If you had $150k for a car, but the p100d didn't exist, what would you buy?

[eyespii]

Let's you had $150k, and you had to spend it on a car, and teslas didn't exist. What car would you be buying? New or used, doesn't matter.

 

[S'toon]

A S P90D.
A X P90D.

 

[Skotty]

Assuming you mean Tesla didn't exist at all? Probably back to one of my last 2 cars, either a new Chevy Volt or a Coyote era 6-speed manual Ford Mustang GT. The Mustang is the closest thing to what I really want to drive at the price point I want without taking things like the future of mankind into consideration. If Tesla made a $35K-$40K electric manual transmission Ford Mustang GT with a 4 sec 0-60, I'd be in heaven.

That leaves another $110K for other things. I'd probably spend maybe $30K on a rooftop solar, $20K on other home improvements, $20K paydown on my mortgage, $20K added to long term savings or investments, $5K for a bitchin vacation, leaving about $15K in reserve for ... whatever else comes to mind later.

 

[Zythryn]

An i3

To clarify, if Tesla didn't exist at all, an i3.
If other Tesla vehicles still existed, a 60D with the next gen auto pilot hardware.

 

[jimmyjohn]

Based on today's listings:

2005 Lamborghini Murcielago Base Coupe 2-Door
2005 Lamborghini Murcielago Base Coupe 2-Door | eBay

OR

2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera Coupe 2-Door
Lamborghini: Gallardo SUPERLEGGERA | eBay

OR

The most expensive Porsche 928GTS I could find

OR

I could go on forever..

 

[Phoenixhawk101]

Honestly I'm not a car guy, many people who know me laughed at me getting a Tesla because before they came along I was pretty outspoken that "It just gets you from point A to B so why spend so much on it?".

So if Tesla didn't exist, probably would buy a decent Acura and then spend the other money on home upgrades.

 

[eyespii]

Assuming you mean Tesla didn't exist at all? Probably back to one of my last 2 cars, either a new Chevy Volt or a Coyote era 6-speed manual Ford Mustang GT. The Mustang is the closest thing to what I really want to drive at the price point I want without taking things like the future of mankind into consideration. If Tesla made a $35K-$40K electric manual transmission Ford Mustang GT with a 4 sec 0-60, I'd be in heaven.

That leaves another $110K for other things. I'd probably spend maybe $30K on a rooftop solar, $20K on other home improvements, $20K paydown on my mortgage, $20K added to long term savings or investments, $5K for a bitchin vacation, leaving about $15K in reserve for ... whatever else comes to mind later.

Yes - if tesla didn't exist at all, and you *had* to spend the $150k on a car. Like if you didn't spend it all, the rest of the cash would get launched into space on one of EM's falcon rockets.

I ask because I was doing the math on the p100d, and just started thinking what other crazy car could I get for the same money?

 

[kirkbauer]

Porsche 911 Turbo

 

[DillyBop]

Porsche 911 Turbo

you wish! 2017 911 Turbo starts at $160k. after options about $180k.

if $150k is the real limit in this hypothetical, i'll take a loaded 2017 911 Carrera 4S. or a bare-bones 2017 Panamera Turbo.

 

[S'toon]

A S P90D.
A X P90D.

Oops, responded the the title, not to the text in the OP.

A Volt.

Infrastructure isn't in this province for a Bolt.

 

[Chopr147]

If Tesla did not exist and "had" to spend $150k:
Corvette Stingray w/ every option and I'm still under 150

 

[Garlan Garner]

A S P90D.
A X P90D.

That's exactly what I would do.

 

[Garlan Garner]

Let's you had $150k, and you had to spend it on a car, and teslas didn't exist. What car would you be buying? New or used, doesn't matter.

If I had $150K for a car.....I would have had to already had moved because my car is not going to cost more than my house.

 

[DarylS2001]

BMW i8

 

[Garlan Garner]

BMW i8

not a bad idea.

 

[AmpedRealtor]

I would buy four GM Bolts, keep one and give three to my friends and family.

Although one could argue that the GM Bolt and BMW i Series would never exist if it weren't for Tesla...

 

[mechapreneur]

I'd have to seriously consider a McLaren.

But we needed a family car and the Tesla was a hybrid of super-car and family-car that just isn't possible with anything else. Maybe a Porsche Cayenne Turbo S would have been okay.

 

[NikeWings]

Let's you had $150k, and you had to spend it on a car, and teslas didn't exist. What car would you be buying? New or used, doesn't matter.

If I'd otherwise loose the money, then it'd be an Aston Martin Vanquish for me.

 

[HebrHmr]

Viper ACR and probably an Audi for the 6 days of the week that I couldn't drive the Viper.

 

[NewJerseyMS]

Audi RS7 Performance