My son got a model 3 car fax dealer service 40,000 miles White on Dec 14,2024. Added features ASD and heated seats. The battery warranty 6 years or 100,000 miles.
I can attest to a lot of the things in this video. Although he didn't touch on this topic too much, a used high mileage Tesla will likely have less issues than a high mileage gas car will, since it has a lot less moving parts. You don't have to worry about oil changes, transmission flushes, carburetors, alternators, timing belts, head gaskets, spark plugs, mufflers, etc. And even brake pads can last a long time thanks to regen braking. And I can't emphasize the ease of long distance driving enough. On a road trip, you tell the car where you want to go, and it will automatically add Supercharger stops along the route. It will even tell you how long to charge for if you don't want to think too hard about it. Most Supercharger stops are 15-25 minutes, which for me was usually just enough time to stretch my legs, use the bathroom, and grab a snack/drink from a nearby store. Often the car says it's ready to continue the trip before I'm done with those things. And the other thing that makes long distance driving easy is Autopilot/Full Self Driving. The basic one will keep the car centered in your lane, and has adaptive cruise control to slow down and match the speed of the slower vehicle in front of you. FSD will auto-lane change and go around the slower vehicle when safe to do so, as well as take turns to reach your destination. You obviously still need to pay attention for things like road debris, wild animals that might decide to cross the road, construction zones, and erratic drivers. But it helps reduce the likelihood "highway hypnosis" or "zoning out", where you start to get tired trying to keep your car in the lane and having to adjust the speed manually to avoid hitting other cars. Basically you feel less tired/worn out on longer drives with those Supercharger stops and Autopilot doing the boring highway driving for you.
Own 6 month new MX and 4 year old MY-also… Bought a used $17k 2017 Chevy Bolt and used $28 K M3 about two years ago for daughters. Chevy Bolt a better deal…initially. Great range and ok tech. Not meant for cross country- great for a commuter, but is a Chevy- not as reliable as my Teslas and tech is nowhere close. Chevy Bolt is small and is basically a retrofit for a Chevy Spark (which I would never buy). Used M3 now has 103k miles (bought at 90k). Drives like day 1- great supercharger infrastructure- so much a better car than the Bolt for long term ownership. Downside not mentioned- need to have a reliable place to charge at home for any EV. Someone commented about total BS in this clip. Like what?!? There you have it.
Id say 60k mi is a good sweet spot on mileage to cost (could probably get for right under 20k after 4k off rebate) where you stil have 40k mi left on the battery/motors.
14 racks for a 2019 is crazy. imo getting an older gen1 chevy volt for ~7k is where the biggest financial gain is. one car solution, dont need to rent somewhere with a charger, 50-90% of your driving will be on ev mode, the latter if you can charge at work. somewhere between the model 3 and model y in size/hatch back. i put 40k miles on my gen1 volt in the last 18 months and saved enough money on gas to pay for the car. my 2013 gets 45-55 miles of range before switching to gas. insurance is 20$/mo, and i dont have to pay or worry about finding expensive fast charging. imo best commuter car is the oldest phev that everyone forgot about coz they thought it was just a hybrid like the prius. got mine at 90k miles, currently has almost 140k miles on it, no repairs needed. i commute around 85 miles each way to work
What type of car insurance do you have? I had a budget insurance from a local producer. After hitting a deer it was the worst insurance claim experience and I went back with Statefarm.
@@battery_wattage when hitting a deer I doubt state farm would have been any better. Best thing to do is have a big emergency car fund and go out of pocket
Not saying there's anything wrong with a model 3 or I necessarily disagree it's a great deal. But there's so much BS and hyperbole in this video it's ridiculous.
buying an electric car with 100k miles is definitely a mistake. however, i bought my used one with 20k miles and it still had a warranty. great car. i'll probably ditch it at 120k miles though
My counterpoint is that high mileage is less of a factor for an EV than a gas car. For one, they have significantly less moving parts. All else being equal, less moving parts = less things to break. You don't need to worry about oil changes, transmission flushes, head gaskets, timing belts, alternators, spark plugs, mufflers, etc like you would on a high mileage gas car. My Model Y Performance with 103k miles on it that I bought new in June 2020 is still showing 87% battery capacity, and still drives great. Other than tires, wiper blades, washer fluid, and cabin air filters, I've only had to fix an air louver for $700 due to a piece of wood getting into the grille, knocking out a wire which got corroded. But I visit a lot of State and National Parks, so how that happened seems logical to me. And the only thing I noticed was that the fans ran really loud at superchargers. It otherwise drove just fine. Bottom line, for folks looking for a cheap commuter car, if you can charge it in your garage or driveway, a used EV will be a better deal overall. If nothing else, they'll need significantly less maintenance, which is often an issue high mileage gas cars start to have.
My son got a model 3 car fax dealer service 40,000 miles White on Dec 14,2024. Added features ASD and heated seats. The battery warranty 6 years or 100,000 miles.
I can attest to a lot of the things in this video. Although he didn't touch on this topic too much, a used high mileage Tesla will likely have less issues than a high mileage gas car will, since it has a lot less moving parts.
You don't have to worry about oil changes, transmission flushes, carburetors, alternators, timing belts, head gaskets, spark plugs, mufflers, etc. And even brake pads can last a long time thanks to regen braking.
And I can't emphasize the ease of long distance driving enough. On a road trip, you tell the car where you want to go, and it will automatically add Supercharger stops along the route. It will even tell you how long to charge for if you don't want to think too hard about it. Most Supercharger stops are 15-25 minutes, which for me was usually just enough time to stretch my legs, use the bathroom, and grab a snack/drink from a nearby store. Often the car says it's ready to continue the trip before I'm done with those things.
And the other thing that makes long distance driving easy is Autopilot/Full Self Driving. The basic one will keep the car centered in your lane, and has adaptive cruise control to slow down and match the speed of the slower vehicle in front of you. FSD will auto-lane change and go around the slower vehicle when safe to do so, as well as take turns to reach your destination.
You obviously still need to pay attention for things like road debris, wild animals that might decide to cross the road, construction zones, and erratic drivers. But it helps reduce the likelihood "highway hypnosis" or "zoning out", where you start to get tired trying to keep your car in the lane and having to adjust the speed manually to avoid hitting other cars.
Basically you feel less tired/worn out on longer drives with those Supercharger stops and Autopilot doing the boring highway driving for you.
hey, i agree. buying a used 3 is a great financial decision. my nephew got a 2019 last year with EAP and upgraded to fsd for only 2k.
Fsd for 2k only????? how?
Own 6 month new MX and 4 year old MY-also…
Bought a used $17k 2017 Chevy Bolt and used $28 K M3 about two years ago for daughters.
Chevy Bolt a better deal…initially. Great range and ok tech. Not meant for cross country- great for a commuter, but is a Chevy- not as reliable as my Teslas and tech is nowhere close. Chevy Bolt is small and is basically a retrofit for a Chevy Spark (which I would never buy).
Used M3 now has 103k miles (bought at 90k). Drives like day 1- great supercharger infrastructure- so much a better car than the Bolt for long term ownership.
Downside not mentioned- need to have a reliable place to charge at home for any EV.
Someone commented about total BS in this clip. Like what?!?
There you have it.
Id say 60k mi is a good sweet spot on mileage to cost (could probably get for right under 20k after 4k off rebate) where you stil have 40k mi left on the battery/motors.
Great vid !
14 racks for a 2019 is crazy. imo getting an older gen1 chevy volt for ~7k is where the biggest financial gain is. one car solution, dont need to rent somewhere with a charger, 50-90% of your driving will be on ev mode, the latter if you can charge at work. somewhere between the model 3 and model y in size/hatch back. i put 40k miles on my gen1 volt in the last 18 months and saved enough money on gas to pay for the car. my 2013 gets 45-55 miles of range before switching to gas. insurance is 20$/mo, and i dont have to pay or worry about finding expensive fast charging. imo best commuter car is the oldest phev that everyone forgot about coz they thought it was just a hybrid like the prius. got mine at 90k miles, currently has almost 140k miles on it, no repairs needed. i commute around 85 miles each way to work
100,000 miles
@@George-Cancel is that the break even point of a used model 3? lol
Chevy volt is a big L 😂
What type of car insurance do you have? I had a budget insurance from a local producer. After hitting a deer it was the worst insurance claim experience and I went back with Statefarm.
@@battery_wattage when hitting a deer I doubt state farm would have been any better. Best thing to do is have a big emergency car fund and go out of pocket
You can get a Tesla where I live with 20k miles for $20k.
I got a 2019 with 27k for $21k
Tesla webside?
Not saying there's anything wrong with a model 3 or I necessarily disagree it's a great deal. But there's so much BS and hyperbole in this video it's ridiculous.
What BS are you talking about???
So what BS would that be because I think your comment is BS and you can't explain what you're talking about.
What BS?!? You own any EVs?
buying an electric car with 100k miles is definitely a mistake. however, i bought my used one with 20k miles and it still had a warranty. great car. i'll probably ditch it at 120k miles though
My counterpoint is that high mileage is less of a factor for an EV than a gas car. For one, they have significantly less moving parts. All else being equal, less moving parts = less things to break.
You don't need to worry about oil changes, transmission flushes, head gaskets, timing belts, alternators, spark plugs, mufflers, etc like you would on a high mileage gas car.
My Model Y Performance with 103k miles on it that I bought new in June 2020 is still showing 87% battery capacity, and still drives great. Other than tires, wiper blades, washer fluid, and cabin air filters, I've only had to fix an air louver for $700 due to a piece of wood getting into the grille, knocking out a wire which got corroded.
But I visit a lot of State and National Parks, so how that happened seems logical to me. And the only thing I noticed was that the fans ran really loud at superchargers. It otherwise drove just fine.
Bottom line, for folks looking for a cheap commuter car, if you can charge it in your garage or driveway, a used EV will be a better deal overall. If nothing else, they'll need significantly less maintenance, which is often an issue high mileage gas cars start to have.
Buying an EV at 300k miles might be a mistake. Basing this on evidence, not gut feeling.
@@DavidVanderburgh Any car with 300k miles on it is likely going to have issues, whether gas or electric.
100,000 miles is wild