Audis and Porsche been always high in price, but the replacements of the E63 and M5 will come for sure in few years in the 100-120k.
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Considering a Plaid...but do you think it's "worth it"?
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After I traded in my 2014 Jeep SRT I in August I paid Carmax 68k plus tax for my Dec 2021 Model S Plaid with 16k miles.
With Tesla's price cuts a week later I may have overpaid at that by 5-10k
I bought it because of the 9.4 sec on the 1/4 @151 mph performance that it does on a typical public road.
It had the 21" wheels
I'm not a fan of black wheels especially on a black car so I got these
and another set of Michelin Pilot tires..
Any minor vibration at 40-45 mph like on the 16k tires seems to have disappeared.
I added some Plaid emblems
Mark Z
Active Member
The transfer of unlimited Supercharging helped make the decision to upgrade from the 2017 90D Model S to Plaid. (Never forgot the Plaid performance during a demo drive earlier this year.)
Is this a correct statement? I am looking at replacing my 2016 Model S with the new Model S plaid. But the Tesla folks stated that trimotor is the only difference (unlike X where there difference included six seats and rear seats are controlled electronically). According to the Tesla folks in the showroom, the interior, MCU, suspension, windows, etc. are exactly the same between non-plaid (LR) version and the plaid version.
I think @SilverGS was getting at the differences between the pre-refresh and post-refresh Model S, and not the differences between the post-refresh Model S LR and Plaid. Yes, the current LR and Plaid are basically the same, net of the drivetrain.
Thank you. I did buy a Model X Plaid that I took delivery a couple of weeks ago (booked it before the current price increase but after the Yoke price went up and the loyalty discount went down from $1300 to $650) ) to replace my wife's ICE SUV. It was a no brainer as the price difference was marginal (after you factor in the extras). I was debating if I should also buy MS Plaid or MS LR to replace my 2016 MS. That's when I started investigating. If it is just the speed, then I think I will go with the MS LR.
You also get track mode (makes the car more fun even if not on a track). Some slight brake changes (pads) now but nothing like the optional track pack brakes . Obviously the 3rd motor. Carbon wrapped motors all around.
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Rear spoiler, carbon fiber trim option, and different pedals are other upgrades and a few hundred more pounds.
Of course the ability to warp space and time when you lay down all 1k HP to the ground at launch. Better than any ride at Disney or Universal. My kids still never tire of launching the car.
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Rear spoiler, carbon fiber trim option, and different pedals are other upgrades and a few hundred more pounds.
Of course the ability to warp space and time when you lay down all 1k HP to the ground at launch. Better than any ride at Disney or Universal. My kids still never tire of launching the car.
Makes complete sense if you're good with 670hp vs 1,020hp. Certainly not a hardship. Interior will have wood trim, and there will be no rear spoiler, which are the visual changes people may observe, apart from the absent plaid badge.
Agree. The acceleration of the S Plaid is very similar to amusement park rides and it still hasn't gotten old for me yet. Can't fault anyone getting the regular S though.
The price difference in Canada is a whopping C$35K if we factor in the luxury tax and sales tax between MS LR and MS Plaid.
Freeway on ramps 100% of the time. Duh!
Are you kidding? If you can afford it, nothing else to be said
Enjoy it to the fullest 
It’s a matter of what color you like best.
EXOTIC1
Member
Used low mile Plaid’s can now be had for under 70k. Probably 65K in the new year. Nothing in the used car market compares to what you receive for this price. It’s an absolute no-brainer. For those shopping used versus new.
Happy holidays to all !
Happy holidays to all !
I am no into to swapping/upgrading my MS LR to MS Plaid and from time to time reflect upon my thoughts of what I thought of my LR. Every so often I put the Plaid in sport mode if I want to relive what it was like (for the most part) of driving the MS LR. It is a pretty close approximation of the performance of the LR.
The more I think about the original question, and having driven both cars enough to really understand them, I am even more certain that if you even are contemplating the question, just buy the LR. The LR in its own right is a very quick car even if it doesn't live up to its performance claims. As long as you don't drive a Plaid, you might be perfectly content.
OTOH, there isn't a single day (unless the roads are really slick) that I don't open it up for at least a few second burst in an appropriate area. Every time, I end up with an ear-to-ear grin. Best 15k I've ever spent on a car. Not a single day goes by that I regret selling my LR and buying the Plaid. Every day my child asks if we can take daddy's car to school instead of mommy's. Even my kid understands the difference between a 2-second and 3-second 0-60 time and votes for the 2-second car daily very adamantly.
If acceleration doesn't matter to you, don't buy the Plaid. If it does, currently there isn't a better deal out there for what you get.
The more I think about the original question, and having driven both cars enough to really understand them, I am even more certain that if you even are contemplating the question, just buy the LR. The LR in its own right is a very quick car even if it doesn't live up to its performance claims. As long as you don't drive a Plaid, you might be perfectly content.
OTOH, there isn't a single day (unless the roads are really slick) that I don't open it up for at least a few second burst in an appropriate area. Every time, I end up with an ear-to-ear grin. Best 15k I've ever spent on a car. Not a single day goes by that I regret selling my LR and buying the Plaid. Every day my child asks if we can take daddy's car to school instead of mommy's. Even my kid understands the difference between a 2-second and 3-second 0-60 time and votes for the 2-second car daily very adamantly.
If acceleration doesn't matter to you, don't buy the Plaid. If it does, currently there isn't a better deal out there for what you get.
CleanDemon
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Not sure about others, but I’m not seeing much discounting on remaining S/X inventory right now.
