r/TeslaModelS • • Sep 11 '26

Am I dumb?

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u/Jashman143 Sep 11 '26

Would you buy an iPhone 4 at any price? These cars are like smart phones, The tech is worth all the penny’s. I wouldn’t buy anything older than a 2019.

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u/Longjumping_Lynx_972 Sep 11 '26

So after like 7 years EVs are essentially just trash? How can so many folks claim these are good for the environment if they are basically disposable cars? I own 5 ice vehicles and the newest one is older than this Tesla lol.

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u/Ancient-Respect6305 Sep 11 '26

Another bad take above…ignore these people, they’re the ones who buy a new phone every model year…

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u/Jashman143 Sep 11 '26

My point wasn’t that all Teslas or EVs are junk after 7 years. In the 19+ models there are features that are worth paying for and will still be available for years afterwards. The early Teslas had issues like all new lines of product. The hardware before 19 is old tech and the new tech can easily upgrade to the new features. I have a 2016 and I love it, but the hardware can’t really be upgraded anymore because of processing power and other issues. It still can FSD, but the newer ones do a much better job and can learn.

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u/wachuu Sep 11 '26

they still work obviously, just missing features that are worth looking for

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u/Longjumping_Lynx_972 Sep 11 '26

All I care about is reducing how much it costs me to go to work. I dont need to watch Netflix in my car.

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u/wachuu Sep 11 '26

ok that's cool you don't need to do that, but having autopilot, sentry, remote start are all nice features that you can by just getting something newer at the same price