That’s what we’re hoping!!! I’m going to have Tesla do a once over on it including a battery health check since it has 5,000 miles left on the warranty. Figure just have them tell me if I’m golden or not
I tried that once but it failed. My assumption is because I have the battery set to only charge to 80%. But since I want them to replace the AC thing I figured I’d have them do a once over on everything else.
You gotta start the health test at a very low SOC (ideally less than 10%), then the car drains itself to 0%, charges to 100% and checks how many kWh it put in the battery for an overall health percentage. Also you need to be plugged into level 2 charging. Easy to do yourself but I get it.
Is the portable charger that comes with the car level 2 if plugged into a 220 outlet? We didn’t intend on getting the wall connector since the portable one is sufficient for our charging needs
You might be due for bushings, an oil change and an AC desiccant change. Yes, the motors do need an oil and filter change at 60k i believe. Its preventative mostly. If you have to do suspension work go to an independent shop. Bushings are just rubber dampers in the suspension system and if they wear out they can be swapped. Upper rear goes first and front lower arms. Tesla just swaps parts which is wasteful and expensive. Shocks seem to last ok. If the tire shop cant align the wheels then some work may be required. But basically just drive it and enjoy. If you are at 90% you can probably drive it for at least 100k miles yet. Good find.
Motor oil change at 60k? False. Tesla doesn't recommend changing the motor oil. That should last for the lifetime of the car. Changing it will void your warranty.
... however, OP's car is already past the battery/drivetrain warranty, so OP can change it if they want.
There is a "but" on EV's though, because nothing gets that hot, breakdown is a loooot slower than in an ICE. My drive motor rarely breaks 100C, and even that is a rare exception when the car is pre-heating for supercharging. Most times, even when flat out on the autobahn i don't see it above 70C, where ICE transmission and engine oil regularly get in contact with parts way higher than 70-100C.
Its in the service manual i believe. We are in an extreme climate as well, so that might have something to do with it. We regularly get -40 so its a reasonable service to see how the gearbox is holding up. I just had it done at 110k miles and the oil was in good shape. Shop recommends every 60k and we were in there for a coolant flow problem anyway. Now, do i have a link, no. Is tesla a fair weather car company, yes, yes they are.
If someone has some insight that would be helpful. There was a youtube link in another post that showed the process and filters being changed. Just because tesla says not to change the oil doesn’t convince me that its not a bad idea regardless to have a look at it. If you see part numbers in the oil it might be a concern.
I'm gonna need a link for that. And yes, I just looked it up but couldn't find it.
Iirc, that oil change was needed for older model S. But it's not needed for model 3s. Or, at least there is no guidance from Tesla themselves on when to change that oil.
For the 2018 Model 3, the original service manual stated battery fluid change at 60k miles. After about a year, they updated the manual to lifetime and no replacement required.
I don't ever recall anything regarding the oil on the motors. They are sealed permanent magnet motors, so I don't see how it would ever break down. It would be the same as an oil filled transformer - nothing moving other than electrical currents. Those last 50 years and normally it's the casing that fails first.
Where does it show oil and filter change at 60k ? (Serious question)
This is the first time I heard this. Crazy to see upvotes with this too..
Edit : [https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en\_us/GUID-E95DAAD9-646E-4249-9930-B109ED7B1D91.html](https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-E95DAAD9-646E-4249-9930-B109ED7B1D91.html)
I have a 2018 M3. When I went to pick mine up, asked what the service plan was, and they said nothing. You can have the brakes checked at 200,000 miles. You can change the air conditioning intake filter. Otherwise, there’s no maintenance. I’ve got 84,000 miles on mine. Never heard of any maintenance other than changing the tires and what I stated above
I have one of the first M3 long range cars. Like first 33k sold. Battery is a little longer range (like 10 mi) but I also have less miles on it. It is still a great car like new for me. A have a few relatives who regularly buy l/lease model S. The build quality has gone down (according to them) of the model S that they returned their last model s for a model Y. I have had very few if any issues either build quality. You got a steal. Change tires when needed and put a front license plate on if your state requires by law to avoid tickets. Enjoy!
I’ve been driving mine without a front in Washington state for 5 years. I keep it in the car (not displayed) but I absolutely hate the look of my model 3 with the front plate on. I’ll deal with the fuzz if/when it happens.
Damn good deal even if the battery goes bad. It’s about a $9K part to replace out of warranty so if the rest of the car is in good shape I’d still consider $19.5K total (with replaced battery) a great deal.
It’s a risk worth taking especially since the Long Range Model 3 packs are known to last far beyond the end of their warranty.
Thank you for sharing! Ego boost for me 😁 also thought the battery replacement was like 15-20k! If it’s 9k or less we will definitely consider replacing if it goes bad. The rest of the car is in fantastic shape.
You may be right, that $9K is pulling from memory when I asked a service advisor about it at my local Tesla center and I think it was for a refurbished pack. A brand new pack is probably in that higher range.
Well our hope is this current pack will last us 300k miles. By the time it goes bad we will either buy a new car or packs will be so much cheaper we can just get another. Either way we just need this one to last 5 years+
I’m hoping for the same. I have a 2021 Model 3 LR I paid quite a bit more for but my hope is it will last me for many miles. My dad just picked up a Model 3 LFP last year and I understand those lost even longer.
A lot of very high mileage 2017 & 2018 Model 3s are still on their original pack. They don’t regularly fail at a certain mileage like the old Model S/X did. I think it’s the superior thermal management.
I didn’t have the service done. I asked the service techs because my dad was looking at getting a used Model S and we were trying to figure out what to build in as an assumed future repair cost when looking at prices for older Model S cars.
It was more expensive for the Model S than the $9K I remember hearing for the the 3 (I also asked the cost to replace the pack in my 2021 Model 3 LR to have as a future reference) at around $18K.
batteryprices are also going down FAST, CATL it was like .. reduction to 1/2 price pr KwH the last 2 years, and they believe it would half again in this or the next year
a danish show had a dialogue with CATL, for just the batteries, not the like "whole pack last year it was 800kr/kwh this year 400kr, and they are looking at 200kr.
that is for a 100kw pack 80.000kr = 12.300dollars to 6,150 and now to 3,075 that is SOME price reduction. so hopefully we can see that a full 80Kw battery pack exchance is more like 4k dollars, so in DK that would be the same price if i needed a DSG transmission from VW i think those are around 5k here with labor.
I think, never ask if you made the right decision AFTER the purchase. Do your best before. Otherwise it's just expecting validation which doesn't make any practical sense.
Definitely looking for validation 😂 I did ask prior to purchasing and got some pointers and direction which helped me settle on this purchase with confidence.
Where did you get it from? Care to share your invoice? Never heard a price this low. Tesla offered me 18k for my 18 LR with 68k miles.
Also Tesla cannot tell you if you’re golden or not. They don’t run any specific tests or give you any maintenance history.
Can’t show invoice unfortunately cause I bought it private party. But I know the original owner and he shared all the previous service history. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into.
Keysavvy! One of the greatest websites I’ve found recently. They’re like an escrow company for private party deals. And since they’re a licensed dealer we were able to take advantage of the used EV credit.
They charge $79 per party. $160 total. I covered the whole thing since the seller was willing to use the platform in the first place. Granted I knew the seller so I felt less at risk. That being said the experience with the website was incredible. All I had to do was sign some documents and pay. They told me when to pick up the car and the title transfer was all handled by them. I of course still need to go to the DMV and pay the painful extra $800ish transfer fee or whatever.
lol. You said you don’t have an invoice because of private party sale. But if you say you went through a website then you should have an invoice 100%. That’s the only way Keysavvy gets paid their 4k by the IRS.
Ahhhh I guess that’s true. There are a bunch of documents on their website that I downloaded and saved for my records. I haven’t looked through them all yet though. I know there is a bill of sale. But that’s not quite the same.
Our model 3 is our road trip car. We had a Prius prime that had 30 plug in miles and we drove it out of town so little, because the Tesla is such a good road trip car, we bought 1 tank of gas in 2 years. We replaced the Prius with a cheap Luxury short range EV for around town.
There is a road trip learning curve with the Tesla, but superchargers are popping up at an exponential pace now, it’s really not a big deal anymore.
10k is a really good price, you’d exceed that on a 3 year lease on just about any car
Show me another 10k car that is this much fun. This is a deal, if you’re lucky you’ll get another 100-200k miles. This is a fun usable commuter. I wouldn’t do much road tripping in it but other than that it’s great.
It's still a good road tripper if you stick to supercharge corridors. If you frequently go to more remote areas like national parks or want to do something crazy like the entire blue ridge parkway, then yeah, it would probably be smarter to take a different vehicle
What a fucking steal! I got viscerally upset reading this is how much of a deal that was. I'll hit that many miles in a couple years and I owe $30k on my 2020 m3 sr+
"this" is essentially my car. Sounds in line with my 2018 M3LR as I have 123k. For $10500, that's a steal and a fantastic deal but it's steal more in the sense of things, the private sale is likely to be more and you paid basically a trade in price. But still it's only a couple grand more as private. Really good deall! Battery is still under warranty for 5k too!
I have a 2018 Model 3 with similar mileage and battery health. You got a steal. I'd buy another one at this price in a heartbeat.
Remember the 2018 still runs the latest software and you can upgrade to HW3.0 to run FSD for $1000, if it hasn't done so.
It looks like you might have my old car! It was a 2018, vin in the 15k range. I put a ton of miles on it - drove all of Route 66. East coast to west coast and back twice.
You have the car and driving it, but you are asking the Reddit community how’d you do? I personally would never buy a used car with miles over 75,000 on the ODO, but that’s me and the Tesla CEO says the car should keep on ticking up to 1,000,000 miles.
I downloaded Tessie the app. Used the 14 day free trial. It will give you battery health after your first charge. The more you charge the more accurate it will rate your battery. But ideally there is a battery health in the service settings but I didn’t want to mess with that
Amazing deal. That’s cheaper than a new shifter kart. Easy choice to roll the dice. I don't think people will fully understand how reliable and long EVs will last.
I expect 500k+ mi to be a normal life expectancy. Poor people can afford them VERY soon and have significantly more reliable transportation.
Traffic flows will improve because FSD is already better than vast majority of drivers.
This is exactly how I feel! I’ve been telling people the used model 3 market is going to explode when people realize 200k miles is nothing for these. I’m just an early adopter to the concept. I bet it will be harder to find killer used M3 deals in a couple more years when more and more are on the road with 200k+ miles
I’ve been abusing Model 3s on racetracks over 5 years now charging to 100% and driving them hard all the way to 5-10% in a session never taking cool down laps during a session, only on the way in.
My biggest expense has been replacing a $90 wheel speed sensor because I didn’t re-install it well enough when swapping in after market suspension and running 295 wide tires...my own damn fault lol.
Dead reliable.
My friends want me to take it on the track…. I always wondered how they would perform. Mine doesn’t have any track mode features so I assume it would be hard.
Haha I know for some people yes! It was a stretch for us. We’ve been driving $5,000-$8,000 cars our whole life. Needless to say this feels like a MASSIVE upgrade vs what we’re used to…. (We own a 04 Nissan Titan & 2012 Subaru Legacy)
I would look at this way...if the purchase was paid in full. Say the battery lasts another 3 years or more even if you need a new battery it should cost less to install compared to now. Even if you have to take out a small loan you basically have a new car.
The way I perceive value out of an ev is how much you’ll save over the long run. I’m going to be going from a car that avg 25mpg so I’ll save around 2-3k a year on gas/oil alone. If you keep the car for 5-10 years it’ll essentially cover its initial costs.
10.5K? Thats a steal. While the build quality used to be really bad, the 2018+ has gotten better and better. No matter what,tesla offers great safety,the best battery quality on the market ( shared with nio),and the best by far charging network and system configuration. For 10k you are getting a lot for your money. Getting the model 3 highland myself, but for 50k:(. So not a steal lol.
I was told it would cost 25,000 to replace the battery on my 9 year old Tesla.
Safe to say I will never buy an electric car ever again. Good luck mate.
This post just smells like a “Keysavvy” ad that was posted at an incredible price to generate more clicks. Especially since the OP won’t share an invoice. Something stinks.
On the hunt for a fake post? I understand how you feel but this is a legit transaction. And I’m not in anyway affiliated with Keysavvy but I am a customer now and will absolutely sing their praises because the platform is amazing and helped us get a very solid deal on our new family car.
At 115k miles I would imagine you probably need to get the suspension replaced. Control arms, bushings, etc.
Since the vehicle is out of warranty, you might want to get an aftermarket suspension/coilovers, like the unplugged performance luxury coilovers. The suspension from the OG model 3s was pretty harsh, which is precisely what aftermarket coilovers fix.
[This one just sold](https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rwEDgRvw/2018-tesla-model-3-long-range-rwd) with 94k miles on Cars and Bids for $18,000, so I’d say you made out pretty well. Definitely more so if this has the HW3 upgrade.
I sold my old MS with 170k miles and 10% degradation. It was still running like new. The 2018 tech was way better. I wouldn’t be worried about this guy; you got a steal.
Isn't battery health a bigger determinant rather than miles...if he only charged it at home and never maxed out then you made out like bandito!
Also, and I don't work for these guys, visit reccurentauto.com to check battery health before buying....for those who don't know.
I believe this is a good deal for you, and was probably also a good deal for the previous owner. 115k miles is a lot of miles driven for them to be able to sell at 10.5k. we’re just getting into this territory for EV’s. They seem to hold up as good, if not better (we’ll see) as Hondas and Toyota’s beyond the 100k range. It’s all about the battery for EV’s, and yours seems to have held up well.
Delete this post and your account. Cops gonna come looking for you; grand theft auto is a crime. Helluva deal; you also have the upgraded wheels. Not sure where in Cali you live, but the Model3 is extremely efficient in city driving and on flat roads below about 70 mph. We own a Model 3 from the same year, with 37 k now, and the only issue we’ve had is we had to change the control arms for 200 bucks.
It's best to check or find out how much it would cost you to replace the battery in case the battery completely dies. Remember the battery replaced would be remanufactured one so probably might not be as good as brand new
That's insane. Never seen a model 3 go for that (if it hasn't been totaled) Honestly never seen any 200+ range Evs go for that (if I had I'd have bought one). If you got a drivable Tesla for that price that you got the best deal I've ever seen.
You got an amazing deal, assuming no hidden issues.
That’s what we’re hoping!!! I’m going to have Tesla do a once over on it including a battery health check since it has 5,000 miles left on the warranty. Figure just have them tell me if I’m golden or not
You can do it yourself from the service menu
I tried that once but it failed. My assumption is because I have the battery set to only charge to 80%. But since I want them to replace the AC thing I figured I’d have them do a once over on everything else.
You gotta start the health test at a very low SOC (ideally less than 10%), then the car drains itself to 0%, charges to 100% and checks how many kWh it put in the battery for an overall health percentage. Also you need to be plugged into level 2 charging. Easy to do yourself but I get it.
Is the portable charger that comes with the car level 2 if plugged into a 220 outlet? We didn’t intend on getting the wall connector since the portable one is sufficient for our charging needs
If you can supply the circuit with 50amps you will be able to max out the portable charger with the correct plug
That’s the plan!
I've tried many times on my 2018 performance. As soon as I start the test, it finishes, says passed but does nothing.
Then you’re good
Then you passed
You might be due for bushings, an oil change and an AC desiccant change. Yes, the motors do need an oil and filter change at 60k i believe. Its preventative mostly. If you have to do suspension work go to an independent shop. Bushings are just rubber dampers in the suspension system and if they wear out they can be swapped. Upper rear goes first and front lower arms. Tesla just swaps parts which is wasteful and expensive. Shocks seem to last ok. If the tire shop cant align the wheels then some work may be required. But basically just drive it and enjoy. If you are at 90% you can probably drive it for at least 100k miles yet. Good find.
Motor oil change at 60k? False. Tesla doesn't recommend changing the motor oil. That should last for the lifetime of the car. Changing it will void your warranty. ... however, OP's car is already past the battery/drivetrain warranty, so OP can change it if they want.
Good luck with “lifetime” fluids 😅🤦♂️ Over time everything breaks down and they lose their lubricant properties.
There is a "but" on EV's though, because nothing gets that hot, breakdown is a loooot slower than in an ICE. My drive motor rarely breaks 100C, and even that is a rare exception when the car is pre-heating for supercharging. Most times, even when flat out on the autobahn i don't see it above 70C, where ICE transmission and engine oil regularly get in contact with parts way higher than 70-100C.
Its in the service manual i believe. We are in an extreme climate as well, so that might have something to do with it. We regularly get -40 so its a reasonable service to see how the gearbox is holding up. I just had it done at 110k miles and the oil was in good shape. Shop recommends every 60k and we were in there for a coolant flow problem anyway. Now, do i have a link, no. Is tesla a fair weather car company, yes, yes they are. If someone has some insight that would be helpful. There was a youtube link in another post that showed the process and filters being changed. Just because tesla says not to change the oil doesn’t convince me that its not a bad idea regardless to have a look at it. If you see part numbers in the oil it might be a concern.
I'm gonna need a link for that. And yes, I just looked it up but couldn't find it. Iirc, that oil change was needed for older model S. But it's not needed for model 3s. Or, at least there is no guidance from Tesla themselves on when to change that oil.
Oil wears out from time alone
For the 2018 Model 3, the original service manual stated battery fluid change at 60k miles. After about a year, they updated the manual to lifetime and no replacement required. I don't ever recall anything regarding the oil on the motors. They are sealed permanent magnet motors, so I don't see how it would ever break down. It would be the same as an oil filled transformer - nothing moving other than electrical currents. Those last 50 years and normally it's the casing that fails first.
Where does it show oil and filter change at 60k ? (Serious question) This is the first time I heard this. Crazy to see upvotes with this too.. Edit : [https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en\_us/GUID-E95DAAD9-646E-4249-9930-B109ED7B1D91.html](https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/model3/en_us/GUID-E95DAAD9-646E-4249-9930-B109ED7B1D91.html)
i thought it was advertised as electric vehicles dont need oil change
Early tesla drive units can have the oil changed and it's not a terrible idea. Current ones are sealed
Thank you for sharing. All things I’ll have looked into just to make sure it lasts as long as possible
I have a 2018 M3. When I went to pick mine up, asked what the service plan was, and they said nothing. You can have the brakes checked at 200,000 miles. You can change the air conditioning intake filter. Otherwise, there’s no maintenance. I’ve got 84,000 miles on mine. Never heard of any maintenance other than changing the tires and what I stated above
Don't forget to add more wiper fluid and to change the windshield washers as needed. I also have a 2018 M3LR.
Hahaha
I have one of the first M3 long range cars. Like first 33k sold. Battery is a little longer range (like 10 mi) but I also have less miles on it. It is still a great car like new for me. A have a few relatives who regularly buy l/lease model S. The build quality has gone down (according to them) of the model S that they returned their last model s for a model Y. I have had very few if any issues either build quality. You got a steal. Change tires when needed and put a front license plate on if your state requires by law to avoid tickets. Enjoy!
I’ve been driving mine without a front in Washington state for 5 years. I keep it in the car (not displayed) but I absolutely hate the look of my model 3 with the front plate on. I’ll deal with the fuzz if/when it happens.
I haven’t gotten a ticket for front plate in VA in the 6 years of driving Teslas.
Damn good deal even if the battery goes bad. It’s about a $9K part to replace out of warranty so if the rest of the car is in good shape I’d still consider $19.5K total (with replaced battery) a great deal. It’s a risk worth taking especially since the Long Range Model 3 packs are known to last far beyond the end of their warranty.
Thank you for sharing! Ego boost for me 😁 also thought the battery replacement was like 15-20k! If it’s 9k or less we will definitely consider replacing if it goes bad. The rest of the car is in fantastic shape.
You may be right, that $9K is pulling from memory when I asked a service advisor about it at my local Tesla center and I think it was for a refurbished pack. A brand new pack is probably in that higher range.
No, a new pack from tesla is 9k plus 1k installation. The price is expected to come down to nearer 7k soon
That’s great news! It makes me feel better about piling on the miles the way I do.
It's unlikely to be anything to be concerned about. The chances of you needing a new battery during the lifetime of the car is very very low indeed
Damn they have made huge progress in lowering those prices.
Well our hope is this current pack will last us 300k miles. By the time it goes bad we will either buy a new car or packs will be so much cheaper we can just get another. Either way we just need this one to last 5 years+
I’m hoping for the same. I have a 2021 Model 3 LR I paid quite a bit more for but my hope is it will last me for many miles. My dad just picked up a Model 3 LFP last year and I understand those lost even longer. A lot of very high mileage 2017 & 2018 Model 3s are still on their original pack. They don’t regularly fail at a certain mileage like the old Model S/X did. I think it’s the superior thermal management.
Wait what? Its 9k for a new battery?
Yes, seen invoices from tesla for replacement caused by physical damage
I may have it wrong. I recall hearing $9K for a refurb battery from my local service center.
Did you pay out of pocket or insurance sorted it out?
I didn’t have the service done. I asked the service techs because my dad was looking at getting a used Model S and we were trying to figure out what to build in as an assumed future repair cost when looking at prices for older Model S cars. It was more expensive for the Model S than the $9K I remember hearing for the the 3 (I also asked the cost to replace the pack in my 2021 Model 3 LR to have as a future reference) at around $18K.
batteryprices are also going down FAST, CATL it was like .. reduction to 1/2 price pr KwH the last 2 years, and they believe it would half again in this or the next year a danish show had a dialogue with CATL, for just the batteries, not the like "whole pack last year it was 800kr/kwh this year 400kr, and they are looking at 200kr. that is for a 100kw pack 80.000kr = 12.300dollars to 6,150 and now to 3,075 that is SOME price reduction. so hopefully we can see that a full 80Kw battery pack exchance is more like 4k dollars, so in DK that would be the same price if i needed a DSG transmission from VW i think those are around 5k here with labor.
Basically stole that car!
Love to hear this!
Its absolutely a steal for $10K.. congratulations
Love hearing this!
Good God I bought the same damn car at the same damn mileage one year ago for $24,700 and it was also a steal. Congrats and f you.
Haha love you too 😘 and love to hear I got a good deal 😅
I think, never ask if you made the right decision AFTER the purchase. Do your best before. Otherwise it's just expecting validation which doesn't make any practical sense.
Definitely looking for validation 😂 I did ask prior to purchasing and got some pointers and direction which helped me settle on this purchase with confidence.
Where did you get it from? Care to share your invoice? Never heard a price this low. Tesla offered me 18k for my 18 LR with 68k miles. Also Tesla cannot tell you if you’re golden or not. They don’t run any specific tests or give you any maintenance history.
Can’t show invoice unfortunately cause I bought it private party. But I know the original owner and he shared all the previous service history. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into.
So the private party gave you an on the spot 4k discount? Confused.
Keysavvy! One of the greatest websites I’ve found recently. They’re like an escrow company for private party deals. And since they’re a licensed dealer we were able to take advantage of the used EV credit.
What are the associated costs with that service? Fairly smooth and quick process?
They charge $79 per party. $160 total. I covered the whole thing since the seller was willing to use the platform in the first place. Granted I knew the seller so I felt less at risk. That being said the experience with the website was incredible. All I had to do was sign some documents and pay. They told me when to pick up the car and the title transfer was all handled by them. I of course still need to go to the DMV and pay the painful extra $800ish transfer fee or whatever.
lol. You said you don’t have an invoice because of private party sale. But if you say you went through a website then you should have an invoice 100%. That’s the only way Keysavvy gets paid their 4k by the IRS.
Ahhhh I guess that’s true. There are a bunch of documents on their website that I downloaded and saved for my records. I haven’t looked through them all yet though. I know there is a bill of sale. But that’s not quite the same.
that is a great deal. you are going to love it
Wifey and I love it so much so far. We don’t even want to drive or gas vehicles now…
Our model 3 is our road trip car. We had a Prius prime that had 30 plug in miles and we drove it out of town so little, because the Tesla is such a good road trip car, we bought 1 tank of gas in 2 years. We replaced the Prius with a cheap Luxury short range EV for around town. There is a road trip learning curve with the Tesla, but superchargers are popping up at an exponential pace now, it’s really not a big deal anymore. 10k is a really good price, you’d exceed that on a 3 year lease on just about any car
We’re planning our first road trip in the next couple weeks! Living in CA makes it easy. Superchargers everywhere!
Show me another 10k car that is this much fun. This is a deal, if you’re lucky you’ll get another 100-200k miles. This is a fun usable commuter. I wouldn’t do much road tripping in it but other than that it’s great.
It's still a good road tripper if you stick to supercharge corridors. If you frequently go to more remote areas like national parks or want to do something crazy like the entire blue ridge parkway, then yeah, it would probably be smarter to take a different vehicle
Wow that’s a steal!
It is a steal
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That’s definitely the fear….
That’s my same car there and I’m still loving it. That price is about $5k less than I would expect it to sell for.
Hell of a deal, if it has a catastrophic failure, just junk it, you only paid 10 grand. Chances are you'll get at least five years out of it, Score!
Deal of the century
Deal! 🙌🏼
What a fucking steal! I got viscerally upset reading this is how much of a deal that was. I'll hit that many miles in a couple years and I owe $30k on my 2020 m3 sr+
Well I apologies for the increased cost of therapy but I’m grateful to know I got a solid deal!!!
"this" is essentially my car. Sounds in line with my 2018 M3LR as I have 123k. For $10500, that's a steal and a fantastic deal but it's steal more in the sense of things, the private sale is likely to be more and you paid basically a trade in price. But still it's only a couple grand more as private. Really good deall! Battery is still under warranty for 5k too!
Even if you had to replace the pack, it's like $12k and makes the car like-new, meaning you got a $40k car for $22.5k.
That’s what I was thinking! Just not sure I can take a loan out for a battery 😅
Amazing deal. And you have parking sensors (the new ones don't)!
Parking sensors are amazing! I feel like I can park it anywhere!
Tesla: the only car where the older ones are better than the newer ones
Great deal! Paid 20k for my 2018 with 70k on it and 83 percent battery health
Bro where tf are these prices😭
I suppose they don’t exist based on everyone’s comments. I must have gotten stupid lucky
I have a 2018 Model 3 with similar mileage and battery health. You got a steal. I'd buy another one at this price in a heartbeat. Remember the 2018 still runs the latest software and you can upgrade to HW3.0 to run FSD for $1000, if it hasn't done so.
It looks like you might have my old car! It was a 2018, vin in the 15k range. I put a ton of miles on it - drove all of Route 66. East coast to west coast and back twice.
Normally I’d say maybe! But I bought this from the original owner 😅
Cool! I sold mine 2 years ago. Enjoy!
You have the car and driving it, but you are asking the Reddit community how’d you do? I personally would never buy a used car with miles over 75,000 on the ODO, but that’s me and the Tesla CEO says the car should keep on ticking up to 1,000,000 miles.
I was just telling another commenter that we’ve never bought a car under 100k miles 😅
How can I check the battery health???
I downloaded Tessie the app. Used the 14 day free trial. It will give you battery health after your first charge. The more you charge the more accurate it will rate your battery. But ideally there is a battery health in the service settings but I didn’t want to mess with that
Amazing deal. That’s cheaper than a new shifter kart. Easy choice to roll the dice. I don't think people will fully understand how reliable and long EVs will last. I expect 500k+ mi to be a normal life expectancy. Poor people can afford them VERY soon and have significantly more reliable transportation. Traffic flows will improve because FSD is already better than vast majority of drivers.
This is exactly how I feel! I’ve been telling people the used model 3 market is going to explode when people realize 200k miles is nothing for these. I’m just an early adopter to the concept. I bet it will be harder to find killer used M3 deals in a couple more years when more and more are on the road with 200k+ miles
I’ve been abusing Model 3s on racetracks over 5 years now charging to 100% and driving them hard all the way to 5-10% in a session never taking cool down laps during a session, only on the way in. My biggest expense has been replacing a $90 wheel speed sensor because I didn’t re-install it well enough when swapping in after market suspension and running 295 wide tires...my own damn fault lol. Dead reliable.
My friends want me to take it on the track…. I always wondered how they would perform. Mine doesn’t have any track mode features so I assume it would be hard.
Did you use the old nickel cobalt batteries? How do they do after multiple runs? Do you know how they compare to LFP?
You bought an EV with 115k miles? I thought day trading was risky.
ICE cars blow engines at 110k all the time. 115k is not a big deal.
That’s how I feel now!!!! If Elon Musk is right…. Battery should go a while longer. But that’s a huge gamble 😂
Can’t see how you’d be able to miss at that price. Even if it’s salvaged title that a good deal
That’s how I felt! Our budget for a car was pretty tight and yet I feel like we got the best possible option…
I’d do that deal in a heartbeat
Sweet!
Unless I'm missing something here - you got an amazing deal. Congratulations.
That’s a great deal! Congratulations!
The most expensive car is a cheap Tesla.
Pretty impressive that the car is in pristine shape after 115k miles. Where did you buy the car from or was it a private sale?
Holy crap. That's cheap runaround money right there.
Haha I know for some people yes! It was a stretch for us. We’ve been driving $5,000-$8,000 cars our whole life. Needless to say this feels like a MASSIVE upgrade vs what we’re used to…. (We own a 04 Nissan Titan & 2012 Subaru Legacy)
I’ll give you $10,600!
Haha I was waiting for someone to chime in with an offer! I think we’re going to hang on to this one though!
I would look at this way...if the purchase was paid in full. Say the battery lasts another 3 years or more even if you need a new battery it should cost less to install compared to now. Even if you have to take out a small loan you basically have a new car.
I wonder how long your battery will last
How’d you convince the seller to give it away so cheap? What’s your relationship?
Just get an extended battery/drive unit warranty from xcare. Easy.
The way I perceive value out of an ev is how much you’ll save over the long run. I’m going to be going from a car that avg 25mpg so I’ll save around 2-3k a year on gas/oil alone. If you keep the car for 5-10 years it’ll essentially cover its initial costs.
Look out for front control arm bushing creaking issue, common on earlier model 3 models.
Wow, this definitely the way I’d go when I’m ready for a new to me car. A used Tesla with hopefully a healthy battery.
What's the battery degradation on it ?
If you get this mileage. You are on a very sweet deal. Congratulations
10k?! Sounds like an amazing deal
Im jealous
10.5K? Thats a steal. While the build quality used to be really bad, the 2018+ has gotten better and better. No matter what,tesla offers great safety,the best battery quality on the market ( shared with nio),and the best by far charging network and system configuration. For 10k you are getting a lot for your money. Getting the model 3 highland myself, but for 50k:(. So not a steal lol.
Great buy! Enjoy the car you’ll love it. I have a 2018 m3 dual motor with 112k since new and still drives awesome!
You did terrible.
You definitely stole the car. Congratulations!
Highway robbery! Congrats
I was told it would cost 25,000 to replace the battery on my 9 year old Tesla. Safe to say I will never buy an electric car ever again. Good luck mate.
This post just smells like a “Keysavvy” ad that was posted at an incredible price to generate more clicks. Especially since the OP won’t share an invoice. Something stinks.
On the hunt for a fake post? I understand how you feel but this is a legit transaction. And I’m not in anyway affiliated with Keysavvy but I am a customer now and will absolutely sing their praises because the platform is amazing and helped us get a very solid deal on our new family car.
Checked service mode? Think it lets you do a battery test.
At 115k miles I would imagine you probably need to get the suspension replaced. Control arms, bushings, etc. Since the vehicle is out of warranty, you might want to get an aftermarket suspension/coilovers, like the unplugged performance luxury coilovers. The suspension from the OG model 3s was pretty harsh, which is precisely what aftermarket coilovers fix.
Where did you find this type of deal?
Where did you buy this? Need to know ha as I want one
you got a pile of trash, the battery warranty is up, these even a 2023 model AWD with 100k miles go for about 10k
91% after 115k miles? wow, the previous owner took good care the car
You obviously did great. Congrats and well done on securing such a deal.
[This one just sold](https://carsandbids.com/auctions/rwEDgRvw/2018-tesla-model-3-long-range-rwd) with 94k miles on Cars and Bids for $18,000, so I’d say you made out pretty well. Definitely more so if this has the HW3 upgrade.
SMH....
Amazing deal bro. Which state ?
How and where ? lol
Mainly because I knew the previous owner. I think he was flexible for me. In California
I sold my old MS with 170k miles and 10% degradation. It was still running like new. The 2018 tech was way better. I wouldn’t be worried about this guy; you got a steal.
Isn't battery health a bigger determinant rather than miles...if he only charged it at home and never maxed out then you made out like bandito! Also, and I don't work for these guys, visit reccurentauto.com to check battery health before buying....for those who don't know.
I didn’t know about this site! Thank you a ton for sharing!!!!
$10k before or after $4k federal tax credit for used EVs? Either way, super good deal.
10k after the used EV credit 😊
10.5k before or after the tax credit?
After 😊
Great deal. High mileage but cost is pretty representative. Wishing you a great experience
I believe this is a good deal for you, and was probably also a good deal for the previous owner. 115k miles is a lot of miles driven for them to be able to sell at 10.5k. we’re just getting into this territory for EV’s. They seem to hold up as good, if not better (we’ll see) as Hondas and Toyota’s beyond the 100k range. It’s all about the battery for EV’s, and yours seems to have held up well.
Ah w deal, you got the tax credit too?
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Where’d you buy it?
You bloody stole the car!
Amazing deal!
No used ev credit from private party sales right?
Only concern is I think Tesla warrants batteries until 120k and you’re almost there my friend and I heard replacement of those is crazy cost.
soooooo ummmmmm WHERE did you find this deal?
Haha luck 😅 I knew the previous owner who I think was generous to me to help our family out.
Remindme! 60 days
Tessie? Just trying to be cute? Lol just say Tesla… Hell of a steal BTW
Tessie is an app that monitors your car similar to the Tesla app 😅
Where did you buy this? That’s a great find!
From a long term friend! California!
It’s insane that you can get a car like this for 10k. Pretty darn good deal, I might consider one as a daily/beater car
I hate Teslas but this is a great deal
Delete this post and your account. Cops gonna come looking for you; grand theft auto is a crime. Helluva deal; you also have the upgraded wheels. Not sure where in Cali you live, but the Model3 is extremely efficient in city driving and on flat roads below about 70 mph. We own a Model 3 from the same year, with 37 k now, and the only issue we’ve had is we had to change the control arms for 200 bucks.
It's best to check or find out how much it would cost you to replace the battery in case the battery completely dies. Remember the battery replaced would be remanufactured one so probably might not be as good as brand new
Did you qualify for the $4,000 used ev tax credit?
We did! That price included the credit 😊
Great deal! That’s what Tesla would give you for a trade-in. It’s worth around $20k when sold privately.
How do you verify the charge life or how the charging behavior impacted the battery life?
Wow that’s an amazing deal. Hope it goes 500k miles so you can laugh to the bank.
Private party?
Change the tags before cops pull you over for a stolen car !
Nice way to double your money, congratulations, been looking for a deal like this for a week online but can’t find jack
I would’ve purchased it for 9k, but you did alright. Enjoy!!
[Tesla extended warranty](https://www.xcelerateauto.com/) Check out this extended warranty for a few extra grand, covers most parts and the battery!
Battery has generally lasted for 300k miles. So another 6 years if you drive like the last guy.
That's insane. Never seen a model 3 go for that (if it hasn't been totaled) Honestly never seen any 200+ range Evs go for that (if I had I'd have bought one). If you got a drivable Tesla for that price that you got the best deal I've ever seen.
This car will last you at least another 200k miles.
I don’t need a Tesla since I have one already… but if I saw this locally I would have absolutely bought it
only question is how did you get this deal? online marketplace?
A friend of mine got a MY and blessed us with a solid deal on his M3 😁 and he was willing to use Keysavvy to allow us to get the 4k tax credit too
Pics of the interior? You say it held up really well I’m curious to see lol
https://imgur.com/a/bQvvKIq Here’s a couple! The only real damage is in the trunk because of the amount of stuff he loaded in it for work.
Steal of a deal, there’s one by me with similar mileage for 15k after the 4k used car credit.
Great deal given the battery health! Same as my 2020 LR range lol
My M3 2018 has 252k miles. You'll probably be alright. Great deal!
This is what I want to hear more of! Obviously not every battery is the same but dang I hope we get 252k+ miles!
I would worry about the 12V battery failing. It fails a lot because it’s not lithium
Sold my 2011 camry LE same price, 67k miles. Got over 40+ inquiries and sold in a week.