I hear ya. One of the reasons I have dithered and not pulled the plug yet.
Even the very best examples in the country at the moment are minimum 6 years old and in, or heading for, the danger zone of just such fiddly repairs.
And the prices being sought are just ludicrous - and not the good ludicrous!
That's just the nosecone. Horribly unreliable but people like me bought one anyway as they came with ludicrously generous bumper to bumper warranties. Everything was fixed for free without quibble and you got nice loaner cars for weeks on end that you could drive with free fuel and free tolls
The facelift cars might look nearly the same, but they are like a completely different car. A facelift 2016 Model S has far better build quality than a 2020 Model 3
I test drove that one last month, it's in great condition, and it's not a raven model, James May bought it brand new, and it features on his drive tribe YouTube channel, so it took a bit of abuse initially back in the day :-) - here it was on an auction site a while back https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2019-tesla-model-s-100d-long-range
Presume it's English-registered then? Or would it be normal to re-register a vehicle locally for Northern Ireland?
Overpriced anyway.
yeah the history check showed it had different registration between uk and NI - but all checks out as it’s been owned and used in NI for well over 6 months + / they were also knocking 500 off the price and it’s currently on 19” wheels not the ones in the pictures, they’re an additional 1500. So it works out at approx 32k euro in total, like you said a little steep in price. Low mileage in fairness, but warranty is up in June of next year. Lovely car though, colour and condition are fantastic, but there’s cheaper out there
Would be overpriced for a Raven model too. Suspect they may realise when it's still sitting there for another 3 months.
But does look nice, no arguments there.
for sure, it’s been there a few months already, couple of ravens in Ireland at the moment too in DCEV but again a little spicy on price - so makes it more difficult to pull the trigger, and now Taycan and Etron GT prices are dropping which makes decisions more difficult 😂
No comparison I think - Taycan/Etron are completely different generation EVs.
DCEV have frankly ridiculous prices.
They are the only EVs that would interest me as a decent step up from a Model S. But that said, from a software / UI point of view they might as well be 2 generations older rather than the 2 generations younger than they are based on age
Better built, better driving, more upmarket, more heritage, more luxurious. Lots of better things. But they are far from reliable with dealers still not very well equipped to handling problems. And I wouldn't touch either with a barge pole without a long warranty. Far riskier to spend €50k on an out of warranty Taycan (cheapest on DD at the moment) than €20k on an out of warranty Model S (cheapest facelift on DD at the moment). With a first year depreciation to come on the Porsche of the guts of €10k, as opposed to just a couple of grand on the Tesla…
Early Porsche Taycans in particular seem to be full of issues, hardware and software related.
For sure Mark.
End of an era, Tesla will stop production on the Model S :(
https://youtu.be/JM3dCDF8MbE?is=Jrz5QAyzMk2ccXtz
Sorry I missed that. I've never had a Tesla of under 4 years old. Both my own Model S cars were CPO or ex-CPO with warranty remaining when I got them. First one was 5.5 years old in 2020, second one was 4.5 years old in 2022
And the flipper Model S I brought in from the north last year had zero warranty left
That was news last month 😂
Makes no difference here as we haven't seen any Model S or X younger than 2020. Apart from just a handful of LHD cars bought by hard core very rich Tesla fanbois 😁
Lucid make better EVs at that end, through Rivian in too for X alternatives
Neither can be bought here though. Looks like we will have to make do with the Taycan 😀
Lucid make better EVs? My perception of lucid (probably dated to heck at this stage) is from an out of spec video where they have massive range and massive luxury but were limited to 50kW DC charging because the onboard 400-800v step up only worked at 50kW even on a 150kW. That made them seem like a glass cannon to me.
They look cool though. And as above they are not even sold here.
I was commenting on their main market, the US, don't think Ireland had any impression on the cessation decision
Yes and No, with Tesla specifically there is a 50kW limit due to compatibility (Lucid is 900v).
At any other CCS fast charger the limit is 300kW
Oh ok. That wasnt my memory (of a few years old video at this point) thanks for the correction.
As mentioned, still not sold here and unlikely to be in the foreseeable future IMO
Which is a pity. I could see myself owning a Lucid Air. But so far none have even been made in RHD
I wouldn't let lack of RHD get in the way. And they are starting to come down, especially the slightly lower spec. What a car for $30k in us (so like €55k landed)
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It's the family car. I wouldn't mind a LHD car that much, but the other drivers would veto that instantly 😂
LHD car perfect excuse for a champagne trip to france, especially with the large frunk!
Particularly if the car has unsupervised FSD - enjoy the champagne on the way home 😂
Put in for a trade in value with Tesla on my 2016 Model S90 D with 290,000 Kms on her....
€ 4,780 🤣
Sufficed to say I'll be keeping her for a while longer so!!
I actually bought a 2016 Model S 90D last year for about that sorta money 😁
Stick them up here folks.
Surely the battery modules would be worth more than that?
4k for a car in decent condition that has 400+ horsepower and zero to 60 in 3.8 seconds is wild! I'll keep her for sure so!
I should have negotiated harder😂
