Recent content by Tessd

I don't see much hate. Nobody cares what I drive. But hey, cool story for Stephen Colbert who apparently hates Elon.

Does anyone have experience with selling or trading in a year before the battery warranty runs out vs right at the 8 year mark? I have a 2017. I plan to keep it one more year but will the value take a significant hit if there is nothing left on the battery and motor warranty?

I think if you want the Plaid you already know it. I hardly ever floor my lowly S so there is zero reason for me to get the Plaid.

It doesn’t matter if you keep cars for a long time. You can buy FSD later when you decide it’s worth it. Is it worth $12K today based on current features? Or are you buying a promise (that has been broken for many years) and have fear of price increases? I don’t know, I think I could find better...

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Makes complete sense to me. Why would they invest in these low volume vehicles that seem to have a shrinking margin? I don’t know anything about these batteries but pouring money to figure out how to put them in the S/X makes no sense to me either. Just my uninformed opinion.

I have FSD. The resale value seems to be $0 so I wouldn't do it for that. This is certainly true if you trade the car in, especially back to Tesla. Maybe private sale is better but I haven't tested that. As far as functionality, I use autopilot on the highway very often, which I believe comes...

Oh my. Now I’m making nonsensical generalizations. Sigh. I’m not one to insult people, even online. But I have noticed a dig with each comment and it’s really not necessary. I am simply stating my opinion and I am more than happy to learn from yours. Yes there were people who paid crazy...

The problem is that the people who bought these cars new and are taking significant depreciation hits are not rejoicing as much. That is not healthy. I don’t think it’s good that EVs are not holding their value. And I don’t think it’s good that Tesla is forced to cut prices. But hey, maybe we...

I don't think there is a wrong way to apply the TCO calculator. While all used car prices have come down from their peaks, Tesla used prices have gone down way more. This means the TCO for Tesla is far worse than it was even pre-pandemic when I bought my car. Is it even debatable to say that...

I didn't come up with the calculation for Total Cost of Ownership. Depreciation is one of the biggest contributors to the overall cost of a car. It's simple math to figure out if the lower initial purchase price compensates for the additional expected depreciation. If the lower purchase price...

Terrible resale values for Tesla and EV's in general is not good for the EV market as a whole. One of the reasons, if not the main reason, people buy EV's is that they are cheaper to run and maintain. Tesla puts this savings front and center on their website. But saving a few dollars on gas is...

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LOL. $38K for a 2106?? That is outrageous!

I don't think there is anything special about 2017. A Model S from 2018+ will be even better since these cars keep improving. It's just a matter of finding one in your price range. A used Model S is a really good value given recent depreciation. It shouldn't be that hard to find one.