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Tesla Adds Used Models To Its Inventory, For Online Purchase

Posted by timothy on from the driven-by-a-little-old-lady-on-sundays dept.

Jalopnik reports that Tesla Motors Inc. has very quietly started to sell used cars online, following in the footsteps of larger car companies. Its new certified vehicle program brings down the staggering costs of one of their electric cars while still ensuring manufacturer maintenance and repairs. Most of the cars that are on Tesla’s website were previously owned by people who have since traded up to the AWD Model S. Soon, this stockpile will also include leased Teslas. Engadget adds You're limited to shopping in a handful of cities in the U.S. and Canada, but the cars come with a 4-year, 50,000-mile warranty to assuage fears that you've bought a lemon. No, the move doesn't make the company's luxury EVs much more attainable -- the best offer we've seen so far is for a $59,000 'entry' model.

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  1. Far too expensive for a used car by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If I could afford $70k for a used one, I could afford a new one.

    Washington, used P85, 19,000 miles, $79,000.
    New P85D, $87,500.
    Why would I bother with the used one?

    1. Re:Far too expensive for a used car by BasilBrush · · Score: 4, Insightful

      The used Tesla prices will respond to demand. If there's not enough demand at those prices, they lower the prices. If there's a glut of used cars to sell (like the ex-leased ones that will come along before long), then the price will be lowered. The initial high prices probably reflect the fact that there aren't many used Teslas as yet.

    2. Re:Far too expensive for a used car by wisnoskij · · Score: 1, Insightful

      Theoretically, I would like to see in a few decades if a Tesla engine lasts any significant amount longer than a standard well made combustion. And batteries really take the place of the engine for a combustion car (they are really the heart and soul of the electric car, on which everything else depends). They are super expensive, and I have yet to see any battery tech that lasts over 4 years, and normally it is performing far worse than optimal at a fraction of that time. I think Tesla claims that theirs are suppose to last well, but still not anywhere near where a few years of wear is not a significant chunk out of their value.

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    3. Re:Far too expensive for a used car by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      There's also a waitlist for new Teslas, since demand is currently higher than the rate the Tesla can produce them.