Hi there. I'm a new owner of a 2014 P85D and I'm considering selling and buying a different Tesla: either a 2017 or newer non performance dual motor like a 100D (would not be all that much more than I paid for the P85D), or even something like a Model 3. Also considering a lightly used Ioniq 5.
I recently started noticing a noise on acceleration that sounds like the well documented milling from the LDU. It's out of warranty, but the cost doesn't seem that prohibitive to fix. However, it also seems like the remanufactured large drive unit put back into the car might also develop the same problem down the line, and I'm not too keen on having to keep putting in motors out of warranty.
Reading these forums it seems like it's easy to get upside down on the vehicle if the HV battery needs to be replaced as well. The cost of replacing the pack makes long term ownership of the car tricky to pencil out. A $24k 10 year old used car + a $16k battery = $40k I might have been better off just putting into a newer car now.
We don't drive very much (maybe 5,000 - 6,000 miles a year) and I charge at home so the gas savings/free supercharging aren't of that much value to me. Mainly I'd like an electric vehicle that's good for around town driving but that is a better long term bet on these sort of motor/battery reliability.
I'd love any advice more knowledgeable Tesla owners about which Model S/Model 3 they'd personally buy in my situation (or whether you'd just keep going with the current vehicle).
I recently started noticing a noise on acceleration that sounds like the well documented milling from the LDU. It's out of warranty, but the cost doesn't seem that prohibitive to fix. However, it also seems like the remanufactured large drive unit put back into the car might also develop the same problem down the line, and I'm not too keen on having to keep putting in motors out of warranty.
Reading these forums it seems like it's easy to get upside down on the vehicle if the HV battery needs to be replaced as well. The cost of replacing the pack makes long term ownership of the car tricky to pencil out. A $24k 10 year old used car + a $16k battery = $40k I might have been better off just putting into a newer car now.
We don't drive very much (maybe 5,000 - 6,000 miles a year) and I charge at home so the gas savings/free supercharging aren't of that much value to me. Mainly I'd like an electric vehicle that's good for around town driving but that is a better long term bet on these sort of motor/battery reliability.
I'd love any advice more knowledgeable Tesla owners about which Model S/Model 3 they'd personally buy in my situation (or whether you'd just keep going with the current vehicle).
