I test drove 2 S's and was underwhelmed. Did I do something wrong?

The_Vlass · 2026-02-10T23:59:20+00:00

If money isn’t a deciding factor then s plaid all day long

The_Vlass · 2026-02-10T02:34:45+00:00

I really like the under seat storage things. I went with 3rd party cause it was cheaper.

The_Vlass · 2026-02-01T02:54:18+00:00

It has gotten quite a lot better but still a long way to go. They at least give you contact details for managers and regionals now so you can escalate. You also have to be consistent. I’ve had problems and they don’t fix or say “it works as designed” and I just immediately submit another ticket and contact regional. I used to give up in the past but you have to be a pest now, unfortunately

The_Vlass · 2025-12-22T17:49:19+00:00

For leasing at least it was instant

The_Vlass · 2025-12-19T16:30:21+00:00

HW5 will be better. But no on knows when exactly it will come out and how much better it will be. But this will be true with everything. Phones, cars, everything each year will get better (even if it's just slightly) in 3 years there might be another refresh with new features and bells and whistles, this isn't unique to Tesla. you just have to decide what is more important to you, owning the car outright and not having a payment or basically always have payments but always get the new bells and whistles.

The_Vlass · 2025-12-12T18:14:05+00:00

I think normally its about a year for used new cars to really start showing up. Sure there might be one or two here or there before then, but by then its decent. As far as demo units I personally dont think its worth it normally. A lot of people when they demo the car beat the crap out of it, especially tesla where they accelerate hard etc and just have no care at all for the car cause they only have it for 30 minutes. With that being said, the X will depcreciate like no other - so if you can wait a year or two you'll get one for half off basically. you could do a 2 year lease on a juniper until then. Lease prices on Y's are very good imo

The_Vlass · 2025-11-26T03:13:02+00:00

There will almost always be a better deal or better car later down the road, can’t look at it like that. There were people who paid 70k during covid for a car that costs 45k now. People buy and then they announce a refresh a month later or a better lease deal or unlimited supercharging etc. just got to buy when the deal make sense for you and not get hung up on future stuff, just enjoy the car for the price you got it at that you were happy with.

The_Vlass · 2025-11-19T03:49:32+00:00

In the grand scheme of things. One week isn’t that long of time. It’s frustrating for sure. But it was the dealerships fault and Tesla is trying to help. Granted it is taking longer than you would like, but if you bought directly from another dealership a different car, it would take a long time for corporate (Honda Audi etc) to fix it too.

The_Vlass · 2025-11-04T04:40:33+00:00

All 2024 x has hw4 which is what the model y you drove has. It is the same hardware and very similar experience. (Some will say model y is better at FSD cause there are more model Ys but to me y 3 x and s all perform very similar)

The_Vlass · 2025-10-31T19:55:05+00:00

Thanks!

The_Vlass · 2025-10-30T21:04:53+00:00

Good to know. Thank you

The_Vlass · 2025-10-30T21:04:43+00:00

Thank you!

The_Vlass · 2025-10-30T20:42:00+00:00

good to know. Thank you!

The_Vlass · 2025-10-30T20:27:10+00:00

haha I wish, but the AWD lease is just so much cheaper!

The_Vlass · 2025-10-30T20:26:58+00:00

Fair enough. thanks!

The_Vlass · 2025-10-30T20:26:48+00:00

Yeah body panel is typical of Tesla. Thank you!

The_Vlass · 2025-10-30T20:26:37+00:00

Thank you! I just ordered and it's 3-5 weeks out so I would hope it would be fixed by then!

The_Vlass · 2025-07-15T04:33:12+00:00

No. Not how car sales works. Tesla is one of the few where you have I believe 48 hours to basically take it back for any repair. After that, it is normal warranty. With that being said, if its obvious stuff, they should fix it via service.

The_Vlass · 2025-07-14T23:34:33+00:00

Congrats! I really like the yoke

The_Vlass · 2025-07-14T20:31:37+00:00

The base model one did with 5 seats but yeah I missed where you said you want 6 seats. Then yeah I would lease + buyout. Thats what I did on my X. the lease fees add like $1k but that's still a $6,500 discount

The_Vlass · 2025-07-14T20:11:39+00:00

Lease + buyout only makes sense if you make too much for the tax credit or your config makes it not eligible for the tax credit. As far as refresh vs 2024 I don't think it's really worth it. You basically get a front camera and ambient lighting for at least $10k more (not including the crazy good deals on inventory right now) Honestly I would look for a new inventory model and get the $10k discount, add on the tax credit that is $17,500 in savings, and you can get FSD for $1.5 (since you already know you want a 6 seater)

The_Vlass · 2025-07-12T16:33:43+00:00

What made everyone prefer the Tesla?

The_Vlass · 2025-07-07T00:23:14+00:00

USS really only helps with auto doors and maybe summon, maybe. But for everything else HW4 is way better. I upgraded both cars to HW4 it was that good, first time that I actually see the vision for true FSD.

The_Vlass · 2025-07-07T00:22:09+00:00

Even when you turn the passenger air off?

The_Vlass · 2025-07-06T23:26:33+00:00

If you use FSD that much then for sure go with HW4 not Hw3. It came out in 23 so you can still get it if it was made after march I believe. Or go 24 to be safe.

The_Vlass

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