Tesla have tempted me 🙈
Thoughts?
I currently have a MY2022 black spec. Owned for about 18months, 35k miles, bought approved used with 2 years JLR warranty. It's been great, zero issues, and not on the recall list (lucky me). My initial plan was to keep it, and keep extending the warranty, although I don't know how much that will cost exactly, but expecting 1 - 1.2k a year from what I've seen. I have zero appetite to run this without a warranty, despite having had no problems with it.
Yesterday a mate showed me that Tesla UK were running a deal on a standard range model 3. £295 initial payment and £295 a month for 24 months on HP (effectively a lease and hand the car back after 24 months) I'm not a Tesla fan, but I am a fan of a bargain, and that to me is a bargain.
When it comes to continued depreciation guestimates I can see the cost of keeping the Jag, or leasing the Tesla to be roughly the same. However, when I factor in the cost of the warranty, and the next (big) service, the Tesla wins. Further more taking the cash out of the Jag and sticking it in the bank would add another £1.5k in my favour in interest alone over the term. A quick search shows approx £18k in value in the car, which is paid for.
Downside of the Tesla
The boot, it's not as practical for the occasional large items I need to put in it, a pain, but not a huge deal.
It's dull imo, not horrendous looking, but it's just a bit dull, although better than the original M3.
Upside of the Tesla
It's new, with a better warranty (I'm sure my 5th year JLR one will have plenty of exclusions)
Everything on the car is new (obviously), but that's a big bonus as opposed to replacing tyres etc on the Jag over the next 2 years, which would probably need doing.
Range, M/KWH, tech all far superior.
No road tax (minor but relevant)
Writing this down is essentially helping me process my thoughts, but keen to get others, or see if there is something I'm missing.
When giving advice, please bare in mind that I'm not a Jag fan, or even a car guy really, I just like new shiny stuff that does it's job well, reliably, without losing a fortune. I tend to drive quite unenthusiastically, and the performance of the Jag (and Tesla) is pretty waisted on me, so if the Jag is a "better drive", that's not really something that concerns me.
This comes down to the cost and reliability over any emotional connection to a car. Anyway, enough nonsense from me. Thoughts?