New Owners: What was your last car? How much more was the MS than that car?

[Ride Long]

At the end of 2013 I bought a 2014 Audi A6 TDI all-in for $58k believing I was much farther away from my Tesla purchase than it turned out. All-in for my 70D (net of taxes) was $85k, so $27k up-sale. Worth every penny.

 

[artsci]

There is no way in hell I would have spent this much money on a car were it not a Tesla, all electric, and high performance. And it's not about the money -- I could afford BMW, Audi, Jaguar, and the other luxury performance brands but I had no interest in owning another ICE at any price. For me and for a number of reasons, ICEs are a huge turn off, and it's more than just the poison they inject into the air we breathe every day. They're also a nightmare of plumbing, noise, and filth -- real old fashined stuff. They're the past, in spite of all the BS claims the manufacturers make about "innovation."

 

[ecarfan]

?..for a number of reasons, ICEs are a huge turn off, and it's more than just the poisin they inject into the air we breathe every day. They're also a nightmare of plumbing, noise, and filth -- real old fashined stuff. They're the past, in spite of all the BS claims the manufacturers make about "innovation."

Absolutely right. I think for 99% of Tesla owners (I recall only one post on TMC about someone trading their Model S for an ICE), once you have owned one and lived with the car for a bit, you realize that electric is the only way you want to drive. Every ICE vehicle seems hopelessly antiquated: 20th century, not 21st century.
And that is something that the other car companies don't seem to understand because the people who run them have never owned a quality EV, or any EV.

 

[3s-a-charm]

2013 BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe w/ Individual exterior and interior was about $110K. So, the P90DL about $33K more.

That was my "almost car" - ended up with the Model S and never looked back. My last car (wife drives) was a 2013 X5 and about 1/2 the cost of the Tesla. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

Funny, I pulled up alongside a Bentley GTC today and figured it is about the same cost (maybe a little more) than a fully loaded P90D and I'd rather have my car - although the Bentley was nice. I like the understated stealthness of the Tesla.

 

[LetsGoFast]

2010 Porsche 911 TT 95k-ish

 

[Father Bill]

Ford Focus Electric $30,000(after $6000 rebate)

 

[kushari]

I had a 1996 Impala ss, but that didn't count as it was my dad's company car. This is my first real car.

 

[smilepak]

Lexus GS 350

MS is approx 20k more before rebate.

 

[davidc18]

2009 SmartCar - 70D a bunch more

 

[kushari]

2009 SmartCar - 70D a bunch more

Dude, I drove the smart car for a few years (Car2Go) it has the worst gearbox known to man kind. Glad I got a car, especially the Model S.

 

[JQ11]

1997 Land Rover Defender 90 - quite the opposite vehicle huh

 

[HeartDocMD]

Interesting thread. At this point every car I have ever purchased cost more than the one before. Not sure I can continue that rend after Telsa

1985 Toyota Celica (off the college!)
1996 Acura Integra (Celica still going strong after 11 years but was starting to have some more frequent issues)
2001 Audi A4 w/Quattro (ready for a less boring car--wanted German!)
2007 Lexus GS350AWD (German car with too many issues and now out of Warranty, wanted a more powerful car with AWD but fewer issues)
2015 Model S 85D (love at first site, just took me a couple of years to pull the trigger)

+40K over Lexus

 

[Terra117]

2006 M5 optioned out + about $20k in aftermarket upgrades vs optioned out P85D (minus sunroof), the Tesla ended up about $15k more.

 

[HHHH]

911 Turbo - sold before Tesla arrived.

 

[46&2]

Model S = first car ever

So, plus the list price of my config. Or reduce that by the price of a Swiss public transport pass, first class, at chf/eur/usd 6000 approx.

 

[CTShore]

2007 BMW 328i 40K
2015 Tesla 85D 95K

Couldn't wait for the Model 3 and glad I didn't!

 

[Doug Darby]

2012 Nissan Leaf
+84K 2015 S85D

 

[hissymissy]

I had an Acura TL (practical car), and Aston Martin (fun car). Sold both, bought the Model S.
So +60K, -not sure how much K.
I am thinking of buying either a smart car or elio for places I'd rather not take the Model S.
I also have a bicycle.

 

[tliving]

2007 Acura MDX, loaded, $55K. Model S (not loaded) cost me almost exactly $100K.
at 190K miles, the MDX wasn't worth much at the end. Gave it to the kid who is just getting her license.
(as s side note, she begs me to drive the Model S every day. Still on a permit so it isn't happening).

Most recent purchase before the Tesla was a F350 diesel for $60K. Its not quite as efficient.

 

[pedriscoll]

2012 Toyota Camry XLE Hybrid 31K New, sold for 16K. 85D 93,700, so 77K premium. Totally worth it!!!