Tesla Model 3 - V3.0

Charged to 95% a few days ago. Drove all the way down to 0km and only achieved 170 kilometres😂

No not really to be honest. I wasn’t in chill mode but I wasn’t exactly flooring it either. Didn’t spin the wheels once. A/C and heated seat was on for I’d say 90% of the time

2019 with 135k km btw. Range was 300km or so in Summer

2019 Standard Range with 135k km. Yeah I definitely could have gotten less if I tried.

Hey all, it's time I moved across to Electric. Been driving a 2016 330e for the last 5 years, and while I love the car as a stepping stone into the electric world, the hybrid element of the car is fairly pointless

I'm going to look at this 2019 Tesla Model 3 tomorrow, and just wondering from your good selves, what to look out for, and a reason to buy, or a reason not to buy if that is the case!!

My background:

I do about 150km city driving a week is reality, with 1 trip to Tipperary (from Dublin) per month, and maybe 4 or 5 country runs a year, as far as Donegal or Galway (so the range in this Tesla should cover me to get there at least?!)

We have a ICE car also (Renault Megane), so that can cover long distance anyway without range anxiety. She loves that car, so that car will have to stay (so don't suggest selling that 😂. It was her fathers car too, who died and left it to her)

My budget is 23K max retail (I'll be trading in my car)

I've looked at other electric cars in that price range, and the only one I may be interested in is an ID.3. All the others' styling, does't really do anything for me

I have an external charger already lined up. My mate had a Tesla, which he sold for a Range Rover at the start of the year, and I have another mate to install it 😁

Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks

Mileage is low but seems a bit overpriced. Tbh I could probably sell you mine for like €5k less if you wanted. But yeah as you can see from my post if you like having the heater on constantly then the Winter range won’t be great but Summer range is like 330km sometimes. I’ve owned two of these and that seems to be the normal range

What are peoples toughts on this?

Thinking about looking it at it in the morning

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/tesla-model-3-standard-range-plus-rwd/38478376

It looks alright, you should get some warranty on the car beyond the Tesla warranty too. Check when in 2020 it was registered. It might be out of the basic warranty and just have the battery warranty left. (which is still pretty good).

If you do go for it, once its in your name, book it in for a service on the app and add a pre end of warranty check and they will check it for anything that needs doing under warranty before it runs out at 80km or 4yrs (this might be out already unless its a dec car or has an extended warranty). Not alot goes wrong apart from suspension which is fixable by most mechanics.

You could buy one from a private seller with the exact same warranty for about €4k less. Even dealers are selling them for €4k less, albeit with higher mileage, but still within battery & drivetrain warranty

Would agree with slave1, the later model has the LFP Battery, more range, better equipment, incl Ryzen chip, electric boot etc. Better value for not a lot more.

Has anyone bought "Certified Pre-owned" from Tesla directly? Are they overpriced?

One apparent advantage is they all have enhanced autopilot enabled.

Didn't think it was standard in 2000 but could well be wrong. A handy addition anyway. It also has the newer centre console I see from ad.

I thought the same, I've a 221 and I thought the factory fitted powered boot and that interior only came out then, I think the center area on earlier models had a glossy black look to it…

That reg is 4 digits away from mine, so its a Dec 2020 reg.

The 2020 Q4 deliveries were the first batch of 2021 refresh models, meaning elec boot, dechrome, laminated glass, updated interior, heat pump etc.

But the first batch were builds from Fremont (US). Deliveries from Q1 2021 onwards were from China.

2 main differences between the Fremont vs MIC 2021 refresh models:

1. Has 50kWh NMC battery rather than 55 kWh LFP, so daily driving recommended charging is 80%. Therefore slightly less range than a 2021 reg. But will be slightly quicker than the MIC models and have a better DC charging curve in cold weather.
2. Will have older Intel Atom processor rather than faster/updated Ryzen.

I had a large number of warranty issues in first 2 years (multiple cameras, panel alignment, elec boot motor, tail lights, suspension/track rods/bushes, AC charger, steering) but all were sorted under warranty. At times I felt like my workplace was the Sandyford SC.

Every chance its an 4 year ex-lease vehicle. Expect to see quite a few of ex-lease cars hitting the market from now on. Not an issue as it 'should' mean its been well maintained, depending on the drivers diligence.

If I were looking between this and a 211 reg, I would go the MIC model simply based on the fact it will have been a better built car out of the factory and your now out of general warranty (apart from battery & drivetrain).