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before we cancelled our 3 reservation in February, Geico was the cheapest quote at just under $175/month - married, live and own a home in Seattle, no accidents, have been Geico customers for 14 years. We were kinda shocked by this, and lame-o Acura RDX we ended up getting instead costs us like...

Just remember - "you won't care".

Maybe they’ll start with Acura and trickle down to Honda...?

The upcoming Insight/Civic Hybrid looks cool... I'm sure they'll be in the EV game soon, but with new CR-Vs and Civics selling like hotcakes, they probably don't have a lot of short-term urgency.

I'm coming from an Acura ILX - nearly anything will be an upgrade. And I was a devout Tesla and Model 3 fanboy for several years, excited in 2016 by the prospect of finally being able to grab a Tesla that wouldn't blow up our car budget ala the super-hyped $35k Model 3 with the full federal tax...

Crazy to think about how gullible I was in regard to Tesla and Elon in 2016 - I legit thought that my early morning day 1 reservation would result in a Tesla for the price of of a decently optioned Civic by some point in 2017 (early 2017 even). I knew nothing of Tesla and bought his visionary...

There goes WA's only EV incentive (unless I've overlooked something)... :mad: The 7,500 total EV max (not manufacturer-dependent) should be reached this summer... so much for anyone in WA holding out hope of snagging the SR Model 3 and being able to utilize this incentive.

This is eerily similar to my situation... well, before I cancelled and subsequently developed eyes for the XC40. I highly recommend you find a current Model 3 owner and see if they'd be willing to let you check out their car briefly (even just sit in it for a few mins). Actually getting to...

1) Model S refresh 2) evaluating how well older, used Model Ss perform post-warranty 3) what other manufacturers step up with sexy EV offerings over the next few years

Well, we considered as much as possible... but coming from a Honda/Acura background has meant that our maintenance costs have been like $150-$200 per year (only oil changes really) and there are no great EV incentives in WA State (measly sales tax exemption on the first $32k of an EV will...

Hey now, back up - Elon never guaranteed that early morning day 1 reservation holders would qualify for the full federal tax credit that would push a base Model 3 into decently optioned Civic territory, and the folks like me who may have lined up outside of Tesla stores to reserve are morons to...

Uh, we apples-to-apples compared buying a new Model 3 to leasing new ICE alternatives in the $35k-$40k range and found that the 3 really wasn't competitive for us. Also interesting to note that our best insurance quote for the 3, from Geico, had the Model 3 coming in at almost $35 more per...

Perfectly articulates my sentiments... only regret I have after cancelling is how "meh" the rest of the field is right now. After learning so much about the potential of Tesla and how great the Model S is, everything else just kind of seems inadequate. That said, we are not blowing up our car...

Well, leasing works for me in that I prefer a lower monthly obligation for use of maximum car with the option to jump into a new car every 3 years (or less). This is where all-inclusive car subscription services are going to be very appealing as they become available from more manufacturers and...

Oh, I guess I should've clarified that I was comparing the unicorn $35k version of the 3 to even a decently optioned version of the XC40 in the $39-41k range. The $35k version was the only version I placed a day 1 reservation for, and it looks like the $35k version will not qualify for the full...