The 2018 Tesla Model 3 was sold to CarMax around March 2023 for $23500. So what happened after that who will justify buying a used Tesla Model 3 with 100k miles. Is 100k miles like alot for a car when buying used? I always had this idea that if I spill Starbucks in my car, that it's not a new car anymore and no one will pay anything for it. Or that time some guy left a scratch on my car and had to get it fixed, it wasn't the same car anymore. But it seems CarMax doesn't really care about imperfections or the curb rashes on the wheels, they only care about the miles on it. So now I have less incentive to try keep my car perfect because no one is really going to award you for keeping your car in the nicest condition. I got a used Apple Watch Ultra 2 that retalis $800 and the guy sold it to me for $500 even though it just came out and he probably only had it for a few weeks. So even for me I don't really reward people for keeping their stuff super nice, I just rather have the lowest price.
My friend wanted to buy my Tesla Model 3 and give it to him at the Carmax price. I gave him a few days but he was being hesitant to make any move like writing a check and I only had 7-14 days to lock in that CarMax price. He kept insisting he wanted it but still was chickening out in a deal he wanted to do. Then later he says it's stupid it has 100k miles rather than just declining or saying unforeseen circumstance had arised. He wanted to buy it for his GF that was moving from Korea to the USA so she had a car. I'm not sure if she pay him back or what was going to happen. But there was some complication with immigration and she ended up not being able to come to the US so there was no need for the car purchase. But would buying a friend's car at the CarMax price be like doing someone a favor. Like you know you will be getting less cash selling to CarMax for convenience but you rather pass the savings to a family member or friend.
So it was sold to Car Max. I'm wondering how long it took to get sold or where it could be now. How long can a used car swap owners in its life time and when will its day come when it gets too many miles and be too costly to continue repairing? I don't think I ever had to do much repair on it which was nice. The Mercedes or BMW, you always have to bring it in for service which is kind of inconvenient then you have to get a loaner car.
My friend wanted to buy my Tesla Model 3 and give it to him at the Carmax price. I gave him a few days but he was being hesitant to make any move like writing a check and I only had 7-14 days to lock in that CarMax price. He kept insisting he wanted it but still was chickening out in a deal he wanted to do. Then later he says it's stupid it has 100k miles rather than just declining or saying unforeseen circumstance had arised. He wanted to buy it for his GF that was moving from Korea to the USA so she had a car. I'm not sure if she pay him back or what was going to happen. But there was some complication with immigration and she ended up not being able to come to the US so there was no need for the car purchase. But would buying a friend's car at the CarMax price be like doing someone a favor. Like you know you will be getting less cash selling to CarMax for convenience but you rather pass the savings to a family member or friend.
So it was sold to Car Max. I'm wondering how long it took to get sold or where it could be now. How long can a used car swap owners in its life time and when will its day come when it gets too many miles and be too costly to continue repairing? I don't think I ever had to do much repair on it which was nice. The Mercedes or BMW, you always have to bring it in for service which is kind of inconvenient then you have to get a loaner car.
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