Interest rates and depreciation make that a losing bargain, better to get the utility out of it now that the trade in is low and interest rates are high
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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months agoYou could always trade it in.
I hate to be that guy, but no one is forcing you to keep owning it.
gramathy@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
As much as I hate Musk, I don’t have $10k+ to burn on making a statement.
Sure, if the car market was flush with used EVs, swapping one used car for another might not hurt as much. But right now it’s slim pickings if you want a used EV that isn’t a Telsa, that is similarly spec’ed to a Tesla.
Just run the thing into the ground and charge on non-Tesla infrastructure as much as reasonably possible.
cowpowered@lemm.ee 8 months ago
In the 5 years I’ve owned my Model 3 it’s never needed any service. Only new tires. They are not even remotely as bad of a car as clickbait sites make them out to be. Yeah yeah Teslas aren’t perfect, but no car is. Be realistic.
It being associated with Musk and his crazy rants is annoying though. Almost annoying enough to trade it in, but I don’t particularly want to spend a bunch of money and getting rid of an almost like-new working car.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 months ago
I’m being realistic. You’re embarrassed by it and association with Musk.
Musk is genuinely a bad person who is pushing bogus race science and other horrible unequivocal bullshit.
It’s great that it hasn’t needed service, but my point stands: once it needs service, you will be handing money to Elon Musk.
If you want him to go away that badly, there are things you could do. Like trading in your vehicle for another EV. There’s other brands, who are not run by a racist, misogynist, ableist, megalomaniacs.
You can complain on the internet all you want, but if you’re unwilling to find a way to not give him money, you’re just one more person with Elon’s foot stuck up your ass.
NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 8 months ago
So send them the money to get a new car or stfu
Optomistic@lemmy.world 8 months ago
With all due respect my 2021 Model 3 is a gargantuan piece of shit. Every interior joint and connection squeaks, the range is and has always been far below stated range, both seats rattle, the wood trim has basically disintegrated, and my car only has 21k in it. I’d trade however my interest rate is 2.5%. I hate the car, the company, and Musk, but until interest rates drop I’m not trading. But hey it’s never needed service so yay for me. My 2012 Prius was a better built car than the Tesla Model 3, by miles.
cowpowered@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Yeah if I could buy a similar car with the same features at the same price from a manufacturer like Toyota, the choice for better build quality is obvious. However up until basically this year that has not been the case. My only real complaint with my M3 is the terrible paint they use. But I can live with it.
rooster_butt@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Point to me to a similarly spevced ev for a comparable price in the US taking into consideration federal tax rebate and dealership bullshit fees. There still ain’t anything this year. It will happen but we aren’t there yet.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
Once the other care companies started making electrics, I wondered why anyone was still going with Tesla. Car companies have so many more decades of taking care of build issues.
cowpowered@lemm.ee 8 months ago
At least in the US the charging network has been a huge differentiator. I’ve heard from a few people doing road-trips in non-Teslas and having trouble with the multitude of charging networks. Superchargers can get busy but I’ve never had a problem with them or gotten stranded. Hopefully NACS will improve this situation for all brands.
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 8 months ago
The recall of 2012-2023 models of the Model 3 tells me otherwise.
pinpin@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It’s actually an OTA update.
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 8 months ago
Which, and try to follow me here, would count as being serviced.
guacupado@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’m curious what you think the recall process for a Tesla is. Do tell.
TigrisMorte@kbin.social 8 months ago
Servicing the vehicle. What do you think it is? Do tell.
Rookeh@startrek.website 8 months ago
Same. Coming up to 4 years owning my Model 3 with no major issues and no work needed other than normal serviceable items common to all cars (tyres, wiper blades, cabin filters, etc).
On the flip side, one of my old coworkers who got his Model 3 at the same time as me had a litany of problems from day one. We used to joke that his car had been built by an intern on a Friday night before a major holiday.
I don’t do enough miles these days to justify getting rid of a perfectly good, functional, almost brand new car and buying a new one - I plan to just run it into the ground instead.
I don’t think I’d buy another Tesla, though. Not necessarily because I care what people think of the car I drive, but because Tesla has made some astonishingly stupid decisions with their new/refreshed cars. No physical drive selector? No TURN SIGNAL STALK? Yes, because I love having critical vehicle controls on a movable surface. Come on now.