Tesla Model Y

Also the factory in Shanghai shut between 25 December and 3 January

Might be a daft question, but if you buy a MY that is priced low enough to fit into the SEAI grant category, would you still be eligible? Also is the line at 60k and below? There’s some inventory on there now of MY LR with no added extras (that I saw) but there’s no grants I can see on them?

The LR in inventory have the upgraded 20” induction wheels, and then when you add on VRT it exceeds the €60k SEAI threshold.

Probably the reason why they’ve been sitting there so long without being picked up.

There is huge demand for the MY in ireland, and priced keenly to boot.

look at the base prices from the competitors (some aren’t even in same class but based on price point ). Why would you buy anything else’s

All of these have a lesser spec than the MY base model . Add 8-15k to these prices to bring up to tesla spec.

auto pilot, sunroof, adaptive headlights, heated seats, heated steering wheel, fast charging, Auto tailgate, memory seats, etc…

• Citroen C4 €39,789
• Hyundai Ioniq 58Kwh €39,995
• Volkswagen Id 3 Life 58Kwh €40,000
• Skoda Enyaq €44,369
• BMW i3 €44,695
• Kia Niro €44,990
• Tesla Model 3 €44,990 
• Volkswagen Id 4 €45,110
• tesla MY €47,000
• Audi Q4 Etron €56,780

Inventory RWD Y's on French site , I don't know what the grant or support regime is in France but this seems to be an additional cut recently. good availability it seems too.

Hey folks,

Silly question alert.

Picking up my Y on Paddy’s day 🤞. I can charge at home but have changed jobs and will be on the road a bit.

Regarding the Tesla fast chargers- do I need to sign up to use them ? Also is there other model chargers eg the ESB that I need to sign up to ?

Cheers

It’s a Jan registered 58kWh Executive Plus spec Ioniq 5 in white. Paid €45,095 for it. Dealer offering €39k-€40k for it in May based on Tesla website for deliveries of new orders. The spec is close to the MY as I had considered it at the time but couldn’t justify the c. €9,500 MY premium. At <€2k more I would go with the MY if I had the same decision today.

The question now for you is whether a Tesla MY RWD is worth an extra 6-7k to you in May. Would be a lot of depreciation to soak up in one year as you will have to factor in MY depreciation unless you intend to hold onto it for a long time and it becomes less of an issue.

Can't see anyone wanting to do a swap from a 231 Y as good as the Ioniq 5 is.

Given the increased supply of Ys I can see them becoming even more affordable so you could hold on to your Ioniq 5 for a year and reassess in the Autumn for Q1 2024. Or pick up a one year old Y then and make your cost to change very small.

If you really wanted to move now, you could try multiple dealers to see if you can get a better price but you will be taking a fairly substantial loss as they will need to make a decent profit on it.

It’s a Jan registered 58kWh Executive Plus spec Ioniq 5 in white. Paid €45,095 for it. Dealer offering €39k-€40k for it in May based on Tesla website for deliveries of new orders. The spec is close to the MY as I had considered it at the time but couldn’t justify the c. €9,500 MY premium. At <€2k more I would go with the MY if I had the same decision today.

I think at even that cost to change it’s too much for me. Not like the Ioniq 5 is a bad car either.

Anyone know whether you have to let a certain time period elapse between SEAI grants? If I was to buy an electric car in March including the grant would it impact whether I’d get the grant again if I traded that for a new model Y in May?

You can pay directly on the website without an account as well but an RFID card is recommended. Think of lashing rain 9pm in December. You don't want to fiddle with apps and find there is no coverage.