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Seriously considering trading in for the performance model....
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GuyDude
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I also considered this but you will have to pay back CVRP. i feel like we got shafted with the LR RWD....
This applies to California right? This is not the fed tax credit?
Can you elaborate? Haven’t picked up mine, upgraded from MR thinking it was worthwhile,
Msjulie
Active Member
I did this in August; had a RWD from January and sold it to get a stealth Performance (which is no longer available) which I picked up in August. The service I used was Vroom: Buy, Sell or Trade-In Used Vehicles Online as suggested to me by another forum member; everyone was telling me I would need to sacrifice on price because of the fed tax credit. Not so; I think I got a fair price and more $ that some naysayers on the forum suggested 
Times were different then; it was hard to get any Model 3 but now it's impossible to get a RWD LR? Hard to speculate what your car is worth now but look at vroom, carvana, shift, and edmunds to get an idea.
The fed tax credit, according to our accountant, is valid on both cars for us since intent in both cases was not flip/resale. I never filed for CA because car pool stickers are gold out here..
Good luck.
Times were different then; it was hard to get any Model 3 but now it's impossible to get a RWD LR? Hard to speculate what your car is worth now but look at vroom, carvana, shift, and edmunds to get an idea.
The fed tax credit, according to our accountant, is valid on both cars for us since intent in both cases was not flip/resale. I never filed for CA because car pool stickers are gold out here..
Good luck.
Correct. There's no need to repay the federal tax credit, as long as you legitimately bought the car thinking you were going to keep it and then later decided to sell it. This is because the federal tax credit is illegal to claim if you bought the car with the specific intent to resell it.
Good information here. With 12K miles on it now, hardly could argue I did this with the intent to collect the tax credit. I certainly did not.
Just got a Varoom quote for my 3LR RWD 18's 22k miles with EAP.
$41000
No intention to sell. Love the 3LR RWD.
$41000
No intention to sell. Love the 3LR RWD.
YauKwan
Member
I've tried entering my VIN on a few sites and it doesn't work. No clue why. I hate to have to actually talk to someone. lol
I suggest you don't trade in. I drive my P3D+ on chill mode because in sports mode it give my passenger motion sickness. I also average 300wh/mile which is way higher than LR RWD. Spend the money on getting 2 piece brake rotor, lightweight 19 inch rim or even a coil over upgrade and you'll be happier.
GuyDude
Member
Jedi2155
Model 3 has Arrived.
Depends on how you feel about the performance. The LR RWD for all intents and purposes is the better car as a daily driver. Only when you decide to race or floor it, would it be a huge difference.
The LR RWD has more range and is more efficient, and cheaper so it'll keep its resale value the best. As you've already noticed, us P3D+ owners already got the $5k shaft *almost* had it not been Fred and Elon saving our butts. Its amazing performance, and every launch still puts a smile on my face, but I'd certainly be happy with a RWD as well. It just won't put a smile like a performance.....
. I'm not sure if I helped you or made it worse....
OP also has a Model X P100D... so I think he will be fine with the motion sickness part.
dek526
Member
i did contemplate this but offer i got for my LR was 42k. that offer was for a 3 month old car with 1200 miles on it, photosync tint on all windows and a ceramic pro cosating. mostly will keep the car for 5 years and see what’s out there then
Which variant of the Model 3 to get really depends on what you intend to use it for. I'm very glad I got the LR RWD, because I regularly make trips between SD and LA. With the range of the LR AWD, I can easily make the round trip with 50+ miles to spare (7k+ miles driven and have never been to a Supercharger), although I drive at the flow of traffic in the leftmost freeway lane and with the A/C on. I originally wanted the AWD to make ski trips easier, but now I can't imagine losing 7-8% range to AWD. Sure, I may enjoy the performance of AWD or PAWD once in a while, but RWD is plenty fast for everyday driving.
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