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2022 Tesla Model Y Used Lease Experiment – 24 Months & 30,000 Miles of Real-World Data
In 2025, I leased a pre-owned 2022 Tesla Model Y through Tesla’s used lease program and began a documented real-world ownership experiment over 24 months and 30,000 miles. This page is the central index for that series, tracking total cost, energy consumption, charger installation, tire replacement, alignment findings, and lease turn-in strategy with data, photos, and analysis.
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- Pre-Owned Lease Process
- Delivery & First Impressions
- Charger Installation & Energy Costs
- Tesla as a Daily Driver
- Two Months into the two year Tesla Preowned Lease
- Major Tom get new Tires
- Three Month Update, efficiency, tires, maintenance
- Four Month Update, Warranty, Tire Data, my wife wanting to steal it all the time
- Has it been 5 months already? We let Major Tom drive us to see Captain Kirk
- Six month update- real numbers and a conundrum