This was such a great review. Honest, to the point, and unbiased. So many EVs are reviewed by people who either love them and ignore the negative aspects, or by those who hate them and gloss over the positives, concentrating on the failures. This is probably the most useful Tesla video I've seen so far, and gives a realistic report on what life would be like with an EV. Definitely a thumbs up from me 👍

Griffen, thank you for this. One of the most sane and balanced reviews on owning an ev ive ever watched. From now on when people ask me about Tesla pros and cons I will direct them to your video.

I purchased my 2015 model S 85 march this year, it only had 34500 km (21500 miles) on the clock. The car is perfect in every way and I love it to bits. I still keep my good old Jeep Grand Cherokee for long distance driving and towing. The best of both worlds for me. Great video mate and information to light up the grey matter.

Admirably well articulated. Subscribed, thank you.

One of the most honest and meaningful reviews I have ever encounter! Thanks so much

Nice, balanced piece. Thanks for your perspective.

So glad you weren’t injured in your car accident

I really enjoyed your review. It was very clear, understandable and informative. Thank you. Your story hits home with me since after a long and painstaking thinking and roller coasting on finding and buying a used affordable Tesla, I got myself a 2017 model X a few weeks back. I love having & driving it but since I’m new to such expensive EVs, I’m a bit nervous & fearful of what if .. your review gave me some confidence that I should probably have. Thanks again

Really informative instead of opinionated as a lot of UKposts videos are. Keep up the good work. Thank you!!

I had watched your older model S videos last year. This video was also very useful as I am thinking about buying a used model S myself this year. I like the model S over a model 3 and model Y because of the space it offers, the styling and the old fashioned stocks and buttons. Thanks for pointing out some of the things to look out for!

What a brilliant and an honest review which is informative and engaging all the way. Thank you!

Thank you for your excellent report. I rented a 2014 Model S from Turo a few months back It was only $42/day. Not bad and a great way to get that experience. The battery was degraded on it but I showed the owner how he could get more than 200 miles range from it again by changing it to chill mode. He was very appreciative of that as it bought him some toime to address that aging battery. But he also shared with me that he had learned that an entire battery might not need replacement, but rather simply swap out the modules which have the wose cells in it, Each module costs only $400, so that would likely cost significantly less that the full $14,000 for the full replacement. Also, he said that he had found some full after market battery packs for about $8,000. Recently, the battery for the Nissan Leaf went Open-Source. It would be wonderful if Tesla did similarly as well allowing for more options.

Such a good review. Please do more

Man he is 100% right about the FSD just slamming on the brakes out of nowhere. It sometimes seriously acts like a 16-year-old who just got their learner's permit. And with each 'release', it's not getting any better.

Great video. Very well thought out and organized.

One of the most informative and in my opinion correct assessments of early Model S. I run a 2014 P85 fitted with upgraded MCU (not really worth it) V2.5 door handles (V3 guts mounted on V1 back plates, with adaptor harnesses and new software) well worth it no more breaking door handles. At 35,000 the rear drive unit was replaced due to gear whine and 75,000 main battery pack (it had a slight coolent leak from new and on this hot day overheated putting car into snail mode) got home and theres an email from Freemont at 2am their time to say "we have detected a fault with your battery we have organised a replacement please call XXX" now thats what I call service, 2 days later job done. I still love my RWD MS and find the way the RWD more refined than the 4WD plus 0-60 in 4 seconds still quick. And yes I like the nose cone and in pearl white black sunroof delete cream interior with black 19" wheels red calipers and carbon rear spoiler it still looks current and as you say people assume its a plaid saying the car looks new.

Excellent content! Great job.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

What do you call a cheap Tesla? Forty grand isn't cheap.

Super helpful, learned two new things: non-beta ap2 cars aren’t being shipped with radar or ultra sonic sensors anymore, and no power to battery if airbags are deployed.

bro I really like your video. thanks for sharing your personal experience

Great show. I did not know about the fuse that severs the battery from the motors when the airbags go off.

Bro, Nashville is 5 hours from Dayton and I drove back and forth in the same day in a Tesla. You made it sound like Nashville is as far as Dallas or something.

Thanks! I love your honesty, and critical analysis showing pros ans cons!

Watching Jan 24. Used Teslas are not expensive anymore!!

Very informative! What r ur checklist for when looking at used S? Especially on battery check/condition? Thanks!

Great review. Both Pro’s and Con’s .. real world experience. Not a paid review like most 👍🏼

Great video, very well explained , I currently own a 2018 model s, and was worried about up coming problems that I might face as well, and I totally agree with you on the super charging on the car, I really feel that it will lessen the life span on the battery as well, my car has never, and will never see a super charger station, and I also agree on the customer service from the company, I love the car, but when people ask me about it, I tend to give the the good, and a lot of the bad, knowing what I know now after owning it for 5 years, I wouldn't do it again, mostly do the the extremely poor customer service, I would also like to add that they discontinued the sunroofs , and I understand why, I had a Crack that wasn't under warranty, Tesla realized that it's a stress Crack from opening and closing it, they won't admit it, but I did some research on it, and that was the cause, 12 hundred dollars later. Keep up the great videos, and most of all, I'm glad that everyone was ok. New Subscriber here.

Great info thanks

I have been considering the purchase of an older Tesla Model S, and so have been perusing experienced-based reviews like this one. But wow, I'm very impressed with the balanced and articulate review that I stumbled across here. Good job sir! The bottom line is: even if one is fond of Teslas, and thinking of getting one for your daily driver, you will still be living in the real world with your decision; with all its advantages and deficiencies, just like any other car. And while this review didn't scare me off of considering one, it will enter heavily into my decision.

Great review. I love the nose cone too. While I agree that road tripping an EV is not great due to charging times, it’s definitely doable. Tesla’s supercharging network is sooooo much better in my experience than the options for non-Tesla’s. (I own a Kia Niro EV but often rent model 3’s on business trips) I have a differing opinion on ownership cost, I put 140K mi on a Toyota Avalon Hybrid I bought used, it never needed anything but the scheduled maintenance (60, 90, 120, 150k) plus oil changes…EV’s particularly Tesla’s just don’t have most of these needs. No Transmission Fluid to change every 30K, no oil every 5-10K (Toyota recommends 10K interval on synthetic), no spark plugs. I didn’t have a break service need in that car except fluid replacement as most Tesla owners do and both have coolant though an IcE car replaces coolant every 30K, most Tesla owners go much longer. My Kia with 33K mi has been in every 7500 (4 services now) all have just been inspections and tire rotations, the last one topped off a fluid and changed the cabin air filter, total spend of $100. My point? Even doing the maint yourself, the Tesla is still cheaper to maintain because there are far fewer things to service. There are a great review of long-term (300K mi) model s where the owner kept track of all costs of maint and gas in his previous Subaru vs Model S, the Tesla was far less than 1/2 of the cost over the same number of miles. Lastly, while battery replacements are expensive, there are other options with Electrified Garage and similar companies with a growing number of service centers that can repair them for much much cheaper. Thanks for taking the time to do your review, I have loved the Model 3’s I’ve rented through Hertz but my love for the Model S look has me planning for a used one of those after my lease is up on my Kia and your video helped get me closer to that!

Liked your video, thanks for it. Also loving my old 2015 MS 85D even there're some minor thing going bad, but that I consider to be normal on a car which has done over 240k km so far. I agree with the AP1 quality, it's unbeatable in my optinion. MCU1 is also working still well even with some bubbles :) Supercharging is very fast as after a year of ownership I have upgraded to 100kWh battery => much recommended if you travel long distances. Free SuC is also a great perk! Much enjoyed it during my trips around Europe. Model S is also very practical also for a big family which might not be as clear on a first sight. If you have pano roof, you can mount roof racks. You can also mont "trailer" hitch for mounting a bike holder on the back. The car also looks great as we don't like the MX and MY bulky look, M3 would be acceptable, but not that practival without the liftback concept. MS is just gorgeous, quite low and very very wide makes people look after it even it's 11years on the market now! Still love the car and will keep it as long as possible ;)

great narration, lots of information, never boring

Nice review thank you

I thinking of also buying a model s, so a really honest review is very helpful

Hi Griffen, I've watched the previous Tesla video and it seemed as if you made that one yesterday. Thank you for making this video since it was very informative on what it's like to own an older Tesla. I do have a question - what made you decide to pursue another older Model S rather than a used Model 3?

If you get the chademo adaptor for your Tesla , you can charge at Nissan free . Now , what is good about the chademo is that it tapers the charge when you get to 90% range . It protects the battery - though I only charge my leaf every 1 - 2 weeks as I work from home . But I also follow battery discipline - don’t charge the leaf till it’s at about 50- 33 % . Battery is still under war - Nissan dealers are everywhere but if I want to go out of state I get on my goldwing .

Great video bro!

Good video. Good and fair assessment. Thank you.

9:50 I just had the mobile service change the 12v battery in my 2018 Model 3 Long Range. The total price was $116! The only aftermarket battery I could find in our local parts stores was $279 to it was a great deal to have them do it!

What they dont tell you is the quality of the batteries. I got a 4 year old 70D S with only 19000 miles on it. The problem was the range. It was only about 240. I found out that the 2016 I bought had superb batteries and they are right. This was a great year for the S batteries and I am now getting 230 after almost three years. And do note even if you got a 75 or an 85 or even a 90 Ive heard that a lot of these were software locked and you could only get the rated power if you paid extra. So chime in on this one. I had no problem. I have a real 70 dual motor. So you really have to do your homework about the used Tesla you are buying as evidenced above. Also too mine was the older platform that they changed mid year. Some of the new ones had air suspension which I really wished I had before I hit the concrete stop barrier that you see on almost every parking spot. Some one had turned off the chimes and I had about 5K in damages. So again, you must do your homework before purchasing any Tesla especially older ones. We just got a new Y LR and love it. Compact yet big. Super Utilitarian and goes like crazy. Again, you have to do your homework. Mine is the new platform with Teslavision and no sensors. I like it a lot as it has 8 cameras and sentry mode . Again this is the new platform for the Y. So check it out first.

Good video. I, too, rent an ICE car for long road trips. Usually, I drive back roads and go to obscure places that don't have level 2 charging let alone fast charges. The ICE just simplifies the whole process and eliminates getting stranded. But I don't think I'll ever go back to an ICE for a daily driver.

Best video‼️ thank you

Nicely done vehicle. At 10:50, a warning popped up and you drove the vehicle to the service center for repair. I don't think I would consider that an abrupt failure, it didn't strand you since it was still drivable. It would have been better if Tesla was more open regarding drivability in that state though.

Great video. Where would you recommend buying used tesla? Who did your service?

I had to step out and cross a highway just outside Chicago- in the winter with no coat just a small sweater. It was so damn scary. I ran out of gas - it’s never happened to me - I had to walk about a mile or 2 and buy a gas container and use that for 2 gallon. Then walk back and cross. Man the speed of those cars - woo. Glad your good and hopefully the Tesla is doing well

Nice summary. I totally agree with you on the AP1 vs AP2. BTW - ive got a '15 P90D with the tan interior also, with the Gen 1 seats...wanna trade? 🤣

First time seeing your videos. Terrific analysis and clearly explained. I agree with the 100% EV future. So many use cases for ICE or hybrid vehicles that are superior than EVs.

The best review of a Tesla I’ve seen- Wow

You are definitely safer staying in the car. Most deaths occur when someone is walking on the freeway, even sitting on the guard rail.

Love the review. A suggestion from a Model S owner, try using the precondition feature in the app! I use it primarily to get the battery up to temp, but it always uses the climate control. Some other hacks I use are to set the destination to a supercharger, to get the car to heat up the battery. But... I've been getting shafted by Tesla Service Center with repairs. Scared to buy another one, definitely will be cautious. Here's to many more miles!

Very clear Thanks.

I have a 2020 Model Y and you are rite. In Autopilot i have many instances of ghost braking. I have trained myself to stab the throttle fast when it happens so i won't get rear ended.

Thanks for the detailed review. Looking at purchasing a Tesla and surprised to see a recommended channel from Ohio, nevertheless Montgomery County. Best wishes.

So much of what you said is spot on. The fsd is terrifying.

Excellent input on your experience with a Tesla. One thing to point out is that your battery failure was basically the largest failure a vehicle could have. Equivalent to an IC engine just outright failing. While $13K is by no means cheap for any car, I don't think you'd do much better getting a new engine for an IC car in the same class as a model S. Just saying. Good content.

Great video 😎 I am not sure how many cars come with a pyro fuse that pop when the airbags go off but it is not unique to Tesla. I know Porsches have that as well. The engine will not start until the pyro fuse is replaced. On the 992 GT3 RS you have to remove the entire dash just to access it 😬

I concur. I just did a 700 mile trip with a model Y (it was all Hertz had.. I ordered a gas vehicle for the trip). And yeah.. It had autopilot activated (surprisingly for a rental imho), and it would sometimes hit the brakes for a split second for no reason, when I had to go on the side of the road for about 5 miles due to road cones/road work and it was just the way the road was setup and the tesla fought me most of that 5 miles.. TBH it felt very much like a Beta product that just wasn't ready for production. I had never driven an electric car before and it was an amazing experience but damn.. It also wasn't fun.

Excellent Review!

Good review. My 2014 S 85 has 146K miles and has been pretty much trouble free (tires, LV battery, right window regulator). My advantage is free, unlimited supercharging linked to the VIN, so free for me, and free for the next owner(s). Streaming and realtime navigation are also free. I've saved between $2 - 2.5K/year because of the free supercharging. So from an economic standpoint, it beats gas & hybrid (I had a Volt as well) alternatives.

I watched through this entire video. Really great video

I'm with you on the MCU upgrade. I have the MCU 1 and while the upgrade would be nice, it isn't worth the nearly $2,500 price tag for Netflix, which i wouldn't watch or a faster internet which I wouldn't use. The only reason I'd want the upgrade was for the rear sentry cam and side cameras while backing up but that's it.

Some good points here. Service by tesla is so important and they should make it accessible.

I’m so glad I never had to deal with the very early versions of “ full self driving” (still don’t know how they can legally call it that.) I just got a model Y and have experienced V12 which is a very mature version of the product and it has waaaay less hiccups. If anything it’s TOO cautious in certain situations and I’ll take that any day over it making dangerous mistakes.

Glad you were okay. One if the major deciding factors on buying our Model S was its top ranked safety scores. I agree that 19’s ride smoother, quieter, and less expensive than 21’s, but we kept our 21’s fir their appearance fwiw. Cleaning and lubricating the sunroof seals should rid it of that sound and make it last for years trouble-free. A Tesbros satin chrome delete and a front bumper refresh, along with an infotainment upgrade will give your 2015 a nice bump in appearance and functionality, but to each their own. Glad you were able to find a suitable replacement for your P85. Our P85+ is still going strong, thankfully, with 90% battery retention at 150k miles. The performance bushings have started to make ticking sounds when turning at low speeds, but not a big deal, though will eventually replace it if starts making more noise. Other than that, it’s been solid. We have almost exclusively Supercharged our S and plan to continue to do so. fwiw, we keep the SOC mostly between 30%-80%, as to balance out any possibe degradation from supercharging. With California gas prices being what they are, we have saved a combined $50k by Supercharging for free (grandfathered) instead of pumping gas, which includes not having to pay for oil changes,tune ups, smog, etc. - with that much saved, if I had to pay for a full $13k battery replacement, I’d still be far ahead financially as it’s already paid for itself in gas savings alone. Simply put, buying our used Model S was the best car buying decision ever.

Solid review

Thanks for honest review. Yes, Tesla is nice to drive, Plaid seems ideal for German Autobahn :-). EV is as you say out of range for people wanting to spend 4K on a car. And slow for long drives. Yes, phone contact is not good - I even had the same problem with SALES, they will not answer the phone. For service that is not urgent, the app communication is not bad.

Hi, about that pyrofuse, newer gas cars have that too, its not only on tesla, and like on a ev it functions the same, after the airbag deploy, you cant start the car

I hear you on Teslas communication. In the UK they are terrible and the people I have dealt with had a really bad attitude. This can be quite tyupical for the UK, but I did expect better staff attitudes when dealing with Tesla than other companies, but that is not the case.

Do you have video explaining what to look for before purchasing a used tesla?

Having a brand new battery you are set!

I've been following Tesla for years and still learned quite a bit from your erudite review. You appear to be well educated and tech savvy, perhaps an IT professional. What kind of warranty did Tesla offer on the "new" battery?

Great honest review have you had any drive train issues?

I mostly use FSD on highway. Even with chill mode, it would change lane pretty often. But my theory is, when it gets on highway, it would like not to stay on the right lane because for cars come up to highway it would need frequent stop and more dangerous.. but few times, it does go to the fast lane (left lane) which scared hell of me. Because the distance of another car on the left lane just like 2-3 cars behind me on speed like 75mph, and my Tesla just inserted itself in….. I felt bad for the driver behind me…

I prefer the nose cone as well and love those Gen 2 seats. I believe Recaro was the supplier for that Gen seat correct?

GM did right by the Bolt in the end, replacing all the batteries, even good ones. I now own a 2017 Bolt w/ 90k miles, and a 2017 Volt with 50k miles. What GM did wrong was kill the Voltech powertrain. The Volt is the best EV choice for someone who has access to one car. I'm getting 45-50 miles a charge in the summer, and if I run that out, I just use gas. Go back home, and charge it up for the next day. The Prius Prime is close to it, but the total range is lower and the powertrain setup is different and not as good IMO.

Mine S got us 285.000mls in 9 years. Original battery rebuilt a year and a half ago, back to 96% from 11% (!). But nothing major really, a few bad cells causing shortcuts were replaced. I already preventively had the motor rebuilt, too. At the same time as the battery. Luckily, since it was instantly obvious it would not last much longer after opening it up. My son (the original owner) changed a few things, too, some electronic something. All under warranty, nothing major. Car is now ready for another 200.000mls, I wastold, I hope it does. Best car ever (meaning cheapest to run).

Great video, just watched your older one as I am in the market. Wasn’t the battery warranty almost done when they replaced it?

While he says fail less problem is my ICE a "failure" has been minor stuff like a 19 yrs. old EVAP valve going bad, car drove fine, MIL was on, friend scanned my car for free, got a used part at pick-a-part for$11 and four years later, it is still working. BEV failures tend to be massive and costly, and they rake you over coals because ONLY Tesla can service it and charge whatever they want. Also of note, Prius and many pure BEV for that matter have the standard OBD2 port and up to date scanner you can analyze at home. You can do bidirectional and test modules. Tesla is only one I know of who purposefully left off the OBD2 connector for $$$

Correct me if I'm wrong but most of modern ice cars also have piro fuses and they also activate in the same manner. So basically you would be sitting in a bmw or vw exactly the same way as you did in tesla.

7:32 you should make a video on your home server :)

I too like the early model Teslas, with the "nose cone." When they switched to the flat front across all models in 2016, they all became too similar and less distinct. Plus, unlike the 3 and Y, I like the S has two screens, the 17" center stack and the more typical screen where an instrument cluster is usually found behind the steering wheel. I've now had my 2013 P85 for 6 months, and I've brought it to the shop twice. The first time was two weeks after I bought it because the heater had failed. What you say about Tesla service not being helpful until you bring the car in is true. With that service scheduled, the estimate went from $450 to $750 to $1100 to $2800. When it was finally all fixed, the bill came to just under $2k. My second service, just last week, was to eliminate the click and clack sounds I was hearing from the drivetrain at nearly every start from a stop and every deceleration. They started with lubricating the half shafts and replacing the axle nuts, which cost me $140, and I'm very satisfied. They said if that didn't fix it the next step would have been to replace the half shafts, which would have been significantly higher. Clicks and clacks gone, I have a very enjoyable driver. You don't mention in your video if your replacement 2015 85D has free supercharging. I suspect it originally did, and thus why the car was charged almost exclusively that way. Mine has free supercharging, and I'm currently charging about 40% at home and 60% at superchargers. One of the nice things about the Tesla service center was after my most recent service I asked if I should schedule a battery check service, since I never had the battery checked 6 months ago when I bought the car. Well, they simply logged into the car's computer remotely and did a battery health check right there for me. At under 42k, clean bill of health. I have found the price of these older used Model S' have come down into the more affordable $20-$30k range, but if I was to do it again I would also start cross-shopping used Model 3. The Model 3 will be newer and a more robust build for the money, plus still in warranty. Downside is no free supercharging.

You haven't mentioned about the range of the new battery and the peak charging speed at the supercharger

I have the same model and specs as you. How were you still under warranty? Doesn't it expire after 8 years?

Finally someone who agrees with me on those damn disturbing seats, I had a 2022 model three rented from Hertz for Uber and I drove it 16,000 miles in three months so I was in that seat a lot it was horrible on me killed my thighs made you hunch Forward you could never adjust it to a decent position the only way I fixed it was sitting on a full-size pillow long ways under my legs so I got some support under my thighs by the knee

You should do another update on this topic. Need to discuss what tires cost and any other maintenance items have popped up. I think cost of ownership is lower than you discussed in this video.

7 to 10 more years? I'll keep my 1997 GMC, seems to work fine still. To be fair, it sits a lot, and mostly just hauls my ladders and tools, but age and 185,000 miles and hardly any maintenance hasn't hurt it.

Jesus that accident must have been terrifying

Just an FYI. Some gasoline vehicles have the same feature as Tesla when it comes to the airbags deployment disabling the vehicle. I got rear ended by a lady in a Volvo that had that same problem. The car was drivable but because her airbags deployed the car wouldn’t start or go into gear.

55min charging time each way seems a reasonable "brake" break time, on a Dayton Nashville rtn trip.

Im curious about your drive from Dayton to Nashville, I see its around 6 hr drive at 330 miles 1 way . On the current lowest mileage model 3 - Tesla's planner says you would need to do 1 full charge 40 min charge and a 10 min charge. Adding around 1 hr. to your drive. To me that sounds doable but just respectfully asking your input. Are you basing this on your 85d that is older like you said, I am unsure what range you get. But you also said your fine with doing 500 miel range drives in it. So just currious.

Most of the time with Teslas when high voltage battery dies, it's just a single cell in one of the packs. That's why you were still able to drive it. There are some mechanics shops where they know how to replace this cell, and this can sometimes cost less than 1000$. But it depends on the model, some model ys and 3s can't even open the battery pack.

What month and year of production?

Correction about moving smashed cars: Gas powered cars have a fuel pump shut off that kicks off the fuel pump in any sudden impact. If you have time to look it up and reset it you may possibly reset it but I'm guessing 99.9% of the general public don't even know there is a fuel pump cut off let alone reset it. The reason is you don't want the fuel pump pushing gas out of any damaged fuel lines.

I just bought a used 2022 Model 3 rear-wheel drive for $18,900.00 after the $4000 government federal rebate. That makes this car's out-the-door price of around $23,000 more than $26,000 cheaper than a new 2024 RWD Model 3, and mine has almost all of the features of the 2024 version. The car is immaculate and looks brand new, and it came with 77,000 miles on it. So, the battery is still under warranty, as is the drive train. I ran a third-party check on the battery condition, and it's between 95% - 97% of its original capacity, which is excellent. It has a range of 253 miles and will go 0-60 in 5.3 seconds. It also has the LFP battery, which is the most durable battery Tesla makes, with the possible exception of the new Cyber Truck battery, which I know nothing about. LFP batteries can have as many as 4000 charging cycles and still retain 80% of their capacity - which equates to over 17 years of charging. Several reviews of Tesla Model 3s with 300,000 or more miles show the cars have over 90% of their original battery capacity, and these are the cobalt lithium-ion batteries, not the LFP batteries, which are more durable and long-lasting. Also, it does not damage LFP batteries if you charge them to 100%. They are designed to allow full charges. I recently charged it on a Tesla supercharger from 30% to 100%, which is over 200 miles of range, for $8.61. My Toyota Tacoma truck would cost roughly $56.00 for that 200-mile range. When I get my home charger installed, charging costs will be about 50% cheaper. Right now, my utility charges about $0.12 per KWH, so I will be able to charge my Model 3 from 0-100% for $7.68 using home charging, and that is for the full 253-mile range. My Tacoma would cost over $90.00 to fill up from empty (it has a 22-gallon gas tank). I can't speak to the reliability issues you experienced with your Model S sedans, but the Model 3 RWD is turning out to be one of the most, if not the most, reliable EVs on the road. The 2022 Model 3 had some build quality issues when it came out, and I am not including those issues because Tesla has corrected them. They included water leaking into tail lights, leaks at the glass top, rattles, and uneven gaps at the metal edges of the vehicle. Mine did have moisture in the passenger side rear taillight, but the dealer I bought it from replaced it with a new taillight for free. Also, if the road is rough, substantial noise can be transmitted to the cabin. But that would be true for almost all vehicles, with the possible exception of six-figure luxury cars. When you have a reasonably good road, the interior is very quiet. The suspension is firm but surprisingly comfortable and competent. Near my house, there are a set of brutal speed dips that force drivers to slow to the 25 mph speed limit. With my Tacoma, if I hit those speed dips too fast, my rear suspension would bottom out harshly. My Model 3 suspension does not bottom out and absorbs the impact comfortably, which impresses the hell out of me. The car came with full self-driving (FSD) capability and an excellent autopilot mode, so it came with the advanced AMD CPU, which enables these upgrades. It also has beta Autosteer, which keeps your car in the lane you are in and performs really well. It even senses when a car moves into your lane on your blind side and adjusts to avoid a collision. I honestly cannot imagine owning a better car. For $18,900, this car was a steal. It will literally pay for itself in gas savings and maintenance in about five years or less, depending on how much I drive. The insurance from Tesla is $165.00 a month (my insurance quoted me $220 a month). Both of these costs are on par with a luxury compact gasoline car like a BMW M3. So far, my experience has been radically different from yours. However, I just bought my Tesla, so I will have to wait a year to see if any of the problems you encountered come up.

I'm in a similar boat as you, I have a Niro-EV I drive all month and a 2002 Thunderbird I drive 3-4 days the same month.

From the sound of that sunroof, I would seek some form of lubricant to eliminate that dragging sound that is wearing it out.

So you can't get replacement parts for the sunroof already ? Other parts as well ?

I lOVE (especially in black) the original S nose cone. If for no other reason, it looks different than other Teslas. I live in San Diego, CA and there are Teslas everywhere and in every direction. They all look the same coming toward you. Friends that don't have Teslas can not tell Teslas apart (except the original S).

Mine is pretty similar but without autopilot. Almost 10 years old now and 300.000 kilometers. Runs fine so far.