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They better advertise the higher residual price of a car after N years ownership. That's where the savings are! Or better yet, not advertise, but partner with banks to launch the lease program taking in account these savings. 3-yr lease of a $35K model 3 will be comparable to a typical $25-$28K car.

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Who would buy a used Tesla?

The thing would need to be mint as any minor issue would be takes months to fix.

In defense of buying a used Tesla I really appreciate the idea that if your car is 'out of date' in terms of current hardware you can simply pay for an upgrade instead of being told you have to sell your car as used and buy a whole new car. When you think of how much money a lot of people invest in their cars treating it as a disposable commodity doesn't make a lot of sense economically and ecologically. In terms of turnaround time, obviously your point is valid, but if Tesla manages to disrupt the entire paradigm of an industry in a positive way it may be a minor critique in the grand scheme of things.

I’ve never purchased a car new, and my previous daily driver was a 2003 that was damaged in a minor collision last year.

With every car I’ve owned, I have no direct relationship with the OEM. I think I had a Cadillac repaired by the dealer once because it ended up being cheaper. That’s a feature. I’ve seen what happens when companies corner the market on anything — it’s not good for anyone but the company abusing the market.

I’d lease a Tesla. Anything else is too big a risk.

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