In April of this year I realized the resell value of my 2018 Mid-Range (MR) was through the roof. I ordered a new model 3 RWD while also looked at several other cars that did not match up. I put a deposit on an i4, but the end of the tax credit dulled my interest since it is about $10k more than the Tesla for similar features and it would take approximately forever to arrive.
That's ok, I really love this new Model 3 RWD. I still love the looks, the MSM paint is incredible, and I it still drives fabulous.
The price was great. The new car is only $990 higher in base price. I sold the old car for $44k. I upgraded to a new and improved car for $4490 plus delivery, taxes and fees. I went from 35k to 8 on the odometer and got a brand new warranty.
Even better, the improvements and upgrades in the new car are incredible.
Some comparisons:
--2018 MR features over 2022 RWD
--2022 RWD features over 2018 MR
--undecided
-- range
--delivery time
--prices
--purchase
Oh, and I had to buy floormats for $120 and new garage remote for $12. That's ok.
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That's ok, I really love this new Model 3 RWD. I still love the looks, the MSM paint is incredible, and I it still drives fabulous.
The price was great. The new car is only $990 higher in base price. I sold the old car for $44k. I upgraded to a new and improved car for $4490 plus delivery, taxes and fees. I went from 35k to 8 on the odometer and got a brand new warranty.
Even better, the improvements and upgrades in the new car are incredible.Some comparisons:
--2018 MR features over 2022 RWD
- premium audio -- new system still sounds pretty great.
- homelink -- I do miss that
- floor mats, frunk mat -- not that expensive.
- fog lights -- only used them a few times
- center console storage tray -- really ?
- one year premium connectivity
- one year supercharging
- mobile charger -- ( I did get a new one based on my April 8 OD, but newer orders do not get it. )
- faster 0-60 time (5.2 < 5.8) I don't notice it.
--2022 RWD features over 2018 MR
- Basic Autopilot included -- I had to pay $2000 back in 2018. This is a big win.
- Interior improvements -- console materals and design, door cards, window and lock switches, steel steering wheel rollers
- Inductive phone charging -- love love love it
- front side window glazing -- I have read this but have no way to confirm it
- Power trunk !!!-- that was unexpected.
- AMD Ryzen Media CPU -- another big win
- FSD computer + Tesla vision -- is this really better ? idk.
- Heated steering wheel
- Matrix lights
- Heatpump
- LFP power battery
- LI-ion 12V battery
- ? anything else ?
--undecided
- Easy entry profile settings for steering wheel and seat - I don't see them. This was really nice. ? Am I missing this somewhere ?
-- range
- 2018 MR: 264. This was achieved by a software update. I think I saw it once.
- 2022 RWD: 267.
--delivery time
- 2018 MR: 22 days
- 2022 RWD: 155 days
--prices
- 2018 MR : $46000 - $7500 tax credit
- 2022 RWD : $46990
--purchase
- final: $46990 (new RWD) + $1500 (wheels) - $44000 (sell 2018 MR) = $4490 + delivery, tax & fees !
Oh, and I had to buy floormats for $120 and new garage remote for $12. That's ok.
(Source: Jengtingchen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International — CC BY-SA 4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
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