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Current Delivery Times Grad Class of 9/2021
That’s awesome!! Thank you for your service to our countryOh yeah, definitely willing to share! People on this thread come and go, and I've shared my story before, don't mind sharing again.
We are a small Air Force family, just my wife and I. When we moved from Georgia to LA back in 2016, we downsized to one car (2015 Prius) to make the drive across the country easier. Turns out with a Vespa (impulse buy in LA) and living in West LA/Beach Cities one car and one scooter was more than enough transportation for our needs. It helps that we worked in close proximity to one another, and year round perpetual 75 degree sunny weather isVespa weather. We moved to Boston in 2020 mid pandemic, and now both working from home ~90% means the one car life continues!
That being said, wife is planning a career change, and will attend vocational school early 2022. So she'll need to drive. I expect I'll gradually increase my in-office presence at some point in 2022, at least to set a good example for the rest of my team...but who the hell knows right now...I'm healthy/young, don't have kids or elderly in my household, wife and I are vaccinated, but I don't want my team to rush back or get sick. Soooo long story, we've decided to release hold mid November, take delivery in 2022Q1. The last five years of one car has been a massive savings booster, which is why we're barely comfortable with buying a $50k+ car, and I don't mind waiting a few more months to continue boosting savings, since I don't foresee a real need for a second car until New Year at a minimum. A lot of folks here on here are very comfortable dropping money on BMWs and other nice cars, but I grew up in a 6 car household (BMW, Mercedes, 2 Explorers, Olds, & Nissan) and then my parents went bankrupt in 2008 because we had a home construction business. That bankruptcy and lifestyle change was quite scarring as teenager and now I'm financially stable, and fortunate + privileged to have my family, health, career, support network, etc...but still trying to overcome some my cheap tendencies, so still having mixed emotions about the Model Y. People talk about cheap grandparents that lived through The Great Depression and whatnot, never comfortable with anything deemed luxurious, well I secretly sympathize with them haha.
Well look at me, using you guys as free therapy again...
I definitely respect your frugality and financial responsibility, but also wholeheartedly believe that our service members sacrifice so much already, you should be able to enjoy your MY as a luxury, you deserve it!!I’m honestly totally relieved to hear that your story and plan is logical and thoughtful, not just “oh, I’m waiting for a MY from Austin” lol. Thanks for letting me be nosy
