2025 Tesla Model S Plaid

"I have spent the previous 2 weeks renting various Teslas on Turo. Model X P100D, pre-raven Model S P90D, Model S Raven Performance, and most recently a Plaid. Wanted to post my thoughts before asking for possible solutions in regards to wind noise and road noise. The Plaid is the only car I have really connected to emotionally during my time testing out various Teslas for long periods of time, the pre-raven P90D came pretty close. But the yoke, the comfort, sound system, and quiet ride (under 50mph at least) make it the perfect daily driver for me. 1\. Love the yoke. I thought I would hate it, and I adapted to it and loved it within 2 hours of driving the car. The elbow rests are perfectly placed so you can comfortably set your hand on the top nub of the yoke while cruising. Additionally, no reviewer seems to have mentioned the benefit of being able to cruise at low speeds around town without having to place a relaxed grip around a wheel. For people with carpal tunnel like me, being able to make a turn simply by extending an open palm facing upward and lifting the flat bottom of the yoke instead of having to actually grip a wheel is phenomenally relaxing way to drive, super comfortable. At least it is for me. This is a bonus, and if given a choice I would not want to trade it for a wheel. I also did not find 3 point turns or u-turns frustrating in anyway, it's rather fun."

"Dilemma: Model S or BMW iX Hi everyone, I currently have a BMW i X and Tesla model S on order. I initially was fully committed to going with the BMW IX, because I had a less than stellar experience with my previous Tesla model Y. However, the closer I got to delivery date, the more sales tactic/markups etc. I’ve been dealing with with my dealership. This, along with the price drops, enticed me to go test drive a new model S, and I instantly fell in love with it. The quality of the car far exceeded my expectations compared to what I had grown accustomed to with the model Y, and I was pleasantly surprised with the level of storage the car offered for a sedan. Additionally, as someone who does a lot of road trips, I know the Tesla charging network takes a lot of the stress away. Right now I am talking with my dealer to cancel my IX order and go ahead and pick up my model S sometime next week. Since this is a big decision, I just wanted to see what everyone here has as far as thoughts on these two cars, or any experiences that you’ve had: just in case I am overlooking something that I should be considering. My use case is primarily just my wife and I taking our 2 bicycles various places, going on extended road trips (5 to 10 hours at a time), and the occasional hour or two long day trip with our 2-3 nieces and nephews. I did not believe I would like the model S as much as I do, and my impression was that the interior build quality between the two cars is very similar. But, the last thing I want to do is get too emotional about either vehicle, and have the sort of buyers remorse I did with my model Y purchase (which just wasn’t a good fit as a vehicle for me). Thanks! EDIT: Thank you everyone for your input, I’ve sent the email to cancel the iX deposit, and I’m going to take delivery of the Model S next week 👌"

"Thoughts on buying used. Any gotchas? I've been considering buying a used Tesla model S. Largely because I'm sick and tired of the maintenance required on used ICE vehicles and the various problems that pop up as they age. Buying anything new is really just out of my range. But seeing 2013-2015 with free supercharging has me intrigued. I don't anticipate ever having to charge at home with the free charging. From what I understand two things to maybe look out for are the drive motors and batteries. Trying to figure out if there is anything I should do or look into before buying a potential lemon. How could I have a current owner check for battery degradation so I know what I'm getting myself into. I sadly don't think I'll qualify for the 4k used vehicle credit, so buying from a dealer isn't a main priority for me. Just getting value for my money is. I don't have a car commute or as regular as most, but do plan on taking it on a couple road trips a year. 500-1000 miles per roundtrip trip. what I've been eyeing All have Free unlimited supercharging (which is really what gets me excited..) and all are p85 i think. $16,999 2014 Tesla model s P85 with 61k new drive motor. "free lifetime premium connectivity for streaming, etc," $16,500 2013 model S P85 - Refurbished battery w/transferable warranty (2 years remaining) Tech package. Range of 200 which seems low to me? especially with a refurbished battery? has bubbles on the display $12,000 - 2014 Tesla Model S 85 RWD ( it says 85D in title tho? i thought 85D was AWD) 159,000 miles Battery charges to 258 miles at 100%. Says motor was checked for coolant intrusion and no signs of any issues. 1 led on right fog light isn’t working, comes with replacement fog tho. (3+ owners) $15,500 - 2014 Tesla model s 85D 118k miles - 1 owner. This just doesn't look as nice. wheels aren't as nice, no spoiler like one or two of the others. it's red vs blue/silver. All are a bit higher than I want to spend. But that 12k is a good price point. It just seems alarming to have 3 owners, maybe that's nothing, however the seller has 3 other vehicles listed and only 3.5 Star average reviews. With 160k ish miles. I wonder when the drive motors will need to be replaced or anything else."

"1\. Windshield wiper button placement. I've activated the windshield wipers 5 times in the course of 24 hours. Taking a perfectly detailed car, and dirtying it up with fluid. Not good. I hope a software update makes this button a long press which would fix this issue. They need better QA at tesla because this seems like there was no thought put into this. 2\. Auto drive selector. Twice the car defaulted to the incorrect driving mode when their were clearly obstacles behind or infront of me and began accelerating in the wrong direction. This is a very dangerous feature. Regardless of the arrows that appear on screen to inform the driver what direction the car is about to go, this car is designed to convince the driver to sit back relax and let the car make decisions. Not a good habit to get into at this stage of the vehicles development. 3\. Door unlock via cellphone. The car only detects me standing in front of it half the time, therefore it will not open the door when i need it to. Someitmes I have to swipe my cell phone in front of the door to open it. Road Noise and wind noise at speeds above 50mph. This is the real deal breaker for me and the only thing preventing me from placing a deposit and buying the car. Totally unacceptable on a car of this price that is marketed as a luxury car."

"I'm having an odd love/hate with the Plaid because it has two distinct personalities. Under 50mph it's everything I want in a daily driver. Quiet, compliant, butter smooth on roads, and I love the steering when set to sport. Above 50mph however, I hate it. I am extremely auditory and very sensitive to road and wind noise, it causes tension and aggravation, and reminds me the vehicles I hated in the 90's and early 2000's. The wind noise is so distracting at speeds above 70mph on the highway, that I actually conteplated buying another car just for comfortable freeway driving, and relegating the Plaid to city streets. I HATE driving this car on the highway, it reminds me of my 2010 BMW M3. All the other Tesla models I've driven at highway speeds measured 69-71db on a a meter. The pre-raven P90D was the quietes on the highway at 69-70db above 70mph. The Plaid is measuring 72-73db above 70mph. The wind noise is just too much. It's not deafening, but it distracting and drowns out the music playing on the sound system. Hyundai and Ford do better than this at under half the price, and my moms BMW X3 SUV from 2009 certainly does. It's truly an embarrassment, and I do not think a noise cancelling feature is the answer."

"2025 Tesla Model S Plaid - Rattle and Disappointed with Tesla Service... Bought a new 2025 Model S Plaid \~2 months ago (second Tesla, previously had a Model 3 LR). For the price and reputation, the ownership experience has been rough so far: (two vids of the noise...) * **Software issues:** Air suspension + electric braking both failed early on, throwing a flood of alerts. It was kind of a frightening experience, I have to be honest. The car reset after a little while, but it can be a bit dangerous when it happens mid-drive. Both times, I was backing up when this happened. * **Service nightmare:** Scheduled for a rattle in the rear liftgate. The first service center didn’t have the part in time (I was moving states), so they asked that I rebook in my new state (which I was okay with). It did take a month to get an appointment, but I understand they are busy. * **Zero communication when scheduling for service:** I received no updates on the status of the vehicle, and none of my calls were answered when I called the service center. The car said it would be completed the same day, @ 5 PM, but it was only until late at night that I was informed it would roll into tomorrow. I was a bit annoyed with the lack of communication because my work schedule requires me to be on top of it. * **Poor delivery:** The car was returned dirty and at a 20% charge when they had it for TWO DAYS. I figured since I had spent $100,000 on a vehicle, they'd clean it and give it back with a full charge. Every other premium dealer (BMW, Porsche, etc.) cleans before giving it back. Hell, even if you buy a used Porsche and take it to a Porsche dealer, they will quite literally detail the thing before giving it back lol. * **Problem wasn't fixed :(:** They told me the rattle was gone, but it was still there.... and louder the next day. For a $100k+ car, this service feels pretty crap rather than premium. Anyone else having similar issues with Tesla service quality lately? And if anyone can tell me what that noise is and how I can get rid of it that would be great lol, it is annoying."

"Untruthful Performance Figures from Used Model S 75D directly from Tesla’s site? Ok, so my story starts about a month ago, when I purchased a used 2016 tesla model s 75D from tesla’s used inventory quoted on the site as having 4.2 seconds 0-60, 259miles of range, and 140mph top speed. I pickup in Chicago and drove it to Reno myself to avoid the $2,000 delivery fee. When I arrived it was software locked to a 70D (which will be relevant), I did my trip that way but a bit of email correspondence with my delivery advisor and it got unlocked to the full 75 kwh of battery which I was happy about, but here is where we run into my big issue, the car is still corked, the uncorking had not been performed at all, and I said fine, I will schedule a service appointment at my local service center. For anyone who doesn’t know, around February 2018 tesla took in any model s 75D (no software locked 70D or 60Ds) and they did about a 2 hour procedure that reduced the 0-60 time from about 5.4s to 4.2s and max power output by around 130kw or so. Anyways I take it to the service center and they take it in and fix an issue I had with the door trim and then tell me they will follow up and tell me if it is eligible, and I thought ok, it probably will be considering it was a lightly used model with 35k miles, well they never called me so I went to schedule another appointment and then they told me I was not eligible, with a bit of pushing they told me the battery of the car is in good shape but tesla no longer performs the service to do this to the cars. I was kinda upset that I bought this model under the false impression of getting 4.2s 0-60, its the whole reason I decided not to go for a previous year p85d pre facelift, cause I thought the difference of 4.2s and 3.3s isn’t that bad to justify buying the newer model. Well since then I talked to my delivery advisor and through some email correspondence he told me to schedule another appointment but the service center told me again they could not do anything with the matter. I am really starting to get annoyed a month later and I want to know if I have any way to fix this, like any procedure I can do? Im just gonna compare this to ordering an audi rs7 and only getting an s7, or a mustang gt and only getting an ecoboost, I paid to get it with that performance and it is basically the same car but I want my extra performance, it isn’t any small amount. Is there any way to get permission for the service center to do it or any third parties that can do it for me? If not can it go under a lawsuit of false advertisement or can I request a replacement under lemon law since this was not disclosed at purchase and could significantly harm the usefulness or resale value of the vehicle? - Side note: I would like anyone who has experienced this, has any useful insight, or any legal experience to provide me an answer. I got trolled heavily in one of my previous posts asking for help for it being locked from a 75d to a 70d. I am not a"