What’s your exit plan for the truck?

[Highpi]

I’m curious what your thoughts are for when you plan to trade or sell the truck?

Drive it till the wheels fall off?

Trade at 100k miles, when the warranty is done?

Trade in at 90k miles?

I’m just learning about the front end of buying/living with an EV, but I don’t know what folks are doing on the back end.

Is there “best time” to move onto another?

I’d rather not be buying a new vehicle every few years.

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[Hammick]

Usually only keep vehicles two years and sell them while still under warranty. Won't do that with our Lightning as its value has tanked more than any vehicle we have ever owned.

 

[pullinggs]

For me, it'll be "wheels fall off."

 

[Jseis]

Well, could be the last truck we buy. I’m thinking of 250K+ miles.

 

[WhalerDon]

I own two Lightnings and plan to drive them "until the wheels fall off". The first one I bought was to replace a 2004 Expedition (it was rusting out). Given the aluminum body I expect this one to out last me.

 

[Pioneer74]

Wheels fall off.

 

[FloridaMan655321]

I’m thinking I’ll keep it for 8-10 years. My plans are to trade for another EV truck. Of course in 8+ years plans can change. But around this time will be good as the next truck I’ll drive for another 8-10 years and trade in, which should be around retirement for me

 

[TaxmanHog]

My 2022 Lightning, hope to drive it for 10 years, strategic plan calls for one more NEW vehicle, then drive that until it's wheels fall off or I punch the time clock of eternity.

 

[captcory]

On the fence, but I only paid around $40,000 after tax credits and I was one of the few that was able to buy a PRO. So far so good. I'm thinking of the 8year/100,00 warranty is where I might bail. Heck there might be better deals at that time. but for now I feel that I bought right and I'm using it like a truck. I had a model S before and I feel it is better suited to what I do by far.

 

[Maximum Effort]

Traded my 2022 in at 36,000 miles. Plan on doing the same at 3years or 36kmi with my 2024.

 

[Henry Ford]

I've never been strategic about vehicle purchases. I tend to drive a vehicle until something nicer catches my eye. That said, every vehicle I've ever owned has cost more than the one it replaced and I bought a Platinum so I might drive it for awhile.

 

[Tony Burgh]

I own two Lightnings and plan to drive them "until the wheels fall off". The first one I bought was to replace a 2004 Expedition (it was rusting out). Given the aluminum body I expect this one to out last me.

Beware frame rust.

 

[Maxx]

The truck this one replaced was a 20 year old Frontier in good condition. I suspect this will be like my electric shaver. The cost of replacing the screen on my shaver was half the cost of buying a new one so I replaced the screen. That was several years ago and it is still running with acceptable battery life.

When warranty runs out on Moto Moto (My Pro), I will be monitoring the forum to see what are the likely problems and cost of keeping it. If it is reasonable comparing to what is available (new and used) on the market at the time, I will keep it. If I have one or two major costly problems, I will get rid of it and go to a different brand.

I won’t get rid of it because of range loss. Even if it goes down to 100 miles, I will keep it because most of my drives are bellow that and when it is not, public charging can fix it. The likely scenario is, I will keep it until wheels fall off and may buy something smaller, cheaper and more efficient for daily commute in 10 years while keeping this.

The ideal scenario is moving to a European town with great public transportation and replacing Lightning with an electric bike.

 

[B177y]

No exit plan. Keeping it until it can't go any longer.....or until someone gives me a whole lotta money

 

[Athrun88]

Lightning is my forever car for now. Minimum 10yrs is my plan and we'll see what happens after. I'm hoping by then, battery tech will have changed and matured. Not a fan of being on the bleeding edge, which is why I personally waited for a decent BEV from a legacy manufacturer. Really was hoping for a BEV Tundra, but Lightning had great timing with how high gas prices are these days.

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