Cybertruck trade-ins are now live

[Stuck4ger]

Smart cookie! I honestly never thought they’d do it again after those back in the day deals. Never even entered my mind. And now, even though it would probably be worth it I just can’t see myself getting rid of my FS/CB to do it.

Same

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[hemiarch]

At $99/month, or essentially $1,200 per year, it makes way more sense to pay as we go. That’s what I intended to do until they gave us a free year (‘25 dual motor delivered in March, FSD now free through 6/26). If that hadn’t happened, paying $10k to delete a $1,200 annualized fee isn’t a great return on investment. Especially given that hardly anyone who can afford one will keep a CT for more than five years. Math is math.

True for FSD without doubt but if someone had told you 10 years ago you could pay $10k for a lifetime supply of gas, you’d have gone for it right?

 

[Outdoors]

True for FSD without doubt but if someone had told you 10 years ago you could pay $10k for a lifetime supply of gas, you’d have gone for it right?

Shows the lengths Tesla has to go to overcome a mindset of some. The free supercharging in the early years still couldn't convince many.

No retailer I know hands out little bags of gas to shop there. Yet in the EV world some do hand out free .

 

[Nexus6]

I can only comment on the possibility of saving $6K/yr with free supercharging. I’d one-up that to closer to $10K, however, it would prematurely degrade the battery so you kinda have to pick your poison.

Here’s today’s screenshot of our MX YTD.
Nuff’ said.

 

[Nexus6]

Your story isn’t penciling out, sorry. I have owned six Teslas, starting with MS #2609 in 2012. My first three had unlimited supercharging included in the price. “Free” supercharging has never been a thing despite Tesla and unknowledgeable owners calling it that. Supercharging was simply included in the price. In Tesla’s case, they had to set up a reserve for the “value” of supercharging on every car that sold that included supercharging, either for the life of teh car, or for the period the first owner had the vehicle. The initial “value” assigned to “included supercharging” in Tesla’s reserves was $2,500 for 2012/2013. Some form of included supercharging has come and gone over Tesla’s sales history. It has never been worth $6k/year, or even over the life of the car, except MAYBE for UBER drivers or other taxi uses. If the numbers work for you, you must drive 60k miles per year using exclusively supercharging. You ask “Why pay for energy…”? Obviously because Tesla says supercharging is not good for the high voltage battery - I believe their guidance is 15% supercharging over the long term.

First you claim to have no home. Then you claim you live in a trailer, implying there is no power to charge your vehicle. I called obvious BS on that, as it is on your property that would have had power within a couple weeks , so now you say why charge at home when Tesla pays for it. You also claimed to save $6k/year by using Superchargers and not charging at home. That’s almost impossible unless all you do is drive and Supercharge all day. You claim to own four vehicles, so driving 60k/yr in a Tesla isn’t easy to do, especially living in Malibu. Nothing adds up. Do you even own a Tesla?

You sir are an idiot.

 

[Outdoors]

This thread is making me sad now. @Nexus6 bumming for ya.

 

[OldDirtyRobot]

$35,000 is a LOT of supercharging...I don't think I would live that long to take advantage of that loss. Even if I lived to 110.

Math is an amazing thing.

 

[BlueLightning]

Last I checked Carvana was around $56-57k, Tesla is offering more.

Oh wow, cool.

Maybe they are giving more for used so they can keep the resale value up to high $70k’s.

Still crazy how you can buy new, or used for about the same price now .

Pick your flavor.

 

[devdrone6]

If this is your story, I saw your story on youtube during the fires. Crazy what you have been through- and realized the CT is definitely for you. Wish you had better government employees to deal with.

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You sir are an idiot.

 

[Nexus6]

If this is your story, I saw your story on youtube during the fires. Crazy what you have been through- and realized the CT is definitely for you. Wish you had better government employees to deal with.

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Yes. Thanks. Finally got our permits this week. Unfortunately, it took 6 1/2 years, another Wildfire, 750 more homes lost and an LA Times article to get things moving.

 

[Nexus6]

If this is your story, I saw your story on youtube during the fires. Crazy what you have been through- and realized the CT is definitely for you. Wish you had better government employees to deal with.

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Here’s a closer picture of our CB powering our Airstreams when the power was out for nearly 2 weeks during the Palisades Fire.

 

[devdrone6]

That is exactly the setup I saw of yours.

Awesome ?

Here’s a closer picture of our CB powering our Airstreams when the power was out for nearly 2 weeks during the Palisades Fire.

 

[65SoYoLO]

Like many have said, I’ll drive mine to the ground. No trade-ins or swaps.

I hope at some point if they end up improving the battery technology to get me 500mile range like promised in 2019, I’d like a battery swap.

I would be able to swing that instead of getting a new truck. 20,000 for a battery with 500 miles, HOPEFULLY as this one is starting to severely drop off

 

[evnow]

Last I checked Carvana was around $56-57k, Tesla is offering more.

Thats about $25k depreciation - assuming $10k for FSD.

 

[carsly]

Thats about $25k depreciation - assuming $10k for FSD.

It's not crazy. Here is my takeaway:

FS AWD CT purchase price: $100,000
Powershare voucher: - $2,500
Accessories: - $3,000 (take your pick here)
FSD transfer: - $8,000
Commercial EV tax credit: - $7,500

Net FS AWD price after FSD transfer: $79,000

Trade in offer: $65,400

1 Year Depreciation: $13,600 or 17.2% (against $79K effective base price)

I subtracted the Powershare voucher, accessories and FSD since that's value still available to me post-trade in. You can calc it however you want, and I haven't factored in the Federal tax deduction from depreciation as that only applies to companies - this is a company vehicle. If I add that in, I'm actually ahead on one year of ownership.

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