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Thinking of selling....Oh My
- Thread starter whydontwe
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The Best part of my work is that I can drive my 3.8 sec Tesla to work.
I am thankful that I cannot work at home.
I am thankful that I cannot work at home.
This kind of thing is entirely a personal decision.
For me any kind of car is more about excitement, fun, etc than about traveling for work. Even before Covid-19 my work commute was 16 miles and I could bike that easily if I really wanted to.
But, I have a P3D because its FUN.
It's not for going back and forth to work, but to go on adventures with.
Why would I want to do that with a Civic, Corolla, etc? Blah. Those are boring cars for people who want boring cars. Lots of people love boring cars, but I'm not one of them.
There also seems to be a strong belief that remote work is here to stay. I'm not sure as I'm not particularly happy with my own productivity or the productivity of my co-workers during Covid-19. I do believe some people are more productive, but I'd be really surprised if the average was. Especially those who have kids who have to do TWO jobs when their kids do remote learning. I don't envy them. That's gotta suck.
As soon as things go back to normal I'm going to go back commuting the measly 16 miles RT to work, and back so I can go back to being productive.
For me any kind of car is more about excitement, fun, etc than about traveling for work. Even before Covid-19 my work commute was 16 miles and I could bike that easily if I really wanted to.
But, I have a P3D because its FUN.
It's not for going back and forth to work, but to go on adventures with.
Why would I want to do that with a Civic, Corolla, etc? Blah. Those are boring cars for people who want boring cars. Lots of people love boring cars, but I'm not one of them.
There also seems to be a strong belief that remote work is here to stay. I'm not sure as I'm not particularly happy with my own productivity or the productivity of my co-workers during Covid-19. I do believe some people are more productive, but I'd be really surprised if the average was. Especially those who have kids who have to do TWO jobs when their kids do remote learning. I don't envy them. That's gotta suck.
As soon as things go back to normal I'm going to go back commuting the measly 16 miles RT to work, and back so I can go back to being productive.
Its not 900 a month "for the rest of his life". It is only until the load is repaid, which is usually about 5 years. If he keeps the car for 10 years, he will have 5 years with $0 a month payment, plus the residual value of whatever he sells the car for at that time.
So you might reasonably compare that with $250 worth of Uber credits.
Taxis and rental cars are not a reasonable way to get around except in a metropolis, nor will they ever be cheaper than a junk car.
linux-works
Active Member
post-warranty, these cars can be quite a surprise. I'm not willing to bet on tesla, as a service company; and 4 years from now, possibly even worse.
I can simply not see owning a tesla for 10 years, given how tesla is treating customers and doing lack of quality on all fronts.
time will tell. but I'm not seeing a good trend, here, as I read the forums and see what customers are being put thru.
I didn't own a car for 11 years when living in cities with far superior public transportation before moving to Seattle. I even used it here and ubered or rented a car when going out of town but it became too annoying to do that here. I'm even happier that I no longer have to do that with covid-19 so I can reduce my exposure. I was reluctant to even buy a car in the first place and when I did I knew that it had to be:
- Electric
- Essentially maintenance free
- Enough range for road trips
- I go on aimless drives when there's nothing to do and im not spending anything on gas
- I find it even more important to drive to a new location to walk around, go for a run, etc. after being cooped up all day
- We usually travel internationally 1 or 2 times a year and without those options it's given us an opportunity to do some awesome (very cheap) roadtrips
CapeOne
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It probably doesn't make sense to pay $900/month for a car that gets little use. Tesla is currently selling 2018 M3 Mid Range models with FSD and under 10k miles for as little as $44k which means you will likely end up having to sell your car for a few thousand below what you owe. However, you can lease a new Civic with $0 down payment for around $250/month (plus taxes and insurance) so the longer term savings is still there.
It's white. I haven't priced it, but a few thousand below that $44k one mentioned by CapeOne.
I randomly drive my Tesla around places. You cant stay home forever. Take some road trips.
If you were just buying a commuter car you could have purchased a Toyota Corolla from the start. There are other reasons you purchased a Tesla. The other reasons are still there
If you were just buying a commuter car you could have purchased a Toyota Corolla from the start. There are other reasons you purchased a Tesla. The other reasons are still there
I’m on a medical leave of absence from work right now and most likely won’t go back for at least two more years. So we really don’t need our Tesla right now, but for our family, our Model 3 is more than just transportation, it’s a family toy.
As a family, we drive the car out into the desert on a moonless night to view the Milky Way and then we sit in the car and watch a movie together.
A Tesla can be much more than just a way to get back and forth to work.
As a family, we drive the car out into the desert on a moonless night to view the Milky Way and then we sit in the car and watch a movie together.
A Tesla can be much more than just a way to get back and forth to work.
You are paying the majority of that towards obtaining ownership of the car, unless you are leasing. If you don't drive your car as much then it will last longer.
Everyone here is thinking about "monthly payments" and acting like they won't need the car anymore when the payments are over.
When the payments are over they'll go buy a new car b/c now they have extra money.
I can ask you the same question, Lol.
Did I give OP bad advice? If yes, how so?
Is it not wasteful to pay $900 a month for a car that he's not using?
I think you’ll have a tough time getting $43k for it. A mid range with the white interior and FSD with less than 6,500 miles is selling from Tesla for $44k. I would think you might be more in the $39k to $40k range... and it could be less. I feel like I’ve seen some pretty low mileage mid ranges show up for less than $40k with basic AP. Depends how much EAP is to someone...
You could try to refinance though. You might be able to get as low as 2.49% for like 84 months. That could drop you to like $560/mo. That might make it affordable if you’re just trying to free up some monthly capital... and you could always pay extra to avoid interest as the opportunity allowed...
You could try to refinance though. You might be able to get as low as 2.49% for like 84 months. That could drop you to like $560/mo. That might make it affordable if you’re just trying to free up some monthly capital... and you could always pay extra to avoid interest as the opportunity allowed...
I work from home mostly now too, but I would never sell my model 3 because of it. I'm not hearing, "i really need the money" or, "I'm upgrading to a performance model". Those are the only two reasons I could understand. Are you sure you have a model 3 and not a civic?
Dan203
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The OP is very much using the car, just not as much. No one needs to drive an expensive car, they can all drive junkers.
You just seem to me like you are ridiculing all Tesla owners.
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