Hey all,
I am a current owner of a Polestar 3 PPP and had it since March 2025. I ran into a ton of issues that I am sure many of you had, from a ton of software issues, broken interior light at delivery, etc. But the main problem that I've had were the GHCA failures, I've had a total of 3 and vehicle at service for 3+ months for everything. The buyback of it is now approved, I will likely still have it for 3-6 more weeks while this processes.
Now, I do love the P3 when it worked. From the design, to build quality, to the incredible sound system and the fun of driving it. Since the last GHCA replacement, it hasn't failed which gives me hope with going with another MY25.
I am based out of USA and even after the federal EV credit went away, P3 lease deals are very strong. If the car I am eyeing is still available, I'd be able to pick up an exact MY25 that I have that is newer built while still getting $18k off + $1k loyalty + 1 month of lease covered. That is according to the Polestar 3 website at least.
The MY26 updates seem really nice and the 800v architecture could prove useful when Tesla Updates their superchargers to V4 here (we have a few already). Though I'd still mainly charge at home, so the benefit would only be on some roadtrips, sometimes. Which I guess makes it better on paper. The Performance trim on the MY26 getting faster is something I'd welcome even though I know it won't be pushed always, but there is something about that EV pull.
So here's where I stand right now in terms of my options:
1) If in a month or so MY25 PPP is still available, grab it. Hopefully less issues with GHCA. The downside is that come April when in EU MY26 will be out, this car would already be considered dated in a way. Then this also almost 100% guarantee that I won't buy it after the lease since the new updates will for sure make the value tank even more, even if they are mostly on the paper updates for most. But the benefit is that I would get the car now and won't be without it.
2) Wait for MY26. If it is slightly delayed to May or so in USA, I can manage since I can share a car with my wife. But then I also wonder if they will actually have as many promotions next year, specially on the new MY. Part of me thinks it will be way pricer, but another part of me knows that they need to have major discounts to get any traction on these things here.
3) Something else. I do not need nor want a large 3 row, so getting something larger I probably won't do. However, MX despite it being pretty old is an option. Or save some money and grab the MYP Juniper for close to half the cost. I used to own an older MYP and outside of horrible ride quality and build I've enjoyed it, specially the Tesla software. With new ones they fixed quite a bit of the issues I've had with it. So maybe go that route?
I am a current owner of a Polestar 3 PPP and had it since March 2025. I ran into a ton of issues that I am sure many of you had, from a ton of software issues, broken interior light at delivery, etc. But the main problem that I've had were the GHCA failures, I've had a total of 3 and vehicle at service for 3+ months for everything. The buyback of it is now approved, I will likely still have it for 3-6 more weeks while this processes.
Now, I do love the P3 when it worked. From the design, to build quality, to the incredible sound system and the fun of driving it. Since the last GHCA replacement, it hasn't failed which gives me hope with going with another MY25.
I am based out of USA and even after the federal EV credit went away, P3 lease deals are very strong. If the car I am eyeing is still available, I'd be able to pick up an exact MY25 that I have that is newer built while still getting $18k off + $1k loyalty + 1 month of lease covered. That is according to the Polestar 3 website at least.
The MY26 updates seem really nice and the 800v architecture could prove useful when Tesla Updates their superchargers to V4 here (we have a few already). Though I'd still mainly charge at home, so the benefit would only be on some roadtrips, sometimes. Which I guess makes it better on paper. The Performance trim on the MY26 getting faster is something I'd welcome even though I know it won't be pushed always, but there is something about that EV pull.
So here's where I stand right now in terms of my options:
1) If in a month or so MY25 PPP is still available, grab it. Hopefully less issues with GHCA. The downside is that come April when in EU MY26 will be out, this car would already be considered dated in a way. Then this also almost 100% guarantee that I won't buy it after the lease since the new updates will for sure make the value tank even more, even if they are mostly on the paper updates for most. But the benefit is that I would get the car now and won't be without it.
2) Wait for MY26. If it is slightly delayed to May or so in USA, I can manage since I can share a car with my wife. But then I also wonder if they will actually have as many promotions next year, specially on the new MY. Part of me thinks it will be way pricer, but another part of me knows that they need to have major discounts to get any traction on these things here.
3) Something else. I do not need nor want a large 3 row, so getting something larger I probably won't do. However, MX despite it being pretty old is an option. Or save some money and grab the MYP Juniper for close to half the cost. I used to own an older MYP and outside of horrible ride quality and build I've enjoyed it, specially the Tesla software. With new ones they fixed quite a bit of the issues I've had with it. So maybe go that route?
