Tesla Employee lease

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Hi all.

Considering getting a new daily. I’m elgible for Tesla Employee lease, but I’m open to all the brands in general.
Tesla Employee lease program is a good one, but is it a no-brainer?

For example:
Tesla Model 3: $39k (47k with FSD):
3k down, 10k/36 comes down to $231/mo (with Full Self driving).
0k down, 15k/36 comes down to $380 (taxes included, also with FSD).

That doesn’t account for free charging.
Prices are with FSD. I can order without, but price stays the same.
Downside, is that in case of leaving Tesla, lease goes up by ~$200 (2.5k/yr).

At this point, is it worth shopping around?
I see ioniq5 leses for ~340-360/mo for 33months: no FSD and no free charging at work.

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Free charging? Do you even have enough free time to make the most of it?

And is it worth driving the California Camry?

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Oh, forgot to mention that I don’t have charger at home, but charging at work will cover at least 50% of my driving needs.

California Camry is no less exciting than other cars in the same price range unless I’m missing something

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Assuming Model 3 LR given stated MSRP. Can you shorten the term?
I would probably go for it, unless you can get a deal on a M3P.
Besides, can you really show up for work in a BMW I4??

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Do you at least get to pick the color combo free?

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You won’t find much love for the model 3 since it is a non-luxury car masquerading as luxury. Your comparison is the ioniq5 which is similar in terms of quality/luxuriousness, or up in price for the i4.

It really is up to what you need. For the price & free charging, considering you don’t have a charger at home, I’d definitely stick with the 0 down 36mo/12k. Just don’t quit in the next 3 years since you’d then be paying a lot more for a car that’s not worth it.

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39k is regular RWD, you need to un-click 7.5k incentive on a website.

39 for regular rwd, 42.5k for LR, 47.5k for LR AWD and 55k for Performance AWD.

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I would pass on a M3RWD at those numbers.

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Not worth, especially with that clause about leaving the company :face_vomiting:

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I’m not trying to stick with EV only and would consider ICE cars as well.
Hard to put value on free charging and FSD. I’d put $50-150

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UPD. Went over my notes. non-standart numbers were with 15k miles:
0 down, 36mo/15k for ~380-390.

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What are the performance numbers?
I’d be more curious about that rather than the free FSD. :nerd_face:

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You’re getting free FSD (hense same price for lease with or without) and half of interest back.
Numbers are few weeks old, but for Performance:
64.6k car, 36mo/10k: 790 before incentive, 503 after.

I agree that the cheapest and fastest are the most interesting options.

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Are we talking down or due at signing?

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0 down, ~2k due at signing.

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Do you need 15k miles? Would 10k work for you? What are the numbers for 10k miles?
If you drive 15k miles per year, then free charging is a big plus. FSD is not worth anything at least this year.

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I actually have sold an i4 to a Tesla employee.

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I guess they choose quality over loyalty!

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Elon Musk would be reaching out to you shortly…

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I would go performance version there is nothing out there that can compare to it for the price.