how they treat it. I suspect not, but just want to check.
7) Am I overthinking things and if the car looks and feels okay then I should buy it then and there
Lots of questions, so thanks for taking the time to read over, and that hopefully most of them will have a quick answer. Thanks in advance.
Enjoying the forum.
I am heading off to look at a used Model 3. It is a late 2020 model, but the 2021 refresh specification built in Fremont. I am obviously very excited but also slightly apprehensive as this will be my first time buying an electric car. The car is being sold through an independent trader who is to my knowledge not an EV specialist.
Questions:
1) Is it possible to check the Service Centre visit history of the car? Does Tesla provide this information to non-owners at request? Is it possible to check this through the car's internal computer\on-screen?
2) Range and battery condition. Can I simply extrapolate to determine the range from the car's current state of charge? When I test drive, should I be aiming for a wh/mile figure, and should the test drive be of duration to determine the battery’s condition? What % range of theoretical maximum are folks on the forum getting with current UK conditions (I am south-southeast based, Oxford).
4) Has Tesla undertaken any updates that I should look out for (IIRC I read some info on a heat pump part needing replacement). Can this be checked via the car?
5) The car appears very clean and tidy in the provided images, but is there anything to gauge how much the previous owner cared for it? Mudflaps maybe? Any stats on-screen?
6) Is the warranty transferrable and would Tesla treat it as a car bought through them? I am slightly concerned that if I run into issues, would it being a 2 owner car that was not bought used from Tesla affect how they treat it. I suspect not, but just want to check.
7) Am I overthinking things and if the car looks and feels okay then I should buy it then and there
Lots of questions, so thanks for taking the time to read over, and that hopefully most of them will have a quick answer. Thanks in advance.