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What car/s did you come from?
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jerjozwik
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2012 Nissan Leaf
2007 Mazda 5
The Model S will cost more than all my past cars combined!
oh god, i had not thought of it that way before. even if i bough out my two currently leases, plus my purchased miata, im still like 50k short.
ugh...
ApauloThirteen
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ApauloThirteen
Member
It's a diff size/class of car, so there's the premium for that. Plus for any ICE, run the projected expenses (& I mean all of them (gas, smog, oil changes, 30,60,90K, brakes, etc) for 50-100K mile projected and the comparison gets better (not even, but better).
Ormond
Endless Peacock
I did test drive. I like my current blind spot warning mirrors and massaging seats. I might miss them.
ApauloThirteen
Member
I did test drive. I like my current blind spot warning mirrors and massaging seats. I might miss them.
Ah understood. Cool. Hey, life's short, do what makes you happy. Not going to bad mouth Benz. A world with choices is a good place.
P85DBeast
Side tEsLa
2012/13 Audi S8! Not Loaded - Total Loss
2009 Lexus LS 460 Loaded to the max with self-parking! Sold
2009 Lexus LS 460 Loaded to the max with self-parking! Sold
2004 Ford Focus to 60D. I wanted a 90 but would rather have a Model 3 instead... And I don't trust myself with a car that fast.
USMC_Mustang
Member
I confess I didn't read every post, but do I top the list by trading in a 2015 Corvette for a 2016 Model S 90D? Yes, I lost money, but it was worth it.
VW Scirocco 1.4 TSI (not a diesel / scandal machine!)
Was going to move up to a much larger car anyway. I lease my cars; the tax advantages of an EV meant that the MS 70D doesn't cost that much more to lease than an Audi A6 (and once you specify similar engine power, 4WD, all the driver assist technologies etc - the A6 gets very pricey). It's actually not that much more to lease than my VW scirocco was once you price in the fuel saving and the benefit in kind tax advantage. The scary part was that no-one in the NE of England seemed to have one at the time ... I had to travel 200 miles to Birmingham to even take a test drive.
Then decided if I didn't take the plunge I'd always regret it. Definitely the right decision.
Was going to move up to a much larger car anyway. I lease my cars; the tax advantages of an EV meant that the MS 70D doesn't cost that much more to lease than an Audi A6 (and once you specify similar engine power, 4WD, all the driver assist technologies etc - the A6 gets very pricey). It's actually not that much more to lease than my VW scirocco was once you price in the fuel saving and the benefit in kind tax advantage. The scary part was that no-one in the NE of England seemed to have one at the time ... I had to travel 200 miles to Birmingham to even take a test drive.
Then decided if I didn't take the plunge I'd always regret it. Definitely the right decision.
My daily driver when I got the Model S in January 2013 was a 2012 3/4 ton Suburban. I had an Audi TT convertible with the 3.2 V6 that was the fun car I drove when no kids were involved. Both of those cars are now gone.
In a month or so I'm going to trade in 2595 for a P100D. It makes me a little sad and a lot excited.
In a month or so I'm going to trade in 2595 for a P100D. It makes me a little sad and a lot excited.
DavidP100DL
P100D with P90D underline so it's faster.
Ditching my F10 2013 //M5. I really liked that car, but I went Solar this year & drank the Kool-Aid.
soooma
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jerjozwik
Active Member
yah but that only applies to the miata, both current leases are EVs. and, in all truthfulness, the model s is actually a 60,000 car.
2012 Nissan Leaf
2007 Mazda 5
The Model S will cost more than all my past cars combined!
Just did the math, the original MSRP of every car I've ever owned was more than all the previous cars combined, though the total was usually close to the original MSRP for the newer car. However my Model S is close to 4X the MSRP of all the cars I've owned before combined! It's worth 50X the 2016 Kelly Blue Book value of the car I moved up from.
beeeerock
Active Member
This thread gets my blood pressure up a little... the British Columbia government modified their EV rebate program to cap out just below the lowest Tesla MSRP. When I pressured them via emails to all ministers involved, the answer was that those people who buy Tesla's are clearly rich and not in need of the rebate.
In reality, Tesla sells to people from a wide range of income levels, as this thread shows. Yes, those with money buy them. But it's also extremely likely that someone who would never consider paying that much for an ICE, will somehow find a way to finance a Tesla. And more people would do the same if the rebate wasn't designed to protect the dealers selling the short range EV and PHEV cars.
In reality, Tesla sells to people from a wide range of income levels, as this thread shows. Yes, those with money buy them. But it's also extremely likely that someone who would never consider paying that much for an ICE, will somehow find a way to finance a Tesla. And more people would do the same if the rebate wasn't designed to protect the dealers selling the short range EV and PHEV cars.
2009 Dodge Challenger SE -> 2016 Kia Soul EV
2013 VW Golf R -> Tesla Model X 60D
Slower performance (on paper) in both cases
Got our first electricity bill after solar today (with net metering credit, includes ~55 mile commute and HVAC 24/7 in Texas): $24.57. Down from $230.63 same time last year (without EV). Never turning back.
//TB
2013 VW Golf R -> Tesla Model X 60D
Slower performance (on paper) in both cases
Got our first electricity bill after solar today (with net metering credit, includes ~55 mile commute and HVAC 24/7 in Texas): $24.57. Down from $230.63 same time last year (without EV). Never turning back.
//TB
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