- Hola, Data Geeks and welcome to this week
where we look at how to get a Tesla for half price.
First, I'll take a look at the cost of owning a Tesla
then I'll show you where you can actually get one
for half price just like I did
and lastly, I'll give you a referral code
where you can get a thousand bucks off the purchase price.
Let's dive in.
Alright, so first, let's talk about the monthly cost
of owning a Tesla.
I actually just did a video on this
and what I found was that merely on gas savings alone
I'm saving about 40% and I don't drive a lot
so it doesn't really turn out to be a lot of dollars for me.
So in addition to saving 40% on what I would spend on gas
with a similar car like a Mercedes-Benz S-Class,
I found I'm saving even more on maintenance.
See, Tesla has an annual maintenance
that you need to go do through them which is $600
and it covers everything except tires.
So tires is one and the same.
You're not gonna save money on this
'cause they work just like they do on a Mercedes.
So when you look at that,
you're saving thousands of dollars per year on maintenance
plus 40% a month on your gas bill.
That's tremendous, that is a lot of money you're saving.
Now, that's not saying that this
is your cheapest option, right?
If you were to go get a Honda, an Acura even,
any of those cars, you're gonna pay a lot less
but if you're in the market for a luxury vehicle
or an electric vehicle then a Tesla is a great option.
Now, if you go to the Tesla Preowned website
and I'll put the link here,
what you can do is you can search for the model you want
and year you want and all that.
The thing I wanna preface this with
is that you need to pay attention to the year primarily.
Before 2014, there were a lot of features
that the Tesla didn't have.
They didn't have the parking sensors,
the mirrors didn't fold in
and if you wanna add those things after the fact, you can
but they're kind of expensive.
So for that, to add the parking sensors to my 2013 model,
they wanted $5000.
Now, it's not a ton but hey, it adds to the cost of the car
then if you wanna add autopilot, this is the big one.
Most cars on there will not have autopilot.
If they do, they will be quite expensive.
They will be much more expensive than what I paid,
just over 50 thousand dollars.
So if you're okay without having autopilot
meaning you'll drive the car yourself
then you can really get a deep deep discount
and honestly, I think it's a good choice.
Autopilot is great.
That alone is several thousand dollars a year
as a subscription through Tesla
so having autopilot adds also an annual cost
so there's a lot to consider.
I think maybe in five years, it would be worth it.
Right now, the technology's so new
that mainstream, it's just not there yet
but it definitely will be there very very shortly.
So go watch my video on this
and dig in deeper to the details if you like.
Otherwise, if you're ready, just go to the link here
and then go get your Tesla.
Alright, last thing I promised you,
a way to get a thousand bucks off.
So using this link here, this is my referral link,
my personal one, you can click on this
and if you're going to buy a new Tesla,
sorry, new Teslas only
then you can use this link to get a thousand bucks off
and that's I guess my gift to you.
I don't have any real financial award or incentive out of it
other than I think if 10 people do it,
I get to go to the next Tesla event up in LA
so please click on it and use it
and hey, there's a thousand bucks to you
just for watching this video.
Hey, thanks for checking out my video here.
As you can see, we've got a lot of work to do
in figuring out how all of the data behind everything
actually effects our everyday lives so stay tuned.
Every week, I've got a new video coming here on this channel
as well as my blog at bensullins.com
where you can find code samples
and all other kinds of articles and stuff there.
So thanks again for watching
and I'll see you back here soon.