Buying an XLT Extended Range for $55K

[Howard S]

Good morning, everyone.

I'm new to the forum, but have been lurking for the last few months. I currently drive a 2022 Model Y, which is my third EV since 2019. I love my car, but I realized last month that it's not giving me enough range with my A-frame camper to be practical. The sorry state of CCS chargers drove me back to Tesla last year from an EV6 that I really enjoyed, but Ford's NACS adoption made me reconsider.

I have a deal on THIS TRUCK, which is the first XLT Extended Range that I’ve seen on the used market, and they just took it in trade last weekend at their Shakopee location. They had to send the salesman to the other store to bring it over for me, and it showed up just before I arrived with 5% in the tank and hadn’t seen their detail shop. This dealer didn’t have a fast charger, either, so I went on an abbreviated test drive to get a feel for it. They’re only willing to give me $37K for my Model Y, and Carvana has offered $40K, so I told them I’d play with my calculator and get back to them. I decided to move forward and sell my car to Carvana, and I drove back down this afternoon for a better test drive and put down a deposit.

The tires have less than 50% life at 18,300 miles, so they are putting my choice of tires on it. My deposit is refundable, but it’s looking like this is the one.

My only gripes are the lack of brake controller and having to deal with the standard sound system after getting spoiled by the premium Tesla setup. I can’t argue with the deal, though…I almost think they mistakenly priced it like a Standard Range. $55K for the equivalent to a regular 302A package with factory spray-in bedliner and tonneau cover.

The color really speaks to me. We lost our 6-year-old daughter back in 2018, and her favorite color was always blue.

Is there anything specific that I should look for before pulling the trigger?

If I extrapolate the 154 miles divided by .65 = 237 miles range at 100%. That could be off bit if it has been real cold or driving up a long hill recently or towing. I think this may be a standard range battery....Check it out and reset and charge to 100% to verify.

 

[Roy2001]

If I extrapolate the 154 miles divided by .65 = 237 miles range at 100%. That could be off bit if it has been real cold or driving up a long hill recently or towing. I think this may be a standard range battery....Check it out and reset and charge to 100% to verify.

OP can let dealer charge to 100% to see numbers.

 

[TomB985]

If I extrapolate the 154 miles divided by .65 = 237 miles range at 100%. That could be off bit if it has been real cold or driving up a long hill recently or towing. I think this may be a standard range battery....Check it out and reset and charge to 100% to verify.

That was one of my concerns when I first looked at it. The VIN and window sticker match, which has EV instead of EL. The dealer reset the system and charged to 100% when I took delivery, and it showed 320 miles.

She’s thirsty. I drove 130 miles yesterday, which took me from 85 to 23% battery. My charger said it took 87 kWh, to return to 85%, and the truck said 81 kWh. Not sure why it would be that much of a difference, is the charging system that inefficient?

 

[Roy2001]

That was one of my concerns when I first looked at it. The VIN and window sticker match, which has EV instead of EL. The dealer reset the system and charged to 100% when I took delivery, and it showed 320 miles.

She’s thirsty. I drove 130 miles yesterday, which took me from 85 to 23% battery. My charger said it took 87 kWh, to return to 85%, and the truck said 81 kWh. Not sure why it would be that much of a difference, is the charging system that inefficient?

Good to know range is back to 320 miles.

87 kWh vs 81 kWh should be efficiency. I assume 87 kWh power used by charger and 81 kWh is what your truck get. Efficiency is about 90% which sounds right apply to all batteries/EVs.

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