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yes for low income applicants. my dad qualifies, so he’d be the primary and I’d be co-signing for him. separate households so my income wouldn’t affect his app, I confirmed with cvrp. and for the tax rebate, only one person can claim it so I’d be taking that.

this is where my head is at. most likely will pull the trigger before EOM, waiting for a base model to show up in stock to snag it

So wait. You can get 7500 from the federal and 7500 from CVRP?
So the rear wheel drive would be 42990-7500-7500 = $27990.
That sounds very good.

CVRP website says the rebate is between 2000-7500. How do you know you’ll get the full 7500?
Why is Tesla M3 long-range not available to buy anymore?
Do both of these credits qualify for Tesla MY long-range as well?

Another question:
CVRP qualifies for both the lease as well as purchase. Which is currently a better decision to make?

Here is a glance at my weekly Tesla values report. It shows current base MMR, or last sale, where there is no base MMR, and the net change over the past 7 days. This week we saw new base MMR for two 2023 models, and appreciation across almost every model tracked.

MMR Updates… 03-17
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2023 TESLA MODEL X 4D SUV $97,000 (last sale 3/15)
2023 TESLA MODEL Y 4D SUV LONG RANGE $52,750 (last sale 3/10)
2023 TESLA MODEL Y 4D SUV PERFORMANCE $55,400 (last sale 3/15)
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2023 TESLA MODEL 3 2WD 4D SEDAN BASE MMR $39,800 (+0)
2023 TESLA MODEL 3 AWD 4D SEDAN PERFORMANCE BASE MMR $42,900 (+0) ***
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2022 TESLA MODEL 3 2WD 4D SEDAN BASE MMR $36,600 (+$500)
2022 TESLA MODEL 3 AWD 4D SEDAN LONG RANGE BASE MMR $42.600 (+$600)
2022 TESLA MODEL 3 AWD 4D SEDAN PERFORMANCE BASE MMR $44,500 (+$800)
2022 TESLA MODEL Y 4D SUV LONG RANGE BASE MMR $46,900 (+$800)
2022 TESLA MODEL Y 4D SUV PERFORMANCE BASE MMR $52,900 (+$1300)
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2021 TESLA MODEL 3 2WD 4D SEDAN BASE MMR $34,300 (+$600)
2021 TESLA MODEL 3 AWD 4D SEDAN LONG RANGE BASE MMR $37,300 (+$200)
2021 TESLA MODEL 3 AWD 4D SEDAN PERFORMANCE BASE MMR $40,900 (+$900)
2021 TESLA MODEL Y 4D SUV LONG RANGE BASE MMR $44,700 (+$300)
2021 TESLA MODEL Y 4D SUV PERFORMANCE BASE MMR $44,900 (-$600)
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2020 TESLA MODEL X 4D SUV LONG RANGE PLUS BASE MMR $61,200 (-$1800)
2020 TESLA MODEL X 4D SUV PERFORMANCE BASE MMR $65,200 (+$2400)
2017 TESLA MODEL S AWD 4D SEDAN 100D BASE MMR $36,600 (+$0)

Haven’t seen a week this strong in some time.

***23 M3P MMR does not appear to be logical.

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Thank you for posting data like this. I know a lot of us find it very interesting.

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You can check here if you qualify for the full $7500
As for lease vs purchase, if you can get the federal tax return $7500 it’s a no brainer to purchase it and claim in 2024 on top of the full CVRP $7500 (if you qualify)
Imagine if CVAP is also available that’s another $5000 as a grant so a Tesla M3 for dirt cheap :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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You want park assist?

Fine, it’s $199/mo and comes w/ free FSD.

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I’ll be honest, I have been a big fan of this car as and I have truly enjoyed it for the three months we’ve had it. But having to pay $199 a month for something that comes on an econobox is ridiculous😢

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The park assist will be available to all cars even without purchasing FSD. Its only the release of this update that is only going to FSD beta subscribers.

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Do you have any confirmation of this?

I have not seen in any place that this feature has become a part of the FSD package. Only that it has been included in part of an update that is being pushed to FSD users. Being as every car had this park assist prior to removal of the sensors, I wouldn’t think that would change.

According to @greentheonly, the new Park Assist system is currently only available to customers in the United States and Canada who have purchased FSD and applied for access to the FSD Beta program. It is also currently limited to the Model 3 and Model Y.

I hope you are right… Will be a nice bump for values.

FSD only worth $750 per accutrade tho.

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I don’t recall on which thread I read that the MY range is lower than stated, like 50 miles? Is the M3 the same way? Driving 65 to 75 mph on the freeway, will drop range substantially? I’m asking in socal weather where the low is 60 degrees.

The car is built and designed in CA and TX for CA and TX-like environments.

Best (and worst) numbers I’ve seen range wise have also been in the same locales.

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So driving aggressively is the main factor of loss of range? I’m just curious what Tesla owners average for range.

There’s several factors including road surface (friction), elevation change, and weather that can massively affect range.

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I got my M3 RWD in Feb this year. Have done a few road trips. Here is what I have found.

Local trips (<30 miles): Available range drops by about 10% more than the actual miles driven. Stop and go traffic helps getting closer to the range shown on the dashboard.

Highway trips: Available range drops by about 10-20% more than the actual miles driven, based on how its driven.

In Florida. Nice weather. Flat roads.

Navigating to a supercharger kicks in preconditioning, which obviously eats up some charge. I hoped that for Florida weather, it won’t need a lot of heating, but it does. Also, when I get back on the road after charging at supercharger, I hear some buzzing for some time. Is the battery pack being cooled down now?? That would eat up some charge as well. This may be known but I have not searched for this yet on the internet.

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I started doing a semi-scientific test at various speeds on a very flat road (a causeway that crossed Tampa Bay so its long and flat except for the bridge in the middle) but didnt finish it. I seem to recall the car being in the 195 Wh/mi range at 55 mph. This would equate to something around ~5 mi/kWh, which I think is reasonable for that speed. Assuming that the online estimates are accurate (and ~57 kWh of battery is useable), this means under these conditions range would be ~285 miles (or slightly above the EPA rating of 272).

As this conditions were nearly ideal (little need for heat or AC, moderate speeds, etc), its easy to see that the range on the highway if one drives alot faster will drop notably. I think I recall seeing something around 220 Wh/mi at 65 mph?

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How bad can it get?

Pretty bad.

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It funny how it shows the cost savings in terms of rated miles even tho I’m sure an ICE would not have similar inefficiency to drive the same distance and thus the true cost would be far less.