I think the point is that Teslas don't depreciate as much as you might think (autotrader or carwow did a video of the top ten depreciated evs and Tesla wasn't in there).I just don't think a 10 year old Tesla is the right choice really, considering everything Ive been discussing.
I get you don't want a Tesla but if fear of deprecation is a factor then you're ruling out a big player.
I just fixed one up myself and have found the community resources around them to be invaluable. When there's only 2 models (the others don't count as they aren't making them RHD anymore) there's a lot of knowledge that is easily shared.
I do however see your point on the lease having very low worry factor. But you also are a bit tied when it comes to doing stuff with it as it isn't your car.