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I'll grab the Model 3 via loan (for the longest term possible) if I have to in order to secure the full federal tax credit, but would definitely prefer to lease. Low monthly payments are super important to me.
Our current Acura ILX was a lease which we ended up buying for a decent residual price as a "bridge car" from our last car, an '06 Civic which was paid for but totaled in an accident, to an affordable Tesla.
I've never used/owned a car for longer than 5 years, and today it just seems silly to me to want to outright own an expensive depreciating asset like a car with the way tech is advancing.
And really, unless we somehow fall in love with the 3, I see us using it for about 3-5 years, and then jumping to an S, X, Y, or some other brand offering a good electric vehicle, ideally via leasing. Presumably, there be a decent selection of good quality, non-weirdmobile electric upgrade options available from 2020-21 onward. Envisioning something like a more expensive approach to iphone upgrades, which I do about every 2 years, until personal car ownership becomes a thing of the past and we're all zipping around via hyperloop, bikes, walking, or car sharing services.
Our current Acura ILX was a lease which we ended up buying for a decent residual price as a "bridge car" from our last car, an '06 Civic which was paid for but totaled in an accident, to an affordable Tesla.
I've never used/owned a car for longer than 5 years, and today it just seems silly to me to want to outright own an expensive depreciating asset like a car with the way tech is advancing.
And really, unless we somehow fall in love with the 3, I see us using it for about 3-5 years, and then jumping to an S, X, Y, or some other brand offering a good electric vehicle, ideally via leasing. Presumably, there be a decent selection of good quality, non-weirdmobile electric upgrade options available from 2020-21 onward. Envisioning something like a more expensive approach to iphone upgrades, which I do about every 2 years, until personal car ownership becomes a thing of the past and we're all zipping around via hyperloop, bikes, walking, or car sharing services.