re: Tesla's Model S P85D is so good it broke Consumer Reports' rating system

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Can get it for around $73k plus I still get to take advantage of tax subsidies which should reduce me down to around $60k

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Don't want to jump to conclusions, but just FYI I do not believe used vehicles qualify for he federal credit. Not familiar with all of the states' tax programs (I know GA had an awesome one that even included leases), so pardon my ignorance if this is how you plan to get it subsidized.

But from what I have gathered, the fed credits are actually by manufacturer. This was also before Tesla started the certified program so maybe things have changed since then.

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the P85D's "insane mode,

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I have a couple buds who have driven the insane mode. Both guys are around awesome, hi dollar cars all the time. They can't stop gushing over how nice that P85D is and just how wild the insane mode really is.

Not exactly apples to oranges, but Consumer Reports found Prius Batteries to be relatively unchanged after 200,000 miles. 

I have 4 Prius (Prii?), one personal and 3 in my wok fleet. Most have over 125,000 mi and none have had even a minor battery issues. Because of the ominous predictions, I was concerned early on, but no longer. I assume Tesla will have at least the same battery life.