Where Are All The Old Teslas?

Where Are All The Old Teslas?

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DavieW

Original Poster:

743 posts

107 months

Friday 15th April 2022
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I very rarely see a Tesla over 2- 3years old.
Where do they go? Are they bought back by Tesla and sold abroad or dismantled/scrapped?

OutInTheShed

7,372 posts

25 months

Friday 15th April 2022
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Did thy sell many fewer cars 3 years ago?

Are many of them on vanity plates?

OutInTheShed

7,372 posts

25 months

Friday 15th April 2022
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A look at 'howmanyleft' suggests a few old ones have disappeared, but the big picture is they used to sell dozens now they sell thousands.

raspy

1,459 posts

93 months

Friday 15th April 2022
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DavieW said:
I very rarely see a Tesla over 2- 3years old.
Where do they go? Are they bought back by Tesla and sold abroad or dismantled/scrapped?
I see loads of older Teslas. I'm based in London. Bloke down the road just got a 5 year old Model X, and round the corner, someone just got a 9 year old Model S.

Mr E

21,583 posts

258 months

Friday 15th April 2022
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OutInTheShed said:
A look at 'howmanyleft' suggests a few old ones have disappeared, but the big picture is they used to sell dozens now they sell thousands.
This.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/715421/tesla-q...

TheRainMaker

6,306 posts

241 months

Friday 15th April 2022
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446 for sale on Auto Trader.

David87

6,648 posts

211 months

Friday 15th April 2022
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There's just so many new ones that it dwarfs the few old ones that are about. Even feels a rarity to see an OG 2019 / 2020 Model 3 with the chrome trim nowadays.

caziques

2,567 posts

167 months

Tuesday 19th April 2022
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How are older Teslas doing for rust?

gangzoom

6,254 posts

214 months

Tuesday 19th April 2022
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caziques said:
How are older Teslas doing for rust?
S/X are mainly aluminum. I washed* mine recently for the first time in 5 months. 4.5 years old, just about to tick over 50K miles, people use to measure panel gaps and paint thickness for YouTube views, all I would say is our X is aging OK, though at 4.5 years old its hardly 'old'. I have just replaced the 12V battery for the first time though.

  • Washed = Using a garden hose, one sponge, one bucket, and had help from a 5 year oldsmile).

TheRainMaker

6,306 posts

241 months

Tuesday 19th April 2022
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caziques said:
How are older Teslas doing for rust?
This guy is about as down to earth as it gets on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoE4gcXJN7o&li...

KPE

148 posts

138 months

Wednesday 1st June 2022
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David87 said:
There's just so many new ones that it dwarfs the few old ones that are about. Even feels a rarity to see an OG 2019 / 2020 Model 3 with the chrome trim nowadays.
Many owners have de-chromed their 2019/20 models. Some don’t like chrome, some want to make their cars look like a current model.
I quite like the chrome - think back to the 70s and 80s, it was a quick way to identify the Fords with the high spec Ghia models!

gangzoom

6,254 posts

214 months

Thursday 2nd June 2022
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Couldn't resist parking to an identical 75D X whilst touring around France....Europe is clearly the place to find older Teslas, especially during half term smile.


David87

6,648 posts

211 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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KPE said:
Many owners have de-chromed their 2019/20 models. Some don’t like chrome, some want to make their cars look like a current model.
I quite like the chrome - think back to the 70s and 80s, it was a quick way to identify the Fords with the high spec Ghia models!
I quite liked the chrome too. Bit of an American vibe that sat well with the car I think. My 2019 Model 3 had it and I never felt any desire to dechrome.

lizardbrain

1,940 posts

36 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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Had a drive in my mates 21. Compared to my 19 everything just seems quieter. Door slams. Handles. Road noise.

Other than that not much to tell apart.

I prefer the chrome.