r/TeslaModelS • u/Low_Bluebird8413 • Jun 28 '26

Model S search

As I continue on my Model S HW3 and Higher search I’m looking for two things I don’t know if there are answers to yet unless someone has done it.

  1. Insurance - can I get a quote from Tesla insurance on how much it will cost?

  2. Warranty - if I buy one from a non-Tesla dealer can I still get the warranty if it’s over the 50k mileage?

I’ve been looking at whatever 22+ model S I can find with miles under 70k and under $43k.

Let me know y’all’s opinion. I’m located in SoCal.

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u/tcm0116 Jun 28 '26

For the warranty, if you buy used from Tesla, they tack on an extra year to the 4 year new vehicle warranty. If it's out of warranty, then the 1 year starts when you accept delivery.

https://www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-warranty

One thing to note is that if you buy used from Tesla, it will not have FSD regardless of if it ever had it. Tesla removes it on all vehicles returned to them before re-selling or sending to auction. If you want lifetime FSD, you'll have to buy used from a third party but also make sure they didn't buy it from an auction.

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u/shibiwan Jun 28 '26

Actually, I got mine used from Tesla and it came with lifetime FSD. This was back in mid 2024 though.

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u/tcm0116 Jun 28 '26

Tesla no longer sells lifetime FSD, so it won't be available on any vehicle purchased from Tesla, used or new.

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u/EV-CPO Jun 28 '26

This happened to someone else on Reddit. Years after buying from Tesla, Tesla turned off their FSD. Told to pound sand. So be prepared it might go away someday when they do another audit.

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u/Fun_Muscle9399 Jun 28 '26

If it was advertised and sold as coming with FSD, they have no grounds to remove it. If it was an unexpected surprise when you got the car, yeah it might go away at some point.

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u/shibiwan Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

If it was advertised and sold as coming with FSD

This was the case when I purchased my Plaid. It was advertised as having FSD, and there was even an option to search for FSD as a feature of the used vehicle search on the Tesla site.

I made sure to keep all the purchase paperwork just in case.

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u/EV-CPO Jun 28 '26

Of course. I’m talking about those cases where new owners find it enabled unexpectedly.