This morning on my way to work I happened to have NPR on, and there was a report on the car market, and EV sales now account for 26.4 percent of new car sales in California. There are over 2 million EV'S now on the road here. My days as a red light bully are sadly and tragically coming to an end

 

Lol no they're not. Aren't your Teslas the "fast" versions that beat most other EVs?

 

Yeah, I should have quoted the post about the under $50k used examples. That's what I was referencing. No way I buy one of those used, even certified.

 

Why? It depends on how long you’re going to keep it. Just get a warranty after the CPO warranty is up. I wouldn’t own any modern Mercedes without a warranty…the though of driving what I have without a warranty is terrifying lol

 

​​​​​​ Depends on the Tesla. EV'S are like gas cars, there are good ones, there are bad ones, there are fast ones, and not so fast ones. If I went against my Ioniq 5 I would easily beat it, but an Ioniq 5 N, BMW i5, Porsche Taycan etc I lose. Now a Model S plaid, that beats almost everything

 

I wonder how much those warranties would be? Hopefully they don't charge by the ugly.

 

I was surprised how reasonable the extended warranty was on my S560, I think it was $3,400 through 100k miles.

 

I usually never buy factory extended warranties, on average the house always wins, but they tend to be cheaper on EVs because the most expensive parts are already covered by their own long term battery and powertrain warranty. You can also save a ton by buying the warranty directly from a different volume dealer. Case in point, an 8yr/100k premium plan which substantially extends the bumper to bumper on my Lightning and including rental cars plus lost key replacement only cost me 1600. Retail was higher, of course. But net/net I’ve effectively got an 8/100 on my truck for 1600 and consider that to be well worth it.

the only other time we bought one paid off. We bought our son a Nissan when he graduated. Bought a 9 year warranty from a different dealer for 1200, less than 50% of then retail. He still has the car, and literally two weeks before the 9 year warranty expired the touchscreen navigation stop responding. We took it in, the replacement was fully covered, the parts alone being over 2500 before labor etc.

 

When the basic warranty ran out on my S last year, I decided to "risk" it and not bother getting an after market warranty as Tesla does not offer an extended warranty beyond the already extended warranty I got from them when I bought the car used (3 years old back in 2019).

There is a company in Canada (CBI Finance) that offers extended warranties on Tesla's in Canada for $3.1k + tax CAD that is good for 100k km or 5 years assuming the car is less than 10 years old and has less than 200k km on it.

Two weeks ago I had my first out of warranty repair bill - I had to replace a bunch of front suspension parts (I knew about this as a potential issue that i may have to deal with as it's fairly well known) and that cost $2k CAD.

I should have gotten the warranty back in July last year... .

Another well known issue is that the DRLs start to burn out. Maybe it's time to get that warranty

 

Warranty will cover suspension parts? Those are considered wear items. Headlights are not expensive on a Tesla especially compared to other cars.

 

i'd forgotten about doug demuro, lol but i guess he got a scoop reviewing the upcoming rivian r2?

 

2026??? In EV years that's way to much time. The Model Y Juniper is going to be in it's first year of production. To me that was a giant mistake on Rivians part. It will be great for those in R1S leases that are ending, but not for those just looking at an R1S.

The pricing is good, but what if Tesla is able to bring production costs down more for the Model Y and slashes prices? If the upcoming Model Y Juniper is anywhere as refined as the new Model 3, Rivian is going to have a hard time competing

 

why is that?

 

Mainly because the lease deals are too good. Also, battery tech is constantly evolving (not to mention degradation of the battery) that it only makes sense to get a new one every 3-5 years. Arguably not very sustainable but math is math

 

At least for now, it also enables non qualifying vehicles and individuals to get the credit effectively factored into their deal. If you're any one or more of a higher earner, a buyer of a non-US built EV or a buyer of an EV over the MSRP limits, you can get the credit baked into the deal and then buy it out.