but do yourself a favor and skip buying one out of warranty
as you will soon pay just as much in repairs for simple things as the cost of new ownership…
I spent 6 months renting a Tesla 3 from hertz (at an egregious and ludicrous cost) while I ubered in it,
fell in love with it,
and undoubtedly convinced double digit folks to consider a Tesla purchase,
especially highly skeptical soon to be buyers…
anyhow, the last few months, I had been watching the used market for specifics that I wanted:
Y or 3,
White on white,
preferably a performance…
looked a few Y’s, all of which were sold within a day,
and found a 2020 M3P,
but with 80k (while still under 4 years old 6/2020)…
at a Hyundai dealership…
I was scared, but didn’t wanna continue paying $500/week to rent,
so I jumped.
1 week later:
1. front suspension super creaky/groany on slow turns (when I test drove and first few days, it had rained so it was sorta lubed up and went unnoticed)…
2. turn signal /DRL inop
3. notification rear passenger seatbelt malfunction
Tesla App Service estimate:
$3k before I’ve even gone a week or made a first payment…
Hyundai dealership has agreed to at least look at it, but said they likely will not do/pay for anything…
this is all to say,
that even the smallest things on an out of warranty vehicle can add up to the cost of purchasing a new one…
-reluctant new Tesla owner
hey fam
as you will soon pay just as much in repairs for simple things as the cost of new ownership…
I spent 6 months renting a Tesla 3 from hertz (at an egregious and ludicrous cost) while I ubered in it,
fell in love with it,
and undoubtedly convinced double digit folks to consider a Tesla purchase,
especially highly skeptical soon to be buyers…
anyhow, the last few months, I had been watching the used market for specifics that I wanted:
Y or 3,
White on white,
preferably a performance…
looked a few Y’s, all of which were sold within a day,
and found a 2020 M3P,
but with 80k (while still under 4 years old 6/2020)…
at a Hyundai dealership…
I was scared, but didn’t wanna continue paying $500/week to rent,
so I jumped.
1 week later:
1. front suspension super creaky/groany on slow turns (when I test drove and first few days, it had rained so it was sorta lubed up and went unnoticed)…
2. turn signal /DRL inop
3. notification rear passenger seatbelt malfunction
Tesla App Service estimate:
$3k before I’ve even gone a week or made a first payment…
Hyundai dealership has agreed to at least look at it, but said they likely will not do/pay for anything…
this is all to say,
that even the smallest things on an out of warranty vehicle can add up to the cost of purchasing a new one…
-reluctant new Tesla owner
hey fam
