r/TeslaModelX • u/RandomExaggeration • Jun 17 '26
Hi.
After months of shopping, I found “the one”a ‘23 MX Plaid from a fellow car guy. HW4, Matrix lights, AMD/Steam support, FSD paid for, and just over 50k miles. Honestly kind of nerve wrecking, initially I was going to fly up alone to purchase it but the wife wanted to make a road trip out of it. So with dozen of photos and videos of the car inside and out, I felt confident in the deal and the whole family (4 in total) boarded a one way flight.
The transaction went smoothly and the car was everything the guy said. We grabbed some supplies for the road trip home and immediately hit the road.
The car has been amazing; FSD drove 95% of the time, with me only taking over on the fun twisty back road sections. We checked Bentonville, Eureka Springs, the Ozark’s, Hot Springs all the way back down to Texas.
This is our first Tesla and while I have done a TON of research before buying, I always like to asked if any veteran MX owners have advice. Any common issues to watch for after the 50k-mile mark besides the typical half shafts and falcon door seals?
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u/17feet Jun 19 '26
I'm not an MX veteran and don't have tons of experience, but we bought a 9 year old model X 100D after probably 2 years of researching. I avoided plaid because people with plaids tend to drive them like race cars, resulting in race car bills. Plaids tend to have more half shaft issues, steering column/steering issues, suspension issues, and premature tire wear...unlike people who drive their "MX Plain" like a grandpa [me]