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    Tesla loan comparison spreadsheet - auto updates hourly

    Can you add SAG-AFTRA FCU - Home please?... It's a popular actors & musician credit union in LA I belong to.. I believe their current rate is 2.49 IF this site is correct Lowest used car Loan Rates For All California Credit Unions. Thx for your useful spreadsheet!!!
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    Poll: Tesla US EV Federal Tax Credit ends Q1 or Q2 ???

    I'm confused again.. You sure it isn't line 57 'Self-employment tax' that gets subtracted from line 63 'total tax' that shows the amount left that one can use the 7500 credit towards? Thx
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    Poll: Tesla US EV Federal Tax Credit ends Q1 or Q2 ???

    Thanks mongo... But wouldn't I have to pay the full amount on line 57 'Self Employment tax- SE' ? And so the calc would be : line 63 'Total Tax' minus the amount on line 57 'Self Employment tax- SE' = the amount I could deduct up to 7500 using the 7500 tax credit. Hope that makes sense...
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    Poll: Tesla US EV Federal Tax Credit ends Q1 or Q2 ???

    Many thanks for input all! Hmm.. I'm just Sole Proprietor (I'm looking into S-corp) & I'm making about the same as last year... Does anyone know what the line # is on a 1040 for what I paid for medicare/ social security (would that be line 57 'Self Employment tax' in the 'OtherTaxes' section)...
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    Poll: Tesla US EV Federal Tax Credit ends Q1 or Q2 ???

    So if one is freelance and usually pays say 10k in taxes a year.. and so usually pays estimated quarterlies of say 2500... can they then just pay 625 a quarter? (So it is 625*4=2500+7500 tax credit = 10k) THX!
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    Change from alcantara to cloth on PUP???

    Cloth only on the pillars and bars (like this photo shows if you zoom into it... ).
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    Change from alcantara to cloth on PUP???

    No door panels... but opening and closing felt solid and tight and made a thud on closure. :) (Edit add.. re read your ?... the door handle area seemed very solid.) (Edit 2.. just read this on RedditTesla.."Model 3 at Century City Showroom • r/teslamotors "I was there and the headliners are...
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    Change from alcantara to cloth on PUP???

    Just got back from Century City Tesla in LA.. Wow! Looks better and even more proportional in person! Really solid feel throughout.. and yes, it was ALL cloth interior which looked 'fine', as in good quality and feel. I had to stare at it to see it was cloth, at least in the store lighting...
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    POLL: If the GOP tax reform kills the $7500 tax credit, will you still buy?

    CA has a 2500 subsidy.. you get a check. It is NOT a tax credit like the Fed 7500 one is. And it is funded, CVRP Funding Status and as mentioned above: What does the rebate waitlist mean to me? Funding for Electric Vehicle Rebates Approved in California "On the final day of the legislative...
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    POLL: If the GOP tax reform kills the $7500 tax credit, will you still buy?

    Wow, slightly off topic but as far as buying expenses I just calculated that in CA taxes & fees for a 37k new car = 4,100! Ouch. (calculator for CA here: https://www.dmv.ca.gov/wasapp/FeeCalculatorWeb/newVehicleFees.do ) Fwiw, I got to 37k by this calculation: 35k base + 1k paint +1k...
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    No lease for M3?

    THX for that, I'm probably in a similar scenario.. except I pay freelacers 'quarterly estimated taxes' so can use those usual big payments to pay the car monthly.
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    No lease for M3?

    Yikes, why is the monthly for the T3 likely to be so much more than comparable 35k-ish cars?
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    Bob Lutz: Tesla "going out of business"

    they just need more of these:
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    $3,200-$7,000 old car incentive program in S. CA via "Replace Your Ride” program

    Check AQMD / 'Air Quality Management District' in your area.. or call the S. CA one listed above and ask... I don't know about N CA but I believe there's something similar in the Central Valley.
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    $3,200-$7,000 old car incentive program in S. CA via "Replace Your Ride” program

    ok ok.. but let's stay on topic please..