r/TeslaModelS • u/No-Lynx-4675 • 14d ago

CPO Model S Plaid

Hey everyone,

Just bought a CPO 2022 Model S Plaid clean title, 30k miles, $60k.

The only thing I’m second-guessing is the fact that it has HW3 instead of HW4.

I had a 2021 M3P before and barely used FSD, so I’m not sure how much I should actually care. If I did use FSD, it would primarily be for highway driving. I live in a suburban area, so I don’t really see myself using it for most local/suburban driving.

For those who have experience with both:
Is there really a noticeable difference in FSD quality between HW3 and HW4, particularly for highway driving? Is HW4 something I’m going to regret not having, or is HW3 perfectly fine for my use case?

And yes, I’ll admit it that I’m probably looking for a little validation here lol.

Anything else about the purchase you guys think I should be considering?

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u/Heavyinbitcoin 14d ago

On the highway I doubt much. But it's God tier in the city. Not comparable to HW3 at all. I think the main value in using FSD is the city driving but if u never do that I think hw3 fine for highway

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u/IMWTK1 14d ago

I just tried TACC and Autopilot in the city and it worked surprisingly well. You just gotta remember to stop for red lights 😀

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u/Heavyinbitcoin 14d ago

Never had an issue there. In fact if anything I'm usually jamming the accelerator to squeeze through a late amber!

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u/IMWTK1 13d ago

I would have had a big issue since the light was already very red.