I'd like to think the Model 3 will be a step up from my Camry.
I bought the Camry in November 2006 and it was 5 years old with some 70,000+ miles on the odometer. I've since put 225,000 more on.
One belt went about 8 years ago. FOUR catalytic catalytic converters failed (the car has two) and I'm not paying to replace this one (failing emissions inspection) when I'm this close to having an EV.
No transmission problems. Some wear and tear on the suspension (bushings mostly). But my Camry is starting to 'feel it's age'. Of the alleged $3500 in repairs ($1500 of those for emissions) that my car needs/wants, *all* of the items (like the cracked radiator) are NOT on a Tesla. I'm not about to spend over a third of the money I've saved for my Model 3 down payment on a month or two of life for my Camry (it's still running like a champ and getting 30MPG)
So I'm expecting at least 10 years out of my '3'. Then I might want a used "S" coming off a lease that has a Starlink system in it so that it's always net-connected. If Elon says "streaming is the way to go" (as opposed to satrad), I need to be able to stream when there's no cell signal.
I bought the Camry in November 2006 and it was 5 years old with some 70,000+ miles on the odometer. I've since put 225,000 more on.
One belt went about 8 years ago. FOUR catalytic catalytic converters failed (the car has two) and I'm not paying to replace this one (failing emissions inspection) when I'm this close to having an EV.
No transmission problems. Some wear and tear on the suspension (bushings mostly). But my Camry is starting to 'feel it's age'. Of the alleged $3500 in repairs ($1500 of those for emissions) that my car needs/wants, *all* of the items (like the cracked radiator) are NOT on a Tesla. I'm not about to spend over a third of the money I've saved for my Model 3 down payment on a month or two of life for my Camry (it's still running like a champ and getting 30MPG)
So I'm expecting at least 10 years out of my '3'. Then I might want a used "S" coming off a lease that has a Starlink system in it so that it's always net-connected. If Elon says "streaming is the way to go" (as opposed to satrad), I need to be able to stream when there's no cell signal.