Viability of running a leggy used Tesla as a company car?

[OldGermanHeaps]

youngsyr said:

Why pre-2017 in particular - I'm not aware of a change in the tax rules then?

I dont know the ins and outs of it but my accountant says there is a difference in how post march 17 phevs are less favourable for tax.

[Puzzles]

Yes they will still have £0 VED iirc where as those registered later will pay the standard rate, plus the premium if over £40k

[Snow and Rocks]

Do you think £27k is good value for an out of warranty old Model S with 150k on it, albeit one with a fresh battery?

Our model Y was recently in for warranty work (several thousand worth of new rear hubs at 49k miles...) and the courtesy car was an S. It hadn't done anything like 150k but it felt like a shonky old bus of a thing with a creaky, groaning rattly interior. It felt more comfortable than the Y, which isn't difficult, but in every other respect felt ancient.

[57Ford]

My 2014 Model S is at 133k and still drives fine. Suffered a collapsed spring 9 months ago so £1.5k to replace both and needed a new wiper assembly at £600 but otherwise, all fine.
Free unlimited supercharging for life means it’s proving to be a decent company purchase last year.
Saves me approximately £8k in diesel over the previous car so it pays for itself in another 3 years. Even if I have to get a new battery, it’s only got to give me 2.5 years more to pay it back in full.
I might actually have got something right!

[Puzzles]

I do think a LR model 3 or Y would be a better shout but the free supercharging is a plus and I guess the ride is much better due to the more sophisticated setup.

[Snow and Rocks]

Puzzles said:

I do think a LR model 3 or Y would be a better shout but the free supercharging is a plus and I guess the ride is much better due to the more sophisticated setup.

Yep, the ride on the model 3 and Y is borderline unacceptable really and the S is much better. I felt like the S we had for a few days felt like a tired old barge that you'd be happy to pay 10k for maybe. Which I guess is what a 5 series of the same age would be worth.

I'm currently on holiday and have a VW Taigo as a hire car - definitely wouldn't buy one and the 1.0 turbo engine is pretty rubbish but the ride is absolutely sublime compared to the Model Y.

[Puzzles]

That’s about where I am. I’d have to have the newer S and it’s only lhd and I believe no uss.

[youngsyr]

Snow and Rocks said:

Puzzles said:

I do think a LR model 3 or Y would be a better shout but the free supercharging is a plus and I guess the ride is much better due to the more sophisticated setup.

Yep, the ride on the model 3 and Y is borderline unacceptable really and the S is much better. I felt like the S we had for a few days felt like a tired old barge that you'd be happy to pay 10k for maybe. Which I guess is what a 5 series of the same age would be worth.

I'm currently on holiday and have a VW Taigo as a hire car - definitely wouldn't buy one and the 1.0 turbo engine is pretty rubbish but the ride is absolutely sublime compared to the Model Y.

With the old 5 series you're missing the point about the tax efficiency and also the running costs, a leggy Model S is a much better proposition for both.

[littlebasher]

If it makes you feel any better

My mate has a 2014 model S as his daily driver, with an impressive 300K miles under its belt.

[GT9]

littlebasher said:

If it makes you feel any better

My mate has a 2014 model S as his daily driver, with an impressive 300K miles under its belt.

Can you ask him how many times the battery has been replaced?

Would make for useful ammunition (either way) the next time someone claims they all catch fire the day after the warranty expires.

[littlebasher]

GT9 said:

Can you ask him how many times the battery has been replaced?

Would make for useful ammunition (either way) the next time someone claims they all catch fire the day after the warranty expires.

It's been replaced once, before he bought it (and the reason why he bought it!)

[ZesPak]

OldGermanHeaps said:

If its mainly for the tax incentive are you not better with a pre 2017 phev? More practical and probably cheaper to maintain.
The build quality of the early teslas is a stshow, everyone I know who had one complains about it.
Nice wee 16 plate panamera phev, zero tax, cheap and easy to tune to 600+ bhp.

That all went fine until you suggested a Panamera PHEV as a "cheaper to maintain" alternative.
That was a joke, right?