Also.. even though it is a lot - consider autopilot before delivery for $5K.
It's half or more of what makes a Tesla a Tesla.
Pay no mind to people saying EAP is this or that.. you are buying into a product that gets a little better every month.
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Model 3 Dilemma
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Also.. even though it is a lot - consider autopilot before delivery for $5K.
It's half or more of what makes a Tesla a Tesla.
Pay no mind to people saying EAP is this or that.. you are buying into a product that gets a little better every month.
RedModel3
Member
You definitely made the right decision. The Camry is plenty safe for your son to be driving, and it will last until you get your next Tesla, at which time you can hand your used Model 3 to him. He'll have learned the ropes by then.
Tesla is not a car choice, it's a life choice in many ways. Forums are unrepresentative of car owners. The people with no problems don't come here as much. Get the Tesla. Opportunities to participate early in a technological revolution come few times in a life.
JeffK
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My local tinting / clear bra place has Camrys as loaner cars and after driving my Model 3 I felt the Camry was unsafe. It felt super uncomfortable as the engine didn't respond quickly and kept going as I let off the accelerator. Model 3, on the other hand, does exactly what I intend to do, when I want to do it.
JeffK
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It's nice being able to pull up exactly where the car is and how fast it's going via the app.
Since you know the condition and history of the Camry, if it's been a decent car and you've maintained it I'd pass it on to your son (as opposed to an unknown used car purchase) and jump on the Model 3 before year end for the extra $3750 you'll get this year. Simply love my Model 3 and so happy to be driving it.
Kichwas
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As a counter to this. Remember the story of the M3 that flew through the air, crashed into a tree, and fell into a pond below?
Fireman that cut the survivors out of that car, and all 4 teens in it survived, included the driver that had “taken” his dad’s new car without permission...
Well that fireman basically said every last one of them would have been dead had it been any other car... That fireman made that comment based on experience of going to car wrecks, and I think he went and bought himself a Tesla - before or after this news item, due to safety.
Totaled car, bad teens, but because they misbehaved in a Tesla somebody gets to watch his son finish growing up rather than have to plant him under... and 3 other parents got to take their kids home as well...
That's exactly what I was thinking (and looks like a few others too).
Also not sure I'd want to keep my kid in the less safe older Camry vs a newer Lexus with more safety bells and whistles.
JeffK
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Give your son the Camry and give yourself the M3. Like another person said, "I'd never give my kids a brand new luxury car." After seeing what my brothers did to my Mom's poor car in just three years I'd have to agree with that statement. I can tell you that even though the Camry might not be as safe from the physical standpoint from a mental standpoint it's probably safer. Nearly everyone I knew in high school that had a fast car got in a wreck showing off or pushing the limit because they could. Take that temptation away for the sake of safety.
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Kichwas
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HeatproofGenie
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Agreed. It truly is something that makes you look at and experience the transportation element of ones life differently.
ZoomDoggie
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A 2011 Camry sounds like a nice gift car. Get yourself the Tesla. I would not give it to a new driver right away. Everyone should learn to drive on a manual in my book (my poor children learn on a Ford Fiesta stick shift).
Glad others agreed with me... I thought I'd had to put my nomex underwear on after making that post 
You are a wonderful parent for giving him the 2011 Camry though... that's about what I was thinking for my kids but whatever it is will be a manual (if I can even find one). Manual transmissions teach respect for the machine since they require patience and a little bit of frustration to get used to. The Tesla is almost like playing a game on cheat mode... starting with that off the bat will warp his perception of what it's like to control a 2 ton machine with other people around.
You are a wonderful parent for giving him the 2011 Camry though... that's about what I was thinking for my kids but whatever it is will be a manual (if I can even find one). Manual transmissions teach respect for the machine since they require patience and a little bit of frustration to get used to. The Tesla is almost like playing a game on cheat mode... starting with that off the bat will warp his perception of what it's like to control a 2 ton machine with other people around.
RedModel3
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I appreciate all of the responses. For the sake of clarification, when I meant that my son and I would be sharing the Model 3, I meant that he would only be able to drive it if I was in the car. Sorry that was unclear.
Aside from all else, I am very much looking forward to my model 3 delivery this Saturday.
Aside from all else, I am very much looking forward to my model 3 delivery this Saturday.
ceekz
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Both my kids started driving with a 1973 VW Thing. They still drive manual transmission car today! Funny how few people ask if they can borrow their cars...
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