I would like to buy a Tesla - Can I ask for some advise?

20k cad?

Yes

I think that given your budget (about $14,700 USD) you’re not going to find a decent car. Definitely not with full self driving. Your only real option would be if you found a salvage titled Tesla, it there is no idea what kind of shape it’s in, and it probably wouldn’t have access to the Tesla supercharger network. I’d suggest getting something else for now, and wait until you can afford one.

While I have you, do you mind if I ask what conditions are acceptable for a Tesla? Are 200K km's okay? 124274.238 miles. At what point does a model 3 start giving out? etc.

Are you looking for Autopilot or FSD? I have to double check this but I believe it was the 2021 model 3 that had battery issues. Mileage is certainly different on an EV - I bought my 2014 Model S with 198,000km in 2023 for $28,000. It’s now at 300,000km with minimal issues. Its current value is around $15-20k based on what I’ve see on Autotrader. The gamble for me (which paid off) was the free unlimited supercharging.

I can only really speak about Tesla in the US, but generally they have a 8 year or 120,000 mile warranty on the battery and drive unit. When you start getting up there in miles, things tend to start breaking. And when they do, it’s often not cheap to fix. For a price example, I just traded in a 2021 Model Y LR with 80,000 miles, kinda rough shape on the outside (a few dings, rock chips, etc), but nice inside, with NO full self driving and got $20,000 USD. A 10 year old Tesla is not going to have anywhere near the same level of technology as the current models do. Full self driving on HW3, let alone older versions of hardware is pretty limited. If you could afford something like a 2024 or newer, I’d say to go for it.

1) its called Full Self Driving- supervised ( Not Fully Auto pilot) 2) While it very close to being fully autonomous, you are required to monitor it, and you need to monitor it. This is not a read your phone while it drives scenario 3) For FSD to work at its best the computer needs to have HW4. This became availble 1st in late 2023. 4) Finding a 2023 or newer Tesla in your budget is unlikely.

Any 200k car is going to have a certain amount of issues. On Teslas the battery will be degraded, how much range is lost is the question. Run a battery test and see.

As others have said, $15k USD is just the number that early Model 3s are now hitting for lowest prices. You won't be able to be picky about things like "permanent" FSD. But for $99/month any HW3 or better car can run FSD. You won't find any technical advances until HW4 cars, which are much better for FSD, but also cost a lot more. Just buy a good used Model 3 that isn't beat to shit and has a good enough battery left, and enjoy the car! You could buy an even older Model S, but unless you have a good EV mechanic those can easily be money pits. Model 3/Y are more reliable and cheaper to repair.

If you are a gambler look at some of the 2014 to 2016 Model S that are out there, they only have a early version of "auto pilot" though, there are some of them out there that most people don't want to gamble on as they had a few problems and the battery may die on them at any moment and basically total the car. But they would be in your price range anyways.. A newer model 3 or Y is likely going to be more unless it's had a history of accidents or something.

$20,000 is a tight budget for a decent Tesla. I don't know where you located, but in Vancouver, most clean title Tesla Model 3 would be listed $20,000 plus because tax and fees. Since you have mentioned Autopilot/FSD, you should not consider anything older than 2020 (HW2.5 computer), and Model 3 is the cheapest option. Newer cars with HW3 computer will allow you to subscribe for FSD on a monthly based, where the HW 2.5 will require you to upgrade the computer for $1500 first. If you want to stick to your budget, high mileage is the only option. In my opinion, the drive unit and battery are very durable. I have seen lots of uber drivers with 400k+ still driving for uber. The common parts to repair you should expect are PTC heater every 4-5 years control arm bushing every 80k-150k drive unit bushing every 150k Get the car inspected before making the purchase and be ready to spend a bit of money for these maintenance then you should be fine.

Mechanically, teslas are quite reliable, but there’s always some bad apples in there. I’d say you could get it easily to 250k miles, and probably more.