chrisf60526
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Other people have other priorities. Right now, many people's priority is to stop paying for gas. If that means putting up with finish problems, so be it. Mine has a dent. Big deal. It'll get rock chips, door dings, wheel rubs and the usual misadventures that come with driving a car. It's just a car.
People keep saying that Tesla is a luxury car maker. The Model S and X may be luxury models, but the Model 3 and Y are not. They're just high-priced because of demand and the cost of making a battery electric vehicle right now. If Tesla had any difficulty finding buyers, the Model 3 would be about 20% cheaper. If batteries grew on trees, it would be cheaper still. Certainly Tesla wants to reduce the cost of making the car because someday somebody else will be able to make them cheaply, and if Tesla is sitting on their hands, they'll lose the market. Thus gigacastings, 4680 batteries and so on.
If you have ever owned a luxury car (your definition), you will realize that after owning a Tesla, it is not a luxury car in that sense. The vegan leather is not leather, the doors don't sound like a German car when you shut them, there is a lot of plastic and the ride is a bit different.
If you buy one, and expecting the above, you are not going to get that. What you will get is a car that is much better than anything else in the class IMO.
I have owned a few Bimmers and an Audi and I wouldn't buy one again after owning a Tesla.