That's a good point.
I remember when I was 16 years old and wanted to move up to a more street worthy motorcycle from my 125cc Suzuki. The classified ads had a Kawasaki S2, a 350cc three-cyl. 2-stroke. I wasn't really sold on the idea that it was still a 2-stroke but I decided to go test ride it anyway, thinking I wouldn't spend that much on it because it wasn't really what I was looking for.
The guy selling it didn't seem like the most upstanding character and the bike wasn't in the best condition, but he was desperate for the money so he told me to ride it even though I told him it wasn't what I was looking for. I rode it a couple of miles, it seemed to run pretty well and reasonably good power. Then I decided to open it up in 2nd gear. I was impressed with the power as it climbed past 5000 rpm but then something totally unexpected happened. It hit 7000 rpm and changed from a friendly puppy into a screaming, fire-breathing tiger. The front wheel was clawing at the sky before I could roll off the throttle, I almost looped it. I turned around, heart beating fast as I had never ridden a motorcycle with such explosive acceleration. It was at that moment I knew I was going to buy it. I rode straight back and handed him the full asking price, eager to learn how to tame the amazing machine that goes from puppy dog to fire-breathing tiger at the flick of the wrist.
Yes, an AWD P3D will always be in demand! And people will always be willing to pay for power they don't need. Of course it will need to always be more affordable than a new machine with the same specs but that goes without saying. The question is, how much less. And I would argue the "need for speed" is strong enough that people will pay whatever they can afford within reason. I don't see anything arriving on the 3 year horizon, perhaps even the 5-year horizon, at a price point that would crush the resale value of ANY Model 3, let alone a P3D..
