Icepucks
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If you follow Teslas used car prices, they tend to go up on the weekends, down during the week. Best time to buy is probably Wednesday or Thursday.
too late now. I bought on Friday!
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If you follow Teslas used car prices, they tend to go up on the weekends, down during the week. Best time to buy is probably Wednesday or Thursday.
People are saying that they get really good deals on used cars but it is totally realistic to expect 6 or 7 year cars to have a very low selling price. Yes theses cars aren't like gas cars and should last longer but I don't expect my car to be worth anything when it reaches 7 or 8 years of age.
EDIT: It should also be expected that the model 3 has more success... people have been waiting a long time for it and they are barely starting to complete their pre orders. The situation will most likely be different in 1 or 2 years.
People are saying that they get really good deals on used cars but it is totally realistic to expect 6 or 7 year cars to have a very low selling price. Yes theses cars aren't like gas cars and should last longer but I don't expect my car to be worth anything when it reaches 7 or 8 years of age.
EDIT: It should also be expected that the model 3 has more success... people have been waiting a long time for it and they are barely starting to complete their pre orders. The situation will most likely be different in 1 or 2 years.
The biggest difference is that most of the old S's come with lifetime supercharging. Battery seems to be holding up great, and if any of them get battery replacements at the end near the 8 year warranty the car will pretty much be good for another 8 years. Even with a 50% worn out battery the supercharging could allow the car to be a nice local commuter for many more years.
I've been looking for a 2016-2018 P90D, 75D or 100D for the past few months. I've seen average prices drop quite a bit over the last month on those models.
Same here haha. My late 2014 S60 I bought for 51k a year ago. Now it’s maybe worth 41k. Guess I should have waited till mid 2018 to snag up all the discounted 2015’s.I still owe $40K on my 2014 Tesla Model S 85. But I have kept it in pristine condition, upgraded the headlights, upgraded the bumper, added the $1,250 Tesla center console, put in the rear-facing seats and put in really nice floor mats. I plan on putting a million miles on it... It still drives like it was brand new.
I'm actually thinking of getting a second one - but I am very particular - I only want the latest blue exterior color, the black interior and the sun roof. I also would like to have the all-wheel drive option. I have been shopping but every time I find one with a great price, it is sold before I can get a hold of the seller.
Brent
what're the average prices these days?
The biggest difference is that most of the old S's come with lifetime supercharging. Battery seems to be holding up great, and if any of them get battery replacements at the end near the 8 year warranty the car will pretty much be good for another 8 years. Even with a 50% worn out battery the supercharging could allow the car to be a nice local commuter for many more years.
If you follow Teslas used car prices, they tend to go up on the weekends, down during the week. Best time to buy is probably Wednesday or Thursday.
Yes I agree with what you're saying but you have to think that a newer car with more technology will be available and improvements will keep on being added over time. The will be a certain base price but it won't be very high. I'll get you a real life example: I have a friend who has a 2012 85 and it has 350 000 km. The car still looks great and drives well but Tesla has quoted him a trade in price of 6000$. That's not a typo btw! Sure the value to him is much higher but the price on the market has dropped quite significantly. It's just how things go. Obviously it doesn't matter to him as he doesn't plan on selling and he could probably get a better price in a private transaction but you get the idea...
What's the best way to check degradation?
Has/does Tesla check to see if they've been abused like supercharging 0-100 % etc
Talked to a used dealer and he said Tesla keeps most of the better ones themselves and then auctions off the rest. The auction can find some steals and I frankly don’t think used dealers know how to price them effectively. .