Ktowntslafan
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Lance,
I had the pleasure of driving a P85+ in Toronto last year. That experience changed my life. I was always a "car guy" in my teens and early twenties. As I matured and began focussing on wealth building, expensive cars seemed trivial and a poor investment. So I have been following the recommendation of all investment publications...buy a decent used car, drive it for as long as possible, repeat. Fiscally responsible...check! Soul crushing...check! But, it worked...all our extra cash went to real estate and starting/building our own business instead of car payments...and that's the smart money (nice rentals btw...may take you up on that...LOVE Montreal!). The desire to own a "sweet ride" has been effectively suppressed and rewarded for well over a decade...then along came Tesla.
This car is not trivial, nor a poor investment. This is a purchase you can feel good about, for so many reasons. First of all, the car is amazing...you all know that (more like a spaceship, really). But of greater importance is supporting Tesla's ideology. These guys are changing the world for the better-on a massive scale. What other product or service can you buy today that will give you a better ROI? (Other than the craft beer movement...down with big beer!). My belief is that anyone who CAN afford a Tesla SHOULD buy a Tesla...down with big auto and big oil! They had the chance to do the right thing, but they did not. Even now, they have the chance to work with Tesla, but they are not. They want to see Tesla fail so they can get on with making piles of cash. EVERYONE WHO HAS THE MEANS...BUY A TESLA! You will not regret it and your kids will thank you and think you're a ROCKSTAR! (a socially concious ROCKSTAR!)
This brings me to my "raison d'aller" to Montreal this weekend. I have two brother-in-laws in the market for new vehicles. Both have the resources to buy a Tesla and I have been strongly encouraging them to take a serious look. At the moment, both are leaning towards one ICE or another...one at an Infiniti QX60 or Lexus RX350, the other at an Acura MDX. Both are coming out of SUV's and believe they need SUV's because they have families. Both have significant commutes, one has his own business (write off) and the other has a very generous car allowance...employer willing to gross up allowance in lieu of fuel expense, should he go electric. If I can get them behind the wheel of the Model S, I know they will go with the Model S. If we had a Tesla store in Kingston (which I'm hoping we will...at some point...with service ctr?) the deal would be done. But, these guys are busy with families and a road trip is tough to schedule. Need an "asset lite" position in Eastern and Western Ontario so that test drives are more easily available to busy folks (Tesla-happy to handle East).
Hopefully the Ktown SC is functional soon. Will bring my B-I-L to meet some of you and perhaps a quick spin...maybe by Dec. 22nd...Lance? I want my B-I-L's to be ROCKSTARS to their kids.
Now...on to baby proofing the house...he's on the move! Hope to join the ROCKSTAR club within the next 12 months.
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