tesla buying options
Discussion
Hi guys,
I'm looking at buying 1 maybe 2 tesla's I'm sold on the idea, my wife wants an EV we both do a fair bit of commuting and can charge at home so will save a good wedge of fuel each week. I also like tesla's test drove the y and the new 3 and thought both were amazing.
so to my point I'm not sure which way to buy I keep going around in circles with the best way to do it. we are if a fortunate position so could buy both for cash. we are thinking defo a model y and maybe a m3 a but further down the line.
so do we buy 2 secondhand tesla's they have already dropped in value so getting much more for the money.
do we wait for the new y to come out as the old y's will drop in value. but tesla are doing some good deals at the moment.
get a new M3 or older m3 as they have already dropped in value so could get a m3 performance with low milage for around 30k? or just get a new highland for 40k and will hold its value better?
ahhhh so many options
the problem I see with the new versions is that they seems to drop massively come the time to sell them, where as the secondhand cars then seem good value. but then if i own a second hand car for a few years it will likely be out of warranty and almost worthless?
what's everyones experience and what would you do next time?
I'm looking at buying 1 maybe 2 tesla's I'm sold on the idea, my wife wants an EV we both do a fair bit of commuting and can charge at home so will save a good wedge of fuel each week. I also like tesla's test drove the y and the new 3 and thought both were amazing.
so to my point I'm not sure which way to buy I keep going around in circles with the best way to do it. we are if a fortunate position so could buy both for cash. we are thinking defo a model y and maybe a m3 a but further down the line.
so do we buy 2 secondhand tesla's they have already dropped in value so getting much more for the money.
do we wait for the new y to come out as the old y's will drop in value. but tesla are doing some good deals at the moment.
get a new M3 or older m3 as they have already dropped in value so could get a m3 performance with low milage for around 30k? or just get a new highland for 40k and will hold its value better?
ahhhh so many options
the problem I see with the new versions is that they seems to drop massively come the time to sell them, where as the secondhand cars then seem good value. but then if i own a second hand car for a few years it will likely be out of warranty and almost worthless?what's everyones experience and what would you do next time?
Well if you're buying two why not split the risk and buy a new(er) one plus another that's further down the depreciation curve?
I bought a 2016 model S recently for under £15k and it's brilliant. Everything works, still 220 miles range and a lovely thing to drive. Pre 2017 avoids the tax hike and if you go earlier you can still get free supercharging for life.
I bought a 2016 model S recently for under £15k and it's brilliant. Everything works, still 220 miles range and a lovely thing to drive. Pre 2017 avoids the tax hike and if you go earlier you can still get free supercharging for life.
We have a 2024 Model 3 LR, and a 2023 Model Y LR. If I was in your position I’d buy the new model 3 first, then get an updated model Y next. The highland is such a huge upgrade in terms of ride comfort and build over our model y. The model y is still a great car but I would definitely wait for the update.
If you're not bothered about buying new ones then it doesn’t matter which you buy first. But if I was buying new the above would be my strategy.
If you're not bothered about buying new ones then it doesn’t matter which you buy first. But if I was buying new the above would be my strategy.
jonathan_roberts said:
We have a 2024 Model 3 LR, and a 2023 Model Y LR. If I was in your position I’d buy the new model 3 first, then get an updated model Y next. The highland is such a huge upgrade in terms of ride comfort and build over our model y. The model y is still a great car but I would definitely wait for the update.
If you're not bothered about buying new ones then it doesn’t matter which you buy first. But if I was buying new the above would be my strategy.
interesting to hear about the quality difference, ive not really heard many people saying the y had quality issues? how do you find the highland then? If you're not bothered about buying new ones then it doesn’t matter which you buy first. But if I was buying new the above would be my strategy.
thanks guys some good advice there. thinking of the M3 highland and waiting for the Y to come out and see how much second hand drops
Craigyboy143 said:
jonathan_roberts said:
We have a 2024 Model 3 LR, and a 2023 Model Y LR. If I was in your position I’d buy the new model 3 first, then get an updated model Y next. The highland is such a huge upgrade in terms of ride comfort and build over our model y. The model y is still a great car but I would definitely wait for the update.
If you're not bothered about buying new ones then it doesn’t matter which you buy first. But if I was buying new the above would be my strategy.
interesting to hear about the quality difference, ive not really heard many people saying the y had quality issues? how do you find the highland then? If you're not bothered about buying new ones then it doesn’t matter which you buy first. But if I was buying new the above would be my strategy.
thanks guys some good advice there. thinking of the M3 highland and waiting for the Y to come out and see how much second hand drops
Another reason I’d go for the model 3 over the Y if I didn’t need the space of the Y. This was today. Left home with 98% battery, drove 456km at speeds of up to 150kmh but mostly 140kmh cruise (max for autosteer). Other than a wee I didn’t stop. Had 8% when I arrived. No supercharging necessary. Total electricity cost for the full charge (500km) was €4.13. Less than 1 cent per km.
There seems to be two camps on the new M3, and at the risk of generalisation, a lot of existing M3 owners aren’t finding the new version as noticeable an upgrade as they’d hoped for, or at least not one worth the price gap to change. The other group are people who own either early M3s (which were pretty dodgy in a number of respects) or not driven one before.
The smart money is probably on 1-2 year old car with the Ryzen screen/mcu, still a fair amount of warranty and pretty much up to date on the tech. Buy new.. well Musk is already talking about yet another iteration of the self driving hardware (not that it self drives in Europe), so buy a new car and it could be out of date tech wise within a year.
The smart money is probably on 1-2 year old car with the Ryzen screen/mcu, still a fair amount of warranty and pretty much up to date on the tech. Buy new.. well Musk is already talking about yet another iteration of the self driving hardware (not that it self drives in Europe), so buy a new car and it could be out of date tech wise within a year.
Gone fishing said:
There seems to be two camps on the new M3, and at the risk of generalisation, a lot of existing M3 owners aren’t finding the new version as noticeable an upgrade as they’d hoped for, or at least not one worth the price gap to change. The other group are people who own either early M3s (which were pretty dodgy in a number of respects) or not driven one before.
The smart money is probably on 1-2 year old car with the Ryzen screen/mcu, still a fair amount of warranty and pretty much up to date on the tech. Buy new.. well Musk is already talking about yet another iteration of the self driving hardware (not that it self drives in Europe), so buy a new car and it could be out of date tech wise within a year.
Agree on the last paragraph. Loads being added to Autotrader every day at the moment.The smart money is probably on 1-2 year old car with the Ryzen screen/mcu, still a fair amount of warranty and pretty much up to date on the tech. Buy new.. well Musk is already talking about yet another iteration of the self driving hardware (not that it self drives in Europe), so buy a new car and it could be out of date tech wise within a year.
James6112 said:
The Tesla finance looks pricey on the 3
Especially since the 24 Polestar 2 is 0% with the plus pack free of charge..
More practical with the hatch.
The polestar boot with hatch is really shallow. Feels like it should be the right idea but it isn’t very practicalEspecially since the 24 Polestar 2 is 0% with the plus pack free of charge..
More practical with the hatch.
If you have a dog to go in the boot then neither polestar or M3 will work
no dog = M3
M3 boot is really large. Like 2 huge cricket bags, stuff under the false floor and still with space to use large
RayDonovan said:
James6112 said:
The Tesla finance looks pricey on the 3
Especially since the 24 Polestar 2 is 0% with the plus pack free of charge..
More practical with the hatch.
I'd looked at a Polestar but the residual was really poor affecting the monthlies..Especially since the 24 Polestar 2 is 0% with the plus pack free of charge..
More practical with the hatch.
Not a lot in it TBH..
Both 5k deposit
£40K tesla after 4 years £15496 £527 a month (6k interest charges)
£45k polestar after 4 years £15598 £507 a month (0 interest)
Tesla giving free 15k Supercharging
Polestar free plus pack
James6112 said:
RayDonovan said:
James6112 said:
The Tesla finance looks pricey on the 3
Especially since the 24 Polestar 2 is 0% with the plus pack free of charge..
More practical with the hatch.
I'd looked at a Polestar but the residual was really poor affecting the monthlies..Especially since the 24 Polestar 2 is 0% with the plus pack free of charge..
More practical with the hatch.
Not a lot in it TBH..
Both 5k deposit
£40K tesla after 4 years £15496 £527 a month (6k interest charges)
£45k polestar after 4 years £15598 £507 a month (0 interest)
Tesla giving free 15k Supercharging
Polestar free plus pack
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