I've finally decided to join the club and upgrade my current BMW 535i to a Tesla. The problem is I keep going back and forth with which version of the Model S to get. I've read through plenty of threads on here comparing various versions and still can't make up my mind, so I was hoping some banter here may help me with you experts.
I mentioned in another post that I helped my mom secure a great deal on a P85 a year ago. I've driven her car often and love the ridiculous acceleration, even though the tail seems to lose traction if you floor it too hard. At one point she took the car in for service and they gave her a 90D, which I also drove. I didn't realize what AP really was back then so I didn't play with it even though the car had it. However, I thought the car felt faster than her P85 and was a lot smoother to drive in all respects.
So all that said, I wanted a P85 and was fine with no AP. Then I came on here and started reading threads and then recalled my 90D experience, and now I think I want the 85D with AP, especially since I live in LA where there is a ton of traffic. I don't drive that often meaning I could easily justify something like the 70D for range purposes, but I know I would be losing some power and acceleration.
Then comes the price.. A P85 CPO you can get for under 45k if you are patient (and I'm in no rush). However the cheapest AP equipped 85D I've seen sell was over 60k. So we are talking a delta of over 15k and maybe closer to 20k.
I think I'm flexible with most other options too. But anything else I should really consider? For example, I had spine surgery a few months ago and my mother's P85 is no longer comfortable with her performance seats, so I'd like to avoid those if possible (though not sure what seats are more comfortable).
The extra 15-20k would be possible for me financially, but wouldn't be ideal. It would add about $300 to the auto loan per month roughly.
I'm sure this type of thread has been posted many times before, so I understand if it seems repetitive. But I'm hoping you guys don't mind talking about your Teslas enough to give a newbie some more advice
I mentioned in another post that I helped my mom secure a great deal on a P85 a year ago. I've driven her car often and love the ridiculous acceleration, even though the tail seems to lose traction if you floor it too hard. At one point she took the car in for service and they gave her a 90D, which I also drove. I didn't realize what AP really was back then so I didn't play with it even though the car had it. However, I thought the car felt faster than her P85 and was a lot smoother to drive in all respects.
So all that said, I wanted a P85 and was fine with no AP. Then I came on here and started reading threads and then recalled my 90D experience, and now I think I want the 85D with AP, especially since I live in LA where there is a ton of traffic. I don't drive that often meaning I could easily justify something like the 70D for range purposes, but I know I would be losing some power and acceleration.
Then comes the price.. A P85 CPO you can get for under 45k if you are patient (and I'm in no rush). However the cheapest AP equipped 85D I've seen sell was over 60k. So we are talking a delta of over 15k and maybe closer to 20k.
I think I'm flexible with most other options too. But anything else I should really consider? For example, I had spine surgery a few months ago and my mother's P85 is no longer comfortable with her performance seats, so I'd like to avoid those if possible (though not sure what seats are more comfortable).
The extra 15-20k would be possible for me financially, but wouldn't be ideal. It would add about $300 to the auto loan per month roughly.
I'm sure this type of thread has been posted many times before, so I understand if it seems repetitive. But I'm hoping you guys don't mind talking about your Teslas enough to give a newbie some more advice
