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Heart set on a second hand model 3.
I’ll need a bigger battery owing to my job and the mileage I can cover in a day and no charging facilities at work (at times it can be 150 miles so would rather not risk it).
The following is for sale fairly close to me.
It has everything I’d need and can use it on my days off to ferry kids to school and poodle around town.
I have a granny charger for my wife’s plug in hybrid combined with solar and a power wall 3, but will be getting a home charger installed soon so I’m covered from that angle.

Thoughts on it if you’d be so kind.
88% state of charge/health doesn’t seem too bad to me.
Whilst I’m more than happy to get one direct from Tesla for the additional year’s warranty, this one seems…ok to me 🤷‍♂️
Please be honest and brutal.
Cheers.

Edit.

The link didn’t copy in…

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202603170758000?fromSavedAds=true&advertising-location=at\_cars&sort=relevance&calc-deposit=1690&calc-term=48&calc-mileage=10000

I’m the final furlong of sorting an EV.
I’ve done my due diligence and know what I’ll need in terms of battery size etc.

whilst the model Y ticks all the boxes, so does a VW id 5.
I need a big boot due to still hiking the kids around and a saloon style isn’t an option due my wife’s hip having the same build quality as saw dust.

Can I hear from those who’ve not got a model Y, but have a similar sized EV and your experiences.

I don’t do long journeys where I’d need the super charger network. One trip a year which is 200 miles total where there’s a charger at the midway point not owned by Tesla.

Cheers.

Solar has gone up, power wall 3 installed, next on the list is to get the EV.

I love the look of the model Y, it suits life with the SUV due to kids and needing to lug stuff around.

I’ve had a good look around online for what I can get for my budget. Autotrader has a fair few under the £21500 I’ve given myself. Whilst Tesla direct doesn’t have many for that budget, I’d be willing to go slightly over due to the warranty that comes directly with them.

Just after some real world examples of purchasing from both Tesla and from second hand dealers.

Is one better than the other?

What to really check for with dealerships over Tesla etc.

Cheers!

Edit: if anyone can give details of a good and reliable dealership to look at I’m open to travelling to collect from West Sussex

Solar has gone up, power wall 3 installed, next on the list is to get the EV.

I love the look of the model Y, it suits life with the SUV due to kids and needing to lug stuff around.

I’ve had a good look around online for what I can get for my budget. Autotrader has a fair few under the £21500 I’ve given myself. Whilst Tesla direct doesn’t have many for that budget, I’d be willing to go slightly over due to the warranty that comes directly with them.

Just after some real world examples of purchasing from both Tesla and from second hand dealers.

Is one better than the other?

What to really check for with dealerships over Tesla etc.

Cheers!

Edit: if anyone can give details of a good and reliable dealership to look at I’m open to travelling to collect from West Sussex